![]() ![]() ![]() God knows how to suddenly turn things around. He kept seeing himself as who God said he would be: a leader, a difference maker.Īfter thirteen years, when Pharaoh was told that Joseph could interpret a dream he didn’t understand, the Scripture says Joseph was brought quickly to the palace. He didn’t let the environment change his identity. He could have been bitter and seen himself as a victim, but he kept being his best and doing what was right. Here he had this prophecy spoken over his life, but the environment-imprisoned in a foreign land-was the opposite of what God promised him. He was enslaved to a military officer, then falsely accused of a crime and put into prison. But that made his brothers so angry that they threw him into a pit to die but then sold him into slavery in Egypt. When Joseph was seventeen years old, God gave him a dream that he’d be in leadership and do great things. You have to dig down deep and say, “My environment will not define me. God says, “You’re blessed, favored, healthy, and free.” Everything around you may say just the opposite, but this is what faith is all about. Here’s the key: Your environment doesn’t change who God created you to be. We feel inferior, not attractive, not good enough. We let those circumstances change how we see ourselves. When we go through unfair situations and disappointments, when people walk away, we can lose who we are. It’s easy to let our environment change our identity. We know God calls us a masterpiece, valuable, fearfully and wonderfully made, but sometimes our circumstances say just the opposite. We all face situations that contradict who God made us to be. My past is over, my present is secure, and my future is bright.” There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. You’ll never be free.” There’s always some reason to be down on yourself. He knows you were created to soar, which is why he works overtime trying to make you feel guilty, whispering, “You don’t measure up. He’ll do his best to keep you in condemnation. He’d love for you to go through life feeling wrong about yourself. When you live guilty, you’re in agreement with the enemy, the accuser. Quit thinking about all the things you’ve done wrong, living in regrets. We have all sinned and made mistakes, but don’t let guilt stunt your growth. They’re so focused on their past that it poisons their future. A lot of people are down on themselves because of past things they’ve done wrong. ![]()
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