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Some folks dream of the wonders they'll do

Before their time on this planet is through

Some just don't have anything planned

They hide their hopes and their heads in the sand

Now I don't say who is wrong, who is right

But if by chance you are here 

Then all I need is a few minutes

To tell the tale of a dreamer like you

We all dream a lot-- some are lucky, some are not

But if you think it, want it, dream it, then it's real

You are what you feel

But all that I say can be told another way

In the story of a boy whose dream came true

And he could be you.......

　

Diego Velázquez. Joseph's Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob. 1630. Oil on canvas. Patrimonio Nacional, Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain

Joseph was the son of Jacob and Rachel, his father’s favorite. He had the gift to interpret dreams. His jealous brothers sold him into slavery, thus he found himself in Egypt.

Rembrandt. Joseph Accused by Potiphar's Wife. 1655. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.

He first owner of Joseph in Egypt was Potiphar, the commander of the royal guards. Joseph quickly gained his high esteem and trust; Potiphar made him overseer of the household. Potiphar’s wife fell in love with Joseph and tried to seduce him. Joseph, feeling great respect for his master, refused her. To take revenge on Joseph, she called for the servants and accused him of having raped her. Potiphar had Joseph put into the royal prison.

Alexander Ivanov. Joseph Interprets the Butler's and the Baker's Dreams in a Prison. 1827.  Oil on canvas. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

There Joseph helped to interpret dreams and, thanks to this gift and other talents, he first became free and then became the Pharaoh’s first adviser. After coming into power he had the opportunity to save his father, brothers and their family from starvation; they all came into Egypt and settled there with the Pharaoh’s permission.

Alexander Ivanov. Joseph's Brothers Find the Silver Goblet in Benjamin's Pack. Sketch. 1831-1833. Oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Rembrandt. Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph. 1656. Oil on canvas. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Kassel, Germany

When Jacob was dying, he summoned his grandsons by Joseph and his Egyptian wife Asenath, Ephraim and Manasseh, for blessing. Rather than blessing the eldest son, the dark Manasseh, with his right hand, Jacob gave his first blessing to the younger, the fair-haired Ephraim. Joseph thought that his father had made a mistake but Jacob replied, "I know it, my son, I know it; he also shall become a prophet, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of  nations."

Therefore, don't give up your dream no matter how impossible it may seem, in man seems no way out  but in God all things are POSSIBLE . Keep your request in the prayer and God does hear our prayer every time .His will is the best for us !!

God Bless