Week 3, week 3! Congratulations!
Now, let's get down to business. (As always, feel free to answer the questions in the comments but if you don't want to do them all, maybe focus on the "Digging Deeper" questions or sharing how things went with the "Personal Action.")
CHECK YOUR COMPREHENSION
1. Why did Josephs's brother want to get rid of him?
2. Why does God allow hurtful things to happen to good people? to bad people?
3. What were the positive effects of Joseph's being sold into slavery?
4. What does Joseph's statement to his brothers, "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good," tell you about God?
5. In what was have you see God work through the most bleak and hopeless situations to cause a greater good?
6. Why can God be trusted at all times?
DIGGING DEEPER
Joseph COULD have retaliated and gotten revenge on his brothers for all the wrong they did to him. But he didn't. Instead, he provided for them and extended forgiveness. What makes it hard to forgive people who have intentionally wronged us? What can we do to forgive, even when it is difficult?
Joseph could say, "If my brothers had not turned on me, if Potiphar's wife had not falsely accused me, I would have never ended up becoming the king's right-hand man." Finish THIS statement for yourself:
"If I had not __________________________, then I never would have _________________________."
PERSONAL ACTION
Forgiveness is one of life's hardest actions. When someone has hurt us, it can be extremely difficult to forgive. During the next couple of days, read Genesis 50:15-21, Matthew 6:9-15, and Matthew 18:21-35. Pray for the courage and strength to forgive those who have wronged you OR to ask someone to forgive YOU have wronged.
This is a safe place to be able to share questions and fears and doubts. You can post using your name or not, whichever you prefer. If you choose to respond to someone's comment, please be gentle with your words.
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