Genesis 21: 8 And the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. 9 But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, laughing.10 So she said to Abraham, “Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.”11 And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son. 12 But God said to Abraham, “Be not displeased because of the boy and because of your slave woman. Whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for through Isaac shall your offspring be named.13 And I will make a nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your offspring.” 14 So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
Sarah finally had what she longed for most: a son. But she wasn't happy. There, in her eyesight, was the other woman and her son - potential competition and a distraction from her and her son. Abraham knew Sarah well - they had already been married more than many couples are in their lifetime. She would not be happy to live with until they were gone. How much we are like Sarah. We want what we want, but when we finally get it, it's not enough. We see people as problems in the way of our happiness and really do not care about theirs. God is going to work out his plan despite our self-centeredness, but how much better it would be for us and those around us, if we would learn to be content with the blessings he gives, and reject the envious eye and heart that think it's not enough.
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