Sometimes life doesn’t go off track—it gets redirected. Plans fall through, doors close, and what you were sure about suddenly shifts. It can feel confusing, even frustrating, like you’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere. That’s why God is rerouting you to something better than what you had in mind.

God’s Gps Update: Rerouting — not because you’re lost.

Because where you were headed would have broken you.

I’m redirecting you toward something better, and safer.

– Jacqueline Whitney

“I know you had your heart set on that destination. I know you planned for it, prayed for it, believed it was meant for you. But I see what you can’t see. I know what’s waiting at the end of that road. And I love you too much to let you go there.

So I’m rerouting you. Redirecting you. Closing doors you thought were opening. Removing people you thought were staying. Shifting circumstances you thought were aligning.

It feels like rejection, like I’m taking you the long way for no reason. But I’m not. I’m protecting you from a crash you can’t see coming. I’m steering you away from what would’ve destroyed you. I’m redirecting you toward something better, and safer.

Trust the reroute. The detour is protection. The closed road is me saving you from something you’ll thank me for later.

You’re not lost. You’re being led. And where I’m taking you is so much better than where you were trying to go.”

Jacqueline Whitney is the author Held: A 50 Day Devotional For Parents and All That You Deserve.