* When Joseph discovered his fiancée was pregnant he stopped to consider what he would do.

* This is so good - he didn’t let his emotions determined his actions.

* Because he took time to consider, he crafted a plan to cover her.

* He would divorce her secretly.

* He was going to exercise justice, but would show mercy at the same time.

* In the midst of his considering the angel shows up and brings clarity.

* Clarity will come only when you stop and consider.

* Matthew Henry - “Those who would have direction from God must think on things themselves, and consult with themselves. It is the thoughtful, not the unthinking, whom God will guide.”