Pivot......AGAIN!

I didn’t expect to be here — at another crossroads, another “not this way” moment. Yet here I am, sitting with a cup of hot tea, watching the steam curl in gentle spirals, and acknowledging the truth: sometimes life doesn’t just nudge you — it redirects you.

We hear the word “pivot” a lot these days. In business, in life, in ministry. It’s become this almost trendy term — like something you check off a list and move on. But a pivot is more than a strategy. It’s a spiritual and emotional surrender. It’s saying, “I see You, God,” even when You’re not explaining Your plan in full.

I thought I had it figured out. I had a rhythm, a route, an idea of what came next. But life, in its beautiful unpredictability, said, “Not yet. Not this way.” And I found myself praying the Psalmist words all over again:

“Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.

 Lead me in your truth and teach me,

 for you are the God of my salvation;

 for you I wait all the day long.” (Psalm 25:4-5 English Standard Version)

And so — I pivot again.

When Directions Shift

Pivots aren’t always seismic. Sometimes they’re subtle — a gentle pull at your heart, a new thought you can’t shake, an unplanned conversation that won’t leave you alone. Other times, they hit like a thunderbolt: a closed door, a sudden change, an unexpected loss. Either way, they ask the same thing of us — trust.

• Trust when the path ahead isn’t clear. Clarity often comes after obedience, not before it. I have learned that God doesn't always reveal the full picture — He reveals the next step. And that has to be enough.

  
  

• Trust when the outcome isn’t guaranteed. Perseverance isn't passive it is an active choice to keep trusting when the process feels uncomfortable and the outcome feels distant. James reminds us that perseverance is doing a work in us — shaping us into people who lack nothing, even when it feels like we're lacking direction.

  
  

• Trust when it feels like starting over. Pivoting doesn't mean I failed it means I listened. It means I as willing to adjust when God said, "There is more ahead — just not this way"

  
  

But here’s the thing: every time I’ve pivoted before, I’ve grown. Every time I’ve let go of what I thought was “the way,” I’ve stepped into something more aligned with who God is forming me to be. And that counts for something. It counts for everything.

Grace in the Middle of Change

Some days, pivoting is painful. It feels like grief — like the loss of the familiar, the comfortable, the known. Other days, it feels like freedom — like breathing in air you didn’t know you were holding your breath for.

Yesterday, I sat in the tension of both. I asked God for grace — not just to understand, but to embrace what’s next. Because the truth is, grace doesn’t make the hard days easy. It makes them bearable. It makes them meaningful. It makes them beautiful in retrospect.

A New Step Forward

So if you’re here with me — pivoting, shifting, wondering what this next chapter looks like — let’s walk this moment together:

    •    Let’s acknowledge the discomfort.

    •    Let’s invite clarity, even if it comes slowly.

    •    Let’s hold truth close: that being redirected doesn’t mean you’re lost.

    •    And most importantly, let’s lean into the One who never changes, even when every plan does.

Today I pivot again — with hope, with humility, with expectation. Not because I have all the answers, but because I serve a God who does. And somehow, with Him, that’s enough.

—

Nakia O. Shy