Prayer Matters

In my devotions this morning, it was once again talking about Leah. I was reading about how Jacob loved Rachel more than he did Leah. Honestly, if I was in that situation, I would have just given up and told Rachel and Jacob that they could have the life that they wanted to live by themselves. But thats not what Leah did. She tried so many times to get her husband to love her. She bore him 4 sons, I would think that that would be enough considering Rachel had not given him one child yet! But through everything, Leah went to God in prayer. She prayed that God would give her a son with Jacob so that Jacob may love her more. So many times I find myself doing things just to get the approval of others or to earn their love. Thats not how it should be. Finally, after Leah realized that the love that she wanted from Jacob is one that she would never receive, she was content. Sounds a bit odd if you ask me. Not really, though! She found so much content and joy in the love of God that she had forgotten about the love that she wanted from her husband. God had taken all of her hurts and brought her closer to Him. Her communication with God is what held this together. She trusted in Him in almost every step of the way. If we pray and wait...we will see what God really is going to do in our lives and what He really wants from us. Its not always what we want (like Leah, the love of Jacob), but always what He wants (having Leah be satisfied because of His love for her).