Wilderness

composed: Nov2, 2011
posted: Nov6, 2011

Deuteronomy 2

There are two things I learned from this chapter and has kept in my heart and of course have also change my mindset. First, we all pass through "wilderness". and second thing, it's up to us how long we will stay in the "wilderness".

There may be a lot of reasons why we pass through "wilderness". In this chapter, they have to, to get to the promise land. They wandered through the desert for forty long years to get to the promise land, and sadly because of the long journey and because of their disobedience some of them were not able to make it.
Now here's the good news, it's not only you who are passing through the wilderness, marami pala tayo! And "wilderness" could be describe as a place where you don't exactly understand why you are there but it's necessary to complete the process of building one's Christian life, in or with regard to Faith, love, loyalty should I say, hope, humility and for the grace of God to work to get to your promised land. You and I pass through this stage maybe, it is because it’s our fault or could be, it's God's way of shaping us. But one thing for sure either way God is there with you and with me in the "wilderness". Because God is God, He is a Father and will always be no matter what.

In Deuteronomy 2:2
“You have made your way around this hill country long enough, now turn north”

But one thing that hit me was the long journey. The journey, originally, should take for about 11 days, but wow! they extended it for 40 long years. Let us try to differentiate 11 days to 40 years. Hmm... in 1 year there are 365 days times 40 years that is equals to 14,600 days. Now that is a big difference! What I am trying to point out, is yes! we all pass through wilderness, that’s a fact. But as to how long we will stay in the wilderness is a big different story. It’s up to us if we want to take the journey in the wilderness for 11 days or 40 years. Yes God will be with us either way ( sa 11 days or sa 40 years) but the question can we live up to that years? And for those who are behind us, can they wait for us until we are over with our wilderness? Or they too, will perish as we take the long journey in the wilderness? God can stay up to that years, but I don’t think we can!
If you believe you are in the wilderness, there’s only one thing to do, Trust God! Next thing to do is to move forward with humility. Do not complain or grumble because it will just prolong the journey and the agony. Huwag makipagtalo kay God! The more we do these things, like try to negotiate the will of God in our lives or do it our way, the longer we stay in the wilderness until we die there and never get to the promised land.
Ok lang agi ta or maka agi tag “wilderness” basta dili lang magtambay didto! agi lang ayaw puyo!
the choice is ours!

Keep moving forward!