God places each of us in the exact place where we are to live and in the exact time we will live there, according to Bible

(This podcast was previously published on May 15, 2021) Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... Acts 17:26 (NIV Original Translation) HE (God) determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. I am persuaded that we are born to the parents that God chooses for us, and I know by the scriptures we live in the exact period of time where God wants us, and we also live in the exact places selected by God. It is not accidental, nor is it our choice but God's choice for us, that we would fulfill our purpose on this present earth. The following scriptural examples show us God's working in the lives of HIS chosen. Concerning Joseph: His brothers sold him into slavery when he was 17 years old, and he was taken down into Egypt and became a slave to a captain of Pharaoh's guard. He put Joseph in charge of all that he had because he saw the Lord was with Joseph and God made everything Joseph touched to prosper. Genesis 39:1-8 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. 2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand. 4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. (Abraham was a blessing to all nations because he heard the voice of God and obeyed God. We, too, are a blessing to all who come in contact with us because we belong to God and hear God and obey God.) 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured. 7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. 8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; 9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? (Then this woman lied concerning Joseph and that caused his master to put him into Pharaoh's prison.) 20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. 21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper. Wherever we are and whatever we do, God gives us favor and causes us to prosper in the place HE has put us at that specific time. And God moves us from place to place as HE wills. ***** Consider Job: Job started out a prosperous man but lost everything for a season. But at the end, God caused Job's life to be even better than it had been at the beginning. Job 42:12-13 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. 13 He had also seven sons and three daughters. *** I am currently 83-years of age. I've found God has blessed my latter end more than my beginning, although there have been many blessings of God throughout the past years. No period of time compares with the past two years after God moved me from Texas to Colorado to live in the home of another of the elect of God. *** Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward HIS name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. *** I Peter 4:12-14 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when HIS glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. 14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part HE is evil spoken of, but on your part HE is glorified. ...