Joseph clearly had reasons to be bitter. He was betrayed by his own brothers, made a slave in a foreign country, lied about and placed in prison. We never hear of him grumbling or complaining. Instead, we hear Joseph still had compassion for those around him. He noticed the chief cup-bearer and baker looked upset and cared enough to ask why.
What about you? Are you bitter from what life has thrown at you? Do you grumble and complain? Or do you look outside of yourself and have compassion on those around you?
The best way to take the focus off of yourself is to look to those around you. Go see who you can be a blessing to today.
Genesis 40:1-15 NLT
1 Some time later, Pharaoh’s chief cup-bearer and chief baker offended their royal master. 2 Pharaoh became angry with these two officials, 3 and he put them in the prison where Joseph was, in the palace of the captain of the guard. 4 They remained in prison for quite some time, and the captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, who looked after them.
5 While they were in prison, Pharaoh’s cup-bearer and baker each had a dream one night, and each dream had its own meaning. 6 When Joseph saw them the next morning, he noticed that they both looked upset. 7 “Why do you look so worried today?” he asked them.
8 And they replied, “We both had dreams last night, but no one can tell us what they mean.”
“Interpreting dreams is God’s business,” Joseph replied. “Go ahead and tell me your dreams.”
Blessings, Cecilia
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