Genesis 47:28-48:20 | Stop Trying to Control Everything.

What if the thing keeping you from experiencing God’s peace is your need to control the outcome? At 147 years old, Jacob is nearing the end of his life. He has spent decades scheming, wrestling, grieving, making mistakes, and trying to force circumstances to go his way. But now, at the end of his life, Jacob has finally learned something: You don’t have to force the hand of God. You can trust the heart of God. Join Pastor Brian Carlson on a beautiful Colorado mountain trail as we walk verse-by-verse through Genesis 47:28–48:20 and discover the hard-earned wisdom of Jacob. In this teaching, we’ll discover: • Why Jacob refused to let Egypt become “home” • Why he adopted Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons • The significance of Jacob crossing his hands during the blessing • Why God so often works differently than we expect • How Jacob went from grasping for control to trusting his Shepherd • Why some of God’s greatest blessings aren't things—they're people • How surrender can save us from learning everything the hard way Jacob’s life reminds us that knowledge is knowing what is true; wisdom is knowing how to live in light of what is true. And sometimes that wisdom is forged through years of victories, failures, consequences, wrestling with God, and finally surrendering what we were desperately trying to control. Age, mistakes, and surrender are the price of wisdom. But surrender is the one part of that price you can choose today. 📖 Passage: Genesis 47:28–48:20 🥾 Bible teaching from the mountain trails of Colorado ⛰️ Verse-by-verse Bible study If this teaching encourages you, subscribe and join me for more Bible teaching from the trails as we walk through Scripture together. #Genesis #BibleStudy #ChristianTeaching #Jacob #TrustGod #BibleTeaching #VerseByVerse #Christianity #Faith #Colorado