I have recently finished You'll Get Through This by Max Lucado, which is an examination of the life of Joseph and how God can use bad things for such a great purpose. I think as humans, we look at small snippets of life and make judgement calls, when God is looking at our entire life and His entire eternal purpose. Joseph's life was instrumental in what God was going with the nation of Israel and moving them into Canaan as an army able to take and occupy the land.
In doing so, Max unpacks how God moves and working in our lives and through the bad stuff. We know that bad stuff happens, but in this book we are really challenged with the idea if we trust God to be working when we are in the pit, the dungeon, when we are wrongfully accused and how God works things for our good and His glory. In the end, when God says all things work together for the good of those who love Him, do we really believe it? Do we really trust God in the hard times in our lives?
This book wasn't unique, it wasn't a different view of the story of Joseph, but it is good and worth reading. Max Lucado has a knack for talking to you like he is telling you what you need to hear. His writing style and methodology makes this book worth the read, so I advise you to check it out. Borrow it from someone, find it in your church library and give it a read.
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