Stuck in Laban's Field

Jun 15, 2026    Stanton Petersen

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where the harder you work, the more the goalposts seem to move? Maybe it’s a job where you’ve done everything right, but a promotion is still out of reach. Or a family situation where you’re keeping the peace, but nothing ever changes.

We call it being "stuck." But what makes it even harder is that you've been faithful. You’ve kept your word. You’ve done it God’s way. And yet, you are still standing in the exact same field, facing the exact same locked situation wondering when it’s ever going to end.

In moments like that, the quiet temptation is to start cutting corners or compromising. But what if there’s a better way? What do we do when the hard places simply won't let us go?