Leah was not the woman most loved by her husband, yet she was the woman who received God's compassion.
*Just for your thoughts.*
*Leah was not the woman most loved by her husband, yet she was the woman who received God's compassion.*
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Leah had weak eyes, while her sister Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance. Rachel was deeply loved by her husband Jacob. In fact, the seven years Jacob worked for Rachel seemed to him like only a few days because of his love for her.
Leah's sorrow ran so deep that she once complained to her sister Rachel, saying, “Have you taken away my husband also?” Her pain and sense of rejection had grown to that extent.
Yet God's eyes were upon Leah. It was only after Leah had borne six children that the Lord remembered Rachel and granted her children. Even then, Rachel died while giving birth to her second son.
Leah, who was less loved by her husband, lived with Jacob for many more years. *When we are neglected, overlooked, or less valued by others, we should* *remember that God's eyes are still upon us. Many* times, the very rejection we experience from people becomes the pathway through which God blesses us.
Furthermore, it was through Judah, the son born to Leah, that our Savior Jesus Christ came into the world.
Therefore, what matters most is not whether people love us, but whether God loves us.
Another lesson we learn from Leah's life is that when God allows a weakness or limitation in our lives, He often balances it by granting us other special blessings through His grace.*
— Ezekiel Shanmugavel