Desert

Have you ever heard someone say “I hit a dry spot”  or maybe  “I have writers block?” What are they talking about? We all have them they are called deserts. Things and people we have depended on aren’t enough or they aren’t there. We are worn out physically and emotionally, and there just isn’t a road to show us the way to go.  Stop and see what God wants to teach you. Remember how God lead His people out of Egypt away from the hand of their enemy. A wonderful victory which brought singing and praising; we read about it in Exodus chapter 15. Then God had them spend time in the Sinai wilderness and Gods people wondered around for 40 years. What was the purpose of this? We are not kept in the dark about why God allow this to happen. He tells us;  Deuteronomy 8:2  And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. Deuteronomy 8:3  And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. Deuteronomy 8:4  Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. God leads you and I into the desert to humble us and bring us to a place where the Lord is all we have. It is there we learn that the Lord is all we need. Verse 3 tells us that God did humble them and He suffered them to hunger.  He then fed them with manna, something they knew nothing about, to teach them that there was more to life then eating. He wanted them to know that they didn’t live by bread alone but every word out of the mouth of God. He wanted His people to know that He was going to take care of them and that they could put trust in Him. He wanted His children to know that He had to lead them into the desert. That could be the reason we are in that dry spot or things aren’t going the way we want them too. What could the God that loves you and I want to teach us?   Deuteronomy 1:31  And in the wilderness, (the desert)  where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place. What Place is it that God wants to bring you? Everything that we think is going wrong in our lives may not be! As we go into this week think outside of the box for what you think is bad luck. Maybe God is teaching you something that will bring Him honor and glory. Its Monday let’s get going!