God Will Make a Way

God Will Make a Way

A 5-Minute Devotional for Busy People

Minute 1: The Hook

You're staring at a wall.

Not a metaphor — though maybe that too. The medical report with no good options. The bank account that won't stretch. The relationship with no bridge back. The dream with every door slammed so hard the hinges rattled.

You've circled the block looking for another entrance. You've prayed for the wall to disappear. You've tried to scale it, dig under it, and pray it into dust. And now you're sitting in front of an obstacle that feels permanent, convinced that if God were going to show up, He'd have done it by now.

The phrase "God will make a way" sounds like a greeting card when you're staring at a dead end. But what if the way doesn't look like what you expected?

Minute 2: The Scripture

Read Isaiah 43:19 (ESV):

"Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert."

Now read Exodus 14:15–16 (ESV):

"The LORD said to Moses, 'Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground.'"

Minute 3: The Twist

Here's the twist that will move your feet:

God didn't remove the sea. He made a way through it.

The Israelites weren't airlifted over the Red Sea. The obstacle didn't evaporate. The water stood like walls on either side — still there, still terrifying, still capable of collapsing. But in the exact place where there was no way, God built a highway.

The Hebrew word for way in Isaiah 43:19 is derek — a road, a path, a custom-built thoroughfare. And the word for wilderness is midbar — a desert, a wasteland, a place where roads don't exist because no one builds them. God says: "I don't need existing infrastructure. I build roads where there are none."

But here's what we miss: The way through often looks like the way into. Moses had to walk toward the sea before it parted. The Israelites had to step into the water before the dry ground appeared. The way didn't show up on Google Maps. It materialized under their feet as they moved.

We want God to clear the path before we take a step. But God's way usually requires forward motion into the very thing we're afraid of. The wall doesn't always come down. Sometimes it becomes a corridor.

Minute 4: The Practice

Five minutes. Three moves. Right now.

Stop waiting for the obstacle to disappear. Whisper: "The sea doesn't have to part before I move. God builds the road under my feet."

Identify your "forward." What's the one step you know you need to take but you've been waiting for guaranteed safety? Take it — not because you see the whole path, but because you trust the Pathmaker.

Look for the highway in the wasteland. Ask: "Where is God already building something I didn't ask for?" The new thing might be disguised as a desert.

Minute 5: The Prayer

Lord, I'm staring at a sea that won't split and a wilderness with no road. I've been waiting for You to remove the obstacle before I move. But Your Word says You make a way in the wilderness — not around it. Today, I stop asking for the wall to disappear and start trusting that You can build a highway through it. Give me the courage to step forward before the ground looks dry. Make a way where there is no way. And let my footsteps be the proof that I believe You build roads in wastelands. In Jesus' name, Amen.

One Sentence to Carry With You Today:

God doesn't always remove the obstacle — He builds a highway straight through it.

Now go. The sea is still there. But so is the dry ground. Step forward.