Forgive yourself for the times you neglected and abandoned yourself as quickly as possible. Fix the relationship with yourself— you are who you’ve always been waiting for.
The account of Joseph & his brothers isn't about whether God loved the brothers or Joseph more. It is about how God ordains the future from afar and how His grand purposes can never be defeated. (Gen. 50:20).
2. To suppose that Joseph's brothers lived at peace with themselves while Jacob's situation was unknown betrays a failure to fully appreciate the power of the conscience and how God works through it. Those guys were afraid of their own shadows! When Joseph played a trick on them, their minds immediately went to the possibility of God's judgement. They said, "What is this that God has done to us?�� (Gen. 42:18c).
3. To suppose that Jacob and His sons were living large, happy, and at peace after Joseph's disappearance is a misapprehension of the text. Read Judah's plea for Benjamin to have an idea of how Joseph's supposed death impacted the family. Jacob himself confirmed to Pharaoh that "few and evil have been the years of my pilgrimage." (Gen. 47:9c).
4. Of all Jacob's sons, only Joseph got a double portion inheritance in his lifetime through his sons: Ephraim and Manasseh. Jesus came through the lineage of Judah hundreds of years later after Judah had died, so how does that reflect on Judah himself. Are we saying that Jesus coming through the lineage of Judah was a special affirmation of Judah, the man?
5.We water down the lessons of biblical texts when we try to make them fit our "us-versus-earthly enemies/rivals" narrative. The reason why Christians should not be envious of others is NOT because God is, or could be, using the envied for the good of the envious. Christians should not be envious because it is unwise (2 Cor. 10:12) and because it is against God's commandment ( Ex. 20:17
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Contractions are the enemy taunting to end you.
‘Pushing’ is the knight promising to save you.
The infant’s first cry is the sound of victory.
This pretty much sums up the labor experience.