I Choose Today to Be Refined in the Wilderness
What’s holding you back from stepping out in faith toward your calling? Maybe it’s fear of failing. Maybe it’s that quiet whisper of inadequacy or the uncertainty of what’s ahead, the unknown giants, obstacles, or uphill battles waiting in the distance. I’ve felt all of those things. There have been moments when I stepped out in obedience, only to find myself in a wilderness season wondering if I had made a mistake. I missed the predictability of what I left behind, the comfort of knowing what to expect. But every time, it’s been in that wilderness where I’ve learned the most about who God is and who He’s shaping me to become. God did the same for the Israelites when He brought them out of Egypt: “He brought us out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He had sworn to our fathers.” — Deuteronomy 6:23 (AMP) He didn’t take them straight from slavery to promise. He led them through the wilderness first. The desert was the classroom where dependence, trust, and transformation took root. And even when they reached the edge of the promise, God said: “The Lord your God will drive