Season 1- episode 12

Beautiful Surrender: He Has My Yes

Part 3: The Results of Surrendering.

Chapter 11- They Called Him A Dreamer

"A lot can be learned through this story. I want to highlight how I understand the story of Joseph relates to the results that come from living a life fully surrendered to God. Despite having such a great destiny over his life, Joseph’s circumstances for many years never aligned with the two dreams that God had given him as a young man. What is amazing is that even though Joseph must have experienced a great tension between the reality he lived in and the call he knew he had over his life; he chose to live in accordance to the call. Joseph lived in response to what God spoke over him and not what he saw or experienced in his day-to-day life. God gave this man a dream that revealed he would be a man of great influence and authority. In contrast, Joseph found himself first a slave and then soon to follow, a prisoner. Despite these titles and experience, Joseph served as if he was already a man of influence. As a result, the bible said he found favor in God’s sight and everything he touched was blessed. We witness this in both seasons of his being a slave and a prisoner.

Some of us readers have also felt like God has told us we will do something of great significance during our time on earth. Yet, when we look at our past and current situation, it may not look any further from the truth. Like Joseph we have a choice whether we will believe and live according to what God has said, or let our circumstances determine our outcome. I am not talking about wishful thinking. I am talking about being faithful in the step we currently live in. I personally find this very challenging. I naturally dream and think about all the things I want to achieve someday. I don’t believe this to be a bad thing, for it is part of how God uniquely designed me. I have however found I need to be very careful in my life to be faithful in the current step I find myself in and not to get tripped up on a future step that is farther down my life’s path."

Thanks for listening!