Isaiah 43: 18-19
Do not remember the former things,
Nor consider the things of old.
Behold, I will do a new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
I will even make a road in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert.
I had this thought the other day: You know why the Lord makes a road in
the wilderness? So we can get out!
Just imagine being out in the desert, stumbling around with absolutely no idea which way to go, walking in circles, this way and that, no sign, no landmark, nothing to give direction. But if there was a road...if there was a road, you could get out.
Just imagine being out in the desert, stumbling around with absolutely no idea which way to go, walking in circles, this way and that, no sign, no landmark, nothing to give direction. But if there was a road...if there was a road, you could get out.
But who makes the road? He
makes the road. And when does He make it? In His perfect timing.
Often as we are left in a wilderness season it’s easy to simply decide
we are tired of waiting on Him to make the road. We’re in the middle of the hot
and stinking desert, we’re sick of being there, so we head out. We pick a
direction and we start walking.
Maybe we feel He just didn’t show up, so we have to take matters
into our own hands. He didn’t make a road. He doesn’t see that we’re there,
dying of thirst, about to faint from the heat of the day. He doesn’t care.
We’re all alone. And if we stay here any longer in this barren wasteland, we
are going to die.
Some people say that’s usually about the time He shows up. But,
for me, I have not found that to be true. Some people call Him the God of
11:59pm. For me, it has usually been 12:03. He comes after the breaking point.
He comes, not in the nick of time, but when I am beyond what I thought I could
handle, after I’ve reached a place darker and more desperate than I’ve ever
been, than I ever thought I could reach.
That’s when I find the road. His road.
But sometimes, instead of waiting on Him to make the road, we
decide we’re going to make our own road. We embrace the human mindset that
says: “I want change. Therefore, I have to change things.” Oh the mess we can
make of our lives when we decide NOT to wait on God, and maybe some version of
this song goes through our minds:
I see no changes. Wake up in the morning and I ask myself,"Is life worth living? Should I blast myself?"
We gotta make a change...
It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes.
Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live
and let's change the way we treat each other.
You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do
what we gotta do, to survive...Some things will never change
But it’s not on us. That’s the whole
point. As Christians, we are not in charge, to put it simply. We are not our
own masters. It is not up to us. It is up to Him, Jesus Christ, the One we
proclaim as Lord. If He truly is Lord (aka the Boss), we must submit to His
leadership and allow Him to make the change. Which means allowing Him to keep
us in the wilderness until His perfect timing comes to pass and He creates the
road to get us out. We must trust in His goodness, knowing He will not leave us
there a second longer than we can handle being there. Yes, it’s hard. Yes, it’s
painful. But He is with us in the midst of it, and as we turn our eyes to look
upon Him, He will meet us there and His Presence, His grace will sustain us and
He will lead us out. He WILL.
If you're in a
wilderness season, I dare you to trust Him to make a road in your desert and to
lead you out of it. I can guarantee that the results will be far better than
what you would produce if you took matters into your own hands. He is GOOD;
look to Him, wait on Him, put yourself in His presence, and trust Him.
"For since the beginning of the world
Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear,
Nor has the eye seen any God besides You,
Who acts for the one who waits for Him."
Isaiah 64:4
Don't give up, don't give in. If you don't quit, you'll win. Cuz He's Gonna Turn It All Around (Misty Edwards)
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