THE JOSEPH YOU DON'T KNOW

I was anchoring a sunday class precisely last year,treating a topic that is centered on Joseph,one of the popular character of the bible.Joseph's story is just an interesting one and good biblical character when it comes to the issue of rising from gnawing problems to a great position.I'll not be wasting time to expound on various lessons to be learnt from Joseph,but I'll do good in discussing this visionary boy from the response of somebody in my sunday school class on that glorious sunday.The word has kept on crossing my mind anytime I thought about Joseph.The response given by the person by way of compendium was that;'Joseph will never reached the position he yarned or desired,if he's of the mindset of treating the fuck up of his betrayals(i.e his brothers' or 'showing them' You may call that an hypothesis,but I'm seeing it beyond what you call it.I want to take the statement as a fact because I've ruminated over it well.Naturally,the expectation of every human being is that Joseph would locked up his devilish brothers when the chance to do that was widely opened.However,contrary to what you and I may think good,it wasn't so in the case of Joseph.As Joseph sat in the cell playing solitaire,he had plenty of time to stew in the juices of bitterness.But he didn't! Joseph was not thinking of how he'll subject them to punishment or hard labour when he climbed the throne of authority.In fact,his thinking was far away from what they've done.He put away the thought of turning his betrayals to bitterness and was not thinking much about them for he knew that they're platform for his success in life.
Then,I discovered that the greatest barrier to your vision/dream is to spend the whole of your days considering how somebody hurts you and how badly you'll deal with that person when you attaine your desired position.That'll be disastrous! Hey! You must get your attention forcused and sideline those that're ready to jeopardize your ambition.Bishop Oyedepo said that,'If you look at opposition,you'll lose position' Joseph must have the knowledge of this simple fact which kept him going.
Though,he lawfully had the power of life and death over them,but chose to welcome them with brotherly love.Don't crave for a position because you want to use it as an avenue to revenge or pay back the evil done to you.The more you think about that,the more restricted your motion in life would be.Be like Joseph who didn't wallow in self-pity,and he didn't soak in a hot-tube of bitterness.Let go those people and know that they will form part of your story of greatness in life.
Steve Farrar put it well by saying,'If you're focusing on some person or what they did to you,you'll not finish strong' Always know that;'God is able to take the hateful and hurtful motivations of your enemies and used them to accomplish His plan in your life'.Don't forget that;God is in charge of your life-and over all events and circumstances that touch you in any way.If you get there,forget about what they've done to you,forgive them,for by so doing Romans 12 vs 21 would be fulfilled.
Once again,don't crave for positions with the mindset of 'showing them'
If you've the list of those people that you'll not show an atom of mercy to when you become great,kindly tear the list because it won't help you as you journey in life.Those that deposited something good into your life,and those that did the opposite are the stepping stones to your greatness.
Let go,because you're going places.
#@IscAmao#