Of being in the desert.

Just because it's the desert doesn't mean it's useless.

I'm reminded of the many encounters of Bible people in the desert, and the reasons God did so. Moses spent a third of his life in the desert because God wanted to humble him. The people of Israel spent 40 years in the desert so that the people who kept complaining would die off and a new generation of people would take the promised land. Elijah spent time in the desert so he could absolutely depend on God. John the Baptist spent his life in the desert to isolate and amplify his message of repentance.

Most of all, Jesus spent time in the desert to be tempted by Satan, and to overcome. I think He also did it to show that even the Son of God had to spend time there, so that those who would follow Him would know that He understood what being in the desert was like.

Stace tells me, "If you're in the desert, something's going to give. It's either God or you, and it's not going to be God."

If I am personally in the desert right now, I hope I emerge out of this victorious, with something I can pick up. If I am the desert, I pray that God would just revive and restore with the rain that He brings.