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Don’t miss the blessing

Walking along this pier at Point Lonsdale on the Australian surf coast one dark morning, the fog was so thick I could barely see more than a few feet in front of me. All I could really make out were the jetty lights, so I kept my eyes fixed on them and kept moving forward.

It reminded me of the story of Joseph in the Bible. As a teenager, Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers and then falsely accused and imprisoned, but he kept his eyes fixed on God and refused to lose faith. And God used his faith to help him become ruler of Egypt.

I’m sure we all want this sort of faith, but whenever we go through a dark time, we tend to focus more on the problem we’re facing instead of the God we’re following. When this happens, we risk missing the blessing God has planned for us on the other side of a trial.

If you're in the middle of a dark fog today, be like Joseph - keep your eyes fixed on God and believe that He is using this trial to prepare you for something new.