Divine Destiny
Part II; August 25, 2024
“Stop Sabotaging Yourself!”
2 When Joseph was seventeen years old; he often tended his father’s flocks. He worked for his half brothers…But Joseph reported to his father some of the bad things his brothers were doing.
3 Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other children because Joseph had been born to him in his old age. So one day Jacob had a special gift made for Joseph—a beautiful robe. 4 But his brothers hated Joseph because their father loved him more than the rest of them. They couldn’t say a kind word to him.
5 One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever. 6 “Listen to this dream,” he said. 7 “We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before mine!”
8 His brothers responded, “So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them.
9 Soon Joseph had another dream, and again he told his brothers about it. “Listen, I have had another dream,” he said. “The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed low before me!”
10 This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him. “What kind of dream is that?” he asked. “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?” —Genesis 37:2-10 (NLT)
Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall. —Proverbs 16:18 (NLT)
Pride is often insecurity in disguise!
Pride causes us to exalt
Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. —Philippians 2:3 (NLT)
Pride prevents us from owning our
You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you. —Proverbs 28:13 (GNT)
Pride causes us to choose
Some people think they are doing what’s right. But what they are doing will really kill them. —Proverbs 14:12 (ICB)
Unhealthy
So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. —Ephesians 5:15 (NLT)
Codependency, Victim mentality, Anger issues, Control issues, Lack of boundaries, Unhealthy need for attention/approval, Addictions
Self-defeating
Our attitudes are either WEIGHTS or WINGS!
But my servant Caleb has a different attitude than the others have. He has remained loyal to me, so I will bring him into the land he explored. His descendants will possess their full share of that land. —Numbers 14:24 (NLT)
You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. —Philippians 2:5 (NLT)
Poor
Some people ruin themselves by their own stupid actions and then blame the LORD. —Proverbs 19:3 (GNT)
Sometimes the path to our destiny is painful because God has to prune us before He can use us!