You Must Learn to Pivot

While being here in Alabama for my brother’s memorial service, the Lord handed me an unexpected assignment. I came with my heart set on one thing, honoring my brother’s life, but God quietly shifted my focus. It wasn’t a distraction and it wasn’t a setback. It was a divine pivot.

Have you ever been locked in on one purpose, only for God to suddenly shift you into something else? You didn’t see it coming, but somehow you knew it was Him. That quick turn wasn’t meant to derail you, but to refocus you and pull you into a deeper place of obedience.

There are times in this walk where God redirects us so softly that we almost miss it, and there are moments where the pivot is so sharp it leaves us breathless. Yet every pivot has purpose. The Father is always positioning us, moving us, and preparing us for what our eyes have not yet seen.

When the season shifts unexpectedly… when doors close without warning… when the path that once felt clear suddenly turns quiet… it’s easy to question what went wrong. But in the Kingdom, a pivot is not punishment, its alignment. It’s God redirecting your steps so you can step into the exact place He has ordained.

Romans 8:28 anchors my heart: God wastes nothing.

Every delay, every heartbreak, every sudden change, He gathers it all and works it together for our good. Nothing slips from His hands. When we love Him and walk according to His purpose, even the things we didn’t anticipate become part of His divine strategy.

Learning to pivot is learning to trust His leading above our own understanding. It’s releasing what we thought this season would look like so we can embrace what God is actually unfolding. It’s saying, “Father, I don’t fully see where this turn is taking me, but I trust Your heart for me.”

This is a season to pivot with confidence, with grace, and with peace. The Holy Spirit is directing your steps. Your path is ordered.

And what God is leading you toward is far greater than what He’s leading you away from.

Stay surrendered. Stay watchful. Stay expectant. And when He whispers, “Turn here,” follow Him because His goodness is waiting on the other side of your pivot.