I was having my quiet time this morning and going through our journal given at church. I read in Genesis 37 about Joseph. After reading and pondering on it, I listened to Charles Stanley and he spoke about the exact same scripture. I first thought of my son. Joseph dealt with rejection from his brothers. He lived through some very dark moments in his life. His brothers sold him into slavery and then was thrown into jail for something he didn't do. But through it all he went above and beyond and succeeded in everything he attempted. He was a leader. He was born to be a leader.
I know that my son is going through a difficult time right now. He has been removed from everything he's known and is homesick to say the least. I know he's felt rejection. I also know he's been a slave to his thoughts and actions. He has been in bondage for some time without even knowing it. He just thought he was living life as he knew. But it was a life he had created for himself. I way of getting by and trying to survive. He once succeeded in sports and something happened and the coaches would not play him. There were personal issues with coaches but it also had to do with his attitude. So he gave up on sports altogether. Everything that he once enjoyed in his life was traded in for anger and rebellion.
But here he is...succeeding at a place that he dislikes. He is stepping up to be a leader there. In fact they tell us that they are asking him to help the other boys to be better leaders as well. He is to be a role model of change because he is submitting and doing everything that is asked of him. They want him to model what the other boys should be doing. He is succeeding at a quick rate of speed.
I have to say that speaks volumes to my heart. I know God is showing me more promises of the plan he has for my son, even in the midst of my missing him. On my darkest days without him right now in life, I have to hold on to what God is reassuring me of right now.
But as I'm listening to this message and looking to my son, God speaks to me. He asked if this reminded me of anyone else. And I thought about it for awhile and He said "It's you My Child. You lived through some very dark and difficult days but look at you now. I have called you to succeed and be a leader."
Whenever we think we cannot go through one more difficult time in our lives, we just need to remember those days will help us to gain more strength, endurance and mold our character to withstand anything thrown our way. I thank God for the difficult days that He helped me get through. I know without a doubt I would not be who I am today without pushing past all the darkness in my life. And the same is true for you. There may be days all you can do is crawl but DO NOT STOP! You have the strength even if you have to search deep down. God equips us with everything we need. We just need to find the proper tools. And sometimes that's getting rid of the old tools we once used to survive. Find your new survival kit within you and through God. I've said it before if I can do it, anyone can. Including you!
"No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it." 1 Corinthians 10:13 (The Message)
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