Have you ever experienced family dysfunction?

Have you inherited a legacy of broken people and relationships in desperate need of grace and transformation? Many people live in daily bondage to their dysfunction, paralyzed by the fear, anxiety, or guilt it brings. Unwittingly, we become prisoners to our dysfunction and perpetuate its impact to the next generation. Dysfunction is almost unavoidable in a world like ours. Yet we still must find a way to survive in this world, and thrive spiritually, even as we navigate all the pitfalls.

This is why the biblical story of Joseph is so relevant for us today. We often see the heroes in the Bible as special people with superior character or spirituality. Yet the reality is that most of these people were just as dysfunctional and flawed as any of us. You would be hard-pressed to find a family with deeper dysfunction than Joseph's family! Through these severely dysfunctional people, God tells a story of grace, mercy and redemption that can encourage, inspire, and comfort even the most dysfunctional among us.

Dr. Joseph Davis, founding pastor of GraceLife Church in Sarasota, Florida, is the author of The GraceLife: What Philippians Teaches Us About Loving One Another Relentlessly and Growing to Love God's Word: An In-Depth Study of Psalm 119. Dr. Davis can testify from personal experience and many years of ministry that God uses him despite his many shortfalls-like He did with Joseph.

In this book, we will learn how to count ourselves among the desperately dysfunctional who need God's sovereign grace. We will also examine how God chose to bless and use Joseph's massively dysfunctional family. If God could use them, He can certainly use you, too!

As Dr. Davis candidly explores the life of Joseph in this book, you'll also learn:

• The secrets to "surviving in Egypt"-a metaphor for the world
• That God accomplishes incredible things with exceptionally messy people
• The importance of realizing we have more in common with betrayers in Scripture than with the betrayed
• The true cost of obedience to God
• The fullness of God's constant love and loyalty for His chosen people
• How to see suffering in "Egypt" as necessary for our transformation
• God's way for overcoming bitterness, anger, and resentment
• God's ability to use you to influence the world around you, despite your own flaws
• The value of diversity
• How to always remember God's promises and forgiveness

Having a God-ordained impact in this world has never been about your personal resume. You don't need to be special or perfect. Read Surviving in Egypt and discover all you need to survive and influence the world around you is to be loved, chosen, and called by a sovereign, gracious, merciful, miraculous, forgiving God!