Could you imagine waking up one morning, and being expected to do something totally out of the ordinary, something that really went against all logic and was really just simply put, crazy! But of you really think about it, that’s exactly what happened in the life of Joseph. When you read about Joseph, you’ll find that he was a man respected around town, he was a good man, a righteous man. But it was also man who just found out that his wife was pregnant, and it’s not even his child. Could you imagine how that would have felt ? I don’t about you, but I believe that would have turned my world upside down. But, Joseph, being the kind of guy he was, knew that everybody would say that logical thing to do would be to divorce Mary. But he didn’t want to it in a way to cause humiliation. This doesn’t really sound like the beginning of the life of a king, not to mention the Savior of the world. But it does sound like some of the things we face in our own lives, doesn’t it? We try and plan everything out, and we have such a firm grasp on our lives, and then all of a sudden something goes completely haywires. Maybe we were planning on getting that big promotion at work, only to find out that we were fired instead. Or maybe we’re struggling with our finances, unsure of how you’ll make it to payday. Illnesses, Accidents, and other unexpected events quickly rock our world, and leave us with the feeling of being lost, confused and trying to find a logical way out… Just like Joseph. And even though Joseph seemed to have it all planned, God sent an angel to him, and asked one thing of Joseph…. He asked Joseph to trust Him. He asked Joseph to trust that He would take care of them. And we all know how the story ends. It is one of the greatest things that this world has ever seen. A story where Joseph not only finds himself trusting God by staying with Mary, but trusting Him when Jesus was born in a lowly manger, on that cold first Christmas night; and even trusting God with his family and their lives! Sometimes things just happen in life, and no matter what we do they only seem to get worse. Just like Joseph, we face one thing after the other and it seems like there’s no way out or that the bad times will never end. And just like Joseph, we hear God asks us one thing… “Just Trust Me”. He asks us to believe that He will take care of us, that He will provide for us, that He knows best and that no matter how “crazy” or hard things get, He has a plan for us. And if we will just trust Him, just like Joseph, He will lead us to greater heights.