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As my CG studies the last portions of the book of Genesis, about Joseph's life, I would like to share with you one of the biggest takeaways we can learn from him.
This relates to what Joseph went through, sold into slavery by his own brothers, wrongly sent to prison for sleeping with Potiphar's wife (When he did not) and how he reacted. We can apply this to everything in our lives too, in every situation.
Charles R Swindoll, president of Dallas Theological Seminary said:
“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”
I pray that our attitude, is to live a life for God and to trust him in all circumstances, good and bad. Just like Joseph.
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