Wilderness

 When the Israelites wandered in the wilderness, according to God's instructions, God provided for them.

The wilderness didn't have much to offer but they were all alive and their needs were met. They even had requests that were granted, yet they complained. I'm not much different.

Deuteronomy 2:7

For the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched your every step through this great wilderness. During this forty years, The Lord your God has been with you, and you have lacked nothing.

True. 40 years is very long, especially in today's life span. But all throughout, God watched them and it clearly said they lacked nothing!

Right now, the pandemic is around a year and one month. God has richly provided my needs and even my wants! Thank you Lord for this!

A lot of things make me anxious, especially that I live in an uncertain season. But one thing is certain - God! He cared for the stubborn Israelites, surely he cares for me.

Just as the Israelites later arrived in the Promised land, I too can one day be out of the wilderness. Remember, it's all temporary.

Lord, help me remain faithful to you while I'm in the wilderness. And even after I get out of it.

Later in the story, The Lord allowed the King of Heshbon, Sihon, to refuse the Israelites' request to pass through his land. They fought with the, and God gave Israelites the victory.

It was all his plans.

God allows certain trials and obstacles in our lives. But we can conquer them through his direction.

Let him be the direction of your life!

Journal entry of Mar. 27, 2021