05/26/2026
Divine Strategy
There have been many seasons in my life where I have witnessed movement within the Body of Christ. I have watched believers step into new seasons while others were removed from old ones. Some transitions were chosen willingly, while others came unexpectedly through pain, disappointment, betrayal, or confusion. Yet through it all, I have begun to recognize a powerful truth: God is never absent in the movement.
Scripture declares in Proverbs 16:9 (NIV) that “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. Likewise, Psalm 37:23 (NKJV) reminds us that “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord…”Often we quote these verses when speaking of blessings, victories, and open doors, but divine strategy is not limited to comfortable steps alone. Sometimes God orders painful steps, unfamiliar transitions, and even seasons of loss in order to position us for His greater purpose.
Throughout Scripture, many moments appeared disastrous through human eyes, yet heaven was orchestrating advancement. Joseph was betrayed before he could govern. Moses was hidden in the wilderness before he could lead. Elijah was fed by ravens before revival came. Even Jesus was led into the wilderness before stepping fully into public ministry. What looked like interruption was actually divine positioning.
I have become captivated by the account of David in Ziklag in 1 Samuel 30. David returned to find the city burned with fire and everything he loved carried away by the Amalekites. To the natural mind, it looked like devastation. It looked like loss. It looked like the enemy had prevailed. Yet within the mystery of God’s sovereignty, Ziklag was not merely destruction — it was divine strategy.
David had grown comfortable in a place that was never meant to be permanent. Ziklag had become a refuge, but it was not his throne. Before David could step into kingship, God allowed the fire to touch what David had become attached to. The burning of Ziklag was not the abandonment of God; it was the movement of God.
How often are we like David? When painful moments arise, our first instinct is revenge, grief, bitterness, or confusion. We ask why things fell apart, why people walked away, or why doors closed unexpectedly. Yet sometimes heaven allows disruption because God is removing us from places where our security has replaced our dependency on Him.
God will often disturb what we idolize in order to reveal where our devotion truly rests. For some it may be relationships, positions, comfort, reputation, pride, or even spiritual titles. For others it may be material things, routines, or environments that quietly became substitutes for complete trust in God. But because He loves us deeply, He refuses to allow us to remain attached to temporary things when eternal purpose is calling us forward.
The fire of Ziklag revealed something powerful: God may allow the burning of what comforts us in order to prepare us for what He promised us.
David wept, but he also inquired of the Lord. And after the fire came the instruction: “Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all” (1 Samuel 30:8). What felt like catastrophe became the doorway into recovery, restoration, and ultimately the throne.
There is wisdom in understanding that not every painful transition is spiritual defeat. Sometimes God is strategically repositioning us. Sometimes what feels like loss is actually preparation. Sometimes the ending of one season is heaven making room for another.
No matter the season, His hand remains upon your life. His purpose is greater than your confusion, and His plan is deeper than your present pain. Trust Him enough to know that even in the fire, He is still leading.
And remember: sometimes God allows bad things to happen because better things are waiting on the other side of obedience, surrender, and divine movement.
Grace and Blessings as you travel through this life into the next.
