Faith on Tour

The Payout for Patience

Genesis 50:20

“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good…”

I’ve been sitting with this one today.

Joseph’s story has always been powerful, but when you really slow down and think about the years he spent waiting, suffering, and being misunderstood, it hits different. He didn’t just have a bad day or a rough tour leg. He was sold out by his own brothers, falsely accused, thrown in prison, forgotten. Twice. And yet somehow, he never lost sight of who was really in control.

That kind of patience doesn’t come from willpower. It comes from trust. Deep trust in God’s sovereign, future grace.

Joseph didn’t see the purpose in real time. He didn’t know what the payout would be. But God did. And when the dust settled, it was clear that every detour, delay, and disappointment had a purpose. To preserve life. To bring about something better than Joseph could have imagined.

I don’t know what season you’re in right now. Maybe things are clicking. Maybe you’re stuck. Maybe you’re in a holding pattern that feels unfair or unending. But the question this devotional asks is one that’s worth carrying with us through every load-in, airport, or hotel room:

Do I believe God is working for me in the strangest and most painful turns of my life?

That’s the kind of faith I want. Not just to endure the waiting, but to trust that it’s never wasted.

Prayer:

God, we ask for patience like Joseph’s, the kind that waits with hope, not bitterness. Help us believe that You are doing something in every delay, even when we can’t see it. For every one of my friends out there today, backstage, front of house, in the van, on the bus, or in a moment of quiet, remind them that You have not forgotten them. You are working, weaving something good even in the slow and painful chapters. Give us faith for the future grace that’s already on the way.

Amen.