Out of the Mire - Trusting God in the Middle of TrialsSample

Out of the Mire

Several years ago, I wrote a prayer to God during one of the worst trials of my life. I recently found the prayer tucked away and forgotten about in my journal. Thankfully, God read it and never forgot about it.

Dear God,

I know You have a purpose for my life. Please help me grow closer to You even though I am going through a rough time, just like Joseph did. Let me see You guiding me through the storm. Help me remember the wonderful things You have done for my life and how You never change.

Looking back on it, that prayer was a call for help. I was praying Psalm 40:1-2: “I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.”

Eventually, God answered my plea for help and brought me out of my pit of despair.

From today's passages, notice how awesome God is! He not only blessed Joseph; He brought Joseph’s entire family out of the mire! Look at what happens next:

Joseph’s brothers and father moved to Egypt. They received the best piece of land from Pharaoh. They were saved from the famine. Jacob got to see Joseph again and lived with Joseph’s family for another seventeen years before he passed away. Afterward, Joseph and his brothers became the twelve tribes of Israel.

Joseph’s story is truly beautiful. He went from a betrayed slave to a lowly inmate, to a powerful ruler. Though Satan was behind every bad thing in Joseph’s life, God was behind every good thing. The Bible says that Satan comes to kill, steal, and destroy, but God comes to give life and peace.

God brings people out of the mire. He did it for Joseph, He did it for Joseph’s family. He did it for me. He will do it for you. So, dear friend, draw near to God because He is the Creator of beautiful endings.

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