When we look back into Leah's life, you might think, Why was Leah's life so important? The only thing you can get from her life is suffering and pain. Why is this blog based on a woman's unfortunate life?
The idea of this blog came at a moment in my life, where I was at one of my lowest points. I felt unworthy, ugly, miserable and unhappy. During a Daniel's fast at my home church, I decided to stay away from social media and regular TV and find a purpose for my chaotic life at that moment. Scrolling for something positive to watch through a streaming service, I came across a sermon series of a well-known pastor. He was preaching about the life of Jacob. One of the sermons touched briefly the story of Leah and I couldn't help to identify with her, I felt I knew her pain. When I finished the sermon I thought to myself: WOW I AM LEAH! Therefore that is the reason for this blog name.
I was broken. I felt my whole world was upside down and a deep depression took over me. I used to go outside and smile like everything was okay, just to go home, crawl into bed and cry until my eyes were dry. I was consumed by how I allow someone to rob me of everything. I blame myself for being so stupid and giving too much to people that didn't appreciate me. I felt lonely being surrounded by a lot of people. I isolated myself allowing the enemy to keep me down. After the sermon I looked for more information about Leah, expecting to learn of how she overcame her situation and to read her happy ending. Unfortunately, there was not a happy ending in Leah's story. Everything I read after, didn't mention any joyful moments of her life. All I read was that she stayed in the same situation until the day she died.
But then I found something that Leah never knew. In Matthew chapter 1 you can read the genealogy of Jesus. Yes, that boring chapter that we don't read because it is a list of ancestors that sometimes can be hard to pronounce. To my surprise, in verse 2 it mentions Judah, the 4th son of Jacob with Leah. One of Leah's sons was a link in the bloodline that will bring Jesus, the son of God, to this Earth. She was a necessary link to the purpose of our salvation. I was excited for her. She didn't know how her life, that she probably felt so unhappy about, had a major part in the world's biggest event, when Heaven came near, bringing God in a human form to save us! Thank you Leah, because, from the fruit of your womb, I'm saved today!
Even at your darkest hours, where all you can see is a heavy fog and see no hope to come out of the situation, is when God usually shows His Glory. Trials are necessary to succeed in life. Since we were kids we learned from failure. How many times does a toddler fall before he can start walking? Adult life is not much different. We need to go through certain experiences to mature, grow and learn. You can sit and throw a pity party or you can swipe the dust, get up and fight back. The enemy is here to destroy you, but you have a choice. You either pull your white flag and show him he has defeated you or you can get the armor of God and go at him with all you got. Trust me, I have been there, I'm familiar with pain and the feeling of being unloved. Here I am today encouraging you to put on a fight cause I know you can. I did and now it's your turn.
With the help of amazing women of God and God's word, I overcame all my depression and sadness and fully healed from my past. That is the reason I AM LEAH is here today. We want to extend our hands when you feel down, lift you and help you overcome as we did!
Today we want to honor Leah, encouraging women through her life and experiences. Today we are using her life story to lift you to live a better life in Jesus. Today Leah is teaching us to avoid her situations and learn to read the signs that are making us feel unworthy and become the women God created us to be. Leah is set as an example that, no matter how bad you think your life is, there is a purpose! Maybe you think your life is meaningless without realizing that your life will encourage other generations to come! Today we at I AM LEAH, want you to be the best version of yourself. We will continue sharing articles about daily life and encouraging you through the bible to keep you going and find happiness and purpose in the middle of any situation. Here in I AM LEAH we are dedicated to YOU!
Thank for your being part of this dream!
