Why Christian Women Keep Pivoting (And How Joseph's Story Shows You How to Stop)

I built three offers in six months.

All of them flopped.

Not because the ideas were bad. Not because I lacked skill. But because I kept pivoting every time pressure appeared.

Every time an offer didn't immediately succeed, I assumed I'd heard God wrong.

Every time resistance showed up, I thought it was a sign to quit.

Every time the timeline stretched longer than I expected, I rebranded and started over.

I wasn't trusting the process. I was sabotaging it.

And I kept doing it until I studied Joseph's story — and realized what I'd been missing.

THE PATTERN MOST CHRISTIAN WOMEN MISS

Joseph's story is one of the most well-known in Scripture.

Favored son. Betrayed by brothers. Sold into slavery. Falsely accused. Imprisoned unjustly. Elevated to second-in-command of Egypt.

We know the story. But we miss the pattern.

Joseph was 17 when he received the vision.

He was 30 when it came to pass.

13 years of waiting.

And here's what matters most: When authority finally arrived, his vision had not changed.

Joseph didn't:

• Renegotiate his calling

• Rebrand his identity

• Compromise his integrity

• Bargain with power

• Rush God's timing

That's the difference between women who endure and women who pivot.

Endurance doesn't mean passivity. It means faithfulness during delay.

WHY WE PIVOT (AND WHY IT'S KILLING OUR CALLINGS)

Most Christian women pivot for three reasons:

1. We Mistake Resistance for Redirection

We assume that if something is hard, it must be wrong.

But Joseph's brothers resisted him — and he was still right.

Resistance doesn't mean you're off course. It means your future threatens someone's position.

If your vision makes people uncomfortable, that's confirmation, not correction.

2. We Confuse Transition with Mistake

Joseph didn't go from pit to palace.

He went from pit → travel → foreign land → slavery → false accusation → prison → then palace.

Most of us would have pivoted six times in that span.

We assume that if circumstances change, we must have missed God's will.

But transition is not evidence of error. It's evidence of preparation.

3. We Think Delay Means Denial

Joseph spent 13 years in preparation before 1 day of elevation.

If we don't see results in 13 weeks, we quit.

But God doesn't explain the delay because the delay is the training.

THE 5 PHASES JOSEPH DIDN'T SKIP (AND WHY YOU CAN'T EITHER)

Joseph's story follows a clear pattern. Each phase trained something that authority would later require.

If you skip a phase, authority will expose what's missing.

Here are the 5 phases — and what not to pivot during each one.

PHASE 1: IDENTITY (Joseph as the Favored Son)

What This Phase Is:

Identity is not branding. It's placement.

Joseph didn't choose his family. God placed him there deliberately — even when that placement later caused pain.

What Joseph Learned:

• Who he was before he had to fight for it

• That authority exists before approval

• How to live under covering

• How to receive vision before explanation

What NOT to Pivot:

• Your core assignment (even if it's misunderstood)

• Your values (even if they're unpopular)

• Your vision (even if it hasn't manifested yet)

Why This Matters:

Authority cannot be built on insecurity.

If you don't know who you are before resistance, you'll try to change who you are during resistance.

PHASE 2: RESISTANCE (Joseph and His Brothers)

What This Phase Is:

Resistance is confirmation pressure.

Joseph's brothers didn't resist him because he was wrong. They resisted him because his future threatened their position.

What Joseph Learned:

• Truth provokes hostility

• Vision isolates before it elevates

• Obedience doesn't guarantee acceptance

• Family can reject what God selects

What NOT to Pivot:

• Your voice (don't silence yourself to keep peace)

• Your vision (don't shrink to preserve comfort)

• Your integrity (don't compromise to gain approval)

Why This Matters:

If resistance causes you to shrink, you'll never survive authority.

Authority attracts resistance — not agreement.

PHASE 3: TRANSITION (Joseph Sold and Transported)

What This Phase Is:

Identity under movement.

Joseph went from pit → travel → foreign land → loss of language, status, and control.

What Joseph Learned:

• Adaptability without compromise

• Trust without predictability

• Obedience without explanation

• Endurance without stability

What NOT to Pivot:

• Your calling (even if circumstances changed)

• Your trust (even if clarity is absent)

• Your faithfulness (even if outcomes are invisible)

Why This Matters:

Authority requires stability inside, not outside.

If change destabilizes you, leadership will crush you.

PHASE 4: SERVANTHOOD (Joseph in Potiphar's House)

What This Phase Is:

Governance training without ownership.

Joseph learned how to run systems he didn't build — faithfully.

What Joseph Learned:

• Stewardship (managing what belongs to another)

• Operational discipline (excellence without shortcuts)

• Excellence without recognition

• Integrity under authority

• Leadership without title

What NOT to Pivot:

• The work (even if it feels beneath you)

• Your faithfulness (even if recognition is absent)

• Your stewardship (even if ownership hasn't come yet)

Why This Matters:

You cannot govern what you refuse to serve.

People who skip servanthood rule emotionally, not wisely.

PHASE 5: IMPRISONMENT (Joseph Confined)

What This Phase Is:

Character refinement under injustice.

Joseph learned to lead with no reward, no timeline, and no defense.

What Joseph Learned:

• Faithfulness when outcomes are invisible

• Leadership without recognition

• Trust when God is silent

• Patience under pressure

• Integrity when no one is watching

What NOT to Pivot:

• Your calling (even though the wait is long)

• Your trust (even though God is silent)

• Your faithfulness (even though outcomes are delayed)

Why This Matters:

Authority tests your heart under power.

Prison tested Joseph's heart under powerlessness.

If you can't lead when you have nothing, you'll misuse authority when you have everything.

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU SKIP A PHASE

If you rush to authority without completing the 5 phases:

• Authority without identity produces insecurity

• Authority without resistance produces fragility

• Authority without transition produces rigidity

• Authority without servanthood produces arrogance

• Authority without imprisonment produces instability

You can't skip what God is building.

HOW TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE (AND WHAT NOT TO CHANGE)

Most women don't know which phase they're in — so they pivot when they should endure.

Here's how to identify your current phase:

PHASE 1: IDENTITY
You're receiving vision, favor, or clarity — but it's being misunderstood or resisted by those closest to you.

PHASE 2: RESISTANCE
People are actively opposing, rejecting, or undermining what God has placed in you.

PHASE 3: TRANSITION
Everything is changing. You feel displaced, uncertain, or "in between." Stability is absent.

PHASE 4: SERVANTHOOD
You're faithfully managing systems, roles, or responsibilities that belong to someone else.

PHASE 5: IMPRISONMENT
You're confined by circumstances beyond your control. Outcomes are invisible. The wait feels unjust.

Once you know where you are, you know what not to change.

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Stay faithful, stay creative, and stay loyal.

With love and fire,

V.S. Beals

Writer. Watchwoman. Woman of the Word.