downs into an incredibly beautiful tapestry of redemption and salvation for many.
God gave Joseph prophetic dreams, but he still had to trust that God was working it all out. In a similar way, we must fix our eyes on Jesus when we do not understand why things are happening the way they are. Even though Joseph could not see how God would make things right— even though his dreams caused his brothers to toss him into that cistern— Joseph remained firm in his trust of the Lord and did not despair.
Joseph continued to glorify God in every horrible situation he found himself in, and he was surely blessed for it!
My dear sister, we can share in the very same hope Joseph clung tightly to.
God has hidden things from us not because He desires to make our lives a constant scavenger hunt but because it is not necessary for us to understand, nor is it our responsibility.
Does that mean we will never fully know the Lord on this side of heaven?
To a degree, sure. But do not fret! We can take heart in knowing that we were not meant to understand God in all of His fullness. We can take heart in the truth that it is indeed possible to know the Lord in the ways He desires for us to know Him in this life. We can take heart in knowing that everything
He has revealed to us is both trustworthy and true.
That said, let me also caution you to be on guard against falling into the trap of fatalism( believing that whatever will be, will be). Although the Father’ s decretive will restricts our personal will in ways, it certainly does not eliminate it. In Christ, we have the opportunity to make choices. A quick Google search reveals the average adult makes more than 35,000 decisions a day. We are always in decision mode.
Let’ s say you find yourself in a wilderness season. It seems as if everything around you is crumbling and you are unsure what the best way forward might be. You have two options: you can go your own way in an attempt to escape the pain the unknown brings, or you can look to the Author and Perfecter of your faith to guide and refine you through the fire.
My prayer is that you would choose the latter. Glorifying God in the midst of difficult circumstances is hard, but it is one of the most beautiful and sanctifying things we have the opportunity to do in Christ.
Is God aware of the decisions we make before we make them? Absolutely. Can our free will restrict God’ s will in any way? Certainly not. Like Joseph, would we like to be able to look back and understand how the Lord weaves all things together for His glory and our good? Of course. But even if
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