Is That You God?

“But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on

earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

“So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God.

He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt.”

Genesis 45:7-8

 

So how do we do it?

How do we stop complaining?

It is such an easy question to ask but such a hard habit to break.

It starts by recognizing that God is in my circumstances.

If you truly recognize that point and are willing to admit it; then complaining ought to cease.

Joseph recognized God in the circumstances of his life.

I don’t think you could argue that if anybody had a ‘right’ to complain it was him.

The words of Joseph quoted above; were spoken to his brothers.

Those were the very same brothers who hated Joseph and sold him into slavery.

Joseph was able to see God in the circumstances that put him in the pit.

Joseph was able to see God in the circumstances that put him in the prison.

Because of that; Joseph was prepared for the circumstances that put him in the palace.

Others might think; “How sweet my revenge can be against my brothers.”

Not Joseph.

He knew that each step of the way God had been with him.

He knew that God knew about the pit, the prison and the palace.

Perhaps he didn’t understand all things at the time they were happening to him.

Nonetheless, he did not bring a complaint against his brothers,

against Potiphar and, most importantly, against God.

Don’t take the easy way out.

That’s precisely what complaining does.

It circumvents the work of God in your life.

It fails to recognize that God is in all the circumstances of your life.

Look for God in those things occurring today that you didn’t expect.

Instead of complaining, ask God to show you His presence with you!