Letting go - Part 3

Joseph was battling within himself. His good heart wanted to love his brothers unhindered. However, remembering what they did to him caused him to deal cruelly with them. He had bore great pain and betrayal in the past. Seeing his brothers suffer, assuaged his own pain and hurt.


The ordeal Joseph went through had somewhat changed his heart. When he had a dream as a teenager, he was excited, and loved to tell of how great he was to become. He did so with an innocent heart. When he was young, he would tell on his brothers if they did wrong, yet when he appeared before Pharaoh, he never mentioned of the wrongs done to him by his brothers, Potiphar's wife or by Pharaoh's butler. He was beginning to let go! As at when he appeared before Pharaoh, Joseph did not put himself first. He had grown to draw attention away from himself. When he interpreted the dream of Pharaoh, he suggested a solution by asking Pharaoh to look for a man to implement his suggested solution. He never recommended himself, rather Pharaoh found it fit to assign Joseph to implement his own suggested solution.


Seeing his brothers triggered a past hurt that caused Joseph to once again draw attention to himself. He showed his brothers over and over that he was in charge. He imprisoned them, threatened them, terrorised their emotions and virtually brought upon them great anguish. At the same time, love was calling out to express herself through Joseph. He would show his brothers love one minute, and the next minute terrorise them. He would throw for them a great feast one day, and the next falsely accuse them of stealing from him. Joseph was holding back from letting go. There was within him a cry for revenge and a cry to love.


Which did he choose? Did Joseph finally break free?


Stay tuned!





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