Blessed but unsettled? Digging wells in land you don’t yet own is the life of faith. In Genesis 26, Isaac teaches us how God works in seasons of waiting, resistance, and quiet perseverance.

In this episode of In The Garden, we walk through Genesis 26 and discover a powerful pattern in how God’s people live between promise and possession. Isaac is born in the Promised Land, yet remains a sojourner—raising flocks, building altars, and digging wells without owning the land itself. Wells in the ancient world were acts of faith, bringing water, life, and stability where none existed before.

Abraham had dug these wells years earlier, improving the land and blessing the region. But after his death, the Philistines deliberately filled them in, undoing the good work. This was more than a land dispute— ...