Such a time as this....

I have been wondering why God put me right where I am. What is His plan in this? What do I do next?

I don't know the answers to any of these questions. I don't know what is next or why I am here. I don't think that is God's plan. I don't think He set it up for me to know where this path is going to take me.

The last month or so we have been studying the life of Joseph, not Mary's husband, but the other Joseph. The one found in the last chapters of Genesis (convenient since we have bee studying through Genesis). What an amazing man of God, I mean really read his story and think about it. Joseph was sold into slavery, promoted to the lead slave, accused (falsely) of rape arrested, promoted to lead prisoner, dream interpreter promised to be remembered, forgotten in prison, remembered, and promoted to Governor of Egypt (second only to Pharoh).

Joseph had to wonder why God put him in slavery or in jail. I mean he was a slave and in prison for 13 years. That is a LONG time and it would seem like God had abandoned him, but that is not the case. God's plan was better than Joseph's. God had a plan to put Joseph in power to SAVE THE LIVES OF MANY PEOPLE. Joseph's plight ultimately saved God's people. He was a redeemer of sorts, a type of Christ found in the Old Testament. The Israelite nation would have perished, as well as all the surrounding nations if not for Joseph finding his way into Egypt. (And God had told Abraham that his family would spent 400 years in Egypt and there had to be a way to get them there.) So God's plan is working in EVERY situation.

God is working in my life. God is working in your life. God has a plan for us. He has a BIG plan, the redemption of man kind through Christ Jesus (the death on the cross paying penalty for our sins and the rising from the dead defeating death for eternity). And he has a plan in each of our lives to test and refine us.

So no, I don't understand why I am here at this spot on my journey. I don't know what God has next, but He is working and He is fulfilling His plan!!!