Yet, Joseph was able to say, when he named his son Ephraim, “God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction” (Gen. 41:52 kjv). It’s not the experience that changed him. It was his response. Joseph trusted God. Now what is God’s intention when He gives you and me something? He is giving me something in my hands with which I can turn to Him and offer it back to Him with thanksgiving.
