Darkness - Not Always an Enemy

Are you going through a dark time? Take comfort - it will not always be this way. Life is about seasons. Seasons of darkness can be very painful and otherwise unpleasant. But realize that God has a plan for you to prosper 'while' you are traveling through.

Isa 45:3 MKJV
(3) And I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I am Jehovah, who calls you by your name, the God of Israel.

Darkness is where treasures lay. Gold and diamonds are rarely found laying out in broad daylight. To obtain that which really has value, you have to be willing to brave the dark places. If you have been curled up in the fetal position waiting for the dawn, I would encourage you to straighten up, grab a lamp and a shovel, and make the most of where you are. For me personally, I am still living off the interest of the treasures I found in the darkest times of my life.

The Process

There is a PROCESS to greatness. God closes one door and opens another - but it's hell in the hallway.

The man that was healed at the pool of Bethesda had been sick for 38 years. Sometimes God waits a long time to act suddenly.

Heb 5:7-8 ASV
(7) Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,
(8) though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;

Did Joseph seem smart when speaking to his brothers? Perhaps he learned wisdom and obedience from the things which he suffered.