Bloom Where You’re Planted!
Reading: Genesis 24:25-27,60-67
Rebekah said, “I will go” (Gen 24:58)
In most parts of India, the custom is that the girl leaves her family and goes to live with her husband’s family. Some are privileged to live separately with their husbands but many are wedded to the husband’s family. Usually the girl finds it hard to adjust to the new customs and members of the new family.
Rebekah took the bold step of leaving her family and friends and go to another country to live with a totally strange family, though relatives. I don’t think she ever had a chance to visit her family again. The first shock she must have received was to live in tents; she was used to a house. The servant had told her that her master was very wealthy. So she might have expected to see a mansion. But Isaac took her into a tent and that was it. The second thing was the packing and travel. She was used to settled life. Now all that changed. But Rebekah never complained. She adjusted. A girl is uprooted from one place and planted in a different place. Whether to wither away or bloom where she is planted is in her hands. I don’t say it is easy. But with God’s grace she can do it.
When I married and came away to my husband’s house, after a few years, I thought I will not be able to pull on. I started praying for leading to set up a separate home. One day a doctor visited us. As soon as he got down from the car he handed me a gift, a wall hanging. In it was written, “The God of love and peace will be with you” (2 Cor 13:11). I was shocked because ‘Love’ was my mother- in-law’s name (Anbu) and my pet name is ‘Peace’ (Shanthi). That settled it. I started working on our relationship and started to bloom. Circumstances may be different for you. But God will lead you step by step to light candles and drive away the darkness.
Judith and Basemath, wives of Esau, were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah to the extent Rebekah was disgusted and felt her life was not worth living (Gen 26:34, 35; 27:46). Whereas the testimony Ruth received was she “loved” her mother-in-law and was better than seven sons to her (Ruth 4:15). Rebekah brought comfort to Isaac (Gen 24:67). Asenath, though a Gentile, was instrumental to heal the hurts of Joseph’s heart and make him fruitful in the land of suffering (Gen 41:51,52).
Be the daughter-in-law described by a mother-in-law (Prov 31).
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
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Bloom Where You’re Planted!
Reading: Genesis 24:25-27,60-67
Rebekah said, “I will go” (Gen 24:58)
In most parts of India, the custom is that the girl leaves her family and goes to live with her husband’s family. Some are privileged to live separately with their husbands but many are wedded to the husband’s family. Usually the girl finds it hard to adjust to the new customs and members of the new family.
Rebekah took the bold step of leaving her family and friends and go to another country to live with a totally strange family, though relatives. I don’t think she ever had a chance to visit her family again. The first shock she must have received was to live in tents; she was used to a house. The servant had told her that her master was very wealthy. So she might have expected to see a mansion. But Isaac took her into a tent and that was it. The second thing was the packing and travel. She was used to settled life. Now all that changed. But Rebekah never complained. She adjusted. A girl is uprooted from one place and planted in a different place. Whether to wither away or bloom where she is planted is in her hands. I don’t say it is easy. But with God’s grace she can do it.
When I married and came away to my husband’s house, after a few years, I thought I will not be able to pull on. I started praying for leading to set up a separate home. One day a doctor visited us. As soon as he got down from the car he handed me a gift, a wall hanging. In it was written, “The God of love and peace will be with you” (2 Cor 13:11). I was shocked because ‘Love’ was my mother- in-law’s name (Anbu) and my pet name is ‘Peace’ (Shanthi). That settled it. I started working on our relationship and started to bloom. Circumstances may be different for you. But God will lead you step by step to light candles and drive away the darkness.
Judith and Basemath, wives of Esau, were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah to the extent Rebekah was disgusted and felt her life was not worth living (Gen 26:34, 35; 27:46). Whereas the testimony Ruth received was she “loved” her mother-in-law and was better than seven sons to her (Ruth 4:15). Rebekah brought comfort to Isaac (Gen 24:67). Asenath, though a Gentile, was instrumental to heal the hurts of Joseph’s heart and make him fruitful in the land of suffering (Gen 41:51,52).
Be the daughter-in-law described by a mother-in-law (Prov 31).
Dr. Lilian Stanley
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91 9843511943
lilianstanley@gmail.com
Blessing Youth Mission
13 Church Colony
Vellore 632006, India
+91-416-2242943, +91-416-2248943
hq@bymonline.org
www.bymonline.org
Click here for more options
To buy books written by Dr. Lilian Stanley, kindly reach to us in the follwing address
Blessing Literature Centre
21/11 West Coovam River Road,
Chintadripet,
Chennai 600 002, India.
+91-44-28450411, Mob:8806270699
blc@bymonline.org
