IF ANYTHING bothers us in life, it’s the fear of the future.
The antidote is never to be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God — Max Lucado.
ONE THING that Joseph learned early in life was how to trust God.
He trusted God when no one in his household believed him.
They hated him when he shared the first dream, and his father rebuked him when he shared the second.
However, it wasn't concerning until he visited them in the field—and his confidence waned when they sold him to the Midianites.
But he trusted his unknown future to a known God and prospered.
He understood that obedience and trust in God cannot be separated. So, when his master’s wife wanted him to lie with her, he ran.
Joseph knew that holiness could not be substituted!
1 Peter 1 verse 16 says: You shall be holy (set apart), for I am holy.”
DO NOT take the bait. Whatever the devil offers you is a trap. No matter how good-looking his apples are, they are full of worms.
Potiphar’s wife lied on him—and he was thrown in prison. (Genesis 39 verses 1-22)
THE FACT that you're doing something right does not mean you cannot get into trouble. Your trust in God makes you a target.
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego knew this truth.
They trusted God and said to the king: O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to answer you.
If so, our God we serve can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and He will rescue us from your hand, O king.
But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image you have set up!” (Daniel 3 verses 17-18)
They were thrown into the fiery furnace when they wouldn't bow to the king’s idol.

WHEN YOU stand for God, he stands with you. God, in his infinite mercies, joined them in the fire.
King Nebuchadnezzar saw him and said: Look! I see four men untied, walking around in the fire, and they are not hurt! And the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods. (Daniel 3 verse 25)
Whenever you trust God, he helps you write your story.
ONE THING Joseph demonstrated was his consistency.
Joseph trusted God when he approached the baker and the butler to explain the meanings of their dreams.
He trusted God when the butler forgot to say a word for him.
He stood before Pharaoh and said: “It is not in me [to interpret the dream]; God [not I] will give Pharaoh a favourable answer [through me].” (Genesis 41 verse 16)
To do exploits this year, you must be consistent in your dealings.
A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. (James 1 verse 8
If God were to speak, what will He say about you?
ABRAHAM had trusted God in many things. Then, God told him to sacrifice Isaac, his only son.
The following day, he left home for Mount Moriah with his son, Isaac.
His son could see the wood and the knife but not the sacrifice. So, he asked his father for the sacrifice.
Abraham told him that God would provide himself with a lamb.
God stopped Abraham from sacrificing his son.
He said: “Do not reach out [with the knife in] your hand against the boy, and do nothing to [harm] him; for now I know that you fear God [with reverence and profound respect] since you have not withheld from Me your son, your only son [of promise].”
Many of us are so familiar with God that we show Him no respect.
If you're going to walk with God, you must reverence Him. Holy awe is non-negotiable.
GOD DELIGHTS in your intimacy with Him. He said this of Abraham:
For I have known (chosen, acknowledged) him [as My own], so that he may teach and command his children and [the sons of] his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is righteous and just, so that the Lord may bring upon Abraham what He has promised him.” (Genesis 18 verse 19)
If God were to speak, what would he say about you?
Final Thought
MAKE THIS YEAR a different one. Choose to walk deeply with God, and you'll be amazed at what will happen to you.
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