Through the Desert

I have just finished up with school for this year. It’s summer time. That means jumping in the river… like everyday, boating, fishing, hanging out with friends, and lots of working. I’m really excited for this summer and I have also been hearing from God. I have been going through a season that has been filled with ups and downs. Even in all the difficulties, it has been good. I have been giving more of my life over to God, especially my emotions. I think that has, at least so far, been the hardest part of surrendering to God in my life.

As I was saying, I have been hearing from God. I feel like I am moving into a season of being in the desert. The Holy Sprit led Jesus into the desert. This prepared Jesus for his upcoming ministry. The same way that Jesus was prepared for the cross at the garden. The Spirit of God taught Paul for three years in the desert. Moses spent forty years in the desert, before God sent him back to Egypt. When God leads us into the desert, we know that it is going to be a season of a lot of growth. The reason that there is so much growth is because there is so much resistance in our lives. It allows issues to surface, so that they may be dealt with. I have been feeling like I am going into a season of being in the desert. Some of it, I know is going to be because I will be out at Jubilee. Jubilee is a dry place. It is a place where you are drained both mentally and spiritually. I am just excited for what God wants to do. I think that this will be a season where I have to dig wells. To dig down deep, and find God. To trust in a more violent (passionate) way. To trust in a more free and unhindered way.