Sometimes in the wilderness, it is hard to discern when God is speaking. Wandering people often cannot decipher truth from error. When wandering with no clear direction, it is easy to lose hope. When Cain was sent to wander, he knew that losing his connection with God would result in death. He said to theContinue reading “Wilderness: You Have Been Warned!”
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Wilderness: Live Broken
Living broken means living a life of total surrender to the Lord. It is a life of self emptying, poverty, and slavery before God. Living broken puts our lives in proper prospective and helps us see things from God’s point of view. Brokenness cultivates the fruit of the spirit in our lives (Gal 5:22). Brokenness reminds me to humble myself before the Lord, knowing that he will exalt me in due time (Luke 18:14b).
Wilderness: Humble Thyself
Humble people do not force their way, ignore authority and wise counsel, step over people to get what they want or manipulate situations. Humble people surrender to the Lord with the trust and understanding that he will chart a way that is good and that he will fulfill his promises to them.