Sunday, July 09, 2006

Story of Sarah - Part IV

It so happens that during some point in our life, we do not get what we like. At times, we try out every other measure we could do. I know one friend of mine who was trying for a job for 1 year. He didn't get any. Not that he didn't have the expertise. But how much ever hard he tried, he didn't get it. He was hopelessly shattered and grew angry and restless. His parents suggested that he continue his studies.. He didn't want to do that. All his friends had already started earning and he was not in his herd anymore. People stopped calling and even if he called they gave some excuse saying that they have some urgent work.

This same thing.. but in a more severe form happened to Sarah too. As the years were progressing, she became restless. She saw people bearing Children, growing them up and even marrying them off. She felt guilty that she was not able to bear any child to Abraham. At this point, she took one drastic step.

Excerpts from Genesis 16:

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptia maidservant named Hagar. So she said to Abram, "The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her."

Abram agreed to what Sarai said. So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife. He slept with Hagar, and she conceived.

When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.



What Sarah didn't know was the events that were going to happen as a result of that...

Btw, My friend did take up his parents advice and did his higher studies. Now he has a high paying job and is happy. Yeah, he had to wait for 3 years.. But wasn't the wait worth it?

Celia :: 8:03 AM :: 5 Comments:

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