Everything's Allright!

I'm sure you remember the story of Joseph and his coat of many colors. Now if you turn over to Gen. 37:20-22, you see where his brothers discussed killing him, but Reuben managed to talk them out of it. In v24 "And they took him, and him into a pit". And v28 "they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph". Now, if you didn't know the story you would think that things could not get worse for Joseph, however when you read chapter 39 you will see where he was accused of rape, and thrown in jail. But, God took care of Joseph, as he had the opportunity to interpret some dreams. Of course God gave him the interpretation, he did not do it of his own. Chapter 40 though was not much better for Joseph. I think I know how he felt.
Look at ch. 41 though and we see where things get a lot better for Joseph, when the Pharaoh has a dream, and none of his sorcerers could interpret it. This is when Joseph's name came up, and he was called in front of Pharaoh. When he interpreted the dream, about 7 years of plenty, and 7 years of famine, he was made second in command, answering only to Pharaoh himself.
"And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt." ch.42:3, Joseph had a sense of humor like mine, so you know things were about to get very interesting. From 42:7 all the way through 44:34, Joseph played tricks on his brothers, pretending to think they were spies, and threatening to kill one or all of them. Flip over to 45:5, Joseph has finally told his brothers the truth, and he tells them "Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life". What the brothers meant for evil, God meant for good. And, in the first part of verse 8 "So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God".
When those times come when our brother's have put us in a pit, sold us into slavery, we've been accused of rape, and thrown in jail, just remember there is something that God has planned so that down the road we will be able turn the bad into a very large blessing.
When Jacob was told all that had happened, and how that Joseph was now second in command in Egypt, and it was Joseph that had given them the food. Jacob said "And Israel said, it is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die" 45:28. Jacob did not care about the food, or Joseph's position, it was enough that Joseph was still alive. But, that he was going to get to see him again, that was wonderful. So you see, even though the rest of the world did not care just how the food was available, as long as it was available, Jacob did not care about anything but Joseph. What is a blessing to one person, is meaningless to another except in the way that it makes things better for them, and it will make it better for them, if God is involved.