Psalm 16:1 Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.

This is such a simple word today, but one which continues to change my life. I did not realise just how much I can rely on God until I was faced with death and placed my whole being in His hands!

Before this, I would say the words and expect people to believe me even though I had not ‘really’ experienced it – but I had, I just didn’t realise it.

When we place our lives in Jesus’ hands, we are kept safe from that day forward, sometimes physically, sometimes mentally, sometimes emotionally, but always spiritually!

Genesis 32:11 Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and also the mothers with their children.

Sometimes God is going to lead you into difficult places and into situations where you may feel totally lost or helpless… but He will never lead you there alone!

Jacob was fearful for his life and the lives of everyone around him when he heard Esau was coming to see him; he was in a very uncomfortable position…

But God has plans for us we cannot imagine, plans to help us and to allow us to prosper – when we listen to Him and obey his wishes.

Times are hard, difficult, uncertain, fearful; but God is with us every step of the way. Pray.

Genesis 50:17 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.

What would your reaction be if someone said you had to forgive someone for doing something against you – something you really hated!

I’m not sure what Joseph’s feelings were in the beginning, but I’m sure he was not very pleased with being sold as a slave. Now he was being asked to forgive those same people who sold him!

What would you do if God asked you to do something very difficult?