[[-SOAP HUB]] [[-Genesis Overview]]. [[Genesis 31]] ## Title: God is Helping You More Than You Know ## Scripture: (Genesis 31:5-7) There he said to them, “I can tell that your father’s attitude toward me has changed, but the God of my father has been with me. You know that I’ve worked for your father as hard as I could, but your father has humiliated me and changed my wages ten times. But God has not permitted him to do me any harm. (NET) ## Observation: When my girls were little, they loved feeling like they could drive. They would get in my lap and I would drive through a parking lot. They would have their hands on the steering wheel and they could steer around. Not only that, but they would be so excited. They thought they were driving just the way they watched me do every day. What they did not realize was that I had my hand on the bottom of the steering wheel and I operated the gas and brake. The whole time they thought they were doing all the driving, but they really had much more help than they could see. If God somehow truly opened our eyes, we would be surprised to realize that God helps us much more than we realize. We may have our hands on the “steering wheel” of our life, but He does too. He also operates the gas and brake. He’s protecting us. He’s stopping bad things and bringing good things. If we saw all He was doing, we would worry less and trust Him more. ## Application: How would you live your day if you truly understood the Lord is in control? ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for kindly leading us through every single day.