20 Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison, 21 the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. 22 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. 23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.
All of us have lived in a "prison" at one time or another. Perhaps you're struggling with feelings of self-doubt, or you don't like your job, or your marriage is struggling, or your children are rebelling, or you have that one petty coworker who constantly picks at you...
There are so many times when our life circumstances or our own emotions wrap around us and we feel imprisoned by them.
But according to this passage about Joseph, no matter where we are or how we are feeling, God can grant us supernatural favor and peace. We can overcome our circumstances! If Joseph can sing his praises to God after being sold into slavery by his brothers, betrayed by his boss's wife, and thrown into prison, then we can trust God to bring us that joy and peace as well.
Remember, it took Joseph decades to overcome the circumstances that his brothers had thrown him into, but God was faithful through the darkest hours of his life and brought him into a place that he could have never imagined.
I pray that through all of our darkest times, we will know that God's greatest treasures are waiting for us on the other side.
Blessings,
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