Meeting the Challenge of Obstacles

Have you noticed that in just about every task, obstacles must be overcome to be successful? God told Adam and Eve that upon being expelled from the Garden, life would change for them to having to struggle to achieve their main goal of staying alive. These words meant there would be serious obstacles to overcome. 

To Adam and Eve these words surely created anxiety, but God did not leave them to survive in their own strength. In meeting the challenges of those obstacles, they were given opportunities that would bring both happiness and sorrow. They became parents and experienced the joys and sorrows of parenting. 

When Jacob left the place where he dreamed of meeting God, he knew he possessed a chance for a new beginning. He was now being redeemed from a life of grabbing to satisfy his greed to a lifestyle pleasing to God. God saw beyond Jacob’s character flaws to a man who would fulfill his purposes. Can God see his purposes being fulfilled in you?