You Are Not Safe Outside God's Will

You are not safe outside God's will. Anything can happen there.

It is better to be a slave in God's plan than a king outside of it. Joseph's life is a pointer to this.

As a young man, his brothers sold him into slavery. His life seemed to fall apart before it had even begun.

He became a slave in Potiphar's house. Yet, he was in God's will.

He refused to sin against God and was falsely accused. That choice landed him in prison. Still, he was in God's will.

Years passed. It looked like he had been forgotten. Still, he was in God's will.

Then everything changed.

In a moment, Joseph the prisoner, became the second most powerful man in Egypt. The slave became the one through whom nations would be preserved. As God says in Isaiah 55:8–9, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways..."

The world says, "The patient dog, na empty plate hin go meet."

But God's kingdom works differently.

Walking with God can seem slow. It can be uncomfortable. Sometimes, it even looks like you're losing. Yet, the wait is never wasted. Beyond the physical blessings, God is shaping us, teaching us to surrender, and making us more like Christ.

Will it always be easy? Will it always end like Joseph's story?

I doubt that.

Consider John the Baptist who was also in God's will, yet his story ended with his head on a platter. Following God is not a guarantee of comfort. Sometimes, it is living out the words of Philippians 1:21: "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain."

Being in God's will is not always the easiest place to be. But it is always the safest place to be.