Gen 37:28 So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern & sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt. — Joseph was a slave at age 17 , then thrown into prison for 12 years, then he was given the keys to the kingdom at age 30, & saved his family! —Ex 2:11-12 One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people & looked on their burdens, & he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. He looked this way & that, & seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian & hid him in the sand. — Moses had to flee Egypt, to the backside of the desert & returned to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. He was in Egypt for 40 years, the backside of the desert for 40 years & back to leading the Israelites for 40 years. — You can examine these timelines & see that there was a significant amount of time for Joseph to hate his brothers. & for Moses to hate his people. But both see the big picture & know that they are in fact doing the will of God Almighty. Today you might be faced with some difficult situations. If we too can know & trust Gods plans maybe we too can forgive whoever by trusting God! Because we know that no matter what, God has got “IT”! Whatever “IT” is! Love Mel
