Herding Cats

(Luk 2:4 KJV)  And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

(Proverbs 24 also read)

I would imagine that this was very inconvenient for Mary and Joseph, but it was necessary.  The Messianic prophecies said that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.  David and Mary were living in Nazareth.  The demands of God imposed on their life.  They may not have understood but they obeyed.

Have you ever had the experience of being inconvenienced by something God demanded of you?  You may have later found out why.  You may never know until after the resurrection but then it will be a question of whether you remember to ask.

So?  God does not make life difficult just to see us squirm.  He has a reason and keep in mind how many cats He has to herd to get where we are going.