Are you going through a wilderness period in your life? The Hebrews went through the wilderness to get to the promised land. We think of the wilderness as just a place, when actually it's a journey. It's what leads to the promised land, the land of milk and honey and blessings. Stop looking at it as simply a thing that you're in, it's a path that's leading you somewhere else. For every wilderness in God, there's a promised land at the end. Every hard time has a blessing at the end. For every problem, there's milk and honey at the other side. At the end of every trial, is a promise. You must pass through the wilderness to get the inheritance, the land of blessing. Every sorrow, obstacle, challenge, hindrance, hardship in God, leads to the land of promise. So are you in the wilderness? Praise God, and rejoice! You can rejoice when you realize it means you're going through it. Go with faith and confidence and joy that it's going to lead you to the fulfillment of your calling. For every wilderness in God, there's a promised land.
From Message #474 - The Midbar
Think back on the wildernesses you've gone through in life - and the blessings, the promised lands God led you to, through them. Take encouragement in that for the present.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 2:7
