Deep Down [Fulfilled pt. 2]

Gravetop Church

Main Idea: So many people try to do good believing that good will come back to them, but they get extremely discouraged and confused when it seems like only bad comes after. The broken expectation often changes what they believe, how they live and even the dreams they once hoped to fulfill.

Today, we’re going to look at the life of Joseph in order to connect pieces of his life to our own. We’re going to unpack what it was like for him to consistently choose to do the right thing only to have calamity attack him in return. We’re going to analyze how he survived the cruelty and jealousy of people around him. And we’re going to try to understand how he was able to not let the actions of others change who he was deep down.

The reason this topic is important to talk about is because many people hope that you can avoid bad by doing good but are slapped with life experiences that are unfair and simply cruel. While they once had dreams and the thought of reaching those dreams by doing good, they become changed before they ever were able to see their dreams fulfilled. Not only that, but they often end up adopting the ideology “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” and transform into a different person who no longer seeks the fulfillment of their purpose.

(Genesis 37:6-7)

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1. Life Can Be Unfair

[INTEGRITY IS CHOOSING TO DO THE RIGHT THING REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME]

Most people have an inclination to do good in order to see good come to you. When you mix that with our desire to see our dreams fulfilled, you usually get a hope that one day, if you’re patient, you will see your dreams come to pass as long as you continue to do the right thing. But life is typically more chaotic and seemingly spiteful towards us than we expect, and we end up facing increasingly more difficult scenarios that test the integrity of our morals.

(Genesis 37:2; Genesis 39:7-12)

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2. People Can Be Cruel

[THE HURTFUL ACTIONS OF OTHERS DOESN’T ALWAYS MAKE SENSE]

It’s so peculiar how even as children, we as human beings have a nature to bully and hurt people unnecessarily. So often we think that it’s just because hurt people hurt people, but there are plenty of times where there is no reason or explanation for the cruelty that some people exhibit towards others. So many people are left with the question of “why is this happening to me?”

(Genesis 37:23-25; Genesis 39:13-14)

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3. You Can Do This

[DON’T LET THE ACTIONS OF OTHERS CHANGE WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN]

Everything that we go through in life affects our worldview and has the potential to either build up or tear down our dreams. With each new struggle that you face, you have to find the strength to endure to believe what you do matters. No matter how many times you feel like you get knocked down, you have to remember that you can still do this.

(Genesis 39:2-4; Genesis 39:20-22; Genesis 41:39-40)

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