For most of us, when faced with an uncomfortable or inconvenient situation, we'll either try to avoid it altogether or try to figure out a way to minimize our time there. But as Pastor Chris shows us in today's teaching, there are often opportunities and blessings for us and for those around us if we choose to pass through circumstances that appear to be less than ideal. God's plans for us are always best for us, even when those plans takes us through some places we'd rather not go.