Living Wisdom: Trust in the Twists and Turns

What if you could see the end of your story before living through the hard middle? That question sits at the heart of this powerful message drawn from the life of Joseph. Sold into slavery by his own brothers, falsely accused, and forgotten in prison, Joseph endured a series of devastating setbacks that seemed to contradict any sense of divine purpose. Yet Proverbs reminds us that we can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps. The spiritual lesson here is both humbling and freeing: our plans are not the final word. God's plan is. Joseph's story invites us to hold our own blueprints loosely, trusting that what looks like ruin from the inside can look like redemption from a wider view. The same God who worked through Joseph's suffering is working through ours. We may not see it in the moment, but the pattern is consistent throughout Scripture and throughout our own lives when we look back with honest eyes.