Do we sometimes feel forgotten
Or overlooked as well,
Perhaps not loved for all we do
Or where discouragement does dwell?
Leah felt rejected
Since Jacob’s affection was elsewhere,
And the loneliness and solitude
Was at times too much to bear.
But it was in these darkest moments
The Lord’s hand was planting seed,
When Leah’s lineage produced a harvest
Where God’s heart did intercede.
When we feel insignificant;
Omitted or neglected too,
It’s in these humble moments
That God does what He can only do.
It is in other ways…
And behind the scenes as well,
Where faithfulness has its reward
When truth we buy and do not sell.
Because faith will yield dividends
When we trust He’s in control,
And all things work out for our good
With a richer story to be told.
Leah was blessed in other ways
With an everlasting legacy,
Where the treasures of her inheritance
Echoes into eternity.
Job refused to curse Almighty
And in long-suffering did trust;
He was restored tenfold indeed
Where his legacy did last.
If we remain steadfast
In the mundane routine of ways,
God honours this humility
Where His glory will remain.
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28
“When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.” Genesis 29:31
“So Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, ‘The LORD has surely looked on my affliction. Now therefore, my husband will love me.’” Genesis 29:32
“Now the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning…in all the land were found no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.” Job 42:12-15
“Buy the truth and do not sell it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.” Proverbs 23:23
