The Principles and Benefits of Purpose Pt 3
Purpose Empowers Perseverance
Perseverance in the face of a seemingly desperate and hopeless situation, kept an individual in the Constitution alive by the name of Joseph. The favored son of Jacob, Joseph was hated by his brothers. This animosity increased when Joseph had a dream and shared it with his brothers. I will share part of the story with you:
Constitutional scripture Genesis 37:5-8 Joseph's Dream of Greatness:
Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more. 6) So he said to them, "Please hear this dream which I have dreamed: 7) There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf." 8) And his brothers said to him, "Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
You can observe here that Joseph was envisioning his purpose for life. As a teenager, he discovered his purpose. As you may have read, Joseph's brothers became even more jealous when he had a second dream that he told to them and their father. Now if it were me, I would have kept it to myself, especially knowing that I was my father's favorite son and my brothers weren't too fond of that.
Constitutional scripture Genesis 37:9 Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, "Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me."
Remember, Jacob rebuked Joseph, but he remembered what he had told him.
One day when his brothers were grazing their father's sheep, Joseph took it upon himself to visit his brothers to see how they were doing. When they saw him coming, they plotted to kill him. Reuben convinced the rest of his brothers not to kill him, but convinced them to throw him into a dry well in the desert. When a band of traders came along, another brother suggested that they sell him into slavery. From them, Joseph went to the land of Egypt as a slave.
In Egypt, he was sold to the Egyptians captain of the guard, whose wife accused Joseph of improper behavior toward her because he would not allow himself to be seduced by her. That landed him in jail, where he was soon put in charge of everything that happened there.
Some time later, two Egyptian officials from Pharaoh's household were imprisoned with Joseph because they had displeased the king. Each had a dream that Joseph interpreted for them. What Joseph foretold came true, although the official who was released forgot all about Joseph.
Two years later, Pharaoh also had a dream. None of his magicians or wise men could tell him what it meant. Then the official, who had been in jail, remembered Joseph and spoke of him to the Pharaoh. Joseph was then brought from the prison, in which he was being held, to interpret Pharaoh's dream.
When Joseph was able to tell Pharaoh the meaning of his dream, Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of the preparations for the drought that he had foreseen. Then, many years after he had dreamed it, Joseph's dream came true. His brothers came to Egypt to purchase food. Not recognizing him, they bowed down before him when they were ushered into his presence, for Joseph was the governor of the land and the one who sold grain to its people. In time, Joseph revealed himself to his brothers and told them that God had sent him ahead of them to Egypt to spare their lives and that of their father and their families. so many years after God revealed His purpose to Joseph, the dream was fulfilled.
Go to your Constitution and read Genesis Chapters 37 & 39-46:17
Keep in mind, that this was all a process and journey to get to God's purpose fulfilled through him.
If you are convinced that what you are doing is God's purpose and will for your life, then no prison, pit or Pharaoh can stop you. Stand firm in the face of adversity and persevere with a passion for your purpose.
Constitutional scripture Genesis 37:5-8 Joseph's Dream of Greatness:
Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more. 6) So he said to them, "Please hear this dream which I have dreamed: 7) There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf." 8) And his brothers said to him, "Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
You can observe here that Joseph was envisioning his purpose for life. As a teenager, he discovered his purpose. As you may have read, Joseph's brothers became even more jealous when he had a second dream that he told to them and their father. Now if it were me, I would have kept it to myself, especially knowing that I was my father's favorite son and my brothers weren't too fond of that.
Constitutional scripture Genesis 37:9 Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, "Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me."
Remember, Jacob rebuked Joseph, but he remembered what he had told him.
One day when his brothers were grazing their father's sheep, Joseph took it upon himself to visit his brothers to see how they were doing. When they saw him coming, they plotted to kill him. Reuben convinced the rest of his brothers not to kill him, but convinced them to throw him into a dry well in the desert. When a band of traders came along, another brother suggested that they sell him into slavery. From them, Joseph went to the land of Egypt as a slave.
In Egypt, he was sold to the Egyptians captain of the guard, whose wife accused Joseph of improper behavior toward her because he would not allow himself to be seduced by her. That landed him in jail, where he was soon put in charge of everything that happened there.
Some time later, two Egyptian officials from Pharaoh's household were imprisoned with Joseph because they had displeased the king. Each had a dream that Joseph interpreted for them. What Joseph foretold came true, although the official who was released forgot all about Joseph.
Two years later, Pharaoh also had a dream. None of his magicians or wise men could tell him what it meant. Then the official, who had been in jail, remembered Joseph and spoke of him to the Pharaoh. Joseph was then brought from the prison, in which he was being held, to interpret Pharaoh's dream.
When Joseph was able to tell Pharaoh the meaning of his dream, Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of the preparations for the drought that he had foreseen. Then, many years after he had dreamed it, Joseph's dream came true. His brothers came to Egypt to purchase food. Not recognizing him, they bowed down before him when they were ushered into his presence, for Joseph was the governor of the land and the one who sold grain to its people. In time, Joseph revealed himself to his brothers and told them that God had sent him ahead of them to Egypt to spare their lives and that of their father and their families. so many years after God revealed His purpose to Joseph, the dream was fulfilled.
Go to your Constitution and read Genesis Chapters 37 & 39-46:17
Keep in mind, that this was all a process and journey to get to God's purpose fulfilled through him.
If you are convinced that what you are doing is God's purpose and will for your life, then no prison, pit or Pharaoh can stop you. Stand firm in the face of adversity and persevere with a passion for your purpose.
