Behold The Dreamer

We all have dreams and aspirations. When we know God gives us a dream we don't know what road it will take us down. Joseph experienced this dilemma. When he had his dream it made his brothers jealous. At the time he didn't even know how it would happen. But sharing his dream set off a chain of events that wasn't pleasant but necessary for his dream to become reality. When God gives you a dream He knows what he has placed in you to fulfill it. At this stage since it is in raw undeveloped form others can't see it and suggest for you to do things that they think you are good at. Do not fall for this. Even though standing for your dream may get you thrown into a pit it's important that you don't let it go. Don't get discouraged when people ask you to articulate it and they don't understand. It's not for them to understand, yet. The pit is an unpleasant place of uncertainty. Joseph's brothers wanted to murder him but one stood up hoping to return him to his father. Finally the others just sold him into slavery. Joseph eventually was sold to Potiphar. He found favor and prospered and was put in charge. But this was not the dream or the promise. He was still a slave. We having survived the pit might want to get comfortable here because even though we are in a strange land thing are good and pleasant. But before we get too comfortable God will send Potiphar's wife. Our world get turned around because we are not yet where we need to be. We have a choice like Joseph to be faithful to God and the dream He has given us or compromise and sin to maintain our comfort and keep what we have. Many of us sell out the dream for power, prestige and position. We lose sight of who we serve and serve other things for self promotion. We literally sell out to things that are well below what god has planned for us because we get comfortable somewhere. For those who press the next stop is prison even though we are completely innocent. In prison Joseph even had favor and was in authority. His gift for interpreting dreams was working for others but it seemed He was doomed to rot in jail. This is where the temptation to just give up comes into play. It seems to everyone in the world you made the wrong choice. Potiphar has condemned you and it seems nobody can help you. You fell abandoned and deserted. This is a time of humbling to realize that God is in control and not ourselves. It's a hard but necessary step in the process. This is where we learn, humility, compassion and forgiveness. When we are here we are on the brink of blessing and fulfilling what god has purposed us for. Finally God causes something to happen that we are remembered. We prepare ourselves to meet the King. Finally the gift God placed in us is revealed and we are put where God wants us to be to fulfill His purpose and plan. The last step was the dream being fulfilled and everything being restored to it's place. Joseph saved his family going through the entire ordeal and wasn't teased about his dream anymore. He wasn't vengeful but grateful that regardless the circumstances that he had to endure. There was a plan that God had set in motion that was beyond what he and his brothers had even imagined. Be encouraged that your present suffering will not be able to be compared to the glory that will be revealed in you through Christ Jesus our Lord.