Sermon Text's Central Idea: God's sovereignty in the story of Jacob's dysfunctional family is both expressed in God's being in control not just of history's beginning and end, but also in its unfolding through His active participation in it.Sermon Proposition:Let us trust that God is always at work in our lives, and yes, even in all the messiness. Our assurance of this should lead us to work out our faith towards spiritual maturity — in our dreams, and depressions, in our victories, and in our struggles — all to the Glory of God.