God loves you, even when you feel unloved

Genesis 29:31-33 [1599 Geneva Bible (GNV)]

31 When the Lord saw that Leah was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rachel was barren.
32 And Leah conceived and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Because the Lord hath looked upon my tribulation, now therefore mine husband will love me.

Lack of fertility is not a punishment to Rachel here. Rather, fertility to Leah was the Lord's way of consoling a woman who was not loved by her husband. God cares about all the little details and big details of your life. He cares and hears if you are feeling unloved. Regardless of whether you are married or unmarried, male or female: God loves you NOW, TODAY. He sent Jesus as proof!

Jacob was married to Leah and the also to Rachel. But he was wrong to ignore Leah and give all his love to Rachel. Leah was feeling neglected both emotionally and sexually. She was hoping the birth of a son was going to win her the love of her husband. That Hebrew word for love actually means "human love, including family and sexual" according to Blue Letter Bible . Yet she initially missed the point: GOD LOVES HER!! She eventually caught on when she later gave birth to Judah and praised the Lord.

And yet.... she felt unloved by her husband, he did not give her his love either emotionally or sexually. That matters to God. God desires to fulfill our God-given desires. But it starts when we recognize HIM first, as Leah eventually did, and LOVE HIM BACK!

Today, in New Testament times, we have returned to God's actual plan for marriage: monogamy. One husband has one wife only, not multiple ones.  And God hears the cry of the ones who feel unloved. This can also apply to faithful men, who have been left or abandoned by their wife. God wants to show both men and women, all people of all nations, His perfect LOVE.

God gave Leah a child, Reuben ("a son"), to show His love for her, even when her natural husband did not love her.

Later on, God gave His OWN Son, Jesus Christ, to show His love for ALL of us. John 3:16
God bless!