How we live is by who our God . Recap In Gen. 37 we see that our God is a God. In Gen. 39-41 we see the journey that Joseph went through. God was with Joseph. We are alone when we suffer. The Two Extremes in Life Jospeh shows us what can happen to us when we experience and . We can the things that God has revealed. (v.9) The hope that you and I have is that God forgets. Our Challenge When life is hard, we tend to seek God for . (2 Pet. 2:9, Ps. 91:1-16, Ps. 54:4, Is. 65:24, Phi. 4:13) Are we seeking or just His ? (Jer. 29:13) When life is full of blessing, we tend to about God. (Solomon, Joseph, Ek. 7:19) Are we enjoying the or the gift ? (Ecc. 5:19) God knows that this is our challenge, so He sent as an example. (Matt. 4:1-11 & Matt. 26:36-45) It’s not about the or the it’s about His Kingdom (Matt. 6:25-34) Application Both and can cause us to lose sight of Jesus. The answer is not to them. The answer is to them for what they are. They are to help us run the race set before us (Heb. 12:1-3) They are fuel because of who He . (Ps. 50:10-11 & Jh. 16:33) Notes: