Resentment-FreeWalking in Great Faith He was accused and arrested but he was never angry or aggrieved.

Genesis 45:1-5 In the end, Joseph became smart, successful and powerful. 62
He became better and not a bitter person.
Connect 61 Below are the lessons we can get from his example:
* Have you experienced to be hurt by someone and then you kept that ill
* feeling for a time? * Release that ill feeling that brought you pain.
* Do you still remember that feeling that brought you sleepless nights? * When Joseph made himself known to his brothers, he wailed so loudly
* that the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard it.
Words to Ponder 61
Genesis 45:1-5 * 2And he wept and sobbed aloud, and the Egyptians [who had just left
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Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and * 2him] heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard about it. AMPC
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he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!” So there was no one
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with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. * With this wailing, it appeared that there was a wound left in his heart by
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And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s * the pain of the past.
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household heard it. * He was badly wounded and so he released that feeling that had
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Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his * imprisoned him for a long time.
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brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his * Releasing that feeling can be made with God or with some trusted
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presence. * friends, if not with the person who offended you.
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Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Come close to me.” When they had
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done so, he said, “I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! * Refrain from blaming anyone.
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And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for * He could have blamed his loved ones because of the injustices that he
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selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of * suffered in life.
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you.NIV * Yet he did not do it.
* This made him better and not bitter.
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Ngayon, huwag kayong mag-alala at huwag ninyong sisihin ang sarili n’yo * What will make us better persons is refraining from blaming anyone.
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dahil ipinagbili n’yo ako rito, dahil ang Dios ang siyang nagsugo sa akin
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dito para iligtas ang buhay ninyo. * 4“Please, come closer,” he said to them. So they came closer. And he said
* 4again, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt.
Genesis 50:20 * 5But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to
You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me * 5this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your
to this position so I could save the lives of many people. NLT * 5lives.NLT
Totoong nagplano kayo ng masama sa akin, pero plinano na ng Dios na
magdulot iyon ng kabutihan na siyang nagligtas ng marami sa inyo sa * If you were born into a broken family, it is definitely not your fault.
taggutom. * But if you continue producing broken families by destroying your own
* household through neglect or unfaithfulness, you can no longer attribute
Pointers 61 * this to your parents.
To hurt and to be hurt seem inevitable in life. * If you don’t stop blaming people, you will not be able to release yourself
Somewhere along the way, we will all get offended and we offend others, * from the past, you will find it hard to move on and you will surely fail to *
though perhaps unintentionally. be a responsible person.
These hurts, if not handled properly, may build resentment in us and
imprison us for life. * Believe Romans 8:28!
But not for Joseph. 62 * Believing that God causes everything to work together for the good of
From a young man of seventeen, Joseph was bullied and sold. * those who love Him is also seeing things according to God’s perspective.
* But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to * Ask God to make you a strong soul to forgive those who have offended 64
* this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your * you, and that you would have the courage to ask for forgiveness from
* lives.NLT * those you have offended.

* Joseph reiterated that his brothers sold him but reassured them that it * Pray for those who have offended you. Forgive as the Lord Jesus forgave
* was the plan of God. 63 * us. Pray that God’s love and kindness would be evident in and through
* God sent him ahead of them. * your life.
* He understood that it was not intended to injure him, but to accomplish
* the plan of God for him. 2 Peter 1:3
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness
* The children of God must believe that in all things, God can cause through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and
* everything to work together for the good of those who love Him. goodness.NIV
By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly
* Release ourselves through forgiveness. life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who
* The wounded did not fish for an apology. called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. NLT
* He did not wait for this moment so they would fall on their knees and
* beg for their lives.

* Joseph shrugged off the mantle of a victim.

Dig Deep 63
* How do you think God wants us to see offense according to His
* perspective?
* Do you think this will help you overcome resentment?

* What do you think happens when a person continues to keep

Life Application 64
* Learn to surrender all our ill feelings to God and believe that God allows
* everything for a reason.

* Release ourselves through forgiveness and ask God’s forgiveness for

PRAY 64
* Ask God to extend His grace to you so you will be able to handle any
* offense that might arise in your relationships with people around you.