“Flawed Families of the Bible”…..a very interesting book that shows a variety of multi-generational dysfunctions, but with God’s grace co-mingled so that ultimately, good results.
An interesting lesson in “Flawed Families of the Bible” is the story of Leah…the firstborn of Laban, Leah- who was always second to her favored and beautiful sister, Rachel. But God saw her pain and in the end she had many progeny and outlasted Rachel, becoming the wife beside whom Jacob was buried, next to his own parents. Interestingly, we may suffer disregard in this life and feeling unloved, but God sees our pain and ultimately our reward is from him, not from the world, or even from those whose love and regard we so earnestly yearn.
I was talking with a friend over coffee recently and we agreed that the only way we had been able to persevere in the face of circumstances over which each of us had absolutely no authority or control was to trust God entirely and wait. God is faithful. Jeremiah 29:11 (her go-to verse) and Romans 8:28 (my go-to verse) both affirm the confidence we have in God!