Disarming Defeat: From the Pit to the Palace

June  2022

   The Story of Joseph is found in the Book of Genesis. It can teach us valuable lessons and shed light on how others react to us as believers in Christ. Like you and I, Joseph dealt with his share of defeat, trials, struggles, pain, and hardships. Joseph was a beloved son of his father, and you and I also are beloved sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father. People could see that the presence of the Lord dwelt with Joseph, and that all he touched prospered because of this. Perhaps this is why he was hated by some. The world hated Christ first, and Christ Himself even told us that because they hated Him, they would also hate us. Like Joseph, our fellow man sometimes hates us and casts us aside. Maybe it is not strangers that cast us aside, but those that we love.  Joseph could relate to that. We may feel like we have been forgotten by the world, rejected, and hated and this can leave us feeling defeated. However, this is why it is critical for us not to live out our spiritual walk based on feelings and emotions. We are to live our walk in the Spirit and in the Truth of God’s Word — not by passing feelings. If we build our faith on emotions, thoughts, and feelings rather than the Truth of God’s Word and the leading of His Spirit, we will frequently find ourselves defeated, and even despairing.

   The same God who was with Joseph in the palace was with him while he was in ...

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