From My Heart

I have always loved studying the life of Joseph in Genesis, but as I prepared my lesson for my bible study  group this week, it really began to hit home what Joseph was faced with. In Genesis 39:1-6 ,  Joseph has already been through the betrayal of those closest to him, has become of victim of human trafficking, has arrived in a foreign country, and has been sold like a piece of meat. This was a young man who was to be the successor and heir to his father's fortune and property back home. He went from being the favored son to being a slave. Joseph did not choose his life - it was thrust upon him savagely and violently.  By the time we read the verses in chapter 30 of Genesis above, he has come to realize a new normal. He has come to reside in a country in which he does not know the language, he has no concept of the customs, and the culture is a complete mystery to him. He could have sat in his misery and spent his time and energy thinking of all the hurt and cruelty his brothers