11. Come, Follow Me March 9-15, Genesis 37-41, The Lord was with Joseph, Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors
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Come, Follow Me Moms Podcast March 9–15 | Genesis 37–41 The Lord Was With Joseph Hey mamas, welcome back to another episode of Come, Follow Me Moms, where we dig into the scriptures each week and pull out the meat and potatoes so you can understand the scriptures, feel the Spirit, and apply them to real mom life. This week for Come Follow Me we are studying Genesis 37–41, and the theme is one of my favorite phrases in the scriptures. The Lord was with Joseph. Here is the interesting thing. Joseph’s life was not easy. In fact, the more righteous he was, the harder things seemed to get. Joseph was betrayed by his brothers.He was sold into slavery.He was falsely accused.He was thrown into prison.He was forgotten by the people he helped. And yet the scriptures say something incredible over and over again. The Lord was with him. Not that the Lord prevented the trials.But that God stayed with him in the trials. I cannot stop thinking about that phrase. The Lord was with Joseph. In the hard season of his life. In the dirty walls of the prison cell. In the ditch his brothers threw him into. And then I started thinking something powerful. If God meets Joseph in the most unlikely places, He will meet us there too. I have believed that for years. God meets us in the dirt.He meets us in the mess.He meets us in the dark seasons of our life. He meets us on bathroom floors.He meets us in our cars.He meets us in places where we feel broken and alone. He might not take the trial away.But He will show up and walk through it with us. This lesson reminded me of the poem Footprints in the Sand. Growing up, that poem hung in our home. I continued the tradition and have it hanging in our home today. It is one of my favorites when I am feeling alone. The message is simple but powerful. In our darkest times, when we feel like we are walking alone, those are actually the moments when Christ is carrying us. You are never alone. God and Jesus never leave your side.
When Doing the Right Thing Makes Life Harder One question the Come Follow Me manual asks this week is so important. Why do bad things happen even when we do the right thing? Joseph kept his covenants.But he was still abused by family.He was abandoned.He was falsely accused. Elder D. Todd Christofferson teaches something powerful about this in his talk “Our Relationship with God.” Sometimes we misunderstand the promises of God. Sometimes we think that if we obey, everything will work out exactly the way we planned. But that is not how God works. God is not a cosmic vending machine where we insert obedience and instantly get the blessing we ordered. Instead, God shapes our lives according to His wisdom and His timing. Joseph’s life is a perfect example of this. Joseph was sold into slavery by his own brothers. He worked faithfully in Potiphar’s house and rose in responsibility. But that progress was taken away because of false accusations from Potiphar’s wife. Joseph could have thought, “So prison is what I get for keeping the law of chastity.” Instead he continued to turn to God. And even in prison, the Lord prospered him. Eventually the Lord placed Joseph in a position of power next to Pharaoh, allowing him to save the house of Israel. Joseph truly lived the scripture that all things work together for good to them that love God.
The Lord Was With Joseph One phrase appears over and over in Joseph’s story. Genesis 39:2 “The Lord was with Joseph.” God was with him when he was a slave.God was with him when he was falsely accused.God was with him when he was thrown into prison.God was with him when he was forgotten. One of the biggest lies Satan tells us is this. If God loved you, this would not be happening. But Joseph’s story shows us something different. God does not abandon us in hardship. He walks with us through it. Even in prison.Even in betrayal.Even in seasons of waiting.
A Quick Recap of Joseph’s Story Joseph’s father Jacob, whose name was later changed to Israel, was the t
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