katie rose writes

Continuing on from the last blog, Joseph has been sold to Potiphar, the captain of Pharaoh's guard. The word says that "the Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man...His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. So Joseph found favor in his sight." Joseph is put in charge of everything that his master owns, and therefore, the blessing of Lord was on everything that he had. As we all know, as soon as God has us centered on Him, that is when we are most vulnerable to Satan's attacks. And it's the same thing with Joseph. Satan comes in form of a woman; specifically, in the form of Potiphar's wife. She saw how handsome Joseph was, and several times she tries to entice him, to seduce him. Day after day she does this. Satan is very persistent. But everyday, Joseph ignores her. He does not listen to her. But one day she physically grabs him, by his garment. And he flees, leaving ...

So, maybe I just like characters of the Bible with J-names. Jacob. Joseph. Jonah. Josiah. But I do. And for the past few days, and for the next few days as I am finishing up Genesis, the main character of this family story is Joseph. Therefore, I'm gonna blog about him for a few days. I'm gonna tell his story in bits and pieces, even though I'll be moving on to Exodus by the end of the week. I'm gonna start with him & his brothers, then cover the first part of Egypt. Then go into the second part of his story in Egypt. Then a concluding piece. Each time pulling out truths that God has shown me in His story. Maybe it's because I've never really read the story in one continuum like I have been. Usually when you think of Joseph, you only get half the picture, the coat of many colors. Really this is not the significant part of the story...at all. Except to show that Jacob, father of 12, had a favorite, and it was Joseph, his 17 year old. Which put hi...

So, this past weekend the BSU leadership team, along with the new Freshman leadership team, embarked on an adventure to Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham, Alabama. It was a great weekend. I (and a friend) only stayed from Friday night-Saturday afternoon, as both of us wanted to get back and rest before church on Sunday. So, Friday on the way up, with her car, Gerald, PACKED full of food and drinks and the like, plus us in the front, we chatted quite a lot just about life and what God had been teaching us. It's amazing how we pretty much have gotten into a routine of eating lunch together once a week, and yet we can still talk about so much. I'm so blessed that God has brought her into my life. Anyway, after some chatting and singing together, we listened to John Piper's message from Passion 2011 (ATL), "Getting to the Bottom of Your Joy." She had been there firsthand, but I'm not set to go until April. Plus I was too busy reading through Narnia to list...