Beyond Circumstances

In a world full of feelings, it’s hard to look past what is right in front of us and how it makes us feel. Feelings are important, and it’s important to acknowledge those feelings and take them before God. Taking our feelings to God should always be our first step. We shouldn’t dwell on them too long without God because that will cause us to look at what is right in front of us…the circumstances that caused the feelings. Most of the time we can’t do much to change the circumstances. This is not unlike Joseph. He couldn’t change the fact that he was in the house of Egyptians. His circumstances were beyond his control. Even then, though, the Lord was with him. Genesis 39:2 says, “The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master,” (NLT, emphasis mine). The Lord made it so Joseph succeeded in everything he did despite his circumstances. He was able to look beyond what was in front of him and trust God to lead him in overcoming those circumstances. The Lord blessed him by making him successful. Challenge yourself today to look beyond surviving your circumstances into thriving to success!