[GailA]

I swear my granddaughters need removed from their parents custody. PRAYERS PLEASE MY 6 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER SAVANNAH HAS, RSV, STREP, AND COVID. 3 month old Scarlett has FAILURE TO THRIVE AND SNIFFLES, needs a better Peditrician THIS 1 IS A JABBER. PARENTS ARE STUPID.

[The Mayor]

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August 26

Desert Places

Bible in a Year :

• Psalm 119:89-176
• 1 Corinthians 8

The Lord . . . has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness.

Deuteronomy 2:7 When I was a young believer, I thought “mountaintop” experiences were where I would meet Jesus. But those highs rarely lasted or led to growth. Author Lina AbuJamra says it’s in the desert places where we meet God and grow. In her Bible study Through the Desert, she writes, “God’s aim is to use the desert places in our lives to make us stronger.” She continues, “God’s goodness is meant to be received in the midst of your pain, not proven by the absence of pain.”

It’s in the hard places of sorrow, loss, and pain that God helps us to grow in our faith and become closer to Him. As Lina learned, “The desert is not an oversight in God’s plan but an integral part of [our] growth process.”

God led many Old Testament patriarchs to the desert. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob all had wilderness experiences. It was in the desert that God prepared Moses’ heart and called him to lead His people out of slavery (Exodus 3:1-2, 9-10). And it was in the desert that God “watched over [the Israelites’] journey” for forty years with His help and guidance (Deuteronomy 2:7).

God was with Moses and the Israelites each step of their way through the desert, and He’s with you and me in ours. In the desert, we learn to rely on God. There He meets us—and there we grow.

Reflect & Pray

When has God met you in a desert place? What happened as a result?

Dear God, thank You for being with me in the difficult desert experiences of my life. You’re faithful and compassionate.

[luvie]

Many prayers for the safety and return to good health of your beloved granddaughters, GailA. No child should be in that kind of a situation! Prayer Warriors, let's get it done for these innocent children in the best way possible for them, Lord.