But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.  (Genesis 50:20 NKJV)

Each time I get a bolt from nerve shocks, I cringe. I feel like the devil has a taser and he

tases me, causing intense shocks. How long God? How long will it be until they cease and I can return to normal? Then the doubt whispers, “Will I ever be normal again?”

God’s healing comes in His time, but I don’t wait well. I anticipate the good God will bring from this.

This verse comes after thirteen years of waiting. When Joseph was just seventeen, his brothers sold him to slave traders. They took him to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar. God showed favor on everything Joseph did, so he did well at Potiphar’s house, until Mrs. Potiphar decided she wanted to be intimate with the handsome Joseph.

Joseph still trusted God in spite of his circumstances. He refused Mrs. Potiphar’s advances, and he fled.

Good for Joseph! He should get promoted. Instead, Joseph was imprisoned because Mrs. Potiphar lied and accused Joseph of sexually attacking her.

It gets worse from here. God favored Joseph and the prison guard appointed Joseph to help out in the prison. When his friends, the butler and baker were about to be released, Joseph asked them to remember him. Could this be Joseph’s time for release? No, they forgot Joseph. Two years passed until Joseph was brought before Pharaoh. Since Joseph could interpret dreams and he had wisdom from God to advise Pharaoh, Joseph became second in command to Pharaoh.

Thirteen years had passed. When thirteen days of my pain passed, I had no relief. Will it be thirteen weeks? Months?

What are you waiting on? What form of relief do you need? Never forget that God works in the dark. We can’t see what He is doing, but He works on our behalf.

Friend,

I pray we don’t have to wait like Joseph, but I am with you in the waiting. While we wait, what do we do? I keep asking God, what’s the next thing? I just try to do that. I also want to stop complaining and start praising in the waiting. Glory to God who knows the outcome.

Will you join me in praise to God and give the devil heartburn when we stop complaining. Here’s to waiting with you friend.

Heavenly Father, I have complained as I waited for one month. It got me nowhere. Today, I praise You for the work You are accomplishing. In Jesus’s name. Amen.

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Originally posted on October 28, 2022 @ 1:00 am