Jacob and Wrestling with God

Have you ever had an injury that caused you to walk with a limp? Experienced something in life that left a mark and changed you? As we continue our sermon series, BC, Drew Greenway teaches us about how wrestling with God gives us a new identity, intimacy, and humility as he examines the story of Jacob wrestling with God.

KEY TAKEAWAYS -It’s through the valleys in life that we grow the most. -If you can worry about it you can pray about it. -Wrestling with God gives new identity. -It was when Jacob was finally alone that he experienced God’s presence. -We worship a God who is willing to get in the mess with us. -If your identity is in anything other than Christ, it is an idol. You are not your enneagram number, your sin struggle, or your accomplishments. -Wrestling with God gives intimacy. -Jacob’s encounter with God is the closest encounter with God in the entire Old Testament. -Have you ever felt like God was distant? -When you face hardship, you have two choices: run to God or run away from God. That’s it. -To gain intimacy with God you must give up control. -Wrestling with God gives humility. -Only in the Christian life does surrender bring victory. -God’s economy takes worldly wisdom and flips it on its head. -What does God want you to surrender? What is He asking you to relinquish control of? -Are you harboring bitterness toward someone? Are you running away from God? -God may leave you limping toward Heaven so you aren’t running toward hell. -Our wounds remind us of our identity in Christ.