Willie Behrends
Genesis 41:41-57
I - Make ____ for what's coming.
1. He had a realistic view of the challenges he faced.
2. He carried out specific plans.
- His plan was Specific
- His plan was Attainable
- His plan was Measurable
II - Make _____ with your past.
1. Joseph believed God was in Control.
2. Joesph focused on the present, rather than the past.
- Acknowledge and identify the painful memories in your past
- Commit them in prayer to the Lord
- Claim the promise that God was working, even in those hard times
- Then throw yourself ('prsss on') into the present
- Don't 'dig in' the past that you have already buried in the grace of God
III - Move _____ into the future.