Episode 21: It’s Time to Release Hurt Feelings

(Genesis 42) Joseph had dreams. He was excited! He couldn’t wait to share his drama with his loved ones! Alas! His excitement was deflated by the ones he loved so much. His dreams seemed foolish to them! He was sold for money! Was sent jail for the offence he did not commit! Hmmm. In the midst of it all- he learnt to trust God and believed in the proofs of God’s promises to his fathers of old. He survived the hardships. Eventually, God made good on His Word to Joseph. He was brought from the prison to the palace and his brothers now at his mercy. Just imagining the feelings that gushed through Joseph’s mind when he saw his brothers especially when the Bible mentioned that he had flashbacks of the dreams he told them- maybe feelings of hurt, rejection, forceful ostracism of him by brothers, unforgiveness, the pain, the emotional torture- Alas! He sent them to jail! Three days in jail, while he was also going through the battle of combating the brothers’ previous deeds. Glory! He won the battle of his mind through the help of God. He released the hurt feelings. He stopped suppressing the thoughts. What God has brought him through, and where he is outweighs what his brother did to him. What the enemy meant for defeat, just like in the case of Jesus’ death, God used for Joseph’s victory and the help of His people from famine. Let us pray Father I thank You for Your Word. Help me Lord to see my circumstances from Your perspective. I pray for fresh grace to release every hurting feelings so that you can use it for Your glory in and through me. In Jesus’ name, amen.