Desert Times
“Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands” (Deuteronomy 8:2)
Has God performed a heart test on you lately?
There are times in our lives when God leads us into the desert!
– in order to let us find out what is in our heart.
These times can be very difficult and humbling.
They can test our mettle like no other time.
Desert times often mean we are living without those things we are normally accustomed to: water, food, limited supplies-and with few comforts.
These desert times may mean-
– experiencing new ways of provision from the Lord.
Like manna from Heaven, it may mean seeing miracles we’ve never seen before.
Like clothing that never wears out, it may mean seeing your normal capabilities expanded.
Like walking hundreds of miles without pain, desert experiences provide new lessons and new experiences that only these times can teach us.
What desert experience has He brought into your life lately?
Perhaps it is a lean time in business or job…
Perhaps it is a new environment or a transfer….
Perhaps it is a unexpected suspension or an unwanted situation…
Perhaps it is a loss of a person, privilege or a property…
Perhaps it is a lonely life or monotonous moments…
Whatever it is-
When God decides to bring new disciplines into our lives by bringing us into the desert, do not fear the heat that is sure to come.
He is walking beside you in order to test you and find out what is really in your heart.
Ask for His grace to pass the test.
He wants to bring all of His children into the Promised Land.
(PA)