22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions.
24 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak.
25 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man.
26 Then the man said, "Let me go, for it is daybreak." But Jacob replied, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." 27 The man asked him, "What is your name?"
"Jacob," he answered. 28 Then the man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome."
29 Jacob said, "Please tell me your name."
But he replied, "Why do you ask my name?" Then he blessed him there.
30 So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, "It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared."
31 The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel and he was limping because of his hip. Gen. 32...
I think Jacob and I would get along. We're both stubborn as the day is long. He limps because of his fight with God. I limp because one of my legs is an inch shorter. We both have our own Peniels. He wrestled with God, I'm in the middle of "I've learned this lesson by now" challenging Him to an arm wrestling contest. One of my friends put it this way, you're a passionate woman of God who feels deeply and has a stubborn streak as wide as Texas.
And apparently I have a mouth like a sailor. I just got back from community group. We were talking about having abundant life in Christ. And some of us were giving personal examples in our walks. There we are, and I blurt out, I just don't have the courage to give everything over to Him because the thought of an abundant life scares the bleep outta me. Yeah! I bleeped!
And then I apologized because I was so emotional I cussed. They graciously laughed it off, but I was still embarrassed. Cussing aside, I'm still a wimp. I meant what I said about not having the courage to give Him everything. Eight months of wrestling with Him about whether my desires are coming from Him or me and I still think I'm in the same place I started at. Abundant life is something I just don't have the heart for at the moment. But with the stubborn streak He's given me, I fully expect Him to not keep me here for long. He's got plans for me, I just need the courage to see it through...
24 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak.
25 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man.
26 Then the man said, "Let me go, for it is daybreak." But Jacob replied, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." 27 The man asked him, "What is your name?"
"Jacob," he answered. 28 Then the man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome."
29 Jacob said, "Please tell me your name."
But he replied, "Why do you ask my name?" Then he blessed him there.
30 So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, "It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared."
31 The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel and he was limping because of his hip. Gen. 32...
I think Jacob and I would get along. We're both stubborn as the day is long. He limps because of his fight with God. I limp because one of my legs is an inch shorter. We both have our own Peniels. He wrestled with God, I'm in the middle of "I've learned this lesson by now" challenging Him to an arm wrestling contest. One of my friends put it this way, you're a passionate woman of God who feels deeply and has a stubborn streak as wide as Texas.
And apparently I have a mouth like a sailor. I just got back from community group. We were talking about having abundant life in Christ. And some of us were giving personal examples in our walks. There we are, and I blurt out, I just don't have the courage to give everything over to Him because the thought of an abundant life scares the bleep outta me. Yeah! I bleeped!
And then I apologized because I was so emotional I cussed. They graciously laughed it off, but I was still embarrassed. Cussing aside, I'm still a wimp. I meant what I said about not having the courage to give Him everything. Eight months of wrestling with Him about whether my desires are coming from Him or me and I still think I'm in the same place I started at. Abundant life is something I just don't have the heart for at the moment. But with the stubborn streak He's given me, I fully expect Him to not keep me here for long. He's got plans for me, I just need the courage to see it through...
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