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1. The only thing that is predictable about our world is that it is unpredictable. Life is crazy.
2. A while ago, a friend sent me a funny story which perfectly illustrates how our crazy world works.

ILLUS – How our crazy world works.

3. And this crazy world can leave a sour taste in your mouth.
4. Have you ever started a day, and before you even get out of bed, you just know it’s going to be a bad day?
5. A while back my wife, Heidi, showed me a funny cartoon that captures that feeling so well in the form of a prayer.

ILLUS – Morning prayer.

6. Perhaps you have also noticed how quickly that sour taste from the world can turn into a bitter, broken heart.
7. But God does not want our hearts to get bitter because of the problems and pains of this life.
8. Jesus promised us freedom.

John 8:36, So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (NIV)

9. Today, we are going to look at the example of one of my favorite men in the Bible, his name was Joseph.
10. In Genesis 41, we will discover important principles for how God healed his broken heart.
11. The good news is, God can and wants to heal your broken heart too.

Genesis 41:50-52

Context
1. After Joseph turned 17, his life fell apart.
a. He went from being his father’s favorite son to a slave in Egypt.
• Sold into slavery by his older brothers.
• Sent away from his father and family and taken to Egypt.
b. Then, in Egypt, Joseph went from a slave to a prisoner because his master’s wife falsely accused him of making advances while his master was away.
c. When the years are added up, Joseph spent 13 long years of suffering either as a slave or as a prisoner in Egypt.
2. Then, in Genesis 41, Joseph’s life dramatically changed.
a. One night, Pharaoh had two dreams, and no one in Pharaoh’s court could interpret them.
b. Word was sent to Pharaoh about Joseph’s ability to interpret dreams and he was immediately brought into Pharaoh’s presence.
3. God gave Joseph the ability to interpret both of Pharaoh’s dreams, they were in fact one and the same:
a. Egypt would experience seven years of abundance,
b. Followed by seven years of severe famine.
4. After interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams, Joseph proposed an administrative solution; store 20% of the grain harvested during each of the seven good years to use for food during the seven years of famine.
5. Pharaoh was thrilled with Joseph’s proposal and immediately elevated him to second in command over all in Egypt. The only person greater than Joseph was Pharaoh.
6. Joseph was finally free from slavery and prison; but was he truly free, was his heart still broken?

Transition – The names Joseph gave to his two sons born before the famine began reveal the answer and why it was so. If you want God to heal your broken heart then. . .

I. Let God Make You Forget (51)

• Now, if you are like me, you are probably thinking, “I don’t need any help when it comes to forgetting, especially from God.”
• “My problem is remembering, not forgetting.” (Keys, Names, Shopping List)
• I am not talking about the little things of life.
• I am talking about deeper things, the wounds from others, the hurtful words, and the harmful deeds.
• If you want your heart to be healed, then you must Let God Make You Forget.

Transition – There are two ways to “forget.”

A. There is a “wrong way” to forget
1. Joseph’s wife gave him two sons.
a. The first one Joseph named Manasseh.
b. The second one he named Ephraim.
2. The meaning of the name Manasseh is significant for it means, “making to forget.”
3. What was Joseph forgetting? Joseph said, “God has made me forget” …
a. “All my trouble.”
b. “All my father’s household.”
c. All my trouble and all who caused me trouble.
4. What did Joseph mean when he said that?
5. Was Joseph saying that God gave him the ability to “write off” his family?
a. Did Joseph disown his family?
b. Did he divorce himself physically and emotionally from all attachment to his family?


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