Abundance in the Desert
I was really priviledged to be able to take a trip to the dunes in the Sahara desert with the Canadian team who had come for a few days to help out here. They were able to gather 10 of us, including a Moroccan woman and 3 Americans to make the trip more affordable. What surprised me most was how uncomfortable riding on a Camel is at first, but how you do get used to sitting on a hump quite quickly and how beautiful the sky was (I had never seen such a blue sky in my life, nor so clearly the shooting stars at night). We were able to sleep under the stars at night and I found it really interesting how the moon "rose" at about 2:30am and just continued to move higher in the sky while I could gradually feel a warmer breeze as it got closer to sunrise. I thought about Abraham in the wilderness at night looking at the stars and God promising that his descendants would be as numourous as these bright lights filling the huge dome above me. Then I thought about how long Abraham waited to even have ONE son, this huge promise rested on that. He didn't see any evidence of the promise for a long time, but nevertheless God was faithful. My mind wandered even further into Abraham being asked to sacrifice his only hope of that promise being fulfilled and he him being willing to do so. And still God was faithful. Friends, I can say that I am being struck by the power of faith and the strength of the pure love of God. His love is so strong and His ways so incomprehensible, He shows His faithfulness and goodness through the strangest ways and plans. Be assured that if you have faith for Him to do what He promised, it is as sure as done. "Faith is the SUBSTANCE of things hoped for, the EVIDENCE of things not seen" Hebrews 11:1. Faith is not an empty hope and wish, there is substance and evidence behind the truth of God's faithfulness and truth. My own faith has been incredibly strengthened through stuff I thought would weaken it. And, I see that it was not anything I did, but something He has done, which just gives more faith. And that is ABUNDANCE.
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Thanks for sharing such beautiful words of TRUTH! Sounds like a lovely experience!
Isaiah 40:26-31:
Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these stars. The One
who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because
of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, not one of
them is missing. Why do you say O Jacob and assert, O Israel, My way is
hidden from the LORD and the justice due me escapes the notice of my God?
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God the LORD, the
Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His
understanding is inscrutable. He gives strength to the weary, and to him
who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and tired,
and vigorous young men stumble badly, Yet those who wait for the LORD
will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They
will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.
I love this Cheryl, thanks for sharing! God is so faithful and good!!!