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But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,\\xa0gentleness, and self-control\\u2026 Galatians 5:19-25 (NLT)

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.\\xa0Galatians 5:19-25 (NLT)

Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit\\u2019s leading in every part of our lives. Galatians 5:19-25 (NLT)

Faithful = the ability to be steadfast, constant, worthy of trust and confidence.

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for\\xa0and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord\\xa0your labor is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 (ESV)

My ability to stay FAITHFUL is directly linked to my ability to see GOD\\u2019S FAITHFULNESS.

Do not be deceived:\\xa0God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.\\xa0 Whoever sows to please their flesh,\\xa0from the flesh will reap destruction;\\xa0whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.\\xa0Galatians 6:7-9 (NIV)

Let us not become weary in doing good,\\xa0for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:7-9 (NIV)

Joseph,\\xa0a young man of seventeen,\\xa0was tending the flocks\\xa0with his brothers\\u2026 and he brought their father a bad report\\xa0about them. Genesis 37:2-11 (NIV)\\xa0

Now Israel\\xa0loved Joseph more than any of his other sons,\\xa0because he had been born to him in his old age;\\xa0and he made an ornate\\xa0robe\\xa0for him.\\xa0 When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him. Genesis 37:2-11 (NIV)\\xa0

Joseph had a dream,\\xa0and when he told it to his brothers,\\xa0they hated him all the more.\\xa0 He said to them, \\u201cListen to this dream I had:\\xa0 We were binding sheaves\\xa0of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.\\u201d Genesis 37:2-11 (NIV)

His brothers said to him, \\u201cDo you intend to reign over us? \\xa0Will you actually rule us?\\u201d\\xa0And they hated him all the more\\xa0because of his dream and what he had said. Genesis 37:2-11 (NIV)

Then he had another dream,\\xa0and he told it to his brothers. \\u201cListen,\\u201d he said, \\u201cI had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars\\xa0were bowing down to me.\\u201d Genesis 37:2-11 (NIV)

When he told his father as well as his brothers,\\xa0his father rebuked\\xa0him and said, \\u201cWhat is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?\\u201d\\xa0 His brothers were jealous of him,\\xa0but his father kept the matter in mind. Genesis 37:2-11 (NIV)

Faithful with the DREAM

Call\\xa0to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable\\xa0things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV)

I would rather speak a Godly dream prematurely out of faith, than to never speak it out of fear.\\xa0

\\u201cHere comes that dreamer!\\u201d they said to each other.\\xa0 \\u201cCome now, let\\u2019s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns\\xa0and say that a ferocious animal\\xa0devoured him.\\xa0Then we\\u2019ll see what comes of his dreams.\\u201d Genesis 37:19-20 (NIV)

Faithful in FRUSTRATION

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,\\xa0whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith\\xa0produces perseverance. James 1:2-3 (NIV)

God will always be more concerned about what is happening IN you, than what is happening TO you.

\\u2026Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,\\xa0and after a while his master\\u2019s wife took notice of Joseph and said, \\u201cCome to bed with me!\\u201d But he refused. Genesis 39:6-7 (NIV)\\xa0

And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused\\xa0to go to bed with her or even be with her. Genesis 39:10-12 (NIV)\\xa0

One day he went into the house to attend to his duties,\\xa0and none of the household servants\\xa0were inside.\\xa0 She caught him by his cloak\\xa0and said, \\u201cCome to bed with me!\\u201d\\xa0Genesis 39:10-12 (NIV)\\xa0

But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house. Genesis 39:10-12 (NIV)

When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, \\u201cThis is how your slave treated me,\\u201d he burned with anger.\\xa0 Joseph\\u2019s master took him and put him in prison,\\xa0the place where the king\\u2019s prisoners were confined. Genesis 39:19-20 (NIV)

We have to get comfortable with the frustration of life\\u2026 because the pain of frustration is PRESSING that reveals the CONDITION of our hearts.

We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. 2 Corinthians 4:8 (NLT)

Faithful with RESPONSIBILITY

\\u2026But while Joseph was there in the prison,\\xa0the\\xa0Lord\\xa0was with him;\\xa0he showed him kindness\\xa0and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.\\xa0 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there. Genesis 39:20-22(NIV)

God is a good Father and is always giving you learning opportunities in one season that will enable you to step into more of the dream in the next.\\xa0

\\u2026When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required. Luke 12:48 (NLT)\\xa0

If you are longing for the dream to become a REALITY, examine your attitude of faithfulness toward your CURRENT RESPONSIBILITY.

Faithful in the WAITING

Waiting will always take longer, when we are FOCUSED on the NEXT instead of being FAITHFULL with NOW

Wait patiently for the\\xa0Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the\\xa0Lord. Psalm 27:14 (NLT)

When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream\\u2026 Genesis 41:1(NIV)\\xa0

In your waiting, don\\u2019t miss the opportunities to step into a smaller version of the very thing you are waiting for.

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, \\u201cSince God has made all this known to you,\\xa0there is no one so discerning and wise as you.\\xa0Genesis 41:39-40 (NIV)

You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders.\\xa0Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.\\u201d Genesis 41:39-40 (NIV)\\xa0

Faithful with FORGIVENESS\\xa0

But Joseph said to them, \\u201cDon\\u2019t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?\\xa0 You intended to harm me,\\xa0but God intended\\xa0it for good\\xa0to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.\\xa0 So then, don\\u2019t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.\\u201d And he reassured them and spoke kindly\\xa0to them. Genesis 50:19-21 (NIV)\\xa0

Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32 (NLT)\\xa0

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope\\xa0we profess,\\xa0for he who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)

If you are in it, it\\u2019s because God knows you can handle it.