Depending on ones universal view- that is one’s view on how the world works and how the unseen God works in it, through time, circumstance and people- he might believe that Joseph, or Moses and David…anyone really… had received God’s sovereign word and screwed it up so royally they had to be exiled in their failure to be kept alive. But then, for no apparent or predictable reason, God in his mercy, gave them another chance. If you think that though, you may’ve missed skipped the narrative and the larger picture
As far as I can tell, every word of revelation already has a contradiction built into the world it’s intended to impact. The Word, the environment and the recipients own imperfect humanity joined together guarantees, a hopefully short term but often disastrous, failure while the recipient in his devoted obedience tries to accomplish his task.
The universal truth is that the recipients failures and mistakes are factored into the word. There’s plenty of time. The obedient one must be familiar with the exercise of his own will’s failure in order for God to get his credit.
It’s the failure of his own efforts, joined to his devotion and revived service, that drives the believer back to God in a personally humiliated state, only then aware, that God doesn’t need his strength and ability. The victory is the Lords. He, then gets all of the credit and glory.
So, here’s the simple point: we often think adversity and difficulty indicate we’re off track. That’s not always the case. Sometimes it’s the obstruction we’re facing that’s the very working of God in our lives. Don’t despises difficulty. Certainly don’t despise yourself for not conquering it. Stay steady and keep looking for where he might be hiding in the difficulty. He’s always there, making a way for you to move through it and ever closer to him.