“GOD IS PREPARING YOU FOR GREATNESS!!!” When we read the story of Joseph and all the things that he experienced and went through on the path to fulfilling the will of God for his life it is fascinating in the fact that he never said that this is too hard!!!… this is not working!!!… I can’t take it any more!!!… where is God in this???… He never doubted God, Questioned God and he never Quit!!! Just as Joseph experienced many hardships and trials on the way to fulfilling his divine destiny in God, so it is with us… There are some things that God has to allow and will allow us to go through and experience in life… Not just for us… but for the people that he is preparing us for and sending us to… Joseph endured, rejection, abandonment, false accusations, slavery, imprisonment, etc., due to no fault of his own…. But God was with Joseph through every thing that he went through and preparing him through his experiences to fulfill the future role of leadership and authority that he would one day assume in God… What is quite strikingly interesting about Joseph, is the fact that through all the difficulties and injustices that he endured he never questioned, doubted or gave up on God but persevered in his love for, service and obedience to God all the more… And in the end when Joseph did assume his position of divine destiny in God as a leader and deliverer, he carried no remorse, bitterness or vengeance toward the ones that had misused, abused and mistreated him. Instead he showed them great love and compassion and could truly say that that what the enemy had meant for evil toward him God turned it around for his good. “You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people (Genesis 50:20)… Little did Joseph realize that through every thing that he had experienced in life that God was preparing him to be a strong leader that would one day not only deliver his own family but an entire nation from famine (i.e. death) and poverty… I myself have endured many difficulties in my own personal life… And I am facing some challenges as we speak.....being forced up against to defend on behalf to see TRUTH & JUSTICE to the end, a welfare recipient, abandonment, poverty, a victim of false slander and lies, marital challenges and most important a loss of a mother with a critically life-threatening illness that took her life from me, unemployment, financial crisis, etc. …. and the list goes on… But through it all I can truly say that because I refused to Quit!!!, but kept my eyes on God and his word and did not doubt but trusted God all the way… that what the enemy meant for evil God turned it around for my good and has blessed and restored my life in ways that I could have never dreamed or imagined possible… Years later… I now understand that God had to allow some of the most tragic experiences in my life to take place in order to mold, shape and equip me to minister to the people that he is now sending me to and will send me to in the future… Because of what I have been through in life I have a much greater understanding of God’s love and the ability to share God’s love and compassion on a greater level than I ever would have had if I had not experienced the things that God allowed me to go through in life.. God wants us to be a people who are fully equipped in every way to minister to the needs of the people that he is sending us to… and one of the ways that he equips us is through our life experiences… Your life experiences in God will usually form the basis for your ministry to God and his people…. I would also say that God allows us to experience certain things in life (just as he did with Joseph) not only to mold and shape us for ministry but also so that we will be able to “relate” to the people that he is sending us to. So that when we do show up we won’t just give the people theory and scriptures… but we will be able to say I’ve been there… done that… and I have the t-shirt to prove it … in other words… I truly understand what you have been through… I can “relate:… and let me tell you what God did for me and how he got me through that situation as well as how he turned my life from upside down & turned my life totally around… Be encouraged my brothers and my sisters!!!… Rejoice in the God of your Salvation!!! No matter what you are going through, have been through or will ever go through in life to defend yourself, your children, your husband, friends or family … know that God loves you and that he cares… that he has not forgotten you and that he has good plans for you and your life… Through all the suffering, hardship and pain that you have been through and endured God allowed it not to hurt or to harm you but to prepare you to assume and fulfill your position of “Greatness” in him… As long as you don’t give up, don’t quit, stay in the race you will get your reward!!!… Stay Faithful!!!… Finish Strong!!!… Blessings!… Melshell Morris :) “I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” (Philippians 3:14)” https://youtube/watch?v=sza4rh1YzsM
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 07:18:52 +0000
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