Have you noticed?
One of the feature words of this unmissable pandemic season must surely be the word ‘pivot’.
Our vocabulary and our collective tool boxes are now potentially one word and one concept bigger.
In search of how
But how does one pivot? And are some situations un-pivotable?
I wonder what your experience is with pivoting?
You may have tried to pivot in the face of a crisis and found it overwhelming.
Some may claim that all you need is more faith, but that can feel condemning to the person who has experienced prolonged disappointment.
But God
Can I suggest to you that the story of God’s interaction with humanity is characterised by pivot moments.
The difference is that it’s God who does the pivoting.
He turns up. He intervenes. He changes things.
When there are no other options.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26
And again:
To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you LORD my God, brought my life up from the pit.
Jonah 2:6
And even better:
You killed the author of life, but God raised Him from the dead.
Acts 3:15
And my favourite:
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
A simple pivot prayer
Dear God. I don’t know what to do, and I don’t know how to change this, or come up with answers. I can’t pivot even if I wanted to. This is beyond me but God: I believe you are the God of the impossible who graciously intervenes. Thank you.
AMEN
