If we cooperate with God, we get to be a part of a story bigger and grander than ourselves. Joseph knew this. God was using the story of Joseph to prepare him to be a savior to a people who did not have a heart for God.

Have you ever wanted to change your name? Did you have a reputation? Were you made fun of because of your name? The truth is: names are powerful. They can define us, shape us and influence us. Successful. Failure. Loved. Forgotten. Joseph knew that he would have to choose which name to live under. And we do, too.

Have you ever wanted to change your name? Did you have a reputation? Were you made fun of because of your name? The truth is: names are powerful. They can define us, shape us and influence us. Successful. Failure. Loved. Forgotten. Joseph knew that he would have to choose which name to live under. And we do, too.

With everything that happened to Joseph, ultimately he recognized that God was writing a story. He was a part of the story but the story wasn't about him. We all struggle with the same thing. We think it's about us, but it's not. There's a grander story than your story.

With everything that happened to Joseph, ultimately he recognized that God was writing a story. He was a part of the story but the story wasn't about him. We all struggle with the same thing. We think it's about us, but it's not. There's a grander story than your story.

For a lot of us, we are hoping for the big day that's going to make us successful. Is it a promotion? Making honor roll? Getting on a club team? Winning the lottery? Most of us tend to think that success will come from a life-changing event. Joseph gets his big break but not in the way we all might think.

For a lot of us, we are hoping for the big day that's going to make us successful. Is it a promotion? Making honor roll? Getting on a club team? Winning the lottery? Most of us tend to think that success will come from a life-changing event. Joseph gets his big break but not in the way we all might think.

Living the dream is not exactly what you thought it would be. Often the road God takes us on is not what we think it should be or what we would have chosen. Whatever each of us has dreamed of, life probably hasn't turned out exactly like we thought it would.

Living the dream is not exactly what you thought it would be. Often the road God takes us on is not what we think it should be or what we would have chosen. Whatever each of us has dreamed of, life probably hasn't turned out exactly like we thought it would.

What is the dream you're living? More specifically, what does success look like for you? We have a lot of definitions of success that we don't even choose. They were assigned to us by culture, family, friends and circumstances... We need to make an intentional choice.