The Unbearable Waiting...

Good Morning Christian Peeps! Genesis chapter 41 begins the story of Joseph's brothers returning to Egypt during the famine. This story is a heart wrenching story of the young boy Joseph, who was taken from his family sold into slavery, promoted and demoted several times throughout his years in Egypt. If we can imagine the heart break he went through, not only missing his family but being in prison, and made to wait until the day God promoted him to Governor of Egypt. This took years and all the while he waited! But when the promotion came it was for a very specific reason. It was so that Joseph's family would not starve to death. It was so that Joseph would be in position to save them. When you read the part where he is reunited with his brothers you can almost feel his pain as he weeps for the lost years. Imagine what it has been like to wait for years for God's promotion. Some of us have waited, but have not been made to wait in a prison cell somewhere. Most of us have not been torn from our families and made to wait for years to see them. But there is a specific purpose that God wants to do in our lives. There is a time line and a plan that has to be carried out. We must trust with all our heart like Joseph that God does have the plan and will see it through regardless of how long the wait. God is faithful and whatever He says He will do, He does! I encourage you to read Genesis chapter 41 and be uplifted that regardless of where we are in our lives, there is coming a day when we will be promoted and then we can look back and realize that all the pain and heartache... will be worth it! Be blessed!


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