Walking through the wilderness

Has God ever taken you to a place where you thought to yourself, " Lord I'm not sure why im here, couldn't there have been an easier way?" This could possibly be true, however it is these labor trips that produce faith.

You can be sure that if the Lord takes you through the wilderness, He will also be your tour guide. We see this with Moses when he led the people out of Egypt, God took them the long wilderness way. Bible tells us that God knew going the "shorter" or "easy" way would not fulfill His purpose for these people, sending them back to Egypt immediately.

Now although we walk through the wilderness sometimes, you have to know we are not alone. God is still directing and leading day and night, we see that in Exodus.

"And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night. He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from before the people. (Exodus 13:21, 22 NKJV)"

We can learn so much about walking through the wilderness from these people. The problem with these people that left with Moses, was that they never reached the promise land. Why? Because they lacked faith, complained and didn't trust Gods plan.

It's not a matter if you will be taken through the wilderness, but when. Even Jesus went to the wilderness. In the book of John, it tells us that after He was baptized, He went into the wilderness for 40 days to pray and tempted by the enemy.

How will you walk? Will you complain? Or will you pray? I hope you pray. I hope you trust in Gods plan and purpose for a wilderness walk.