2. We must not allow ourselves to turn against God; rather we must turn to God even more. Many people who are mistreated allow their bitterness toward those who caused it to also be directed toward God. They blame the Lord for allowing it to happen. Think about Joseph for a moment. Though he was not perfect and certainly was naive in his relationship with his brothers, in his heart he was reaching out to help them. Furthermore, he was only doing what his father had asked him to do. And in Egypt, he