The desert is a helpful picture of how life can feel sometimes because it is a place of scarce resources, thirst, exhaustion, and wandering. We all experience the effects of brokenness in our world. Situations in life bring suffering and confusion. The choices of others impact us in hurtful ways, and our own weakness and failures can be overwhelming. We can feel stuck, but there is hope and grace as God offers to meet us in these desert places.
Streams in the Desert
Longing is part of our human experience, and we are driven to quench our thirst in various ways. When we know that God created us with this holy thirst on purpose, we move towards finding paths that lead to His satisfying presence. He invites all of us to the joy, freedom, and clarity that His nearness brings, and He often draws us in through surprising and unexpected ways.
Journeying Towards Refreshment
The scorched land will become a pool and the thirsty ground springs of water… Isaiah 35:7
