Response

I heard this comment yesterday again and had to share it:
Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we deal with it.
Take the life of Joseph. He faced the pain of a dysfunctional family. In his case, he was the favored child and that led to hatred by his brothers that finally boiled over into the desire to kill him. God led these angry brothers to sell himself instead.
'Its' not fair', he could have whined and complained but his response was to trust God was in control and honor his new boss.
Then life got more unfair. Mrs. Potiphar tried unsuccessfully to seduce him and when he refused her over and over, she framed him and off to jail he went for doing the right thing by honoring God and his boss. His response? He trusted God had it completely and totally under control. The benefit of such trust is inner peace and rest. Don't we all want that?
I am going to print up that quote and apply it this week to the challenges that I face. Because, if God is in control of my life, I can deal with anything by trusting Him and not whining or complaining. There is no rest and peace in that.