Joseph Troublesome Coat 3 - Hal Meyer
Channel: lightchannel.dk
Date: 2018-06-17

You may have heard this story before, but it’s a thought-provoker:

In a country long ago, an aging farmer went to his barn and found that his horse had run away. His neighbor, always alert to what was happening, said, “Oh, how terrible,”

But the farmer replied, “You never know.”

The next morning the horse returned accompanied by another horse. To this the neighbor exclaimed, “Oh, how wonderful!”

And again the farmer said, “You never know.”

That afternoon, as the farmer’s son rode the horse, he was thrown off and broke his leg. The neighbor said, “That is horrible,”

But the farmer repeated, “You never know.”

The following day soldiers came looking to press recruits into the army, but seeing only the aging farmer and his injured son they left. To this the neighbor said, “What a wonderful stroke of luck,”

And the farmer answered, “You never know.”

As this story shows through the responses of the farmer and his neighbor, the way we react to the situations we face in life are based upon our perceptions—the way we view the situation.

Is the situation really what it seems to be? You never know.

The Bible is full of stories in which God has allowed His people to face situations, even though at first glance they seem extremely threatening. Many times, it appears that all would be lost if they chose to remain faithful to the Lord’s will and way of responding. Consider these examples:

Joseph—sold into Egyptian slavery by his own brothers, he was taken advantage of for his integrity and cast into prison. It appeared that everything was going wrong. However, with God, you never know! (Genesis 39-45)