Have you ever tried to work things out on your own and find that you have made a mess? Perhaps you were angry and wanted to get revenge, or maybe you thought you could handle a situation on your own without consulting God? If this is you, stop right now and know that God always wins. Your plan does not supersede His plan.
God told Abraham that he would have a child out of his own loins to be his heir. Sarah was barren and believed that the Lord had stopped her from having children. Sarah laughed at God when he told her she would have a child. She could not imagine how that could be possible because she was old and didn’t believe she could give birth herself. Sarah took matters into her own hands by giving her handmaid Hagar to her husband to conceive a child.
She failed to wait on God and thought somehow God needed her help in His plan. Because she went ahead of God and did not wait for Him, she caused unnecessary heartache to herself because Hagar, the woman she gave to her husband, was pregnant with his child, and she was jealous. She thought her plan was better than waiting to see what God was going to do.
Hagar gave birth to Ismael, and Sarah was jealous and despised Hagar. The plan Sarah devised did not work out for her. God always wins, so Sarah should have waited to see what the Lord was going to do. She should have consulted with the Lord first.
Years later, God opened Sarah’s womb, and she gave birth to Issac. Issac was who God had in mind all along. When God tells you something, don’t go ahead of His plan. Consult with him first before making a rash decision, like giving your handmaid to your husband.
Sarah suffered years for the decision she made. The two brothers became enemies, and she forced her husband to chose one son over the other. God always wins, so wait for His instructions. Decisions you make on your own can have costly consequences.
