Search results
Teach us about himself
- Detours cause us to see God’s character more clearly. Just as I discovered many previously unknown treasures on my driving detour — the school, trees, neighborhoods, and all — so God uses the detours of our lives to teach us about himself.
kristenwetherell.com/2015/04/27/five-reasons-we-can-trust-god-in-the-detours-of-our-lives/
People also ask
Why does God take us on a detour?
Why do we trust God in the Detours of Our Lives?
Why do detours exist?
Should we trust God when a detour feels threatening or confusing?
May 6, 2015 · When a detour feels threatening or confusing, we can trust that God is indeed safeguarding us. Exodus 14 mentions twice that God erected walls of water around the Israelites, as they made their way through the Red Sea on dry ground.
Oct 29, 2018 · When you’re on a highway and there’s a detour, it is usually because workers are trying to fix, build, correct or improve something. Similarly, God will take us on a detour because He is constructing something in our lives as well. Granted, detours are anything but convenient. They take you out of the way.
In these four verses we see God’s detour for Mary and her response. God Told Mary to Take a Detour. In verses 34-37, the angel is explaining God’s plan to a confused Mary. He tells her that she’s going to have a baby despite being a virgin, and that the baby will be the Son of God, the promised Messiah. This may not seem like a big deal ...
God takes us on detours when . . . 1. The bridge or road we are about to cross is unsafe. He reroutes us in order to protect us and avoid problems or harm. When the road ahead is unsafe, detours are necessary for our safety.
GOD USES DETOURS AS PART OF HIS DESIGN FOR OUR LIVES. Moses is on a detour in the wilderness for forty years (Numbers 32:13). Abraham is on a detour for twenty-five years while He waits for God to give him an heir (Genesis 12:1-4; 21:1-8).
- 855KB
- 17
That’s why it’s good to reflect on those detour times in our lives and ask how God showed up. It seems that there are several insights we can gain from discovering God in the detours. Here are six reasons God takes His beloved children on detours along the spiritual journey.
Jul 4, 2019 · Why Does God Sometimes Take Us On a Detour? There are two main reasons for detours. Sometimes, our disobedience and lack of faith will cause God to place a detour in the path He has called us to walk. The story of God’s chosen people Israel is an example of this type of detour.
