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“And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.”
Genesis 29:20 · KJV
Jacob, who had deceived his father and fled his brother, now found himself in a household where he was the one deceived. The years of labor were not wasted — they were the school in which Jacob was being formed. Our relationships, even the painful ones, are often the place where God does his most patient work in us.
Read it slowly. Then read it again. Notice which word or phrase stays with you.