Do you feel
led into wilderness by God? Are you afraid of obeying God because of the
desert ahead of you? I have good news for you; the Lord who made the
dry places knows how to bring out water from them. This article is to
encourage you to walk with God through the desert without fear.
They thirsted
not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow
out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed
out. (Isaiah 48:21 KJV)
And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are
not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.
(Deuteronomy 29:5, KJV)
And he said unto them, when I sent you without purse, and scrip, and
shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said, nothing. (Luke 22:35 KJV)
Many people desire to fulfill the plan of God for their lives but
they are afraid of stepping out of their comfort zones. The desert or
wilderness life they foresee is scaring them away from God's perfect
plan for them. They see a life with little or no provisions, uncivilized
conditions and a life of solitude; and they struggle with the
uncertainty of tomorrow.
If you are in such a state and you walk uprightly, relax for when you
are led by God you will lack no good thing - Psalm 84:11. God will
never send you without providing for you - Philippians 4:19. He will
never leave you nor forsake you - Hebrews 13:5. He will always go before
you and make the crooked places straight - Isaiah 45:2
When God led the Israelites through the desert, they had food and
water in abundance. He provided these from unimaginable sources: water
from a rock, wind blowing in quails and manna descending from heaven;
amazing I must say!
Furthermore, when God led the Israelites for forty years in the wilderness, their clothes and shoes did not wear out! Also, when Jesus sent His disciples out to go and preach the gospel, they went with nothing and they lacked nothing.
Your God is not a wicked father, He can't own the whole world and
refuse to give you the little good things you Him ask for - Matthew
7:11. Also the scriptures say that if you delight yourself in the Lord
He will grant you the desires of your heart – Psalm 37:4, no matter the
desert or wilderness life before you.
All you need to do is to take a step of faith in obedience to God's
leading and leave Him to cater for your needs. Even in the face of
impossibilities, God is able to make a way out, for with God nothing is
impossible - Mark 10:27. You will not thirst when you are led by God.
Now, there is always a testing time which you must pass. You have to prove to God that you are with Him all the way. Remember
the three Hebrew boys, they said that God would deliver them but if He
chooses not to they would still not bow to the king's gods. God didn't
deliver them before they were thrown into the fiery burning furnace. He
waited for them inside the furnace before delivering them - Daniel
3:16-27.
I followed my
husband to all the places God took him to after our wedding and the
Lord proved Himself faithful the entire thing. I have been to a country
where we didn't have electricity for eighteen months in our house and we
fetched water from a well, but God provided many other things for us.
After that time, God took us to a place in another country where we had
electricity and water from taps twenty-four hours, seven days in a week
for almost six years.
Another time, we needed money
even for food for a short period but God provided cooked food for us
throughout the time. Now, God has changed our story completely. But if
we are to go through all those again, I will gladly do so as long as God
is leading us. He truly goes ahead of us when He sends us, to prepare
the way for us, even if it is a desert or wilderness life. He is too
faithful to fail.
Therefore, if you are struggling within yourself whether you should
obey God or not, I encourage you to take a step of faith in obedience to
God's leading and allow tomorrow to take care of itself - Matthew 6:34
Matthew 6:31-33 tells you not to take thought of what to eat, drink
or wear because your heavenly Father knows that you have need of these
things. Instead, you should seek first the kingdom of God and His
righteousness; and all these things will be added unto you. Surely,
there is no thirst in the desert when you are led by God.
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