Survivor Gear For Aimless Days

Joseph has no inflated opinion of himself, he has no payback agenda with his brothers. //READ V.8a// Joseph had learned through it all to become content- - - content, that God was directing the events of his life. "You brothers were evil in what you did to me, but God used the evil, God used it to accomplish good." So Joseph says, "All the trouble I experienced was worth it, because God has led me to see how He used me to accomplish His will, to accomplish His good." My friend, can you say that about the troubles, the losses, the disappointments in your life? You can not move forward, until you learn to see beyond your circumstances, and begin to trust God’s purposes for you. Hand them over to God, and Him to use them, - - - And get on with your life.

In the TV show "Survivor" there is an Immunity Idol which the teams compete for. If you win a relay or a contest you win the Immunity Idol and that protects your team from having to vote someone off of the team. The life of Joseph demonstrates, that in real life there are no immunity idols. Even for Christians we are not immune from sicknesses, or the death of a loved one, or losing money in a bad business deal. When Christians fall down on sharp rocks they do not somehow turn into foam rubber Hollywood props, we are cut, we bleed, we suffer and we hurt along with everybody else. But we have something so valuable and special- - - we know that behind the scenes, we have a loving/caring God who is directing our destiny, even through this sinful world, and He is directing our life, and if we let Him, He will bring you purpose, He will bring you significance and peace and order and confidence beyond anything you could ever imagine or create for yourself.

You and I can be survivors through aimless days, because we have a Savior who survived the cross. You and I can be survivors through aimless days, because we have a Savior who leads us through these aimless days of life. Trust Him and live. Amen.