Genesis 41:16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, It is not in me; God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
Joseph had the simple humility and faith to respond to Pharaoh by giving God the glory, and not taking credit himself and receiving praise for his wisdom and ability to interpret dreams. Pharaoh had said, ”I heard that you can interpret a dream.” Joseph replied, ”It is not in me; God shall give an answer in peace.” His natural human pride would have gladly accepted the honor: ”Yes, I’m good. I am special; notice me.” Instead, he humbly believed and said, ”No, God is good; I am only a receiver.”
The smart retort goes like this: It’s not about you. The natural, self-centered, human (and sinful) tendency is to think it’s all about me, it’s all in me, it’s all by me. The truth is simpler, but harder: everything is about God. Life is in God, salvation is by God, all gifts are from God. If the Lord has done it all and given it all, if He is the author and the finisher of my life and salvation, and if He has done everything that is good, then it is all about God. Jesus is everything and I am nothing. And God is the expert at making something out of nothing (ex nihilo). As He did at Creation so also He did at the New Creation, my new life.
If this is true, and we humbly believe it like Joseph, then our entire life becomes one of constant thanksgiving, which leads to joy and peace. Life is different when we believe like Joseph: God is good, and I am not!