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Mark Feldmeir in his Testimony to the Exiles tells the story of Lance Armstrong. In 1995 this young man was the greatest cyclist in North America. Then he was hit with the news that threatened his life as well as his career. He had testicular cancer that had spread swiftly to his brain and his lungs. The doctors gave him little hope for survival.
Two years after countless surgeries and much radiation and chemotherapy, he began training once again. In 1999 he won the Tour de France. What persistence and endurance! In summarizing his feat, Armstrong said, "I was meant for a long, hard climb."
Jacob also was "meant for the long, hard climb." His love for Rachel enabled him to work an additional seven years for her after he had been tricked by Laban to work for seven years only to get Leah for a wife, someone he didn't love.
Two years after countless surgeries and much radiation and chemotherapy, he began training once again. In 1999 he won the Tour de France. What persistence and endurance! In summarizing his feat, Armstrong said, "I was meant for a long, hard climb."
Jacob also was "meant for the long, hard climb." His love for Rachel enabled him to work an additional seven years for her after he had been tricked by Laban to work for seven years only to get Leah for a wife, someone he didn't love.
