To clear the stage... wow! What a LOT to ask of us!!! We are women; always much to do, our minds filled with thoughts of even more of what we should be doing... not to mention, our loved ones whose needs seem to grow to insurmountable numbers at times.
Does our Father really want us to walk away from all he has entrusted to us? Really?
Well, he revealed to David, a teenage boy, that he would be the great king of His chosen people; then, allowed him to be chased through the wilderness for years... in order to come out truly knowing the God who called him.
Let's not forget the current life we are studying: Moses, who was told he would deliver Hebrew nation to the promised land... but first, allowed to remain in the wilderness for 40 years... learning some of the greatest attributes of our Holy One.
Of course, our Savior himself, often imposing his own sabbatical to retreat into the wilderness and mountains... for refreshing and even vision, in order to affirm His purpose.
Hmmm... there must be something to this pattern of retreat from the job at hand, the demands of our roles (as we perceive them), time spent removed to the wilderness.
Will you heed the beckoning?
Laquinta Montgomery
