You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
- Genesis 50:20 (NIV)
It is odd that I used this same verse a year ago today, I can’t remember what was going on in my life but when I read through it again today, I definitely feel like sharing it again.
People hurt us a lot, intentionally and even unintentionally, regardless of the intent, hurt is still hurt.
It could be something as little as hearing that someone you considered a friend was saying bad things behind your back.
It could be something major like someone placing the blame on you for wrongdoings that could result in you losing financially or even a job.
People tend to hurt others to move themselves forward in the world.
In the book of Genesis, we see this play out several times in the life of Joseph – his brother’s jealousy pushed them to sell him into slavery and lie to their father about his disappearance.
His owner’s wife was so smitten by his good looks that she threw herself at him and when he refused her advances, she lied about him to her husband, and he was thrown in prison.
But God had a plan – and that plan took the horrible things that people did to Joseph and turned them into a path for Joseph to save all of Israel from famine, including his brothers who set the wheel in motion in the first place.
People will continue to hurt us.
We need to know that no matter what Is done to us, we should keep our eyes on God, He knows what we are going through and even though we may not see it today, there is something good that will come of every harm that is done to us, if we just put our hope in Him.
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