The Gift I Didn't Ask For

Life has a way of handing us things we never asked for. A diagnosis we did not expect, a responsibility we did not choose, a closed door we never saw coming. In the Christmas story, Joseph knows exactly what that feels like. His plans were interrupted, his future was rewritten, and yet Scripture still calls him a righteous man. In this message, we look at how Joseph responded when life delivered something he never signed up for, and how his response teaches us to walk with God through the unexpected moments in our own lives.

If you have ever woken up in a season you did not choose or wondered what to do with a weight that landed in your lap, this message will speak to you deeply. Joseph shows us how to stay close to God, how to honor people, how to rest instead of panic, how to avoid being controlled by our emotions, and how to speak life when everything around us feels uncertain. This is Week One of our Christmas series, My Grown Up Christmas List, and it may be the gift your heart needs today.