Itend to get stuck in my ways, so anything that diverts me from my routines and plans can be very annoying. Worse yet, life’s diversions are sometimes unsettling and painful. But God says “My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways” (Isa. 55:8). When He diverts us from our original plans, it is always for our good.

Think of Joseph. God diverted him to Egypt to prepare him to rescue God’s chosen people from starvation. Or consider Moses. He was diverted from the luxurious lifestyle of Pharaoh’s house to meet God in the wilderness. There God prepared him to lead the people of Israel to the Promised Land. What about Mary and Joseph? An angel announced to them the most significant diversion of all. Mary, the virgin, was pregnant! And this child would be called “Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins” (Matt. 1:21). Mary and Joseph believed in the bigger purpose that God had for them, surrendered to the diversion and obediently “called His name Jesus” (v.25). The rest is world changing history!

We can trust God’s greater plans as He does His good work in our lives.

Let God direct—or redirect—your steps.

Author

Joe Stowell

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