If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship….
Genesis 31:42
For twenty years Jacob worked for his father-in-law, Laban, bringing Laban great increase in his flocks.
Fourteen of those years he worked to earn Laban’s daughters as wives, then six more for his flock.
Over that time, Laban was dishonest with Jacob and unfairly changed the terms of Jacob’s wages ten times.
Despite that, God’s blessing followed Jacob, and when he finally left, he had more flocks and riches than Laban.
God saw the hardship and unfairness, and He was keeping the records straight.
God sees what’s unfair in your life.
He’s not going to just bring you out; He’s going to bring you out with abundance.
The people who did you wrong are not the end.
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