And he took his Master to Joseph, and put him in the prison, where the prisoners of the king were, and he was there in prison. But Jehovah was with Joseph, and he showed him mercy, and he gave him favor in the eyes of the head of the prison ... (Genesis 39: 20-21).
We all know the story of José, he lived strong moments, we know that his father was a deceiver before knowing God, we see that his grandfather Laban was a swindler, we also see that his mother died being a teenager, his brothers envied him, They even wanted to kill him.
We see all the negative things that Joseph had to go through in his past, these negative things that could have changed his relationship with God, but in spite of this he was not, despite being sold as a slave to Egypt, of being in prison
God saw that Joseph had been faithful to weigh all that he lived, but later we see how that past changed and was put in grace before the jailer, and he became the most important man in Egypt after Pharaoh.
Today there are many people who remain clinging to that past of pain, perhaps many were mistreated by their brothers, parents, or passed through the death of a family member, a divorce, or were abandoned, it was a past that marked their lives, but today I want to tell you that, just as Joseph lived all that he lived and remained faithful to God, so must we be.
Brother that your past does not ruin your future, that those dreams that are in your heart do not vanish, be faithful to God, just as he was with Joseph in the process that he went through he will be with you, maybe Joseph did not understand like Your processes, however, were faithful to God. Many times we have to understand that it is necessary to go through those moments of darkness to truly be able to God, because many times when everything is going well we dedicate little time to Him.
Today I want to tell you that your path should continue, just like the son José, forget about that painful past and get up, realize your dreams. Because soon something big is coming for you.
God does not remember the past, he says that his mercy is new every day, the past is something that served us but is no longer needed, when the enemy wants to remind us of the past, we have to tell him that we are a new creature in Christ.
if the past is behind all the old things were made new, our present in God is what is worth now.
Joseph was a firstborn. That also was given the ability to interpret paroah dream. But, this did not happen until Joesph knew who he was as a person and until he faced his past as you say. Thanks for sharing
Very true @kenlys, we must forget about all the past or the adversities that prevent us from reaching our present, our destiny, our dream, with God everything is possible.
Blessings...
Amen like that, forget everything that does not allow us to advance and achieve our goals in God
Excellent message, we must learn from the past and correct errors, but not stay in it.
so amen, discard what harms us and move on in God.
God is wonderful because he casts his sins to the bottom of the sea and does not remember them, but encourages us to go forward trusting in his providence and in his love. He encourages us with his eternal love by making us share in his divine nature by allowing us the gift of grace.