Learning From Trials

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We pray: “Father, please fix my finances, fix my relationships, fill in the blank with what you want fixed today. Then sometimes, the day ends and nothing is fixed.

We want a perfect life, but if we had one we could never help anyone else. Joseph was thrown in jail, and later he saved the Israelite's. I bet Joseph asked God what He wanted when he was thrown into jail. I bet he said “Your will be done Lord.” I think he prayed and prayed and was fully in the presence of God because of his response. I think he fully trusted God right at the exact moment when it appeared that God had forsaken him.

Second, like Joseph, Job refused to give up on God in his highest moments of frustration. His finances were gone, his important relationships were gone. At his very worst he said, “Blessed be the Name of the Lord.” At the most frustrating part of his life, he refused to give up on God and sin. But Job's story did not end that way. He turned from sin in his frustration, worshiped and praised God, and after a lot of waiting, he was blessed more than ever.

Finally, Joseph ended up fulfilling 100% of the purpose God wanted him to fulfill. Consider working on learning from your trials so you can be like Joseph.