32:22 The same night he got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
32:23 He took them and sent them across the stream, and likewise everything that he had.
32:24 Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
32:25 When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he struck him on the hip socket; and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him.
32:26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day is breaking.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go, unless you bless me.”
Perhaps we all have something to learn from Jacob/Israel. God wants us to wrestle with Him in a way that He and we know our prayers will be answered. We are to struggle with doubt, we are to struggle with fear, we are to struggle with temptation, we are to struggle with selfishness (our own and others), we are to struggle with death/disease and these are just a few of the many issues we face everyday. This is why we need to wrestle with God all day and all night. Pray without ceasing is Paul’s advice. Give it a try and know that whether your prayers are answered or not, now or later, God is working out a plan for us that will bring glory and honor to His Kingdom.
Remember that in Romans 8 Paul tells us that nothing can seperate us from the love of God.
Have a blessed day and keep praying and wrestling with God,
Randy
Wesley United Methodist Church, Orange TX 
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