Pastor Jake Gaines Jr

There is Corn in Egypt!: How the Story of Joseph Helped Me Pastor Jake Gaines Jr

I recall numerous times in my ministry when I felt that the circumstances surrounding my life did not reflect the things God had promised me. It seemed the harder I worked, the tougher life became. I would take what appeared to be one step forward and two ? No! ... ten steps back. It was absolutely mindboggling! I was constantly waiting for God to honor His Word. After becoming a pastor, there were many times that my faith, though never shattered, certainly dangled by a thread. Things weren?t coming together. This ?faith thing? was not sitting well with me, and my situation was nowhere near as horrendous as that of Joseph?s. Satan is the master at casting negative reflections upon God. He can generate all types of doubt if you fall prey to his tactics. However, as Joseph must have learned, I deduced that ?people of faith? are required to weather the storms that accompany the promises of God. Faith is not determined by your feelings, instead, by your response to God.