John Carver - "Destiny or Determination"
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Channel: John Carver · 2016 · People & Blogs
In my career I have been in a couple thousand homes in our region. 99% of the people I saw believe their current situation will be their destiny…forever. I think about a young man, in the Old Testament, named Joseph. There is lots of information about Joseph. He was 17 when he was sold into Egypt He was 30 when he was made overseer He was 39 when his brothers first came to Egypt (second year of the famine, or nine years after being made overseer) He was probably 41 or so when the brothers came a second time and Jacob comes to Egypt Think about this…Joseph was sold, by his brothers into slavery then (in time) because a ruler in Egypt. Joseph was RULED OVER in prison then he became a RULER over many… I can’t help but think that Joseph’s integrity and reputation in his difficult times spoke “volumes” to the people in his life. "To attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd." - Miguel de Cervantes To me, it’s tempting to “sit on” your gifts and talents when you’re going through a hard time. What if Joseph would have been silent when an opportunity opened up to him? “Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” William Jennings Bryan
