Detour

Series by Bobby Bosler
What do you do when God’s plan for your life looks nothing like you expected? Joseph’s story is filled with betrayal, injustice, waiting, disappointment, and detours that seemed to lead farther and farther from the future God had promised. But every turn was part of something bigger. His life became an unexpected journey in God’s perfect plan, where even the pit, the prison, and the waiting were leading somewhere. Joseph’s story reminds us that when the road makes no sense, God is still leading, and no detour can keep Him from accomplishing what He has purposed.

Born Into a Mess

Bobby Bosler
You didn’t choose your family. You didn’t choose the hurts, tensions, or broken patterns you were born into. But your starting point does not get to decide your ending. Joseph’s story begins in a fractured home filled with favoritism, resentment, and bitterness, yet God was already at work in every part of the mess. If your beginning feels broken, don’t lose hope. The God who was writing Joseph’s story is still writing yours.

In Your Dreams

Bobby Bosler
What do you do when God gives you a glimpse of where He’s leading, but the road suddenly seems to head in the opposite direction? Joseph’s dreams pointed toward God’s purpose, but the path there ran through rejection, slavery, prison, and years of waiting. When your calling feels impossible and the detour makes no sense, don’t give up on what God is doing. He sees the destination, the detour, and every step between.

When Obedience Feels Like Wandering

Bobby Bosler
God rarely shows you the whole road. He gives you the next step and asks you to trust Him enough to take it. Joseph’s ordinary errand became the beginning of a journey he never could have predicted, proving that surrendered obedience is never wasted, even when the path feels confusing, dangerous, or painfully ordinary.

God Doesn’t Lose the Plot

Bobby Bosler
What do you do when life takes a turn you never saw coming? Joseph’s story reminds us that even when our plans collapse and the plot twists hard, God has not lost control. Discover how to surrender the detour, trust His purpose, and even thank Him before you understand what He is doing.
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Bobby Bosler is director of Thee Generation and pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church in Fairmont, WV. He, his wife, Abi, and their four children traveled the country for 14 years in evangelism, reaching teens with the gospel and conducting revival meetings.