(January 29, 2015)
I loved
the idea presented by Jacob that the fact that they were driven out of their
land of inheritance was a blessing because they were taken to a new and better
land for them to receive. This was, no
doubt, a difficult time for them (later language indicates that they were solitary
and lived out their lives as if in a dream), but Jacob recognized that the land
would, ultimately, be better for them in the long run.
That is
so similar to each of our lives. I have
been driven out of the place of my inheritance in a very literal way. The thing most important to me has been
denied me – partly because of my mistakes and partly because of the unrighteous
or mistaken actions of others – and there is nothing that I can or should do to
return to where I expected to live the rest of my life.
The
only thing I have to do is to move forward.
But with each step forward I take, the Lord communicates with me that I
am on the right path and He is still with me.
He sends me His tender mercies, designed to indicate to me that my
Promised Land is still out there – I am more wandering in the wilderness right
now and have yet to build my ship (or even find Bountiful), but I trust in the
Lord that it is coming. This is a far
different perspective than I had at other times in my life.
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