When we were first married with a young family, we did not have much money. We prayerfully made the decision for me to stay home with our children, and my husband worked full-time while also in school.

Esau was so focused on the immediate that he lost sight of what really mattered. This seems to be the common occurrence when it comes to physical temptation. It is no wonder that the Hebrew writer combines Esau’s actions with sexually immoral behavior.

Abraham was the man that God chose out of obscurity and promised to make him into a great nation. Abraham believed God, but as time wore on, he and his wife Sarah got a little antsy.

Everywhere we turn, we are met with the false narrative that we need more - more money, more clothes, better vehicles, big vacations, the latest and the greatest.  Possessions, security, and safety can become what we work toward, blinding us from what truly matters in life.

A true relationship with God entails understanding and confessing that we are completely and utterly dependent on Him.  It recognizes that we are sinful to the core, only good and made new by Christ’s redeeming work on the cross.