Wrastlin'

When I was a kid, I used to love watching what I called Dirty Wrastlin' on Saturday afternoons. Ricky Steamboat, Jay Youngblood, The Nature Boy Rick Flair, Ivan Koloff, The Shiek and Sergeant Slaughter. These were some of the greats of the 70's.

The Bible has its own WWF match of sorts. It's found in chapter 32 of Genesis where Jacob wrestles with God all night. This is one of those classic stories that epitomizes our own plight with God so many times.

We wrestle with God because of fear a lot of times. Fear of trusting God even though we're in the palm of His hands. That's what was going on with Jacob. He had received God's promise that everything was going to be okay, but when confronted with Esau's approach, Jacob was fearing for his life.

In our lives, it's easy to lose focus. We want to overpower God with our control of the situation instead of clinging to God and His sovereignty over our lives. When was the last time you simply held on to God and said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me."?