(August) In God We Trust: A 4-Week Biblical Study on Joseph

A 4-Week Unit on Trusting in God through a Biblical Study of Joseph in Genesis (Part of our Crossroads 7th-12th Grade Curriculum) Suggested Calendar: August 4-25 We all have a desire to be important, for people to like us, and for our lives to matter.  The truth is, though, when we put our trust in people, things, or even our own aspirations, we will be let down.  Joseph lived a life where he fully put his trust in God no matter what happened to him.  Because of the trust Joseph placed in God, his life played out in a way no one could have imagined or planned. At the end of his story, Joseph tells his brothers: "But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to  bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive."  Genesis 50:20. When bad things happen, we hope our teens remember to place their trust in God - someone who will never let them down. "Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever."  Psalm 125:1.