[[-SOAP HUB]] | [[-Genesis Overview]] | [[Genesis 43]] ## Title: God Will Lead You Out of Comfort Zones ## Scripture: (Genesis 43:1-2) Now the famine was severe in the land. When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Return, buy us a little more food.” (NET) ## Observation: We serve a God of miracles. A miracle is when God interrupts the natural order of the world He has made. Many times, He will do this to show Himself to us. In today’s passage, God could have performed a miracle so that the sons of Jacob did not need to go again to Egypt. However, God allowed natural law to continue in such a way that they were forced out of their comfort zone and confronted with a hard choice. They don’t know it yet, but this hard choice is going to lead them to healing their family wounds and it will ultimately save their family from the continually worsening famine. God could have worked a miracle, but He allowed natural order to continue for His purposes. The same is true today. We often pray and ask God to work miracles. When He does not do things the way we want, we may wonder why. Since God can do it, we should start wondering why He chose not to do it our way. Perhaps He is doing something else and leading us in ways we do not yet see. Maybe He is working to heal a wound we do not even realize we have. ## Application: Where do you need to trust God’s leading today? ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for leading us out of our comfort zones and into all You have for us.