Following Joseph's Example

 

But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.

 

Genesis 45:7

 

 

It is quite inspiring to read the story of Joseph, his brothers, his journey and life. It is tough to imagine that with all that Joseph lived through, he would not want to harm, or at least make his brothers lives miserable.

 

In our own lives we need to apply how Joseph responded to his circumstances in spite of all we might have gone through and are facing. It is very easy to focus on ourselves and then throw a pity party, or worse yet take revenge.

 

We need to keep our eyes on God at all times, but even more so when the circumstances around us are not what we had anticipated. Allow God to be God and seek Him no matter what like Joseph did.