Leah - Her Legacy Of Prayer

Leah - Her Legacy Of Prayer

When the LORD saw that Leah was not loved, he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren. Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “It is because the LORD has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love me now.”

— Genesis 29:31 – 32

REFLECT ON:	Genesis 29:16 – 31.
PRAISE GOD:	That though human beings often judge by outward appearances, God always sees the heart and judges accordingly.
OFFER THANKS:	That God is moved by our sorrow.
CONFESS:	Your tendency to compare yourself with other women, judging them and yourself merely by appearances.
ASK GOD:	To enable you to base your identity on your relationship with him rather than on what you see in the mirror.

Lift Your Heart

Take five minutes a day this week to pay yourself a compliment by thanking God for making you the woman you are. Call to mind everything you like about yourself — your quirky sense of humor, your love of great literature, your compassion for other people, your curly hair, even the shape of your toes. Resist the temptation to think about what you don’t like. (Imagine for a moment how God must feel when he hears us complaining about how he has made us!) Instead, decide now to honor him by your gratitude. At the end of the week, treat yourself to lunch with a friend or a leisurely latte at your favorite café in celebration of all the natural gifts with which God has blessed you.

Lord, I don’t want to be critical of how you’ve put me together, relying on what others think of me for my sense of well-being. Make me a woman who is confident that I am lovable, not because of any outward beauty but because you have loved me from the moment you called me into being. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.