Gen 21:20 And God was with the boy as he grew up in the wilderness….
I first stumbled across this verse when my oldest was in wilderness therapy. I clung to it because it gave me hope. I knew God was with him, growing and maturing him, helping him make his way. Now that training hikes are upon us as he and the hubs begin to prepare for their Appalachian Trail adventures, I’m clinging to this verse again, but now I understand that He is also with me as I make my way through the wilderness of my fears.
Isaiah 43:19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness….
I am a worrier from way back. Perhaps it is the planner in me, always thinking through scenarios, trying to be sure I am fully prepared. At this moment, knowing that my role is to carry on on the home front, I see my fear very clearly as the wild, untamed, unmanageable wilderness that it is. Lord Jesus, make a way.
Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them….I will not forsake them.
Lord, Thank You for this day and for this amazing opportunity for my hubs and our oldest. Thank You for the assurance that You will walk with them on every step of this journey—from the preparation and training to the amazing adventure of the trail. Thank You also for the assurance that You are with me and our youngest as we continue to work on laying our fears and anxieties at Your feet and clothing ourselves in Your grace and peace. Help all of us remember that You are with us in every wilderness, that You will never leave us, that You are making a way. Draw us closer. Amen.
Luke 3:5 Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth.
Have a blessed day.