So Addison and I were reading through the story of Joseph over the last few nights. It’s a really good story with examples of trusting God and how He is at work in our circumstances even when we don’t always see it.
One night we got to the point where Joseph was working in Potiphar’s house and was basically in control of mostly everything … mostly.
But then Potiphar’s wife starts coming onto young Joe. Now Addison’s Bible isn’t super detailed, but it isn’t all bubbly, cartoony pictures either. And we got to the point where the woman kept telling Joseph, “Make love to me!” As soon as I read that part aloud, I started reading faster and thinking, “Don’t ask. Don’t ask. Don’t ask.”
Of course Addison stops me and asks, “What was she trying to get him to do?” 😬
So now I’m stuck. She is not a girl who is easily brushed aside. So I had to be creative and truthful on the fly. I ended up explaining that Potiphar was not at home and that Potiphar’s wife wanted Joseph to sleep in her bed with her and act like her husband, when Joseph was not her husband.
I paused … waiting to see if that was good enough. I could see the wheels turning in her six year old mind. And then she said, “Oh, okay.” And we kept reading.
