Here’s an excerpt with valuable tips for you:
“If you’re going through hell, keep going!” (Winston Churchill)… For us this means, “If you’re passing through a spiritual desert, don’t waste it by grumbling or complaining; recognize God’s purpose for it and don’t quit till you make it through!” Yet the only way to do that is to put into action God’s wisdom for the wilderness. That is what this spiritual survival guide was meant to help you do. So let’s briefly summarize the six survival tips:
- Don’t panic! Refuse natural fear and embrace God’s love for you
- Assess your situation! Take stock of the resources God provided for your journey and use them. Also, identify the kind of wilderness you’re in so you will know how to navigate it.
- Find shelter! Know that God is present to you now more than ever and hide yourself in Him.
- Build a fire! Set yourself ablaze with passionate worship for protection and purification.
- Drink water! Keep yourself spiritually hydrated by praying at all times in the Spirit, especially with other tongues.
- Find nourishment! Feast on God’s Word through intense meditation, as well as radical faith and obedience.
When we adopt these words of wisdom for surviving hard times, we “clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; make smooth in the desert a highway for our God” (Isa. 40:3 NASB). He is always with His children, but we pave a wider path for His involvement when we trust Him and walk in His ways. With the Lord at our side, even when things are hard, we can emerge from the desert like Jesus “in the power of the Spirit” (Luke 4:14). So take courage. Keep moving forward. The pain of the wilderness may be great, but greater still is its significance for your life. The Promised Land awaits you …
This new edition of Daniel Kolenda’s, “Surviving your Wilderness” now includes a 30-day Devotional Guide on the theme.
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