The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” Genesis 25:22 Paranoia was a constant companion in my drug addiction. As I spent a lot of time worrying that others would discover my secret, I always felt like everyone was looking at me with suspicion.…
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Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. Genesis 25:21 In marriage two people are meant to become one (Genesis 2:24). As a husband, I must love my wife as Christ loved me and as I love myself (Ephesians 5:25-28). All my significant life decisions should include this thought – How…
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Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived. Genesis 25:21 Once, after sharing my story of addiction and recovery to a church high school group, one of the kids made an interesting observation – You make it sound as if…
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Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people. Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah . . . There Abraham was buried, with Sarah his wife. Genesis 25:8-10 In learning Addiction Medicine, I’ve been…
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Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. Genesis 24:67 My wife’s father and my father were both pastors, working for the same organization and so, our parents knew each other long…
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And they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.” So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant and his men. Genesis 24:58-59 While visiting my daughter in college last weekend, we all attended a football game where I witnessed a…
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Now then, if you are going to show steadfast love and faithfulness to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left. Genesis 24:49 Often, when faced with some potentially uncomfortable interpersonal interaction, I’ll err in one of two ways. For instance, if…
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Then food was set before him to eat. But he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.” Genesis 24:33 I never set out to become addicted to opioids. I simply got there by following my appetite. I wasn’t struggling with my mood, and I didn’t use to find…
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Laban ran out toward the man, to the spring. As soon as he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s arms . . . He said, “Come in, O blessed of the LORD. Why do you stand outside?” Genesis 24:29-31 When we first fall into romantic love, there’s a dopamine flood in our…
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O LORD . . . Let the young woman to whom I shall say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who shall say, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels’—let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. Genesis 24:12-14 When I worked in a residential treatment…
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