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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL BY PATRICE TSAGUE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you facing uncertainty in your business<\/a> or life?\u00a0
Do you need to consider a pivot?\u00a0
What does it really mean to pivot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBehold, I will do a new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
I will even make a road in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert.\u201d<\/em>
<\/em>\u2013 Isaiah 43:19 (NKJV)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pivot: Navigating Change in Times of Uncertainty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The word \u201cpivot\u201d was introduced and made popular in the entrepreneurship<\/a> world by Eric Ries and Steve Blank<\/strong> in the best-selling book called \u201cThe Lean Startup<\/a>\u201d<\/em>. Forbes defines a pivot as \u201cfundamentally changing the direction of a business when you realize the current products or services aren\u2019t meeting the needs of the market\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This word is often used to suggest that something did not work out as originally planned, and therefore, an adjustment had to be made to prevent failure. You could define a pivot as a redirection, or a turning point, to ensure ultimate success. While pivoting typically increases the chances of success, it can sometimes be seen as settling for a less-than-ideal option. <\/strong>In other words, if the ideal plan fails, we may choose to pivot to an alternative that may prevent failure, but wouldn\u2019t have been chosen under more favorable circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But \u2013 what if pivoting isn\u2019t just about preventing the failure of what seemed to be the ideal path, but actually about discovering the true ideal path? There are surely times when pivoting is actually God\u2019s way to redirect us, not into something less favorable, but into the centre of His favor. Whether it seems like it or not at the time, pivoting can be God\u2019s way of redirecting us towards His ultimate will for our lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biblically, we see many individuals who encountered pivotal moments that required significant adjustments in their lives. These pivotal changes not only benefited them but also had a profound impact on others. They allowed themselves to be guided by the Lord, making decisions that, in the natural, may have seemed unusual at best, or perhaps challenging to the point of impossibility at worst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moses, after his encounter with God through the burning bush, left aside 40 years of tending sheep to become the redemptive leader who brought the Israelites out of captivity and to the doorstep of the Promised Land (Exodus 3:1-5).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After losing her husband and her two sons, Naomi\u2019s life changed completely. Through her pivotal return to Jerusalem, her daughter-in-law Ruth married Boaz, and from their descendants, Jesus Christ was born (Ruth 4:13-22).<\/strong>
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<\/strong>Mary and Joseph certainly experienced a radical pivot point after the angelic visitations heralding the role that they would fulfil in bringing Jesus Christ into the world (Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saul of Tarsus, on the road to Damascus and on his way to persecute more Christians, had a face-to-face encounter with Jesus. This pivotal encounter transformed him completely, and he became the apostle Paul, instrumental in the formation of the Christian church, and one of the most effective followers of Jesus of all time (Acts 9:1-16).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 8:28<\/strong>, \u201cAnd we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.\u201d <\/em>If we are walking in the center of God\u2019s will, pivotal change will work in our favor.<\/strong> As the Scripture says, \u201call things\u201d<\/em> \u2013 including change- will work out for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A willingness to change improves our chances of success and the probability of discovering God\u2019s ultimate will, and you may encounter God Himself in the midst of the change.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you pivot in a way that leads to a greater discovery of God\u2019s ultimate will?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n