Joseph - an arrogant young man

I am pretty sure that if I was one of Joseph's brothers I may have reacted in just the same way to him.  I didn't think he came across as a very attractive person - and he seemed to use his favoritism to his advantage.  Yet God took this young man and used him for his plan and purpose and in turn he changed.  From this arrogant young man we see at the beginning of the story we see at the end a man of humility and authority.  Those awful situations that Joseph found himself in were used to change him and refine him for God's purpose. Often when we face difficulty we are quick to either say woe is me, or even to blame someone else and become bitter and twisted about it. But what seems to be a God given gift are those who say - I wonder what I can learn from this experience, or how is God going to use my experience to help others.