Will you stay in Midian?

An older woman and I were talking today and she was sharing with me about her recent troubles. She was explaining that her son was like Moses.... just kind of wandering in a desert. As I listened to her explain her son, all I could think of was God did not give up on Moses.

The story of Moses can be reduced to a short little story. "Baby boy get's rescued from death, He kills an Egyptian, He flees Egypt. He spends 40 years in the desert. God calls him back and he leads the entire Hebrew nation out of Egyptian slavery."

While it's all any incredibly amazing miracle, let's focus on one aspect, Moses spent 40 years in the desert... well in Midian. Midian wasn't a short jog across the border. He FLED. 

The part of the story that I haven't been able to get out of my head is that God met Moses where he was. Moses fled Egypt not because he felt like God was telling him to go, but because he feared for his life. God had a definate plan for Moses' life, to lead God's people out of Egypt. He was terrified because he had made a huge mistake. Moses killed a man who he felt was misteating someone and then had to live with the guilt of his actions.

But God was not done with Moses. Despite the 'failure' of Moses, God was still speaking. In the desert, God will still speaking. While leading the people out of Egypt, God is still speaking.

I know sometimes it's easy to run from our mistakes, we all do it. And it's easy to stay in the desert, hiding. I think it's important to note God didn't let Moses stay in the desert, he called him to complete the plans and purpose He has had for Moses' life from the very begining

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Even through our insecurities, even dispite our failures, even when we are running from the plan God has for us, God is still speaking. He still has a master plan that we are still asked to partake in. God gave Moses a choice, Lead my people. But the decision to lead was Moses'. Moses could have said No. He could have stayed in the Land of Midian where he had built a new life.

Are you in the desert running? Can you still hear the voice of the Lord directing you?

It's hard to make the choice to stop hiding in the desert, but with help from the Lord, I know you can do it.

And i'm here for you, always. 

<3 Amanda