Deuteronomy 1:2-3 Normally it only takes eleven days to travel from Mount Sinai to Kadesh-barnea, going by way of Mount Seir. But forty years after the Israelites left Egypt, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses addressed the people of Israel, telling them everything the Lord had commanded him to say.
You wonder why it is taking Me so long to resolve your issues. You want Me to move more quickly, on your timeline. Child, think of what the Israelites must have endured. Forty years wandering in the desert, to arrive at a point that should have only taken them eleven days to reach. Forty years. Yes, it has been a long period of suffering, of waiting, of having to practice patience, trust and belief that I would deliver. But did I not promise you in My Word that I would never leave you nor forsake you? Have I not promised that I would protect you, that I would redeem you, that I would bring beauty for ashes? And have I not fulfilled those promises numerous times in your life? Why do you fret so? Why do you forget so easily? I have not changed. Your circumstances change. Your life goes through seasons. People do evil things. Life is not fair. All of these things are true. Yet, I am. I AM. Breathe, child. Breathe in my Spirit. Breathe in My Life. Breathe in My Love. Breathe in My Promises. I AM. If I had walked the Israelites straight through to the Promised Land, they would not have been ready to step into the life I had planned for them. Their faith was not strong enough, despite seeing the miracles I provided before they left Egypt. Their stubborn hearts were not submitted to Me sufficiently, despite all the times I protected them and delivered them from enemies much more well equipped in battle. They were not ready for their new lives. And so with you. You will be delivered from this mess when you are ready to step into the new life I am preparing for you. Will you submit? Will you continue to trust Me? Will you allow Me to prepare your heart and mind and soul for this new season I am bringing into your life? So many times you believe that it is all dependent upon Me. Not true. Much hinges upon you. Upon your attitudes. Upon your submission. Upon your ability to wait, to trust, to allow Me to do what is necessary for you to do what will follow. Rest, Child. My “inactivity” is anything but inactive. And My seeming lack of activity in no way means that I am displeased with or punishing or ignoring you. I am doing what needs done. Will you do the same?
Amanuensis 