Joseph’s setbacks weren’t wasted – they were classrooms where God shaped him through hardship, service, and waiting. Each holdup refined Joseph’s character, taught him empathy, an deepened his trust in God’s timing. When Pharaoh finally called him forward, Joseph was no longer the arrogant teen of Genesis 37 but a humble leader ready for influence. Today, the same God who prepared Joseph through setbacks is at work in your hardships too, shaping you before he works through you.