Unwanted: Leah

No one saw her, but god saw her. No one chose her, but god chose her. No one elevated her, but god elevated her. Truth. God often chooses the least, the last, and the runts of this world. Look at Gideon. Look at David. Look at Peter and all the disciples. I mean, we talk about a rat tag of misfits. Bruce Lozano says, Leah teaches us that we don't need to be someone's favorite to be chosen by god. Because when the world overlooks you, god whispers, I see you. I choose you, and I can write eternity through your tears. [01:15:10] (47 seconds)  #GodSeesTheOverlooked

Do you feel unimportant or unwanted or unseen or unloved or overlooked? Well, let me tell you, god has a plan for you. Just like Leah, with god, you can go from pain into plan, longing into belonging, deception into destiny, nobody into somebody, unloved into unwavering, shadow into significance, rejection into restoration, and redemption. Now if you as you look at this list, if you identify with any other description on the left, please don't lose hope because what you see on the right may well be waiting for you. [01:14:00] (69 seconds)  #FromPainToPurpose

From the tribe of Judah would come kings. From that line would come king David, and centuries later, from the same lineage would come Jesus Christ, the savior of the world. Think about the irony of that. The messiah did not come through the beloved wife. He came through the unloved one, the woman Jacob never worked seven years for, the woman Jacob never pursued, the woman who likely wondered if she would ever truly be seen, yet heaven saw her. [01:08:25] (30 seconds)  #MessiahThroughTheOverlooked

When I say completion, I'm talking about completion that only god can bring us. No one else. You know, I I hate that that line from from Jerry Maguire. Oh, you complete me. You know that? You know what I'm talking about? You complete listen. Only god can complete you. K? My wife can't complete me. I can't complete my wife. K? Only God can complete me. K? I need to find my security and my identity in God. No one else. [01:18:46] (36 seconds)  #OnlyGodCompletes

History often celebrates the favor, but the god but god often moves through the forgotten. Listen. Jacob chose Rachel. God chose Leah. That's it. That's the that's really it. Oh, and Leah chose god. She made a conscious decision to look at god instead of her husband to complete her. And when Leah's servant, Zilpak, gives birth to two additional sons for for Jacob, this is what she says. Good fortune has come. [01:08:55] (48 seconds)  #GodChoosesTheForgotten

God selects what man rejects. Man's rejection has turned into god's selection and attention for her. Here's the thing. God doesn't look at the outer appearance. We know this. God looks at the heart. Right? God does not look at the outer appearance when choosing his servant workers. Besides, with God, everything is upside down, isn't it? K? Everything's upside down in in his kingdom such as first is last and last is first. Thank god for that because I'm always last. [01:11:08] (36 seconds)  #GodChoosesWhatManRejects

I don't know what happened to her. The bible doesn't really say, but there was a change change in her mind. She's not looking at herself. She's not looking at the relationship, the marriage, children. She's looking at god. Says, this time, I will praise the lord. Therefore, she called his name Judah. You know what the meaning of Judah is? Celebrate or praise. Then she sees bearing. That means she didn't have to have more kids just to prove herself. She didn't have to have kids to to get affection from from her her husband. K? She felt complete. [01:07:08] (42 seconds)  #ChoosingPraise

That's a scene right out of a movie, isn't it? A shocker. Waking up on his honeymoon to a woman that he didn't ask for. And Jacob said to Laban, what is this you have done to me? Did I not serve you serve with you for Rachel? Why then have you deceived me? Here, Jacob is being duped by his own uncle, by his uncle's deception. By the way, this is ironic in that Jacob is a deceiver himself. [00:55:42] (31 seconds)  #DeceivedByDeception