Even This
Each
of us have times in our lives when we experience something that we feel is
unfair or simply unbearable. I know I have. I have experienced times in my
career when people bullied me, mistreated me, or did things to try to get me
fired or make me look bad. I can remember wondering why. I couldn’t understand
why people who could care less about their jobs or who didn’t like teaching or
children that seem to be sailing through work every day. No one came to harass
them. No one questioned their every choice. But, me, that was a different
story. I just didn’t get it. I loved teaching. I loved children. So, why was I
the one always singled out?
Now
that I have grown in Christ, I can see what was really going on. Yes, I was a Christian
at the time, but I wasn’t as mature as I am now. So, what do I now see? I see
Christ. I see that God was in the mist of the trouble preparing me for a
blessing. I see that instead of stressing and fighting and not sleeping I
should have had faith in God. I should have kicked in cruise because “all things
work together for the good of those that love the Lord”.
I
know Joseph must have felt abandon and lost during those years he spent in the
prison in Egypt. I have never been to prison, but I can imagine the loneliness
he felt being away from his family. I can imagine the disappointment he felt
when he remembered his dreams of greatness. I am sure there were times he even
questioned God’s purpose.
But,
what Joseph didn’t know was that God was putting him in position. He was
putting him in the right place at the right time. He was stuck in Egypt to save
his family when the famine came. He was in prison learning some humility.
Joseph was having an “Even This” experience.
I
have had some “Even This” experience. Those experiences have help to make me
stronger. They were increasing my faith.
As
my pastor, Dr. Robert Nix, likes to say, “It didn’t happen by chance”. Even the
bad things turn into blessings.
So,
as you face the problems of today, remember that “even this” is working for
your good. Amen. Amen.
Genesis
37
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