Hosea 2:16
So, I will allure her, I will lead her into the desert and speak to her heart.

Did you ever feel like nothing is making sense any more…like all the things that at one time you were so sure of or were your foundations of support have crumbled? Welcome to the desert. There will come times in all our spiritual journeys when we must move to a deeper level of faith or be forever stuck in a spiritual dead-end. As Jesus said, “No one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins and both the wine and the skins are ruined. Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins” (Mark 2:22). Sometimes we need to take time in the desert to let go of the old wineskins…to let go of old attachments or boundaries that no longer work…so that we can move to a deeper level of spiritual development. The desert may be the only place where we can hear God’s gentle, loving whisper in our hearts…a whisper that will always lead us to healing, wholeness and peace.

Suggested song of the day—“Listen to Your Heart” on the Listen to Your Heart album.
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Have a blessed day!