Deuteronomy 2:7
For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He knows your going through this great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you. You have lacked nothing…
Are you wandering through the desert right now?
You heard from the Lord, you are sure that you did, but nothing in your life seems any different from the day that God called you to your work in life. You are wondering, why is there such a large delay in your development?
God has a plan for you, but it will take some time to develop your character and your heart. He wants the best for you, but He knows that you need your character to be stretched and that your heart needs to be cleansed. Experience is always the best teacher.
Are you a bible reader? Have you noticed that God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things?. God allowed His chosen people, the Hebrews to walk and live in the desert for 40 years before He allowed them to live in the promised land. The Lord guided Moses into the desert to live there for 40 years before he led the Hebrews from their captivity in Egypt. Joseph became the second most powerful ruler in Egypt. Before he was elevated to that position, God gave Joseph a dream and a purpose for his life that was not fulfilled until many years later when he was able to do the job that God had impressed into his heart..
Joseph was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. He went to jail as an innocent person, convicted of a crime that he did not commit, and then one day his whole life changed. He became a powerful leader, second only to the Pharaoh in Egypt. It never says that Joseph became bitter for all of the trials and tribulations that he went through before God released him into his destiny. How did God keep Joseph from becoming a bitter man while dealing with all of his hardships?
When you follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit, the Lord will make a way out of no way for you. These years of development may be painful, and you may have days of longing for something else, but the Lord will never leave you or forsake you. Your happiness is important to God, but He has to put you through some times of hardship and testing to refine your character and to cleanse your heart and soul. God can do what we cannot do, we have no way of becoming better people without the Holy Spirit living in our hearts.
It is Jesus living inside of us that guides our path. His love and compassion gives us the ability to live righteously in His presence. We will have peace and contentment in our hearts even in the worst of circumstances.
How can you tell if a person is really a follower of Jesus Christ? Observe them when they are going through hard times. Do they insist on having their own way, or will they wait on the Lord for their deliverance?
Do they seem calm and even content in a situation that is destroying everyone else around them? Would you tell them about your own problems because you know that they will speak words of comfort to you and offer to pray with you? You know you need someone who has been through some hard times and has survived it all. God will guide you to the right person to help you.
The secret is Jesus in your heart. Joseph had the Lord with him all of his life. He could not have been the great leader that was needed in that time and place if the Lord was not working through him. Moses became a great leader by living his life for God purposes. The Hebrews became the people of God, and their hardships in the desert taught them how to follow The Lord into the promised land to possess the land that was promised to them. You can become a true follower of Jesus Christ the day that you surrender your life to Him.
Is your life surrendered to Jesus Christ? If not, you will never know the joy of living in His presence. If you have confessed Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, then you are being led into the wandering place to strengthen and develop your faith. God will never give you what you want until you are ready to receive it.
Is there a desire in your heart that you know is not a part of God’s will for your life? You need to give him that desire, surrender it right now. The Lord knows what is best for you and for your family. He will never put you in a position where you will be destroyed by something that would destroy someone else. The people around you may never understand why you had to go through what you have been through, but your calling is not their calling, it is yours. Live for the Lord, and the Lord will live your life with you, and He will give you the best desires of your heart…
Prayer of Salvation - If you want Jesus to come into your heart, repeat this prayer:
Dear Jesus, I want to live for you. I repent of all of my sins and I surrender my life to you right now, please come into my heart. Thank you Lord Jesus for my salvation…AMEN
