Resurrect!

Is there a dream we've been chasing after with all we've got? Perhaps we've 'caught the vision' and we're pursuing exactly what we know we should be pursuing right now. If so, well done to us! Or perhaps not. Maybe we missed that big and special opportunity, or made the wrong choices at some point.

If we're disappointed in where we find ourselves, let's take a look at the story of Joseph in Genesis 50. The fact that his brothers left him for dead didn't set him up with the best start in life. In fact, Joseph had very little choice in where he'd land in life. In the bottom of a well, and then later in a jail... But he gave his difficult situations to God, and let him take the lead. God knew exactly what gifts, talents and dreams Joseph had and brought him through.

So, if we're in a tough place, let's know that it isn't the end of the road. Really. Let's look at today's verse again. We're limiting ourselves if we believe that we've reached a dead end. Let's know that God is on our side; he's never going to abandon us or leave us without hope, no matter how dark the situation becomes. That isn't the Jesus-way. God is working all things 'for the good of those who love him' (Romans 8:28 NIV).



So what now? Those places in your life that feel stagnant or dead? God wants to resurrect them. Thank God that he always intends these challenges for your good and for his glory.





— SCRIPTURE —

'You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good.' Genesis 50:20 NIV
— SOULFOOD —

Ps 23, Luke 15:1-7, Rev 7:13-17