8 “But if I go to the east, he is not there;
if I go to the west, I do not find him.
9 When he is at work in the north, I do not see him;
when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.
if I go to the west, I do not find him.
9 When he is at work in the north, I do not see him;
when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.
- Job 23:8-9
God has brought me into the wilderness. At first, I thought He was punishing me because of my past sins. That was what the devil was trying to inject in my mind. But when I earnestly seek Him, I found out otherwise.
1 You, God, are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water.
earnestly I seek you;
I thirst for you,
my whole being longs for you,
in a dry and parched land
where there is no water.
- Psalm 63:1
I have realized that no matter the situation is, I am in a continuous thirst for Christ. The devil cannot separate me from Him anymore.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? [shall] tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 8:35-39
I do not despise this season of my life, for I know that God is with me. I know, His way is sweeter, for when I seek Him and He does not answer, the more I will search for Him with all my heart. I am not worried, I will remain unshaken. I know His promises; I know them full well.
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
- Jeremiah 29:11
Today, I may experience thirst, I may experience longing, still I will long for Him more than I have before. He has captured me, and I do not think i would turn away from Him again. I know, He is preparing me, so I may be complete in Christ when I am ready for my eternal mission.
4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
- James 1:4
I know, I must past through this season. I am excited to walk, walk with Him in the wilderness, because after this, I shall come out as gold.
10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
- Job 23:10
