Posts Tagged "Spiritual struggle"

When wrestling with God: Jacob’s struggle, and ours…

Posted by on Nov 12, 2016 in Blog | 3 comments

Sometimes life does not go to plan, and you find yourself in a battle with what seems to be everyone and everything. In the midst of those seasons, it is easy to lose perspective and to succumb to the destructive trio of bitterness, cynicism and despair. Given that for most people it is not a question of if those seasons will come, but when they come, are there any biblical narratives that can provides some guidance and strength? Personally, I often go back to the account of Jacob wrestling with God. You find it in Genesis 32, from vrs 22 onwards. Jacob had stolen his brother’s birthright...

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