The study with sisters... reveals... how God works... in the wilderness...
"Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
and bring her into the wilderness,
and speak tenderly to her. ..."
Hosea 2:14 ESV
Sometimes... He allures... His children... into the wilderness... entices... them to a place... of set backs... failures... and falsehoods... a place where nothing grows... but He does it with purpose...
Once in the wilderness... we begin to see the futility... of what we've followed... and at the point we fully comprehend our dire need... He speaks tenderly... to win His children back...
I look back over my own walk... and I see where He allowed such a time in my life... early in my walk... I wandered deep into the wilderness of anxiety... and fear...
It was in this place... where He began to reveal... unbelief... dependence on others... and not on Him...
His wooing... in this desert... began a steadier walk of faith... that is still growing... continuing... to increase my love for Him... my faith in Him...
It was a very painful time... one I kept hidden... but I see now... how He used it... for my good... and His glory...
So the new perspective... is translated in the lives of the loved ones... on whom I wait...
I now see... their wilderness walks... as their heavenly Father... wooing them... to the place where everything fails... but Him...
A time to recognize... the futility... of all they chase after... that is not Him...
Yes... it is painful to watch... but now I see... the Father who loves them (more than me)... chasing them with an uncompromising love... to the place... where He can speak tenderly... to hearts prepared... to hear... and receive...
"... And there I will give her her vineyards
and make the Valley of Achor (trouble) a door of hope. ..."
Hosea 2:15 ESV
Father God... thank You for Your Light...
that reveals a different perspective...
If the desert they must go... for You to woo... and win...
then... Amen...
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