Big Faith to Pursue God

There is a divine tension that perpetuates your destiny coming to pass. What might seem like a problem just may be your answer. What sounds like silence may be your opportunity to seek, speak, or listen with your whole heart. The lesson of the wilderness is that God protects those who stay close to Him, no matter what.

When He brought the Hebrews out of Egypt, God stayed in front of the people as a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. They followed, never knowing where they were going. The only strategy they were allowed was day-to-day survival. This meant sticking close to the goodness of God because that’s where the provision, manna, was.

We all have to learn the wilderness lesson over and over again in different stages of life. Let me tell you this: the Promised Land is different from the wilderness, where you follow God and survive by learning to trust Him.

The lesson of the Promised Land is that God blesses pursuit. Through God-given strategy and courage, the Hebrews took on walled cities, 31 kingdoms, and warrior giants in the Promised Land. They followed their vision, and God backed them up.

That’s how it works in your life as well. You learn to trust God and live in His presence in the wilderness. Then, when you go after your destiny in the Promised Land, He backs you up. You don’t have to be afraid to pursue His will for your life.

Where are you? In the wilderness, learning to trust God for your provision? Or are you taking those first steps into your Promised Land? Maybe you’re already stomping around in your Promised Land, taking on giants and claiming territory for the Kingdom. Whichever one is you, know God is pleased. Father God loves it when His kids move forward.

“Who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end.” Deuteronomy 8:16