Focus on Disappointment

“So Esau bore a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said to himself, ‘The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.’ Now when the words of her elder son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she sent and called her younger son Jacob, and said to him, ‘Behold your brother Esau is consoling himself concerning you, by planning to kill you. Now therefore, my son, obey my voice, and arise, fell to Haran, to my brother Laban! And stay with him a few days, until your brother’s fury subsides, until your brother’s anger against you subsides, and he forgets what you did to him. Then I shall send and get you from there. Why should I bereave of you both in one day?’” Genesis 27:41-45

Esau did not realise that, his mother, (not Jacob) was the ultimate plotter in this situation, nor did he recognise or acknowledge God’s hand – he only saw his lost and his loss drove him consider to the second sin, to kill a brother. When disappointment becomes our focus we may lose the plot!



Take care to know God’s Word. Your servant and friend in Christ, Darlene



PS: Continue to pray for: Fred’s wife, Nancy, to recover from a near critical head injury, Rachael for hope & clarity of purpose; Nancy’s recovery from brain surgery; Adrian with life changes; Barb to find satisfying work. Isaias’ mission work in Philippines. Tim & Barb to be encouraged. God’s grace on USA. Billy & Michelle for recovery. Wisdom for doctors caring for Doris, David, Virgil, Poetry, Gary, Adrian and Jack.