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Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him. Then they said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is coming! Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams!” But Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands, and said, “Let us not kill him.” And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit which is in the wilderness, and do not lay a hand on him”—that he might deliver him out of their hands, and bring him back to his father. So it came to pass, when Joseph had come to his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the tunic of many colours that was on him. Then they took him and cast him into a pit. And the pit was empty; there was no water in it. Genesis 37:18-24
1. What are the clothes that represent your identity right now? What is the foundation of your life that will give you a firm footing if your life crashes?
(Genesis 37:2-4; Genesis 37:18-24)
2. What are the weaknesses that might keep you down when the crisis hits? What are the bottom lines in your faith that you will not cross even if your jobs require it in order to keep your relationship with God intact?
(Genesis 39:1-6; Genesis 39:6-20)
3. How have the trails of life and hardships formed you into a better person and drawn you closer to God?
(Genesis 39:21-23; Genesis 41:14; Genesis 41:37-43; Genesis 45:3-8; Genesis 45:22)