Jehovah Is Helping You to Succeed - WHEN THINGS CHANGE SUDDENLY

 The patriarch Jacob made it obvious that he loved his son Joseph very much.  (Genesis 37:3, 4)  As a result, Jacobs's older sons became jealous of their brother.  When they saw an opportunity, they sold Joseph to a group of Midianite merchants. Those merchants took Joseph hundreds of kilometers away to Egypt, where he was sold once more-this time to Potiphar, chief of Pharaoh's guards. How quickly Joseph's life changed, from being his father's dearly beloved son to being a lowly slave of an Egyptian! -GENESIS 39:1.

The Bible says that "bad things happen to everyone." (Ecclesiastes 9:11, Holy Bible-Easy-to-Read Version)  We sometimes encounter hardships that are "common to men"-that is, trials that all humans experience.  (1 Corinthians 10:13)  Or we may suffer simply because we are disciples of Jesus. For example. You might be ridiculed, opposed, or even persecuted because of our faith.  (2 Timothy 3:12) Whatever trial you face, Jehovah can make you successful.  How did do that for Joseph? 

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