HOLD ON

That was the title of the article from a Christian magazine that I picked up and read while waiting for Matt to come back from a meeting.

It was talking about the lessons we can learn from the life of Jacob from the Genesis 32 passage, where he wrestled with God till daybreak until God had to bless him. Verse 26 that says, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." That's the heart of Jacob, the heart that is faith-filled, so much so that he could demand such a blessing from God Himself. Such is the faith in God that he is willing to risk being hurt and weary by holding on. But in that darkness, he held on... and on... and on.... he didn't let go until God blessed him in the morning.

"There are some things that can only be achieved by wrestling! There are some things we much get hold on God for - with tenacious faith that will not let go until we are blessed! Tenacious faith is needed to bring blessing into some areas of our life! Tenacious faith is needed to change some things! Tenacious faith is needed if we want to experience significant blessing in our life! .... Why do we sometimes need to wrestle for blessing? Because it is character changing! It brings our destiny to birth!! When you hold on to your faith in God for a blessing - the Jacob in you is taken away and the Isreal in you is revealed! Wrestling is needed to get the Jacob out of you! Wrestling is needed to give birth to the Isreal in us!"

"But before God allowed him to enter a place of his destiny - Jacob had to be changed into a person of destiny suitable for the place of his destiny!"
- Alun Davies

Holding on, fueled with the faith in God, gives birth to the blessing of God and leads our way to the destiny God has for us.

To the promises to God, to the future, hope and destiny He has for us, to every blessing in heaven for us...

I will hold on.

God, I'm holding on. Not letting go.