Sometimes distressing things have to happen in our lives in order for God's master plan to be accomplished. He doesn't necessarily send the crisis, but he allows it to happen, and he uses it as a means of placing us where we need to be when we need to be there—emotionally, mentally or even physically sometimes.
Joseph could never have saved his people from starvation if he had not been in Egypt. Yes, he arrived as a scared 17-year-old boy, sold by his own brothers into slavery, but the Bible says that God was with Joseph in all his suffering, loneliness, homesickness, false accusations and even imprisonment.
Twenty-two years later, when Joseph was in a powerful position, and his brothers were in great need, Joseph didn’t seek revenge.
He told his brothers, "As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.” In that moment, Joseph fully understood that the pain he had endured had a purpose, because God had a plan.
If you are in a grievous situation that you didn’t create, and you desperately want it to change, but it seems so hopeless, don't despair. God sees the big picture, and he knows how the story ends.
Yes, it might take 22 years for God’s purpose to be fulfilled in your life, just as it was with Joseph, but God is faithful. He didn’t forget Joseph, he hasn’t forgot you, and I know he hasn’t forgot me either.
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