I just thought about to have a successful life and I found the basic principle of successful life, that is none other than, the complete dedication of one's life to God.In Genesis chapter 39-2-says that ''the Lord was with Joseph and made him successful'' and in 21 we can read that ''the Lord was with Joseph and blessed him,again in the 23rd sentence we read that ''the Lord was with Joseph and made him succeed in everything he did''.It is clear that God can only stay with a person who truly loves HIM ,than the person himself.God will bless a person who blindly trust HIM and offers Him everything including his life.
Joseph was a person ,who trusted and loved the God ,with all his might.He never stood against God ,inspite of all his hardship which he faced in his life.But one question arised in my mind that'' how could Joseph stood with God in all his life?''
I could see some reason for his endurence in God.One of my friends all ways says that'' every one has reasons '' so Joseph also might have reason to endure in the love of God.Being the son of Jacob ,Joseph defenitely got enough knowledge on God and His mighty power and fatherly love and from child hood onwards he developed a devotion to the the mighty God.When he was thrown to the well by his brothers he might have thought that he would die and he might pray to God to save his life ,by the time one group of merchants reached there and Joseph was sold to them.I think there Joseph realised the power of prayer, or Gods ways of act,that gave him a great boost to hold on the prayer and in God.Again when he resolded to the potiphar ,Joseph saw how God made his life so easy,there he was not at all a slave but a supervisor and this made him convince that God is with him ,the real mighty God of Israel.He was aware that the God is alive and no one can hide from Him.So Joseph might share his desires of heart with God and might practise a life of prayer by this he could filled more in holy spirit and guided by God and he became much stronger spiritually.That is why he could resist the tempting moment with potiphers wife.As an young man I know it is all most impossible to get away from that kind of occassins.Here a woman forcing a man to have sex with her.There we read in the Bible that she was asking Joseph for sex for long time and that day there was no servants in that house .I feel that she knowingly made all other servants to be absent so that she would get Joseph alone to practise her plan.
Any way the strong Joseph stood with God. WOW,OH GREATstrength Joseph had.I am envy to Joseph.How can I become like this.
Again in the prison ,from a son to a slave ,then a slave to a prisoner,josephs life was blessed by GOD.How this world can say that his life is a blessing or God is with him .No one could say that but Joseph could ,because he was a man of prayer ,that gave him insights which helped him to understand the plan and ways of God in his day to day life.As we know a reall prayerful man is filled with Holy spirit and he should have the gifts and fruits of spirit,so he can see Gods hands every where .When he has a problem he doesnt bother the problem because he has no problem at all.There are no word problem in his dictionary.But for others every thing is a problem, but for a person of God every problem is a chance to see wonderful ways of God to over come it, thus it is an occassion for gloryfying the God.Many times I heard people say that they like adventures life or adventure .For me I feel that the most adventure thing is to believe God blindly and do not anxious about the next moment of life.We all are one way or other having thoughts of tomorrow and we actually do not think of present.But a person of GOD never anxious about his future, in contrast he will be so sure about his future.So he will be so peaceful and happy all ways . Whatever may be the life situations he will enjoy the life and its beauty.
In the prison Joseph enjoyed his life and he was a blessing for other prisoners.Being a person of God he was a man of love,understanding,compassion and support besides these he was a good listener.So for the long 11or 12 years the prisoners blessed by the God through Joseph.He could radiate the light of God in darken life of the prisoners .In that hard life Joseph saw the training of God .Around 10 years Joseph spent in the jail and he was administrating the prison activities.He learned that how to deal with diffrent persons,the authorities, and what to do in the emergency occassions.I think this jail term made Joseph later a great ruler .11 years of his suffering really became a blessing for egypth and his people.
Yes Jesus died for us, and Joseph suffered for them.
A person who lost his 12 yrs in the prison at his teen age dont get a chance to succeed in his life because his education ,carrier and social status is formes in that time.For the world it is impossible to make him a successful person but GOD can.HE did it through Joseph at the ancient time and through many men who took great faith in God at the presnt time.
At last he became the Governor of the Egypth.The most susccessful person in the history of Israel.He didnt have schooling,He was not a master in martial arts,he didnt have a masters degree ,he was not a writer and he only had the blind love and trust in OUR LORD and GOD. That made him the successful one.
MY THEORY IS ''THE SUCCESS OF LIFE IS THE TRUE DEVOTION TO THE GOD OUR LORD''. Thank u lord.
Lord make me like Joseph and give me the real devotion to you so that I can have a successful life on the earth. u r jeril amen
JEUS I LOVE YOU.
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