[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":69},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fdevotions\u002Fare-you-in-the-wilderness":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"date":50,"description":51,"extension":52,"featured":53,"image":54,"meta":55,"navigation":56,"path":57,"scripture":58,"scriptureText":59,"seo":60,"stem":61,"tags":62,"__hash__":68},"devotions\u002Fdevotions\u002Fare-you-in-the-wilderness.md","Are You In the Wilderness?","Christy Morrow",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":44},"minimark",[10,18,21,24,27,30,33,38],[11,12,13],"p",{},[14,15],"img",{"alt":16,"src":17},"desert-wilderness.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.nuxt.studio\u002Fapi\u002Fprojects\u002F19596\u002Ffiles\u002Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fdesert-wilderness.jpg\u002Frender?ref=main&token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6Mjc2MjgsInRva2VuIjoiZ2h1X0JxZDM2YkhYd0Fya3NkczYyaDB0a21lbTNYQTBtYzJEbGRtOSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MjU5OTUzOCwiZXhwIjoxNzY1MTkxNTM4fQ.eyH3QPFqUIMozsrEtfjyqyS6lWkNWRYF2QHnU1LhWYU&render=2",[11,19,20],{},"Do you feel like you are in the wilderness? Do you feel like you don't see an end to the \"desert\" in sight? Isaiah 40:3 tells us to prepare the way of the Lord and make straight the highway of our God. What does that mean? In biblical days, when a king was traveling to different parts of his kingdom, the roads--if you could call them that--were not very good. His servants would go ahead of him and remove the obstacles out of the way--rocks, tree limbs, etc.",[11,22,23],{},"So, what does that mean for us? We are to remove obstacles out of God's way so we can be prepared. (Not that he couldn't do it himself. He wants our cooperation and for us to get into agreement with him). What that means for us is to get rid of sin in our lives, change bad habits, etc. In other words, anything that would hinder us to be ready for when God moves. It is an attitude of repentance. We make ourselves ready.",[11,25,26],{},"In Isaiah 54:2 it says: \"Enlarge the place of of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.\" In other words, prepare yourself! Then, we are ready for when it says in Isaiah 54:3: \"For you will spread out to the right and to the left...\" Your territory will expand. He does the expanding, we do the getting ready.",[11,28,29],{},"But remember where that preparation takes place: in the desert and the wilderness. That can be hard, right? God may have given you a vision. We think it should take place now. But often times, we are not ready. If you look at Joseph, God gave him a vision of greatness. But, he went through a lot of bad things. It didn't make sense. However, God knew that Joseph was not ready yet for the blessing.\nThe experiences that Joseph went through helped prepare him for what God had in store for him. Now God did not make these bad things happen to Joseph. But, he used what happened to him for his good. It helped shape Joseph and prepare him for what God had in mind.",[11,31,32],{},"So when you are in your desert and wilderness, take comfort in this promise:",[34,35,37],"h3",{"id":36},"_2-corinthians-910","2 Corinthians 9:10:",[39,40,41],"blockquote",{},[11,42,43],{},"\"Now he who supplies seed for the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.\nThe good plan God has for you will come. Our part is to get ready, be prepared, and wait expectantly for God to act. Rest assured, he will!",{"title":45,"searchDepth":46,"depth":46,"links":47},"",2,[48],{"id":36,"depth":49,"text":37},3,"2025-10-27","Do you feel like you are in the wilderness? Do you feel like you don't see an end to the \"desert\" in sight?","md",false,"\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fdesert-wilderness.jpg",{},true,"\u002Fdevotions\u002Fare-you-in-the-wilderness","Isaiah 40:3","A voice of one calling: In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.",{"title":5,"description":51},"devotions\u002Fare-you-in-the-wilderness",[63,64,65,66,67],"wilderness","challenging times","repentance","waiting","expectancy","bumxBCM4jD1kST6fzK3VjuYTr4j_HVxlHsjscVXcHBo",1782405175024]