There Is More To Your Story
Joseph went through betrayal, was sold into slavery, was falsely accused and convicted, and languished in a prison for years. But God was at work.
There Is More To Your Story
Waiting is not my strongest quality. I’m working on it but I’ve always had problems waiting.
Our world is just like that. Instant coffee, instant noodles, instant decisions, instant results … we want it now!
Let’s look at Joseph for a minute. I’m talking about the Old Testament Joseph, not the father of Jesus.
Joseph had an incredibly bright future. He was Jacob’s favorite, of his 12 sons, and God was personally revealing dreams to him. You would’ve thought that his future would be nothing but successes and amazing moments of victory. But that’s not how it went.
Joseph went through betrayal, was sold into slavery, was falsely accused and convicted, and languished in a prison for years.
But God was at work.
As the years passed and everything seemed to work exactly the opposite of how he envisioned them, Genesis 39 repeatedly reminds us that the Lord was with Joseph.
Eventually, Joseph stood before his brothers and declared in Genesis 50:20, “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.”
All those years were not wasted at all. God used that time to make a good man into a great one. We may not understand everything that’s going on in our lives but we can always remember Romans 8:28—that God works all things together for good for those who love Him.
Don’t confuse waiting with wasting time. Keep trusting, growing, serving, and remaining faithful where God has you.
Just because you can’t see what God is accomplishing today doesn’t mean He isn’t working. Your season of waiting may be preparing you for something you can’t see yet.
Psalms 106:4-5
Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor toward Your people. Visit me with Your salvation that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones. That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation. That I may glory with Your inheritance.
