The Unwritten Page

If I were to take an honest look at my life I would have to say that I have spent a majority of my time wishing I was somewhere else. When I was a kid I couldn’t wait to be older - To go to high school, to drive, to graduate, to go to college, to graduate again, to get a job, then to get any other job than the one I had, to get married, etc. 

Often I would spend my time looking back to the past. You know, those “ahh, those were the good old days” moments - My childhood, high School, college, that job I had, that car I drove, that house we lived in - The list is endless.

However, I have become convinced that I spend so much of my time wishing I was somewhere else, that I often miss what it is that God is trying to show me in the here and now. In other words, I spend so much time complaining about the desert I’m in, that I forget that God is trying to lead me to the Promised Land. 

Conversely, there are many lessons to be learned in the wild. Moses found his purpose in the desert place (Exodus 3:10), the Israelites found survival, freedom, safety, and God’s provision in the desert (Exodus). Elijah the prophet heard God’s voice in the wild (1 Kings 19), and Jesus was led into the wild to be tempted by the devil (Matthew 4:1) and yet by not sinning, he taught us obedience, righteousness, humility and the power of His Word. 

You see, we wander in what seems like the wilderness because God is molding us. He wants us to discover the untamed joy that can only be found in the journey. To know purpose. To taste true freedom. To rely on His provision. Or to perhaps hear His voice in the midst of the noise that is our lives. 

Maybe he simply wishes to remind us that we are merely sojourners on this earth. To find no comfort here, but long for His Kingdom. After all, “He has set eternity in the hearts of men.� (Eccl. 3:11) 

So we wander, almost instinctively. Setting our hearts on a pilgrimage. Discovering the untamed joy of the journey. A journey that carries us towards destiny. A journey that leads us home.

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