The wilderness

[GHill]

God leads us into the wilderness.

It is often severe, savage, and scary.

It is a place of solitude — where everything familiar is stripped away, where there is nothing left to cling to.

It is a painful place.

A place of betrayal, loneliness, and heartbreak.

A place of dust and silence.

A place where the things we once trusted — the false foundations we built our lives on — begin to crumble.

 

And yet...

It is in the wilderness that we come face to face with Him.

No accolades to carry. No distractions to hide behind. Just us — exposed and searching.

 

The wilderness is not abandonment.

It is a place of love.

A place of divine courtship.

Where God separates us for Himself — to get our full attention.

To whisper to us in the silence.

To remind us that even in the desolate places, He is enough.

  Hosea 2:14:

"Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her."

[Rhonda]

This was a really good thing for me to read, as I'm finally winding down a day that I thought would never go away and leave me alone.  I love the book of Hosea. 

(Have you ever read G. Campbell Morgan's very old, out of print book "Hosea: the Heart and Holiness of God"?) 

[GHill]

Thanks, I haven't heard of that book, though I just downloaded it. Thanks for the suggestion.