2039 The Black Sheep

People can be so weird. I’ve seen good families fall apart when there’s a slight inheritance to split. My uncles nearly killed each other over a 20 year old mounted dear head after my grandfather died. When you start talking about money, or promotions, or next levels, people start getting greedy and the ugly comes out. What do you do if someone is cheating you out of what is yours? What do you do if what was promised to you is taken from you? Remember, we talked about that earlier this week. What God says is yours will be yours. Period. But still, sometimes life isn’t fair and what you’ve rightfully earned is denied by those who hold power over you. How will you handle it when the promotion unfairly goes to someone else? What will you do when the split of the money isn’t fair? What will you do when the contract isn’t honored, your words are twisted, you get sued, you’re overlooked, or you are denied? YOU TRUST GOD! You can’t always trust other people, but you can always trust God. I can assure you of this – God sees exactly what is happening. He knows every detail of this situation and he’s already working on the behalf of the one seeking what is right of him. Is that you? Are you seeking what is right with God? It’s real easy to get caught up in what you want and what you think you deserve – it’s much harder to truly surrender all that and only desire what God says is right for you. What if God says the promotion you should rightfully get isn’t what’s right for you – would you trust him with that? What if God says the money that is owed you isn’t the money he has for you – would you trust him with that? What if the fair thing isn’t God’s thing – would you trust him with the unfair thing? Genesis 30 & 31 tells the story of Jacob after he receives the blessing of his father. Life wasn’t easy, even though he was blessed. He dealt with unfair people and unfair situations. He fell in love with a beautiful girl named Rachel. But, in order for Jacob to have Rachel as his wife, he had to work for Rachel’s father Laban. Laban was unfair. He continually changed his mind and tricked Jacob into working harder and longer for him than necessary. But as Jacob was facing unfair situations with his greedy father-in-law, God was working. I may not know what unfair situation you are facing right now, but I know if you are trusting God for what he says is right, then God is working! And I don’t know about you, but I absolutely LOVE the way God works. He often works in the most unexpected, quirky, behind the scenes ways you would never expect. But there he is working, taking care of those who trust in him. Jacob had made an agreement with his father-in-law for payment. Jacob would care for all Laban’s flock, and he would only ask for the imperfect sheep to be kept for himself. The imperfect ones were the spotted ones, the striped or speckled ones, or the black sheep. They were the undesirable sheep. Laban agreed to this, knowing it was a great deal for him to get to keep not only the majority, but the best for himself. But, something crazy started happening – whatever designated undesirable sheep had been declared as Jacob’s, suddenly all the new born sheep would be marked in that way. Jacob was suddenly getting ALL the sheep. As soon as Laban would catch on, he would unfairly change his agreement. But as soon as he would change the designated marking of sheep going to Jacob, then that marking would be on all the next newborn sheep, making them all Jacob’s again. Every time Laban would change his mind, God would change the sheep to make them Jacob’s. And here’s what Jacob knew in this continually unfair situation with his family – Genesis 31:6-7, Jacob says to his wife, “You know how hard I have worked for your father, but he has cheated me, changing my wages ten times. But God has not allowed him to do me any harm.” Jacob knew God was in control. When he was being treated wrong, when what was supposed to be his was continually denied, when the deal was continually changed – God would not allow harm to come to him. God simply changed the newborn sheep to match the undesirable specific marking that had been designated as Jacob’s. And every time the deal changed to a different marking, God would change the sheep and they would still be his. My friend, if God can change the marking on the sheep to make it right for Jacob – he can change whatever he needs to change to make it right for you. You don’t have to stress. You don’t have to worry. You don’t have to do anything out of anger, bitterness, or fear. The enemy wants you to freak out and do something stupid here. But don’t you do that. You’re God’s girl. God’s got you! Repeat after me: I won’t do anything stupid here. When every ounce of you wants to lash out and demand what is fair, you remember God is your provider. God is your redeemer. God is your healer. You won’t even have to fight for it. An angel of the Lord visits Jacob in a dream and says, “I have seen how Laban has treated you.” Then the angel shows him how God is making every future sheep born in Laban’s flock to be streaked, speckled and spotted, which means they are marked to be his. And now these undesirable sheep are the strong ones. Even while Jacob was under the authority of an unfair man who continually tried to cheat him, God ensured Jacob was blessed. Genesis 30:43, “The weaker lambs belonged to Laban, and the stronger ones were Jacob’s. As a result, Jacob became very wealthy, with large flocks of sheep and goats …” God sees what is happening. He knows about this unfair thing. You can trust him in this. Romans 8:28 is a life verse. “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” Do you know that? Do you know with great confidence that God is deeply concerned about you is causing all things to work together in his plan to become something good. He’s sees what is happening and he can work with it. Maybe you can’t, but he can. Now just trust him. It may be unfair right now, but God hasn’t taken His eyes off you for a second—He’s smiling, working behind the scenes, and turning this very mess into a story of blessing you’ll one day laugh about and thank Him for. You may end up with a whole flock of black sheep, and girl you will be blessed!!!!! Follow Pamela on Instagram – https://instagram.com/headmamapamela Or Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pamela.crim Find out more about BIG Life – http://biglifehq.com