A
major goal we have set in motion is making life predictable and free from
anxiety and worry. We need security and stability so that when the unpredictable
happens, we’re able to avoid a major crisis. When Joseph’s brothers came to Egypt
to buy grain, his well-ordered life spun into turmoil. For twenty years he hadn’t
seen his brothers who hated him.
Joseph
saw this as a chance for reconciliation, but he did not trust his brothers. A
test we face in life is what to do with anger and sadness from past betrayals
and disappointments that have not healed. Although Joseph was overcome with
emotions, he determined to use reason and logic to give reconciliation a
chance.
Joseph's
goal was to fuse together his fragmented family. A crisis either tests your character
strengths and behaviors or adds fuel to the fire of resentment and revenge. Using
a crisis as a tool for reconciliation builds a bridge to integrity and paves
the way for restoring peace and harmony. It pleases the Lord Jesus Christ when this
becomes your objective.
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“Now it’s time to
change your ways! Turn and face God so he can wipe away your sins, pour out
showers of blessing to refresh you.”
~Acts 3:19 The
Message
Get rid of all
bitterness, passion, and anger. No more shouting or insults, no more hateful
feelings of any sort. Instead, be kind and tenderhearted to one another, and
forgive one another, as God has forgiven you through Christ.
~Ephesians 4:31-32 Good
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