Joseph said to his brothers . . ., “I am Joseph, the brother you sold into slavery in Egypt! . . . God sent me ahead of you to make sure that you would have descendants on the earth and to save your lives in an amazing way. It wasn’t you who sent me here, but God.”
Genesis 45:4, 7–8
When people try to destroy you, God Girl, don’t worry. You can’t look at life from the world’s perspective anymore; you have to look at it from God’s perspective. Why would he let something bad happen if it wasn’t for your good? Just look at the life of Joseph, whose brothers hated him and sold him into slavery, who was sent to jail unfairly, but who never stopped trusting God. God’s plans aren’t always like ours. They might seem totally off track from ours and even dangerous, but they’re always the best. No one should go looking for their own destruction, but when it looks like the world is bent on yours, don’t freak out. Trust him and go to him for comfort. Have faith and know that he works all things together for the good of those who love him.
When life throws you a curve ball, don’t worry, God’s got your back. You’ve got to know that like Joseph, you can rise above mean people and overcome through faith in the one who sets the moon and the stars in place. You, child of the living God, are protected no matter how tragic your situation. No matter what they do to you, you will continue to go in the right direction if you trust that God works it all out in the end. When the world attacks, remember Joseph. All those things had to happen to him— even slavery and imprisonment—in order for him to get to the position of power where he needed to be to save his family and many other people. Suffering isn’t something to worry about but can be something to take hold of when your will is only that God’s will be done.