Ever been through a trying time? Ever walked through a valley that seemed to go down and down forever or been tested to the point where you thought you couldn't handle it any more? Ever felt as though the weight of the world was on your shoulders like a rising tsunami about to crush you?Don't give up hope or loose out with God during those dry, lonely times, it's just test of the wilderness!!!
You see, when Israel came out of Egypt, they were purged, tested, and tried in the wilderness for 40 years before moving into the land God promised. There was a lot of cleansing and fashioning that had to happen...
Likewise, before Jesus was fully launched into His earthly ministry, He fasted 40 days in the wilderness, and was tried and tested by Satan himself!!!
I Corinthians 10:11 says, Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
We have a scriptural example we can follow to understand what's really happening when we find ourselves in the wilderness. During those difficult times, that's the opportunity to weather the storm and see if you're really built on the Rock (see Matthew 7:24-27), and when you pass through the test, you'll come out as fine gold, tried by fire!!!
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