We've all heard the saying that if you are going through hell, keep on walking. It just suddenly struck me tonight, that that was what God expected from the Israelites. When He was leading them through the desert. And there was a message in that for me.
Going through a specifically trying time in my life this year, it suddenly dawned on me: Keep on walking. (And this does not refer to the TV ad :) )
I can sit and have a small pity party for myself - I might even have a reason to do so (until I compare myself to others who have so much less). I can grieve for what I do not have (and grieve I possibly sometimes will). But when all of that is done, I need to know that I can't just sit and wait for better days. Or until something changes.
God wants me to get up, and get going. There might be days where I will just walk, not really talking to anyone, maybe not even to God. Days where I might not even look up, as the journey is incredibly hard. Days where I will be thankful for refreshment of God's touch, and friends' and family's love. There will be water out of a rock, some oases in the midst of that long outstretched space of nothingness (and everything).
God promises not to forsake me. He promises to show me the way. He promises that He won't relent until He has my all. But for now, I'll just keep on walking in the notion that I am not alone.
God bless you today.
