Are you where you want to be?
Men's bible study this morning: The comment was made "If you want your life to count, God is going to take you to places you don't want to be." This was in reference to Joseph and how God used him in Egypt to preserve his family.
The emphasis of the Bible study was long term thinking. Do we need to rethink ?
- Our attitude toward suffering
- Our long term purpose
- Our long term relationships
In Joseph's case, God took him to a place where Joseph didn't want to be through circumstances beyond Joseph's control. Sometimes we are in places we don't want to be because of decisions that we have made. God can still work in our lives in these places but that was not God's choice for where He wanted us to be. How much better to be where God puts us than where we put ourselve through poor choices or choices made based on our personal desires?
posted by Don Paris at 9:04 AM
2 Comments:
Dad,
great post. good reminders of God's moving above and beyond what we can control.
One word of caution. There are times at which God does allow us to be in green pastures, places where we are very contented and comfortable. We need to be careful not to accept the ascetic lifestyle of "discomfort is godliness".
If we want to be in God's will, wouldn't we want to go to Egypt? I think what the author of the quote means is that we may not have chosen the place by ourselves.
THanks,
Mike
11:21 AM
A note about Joseph-- He remained faithful even in a place where he didn't really want to be. He continued to trust in the sovereignty of God. "you meant it for evil but God meant it for good"
3:37 PM
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