"My Lord knows the way through the wilderness,
All I have to do is follow.
My Lord knows the way through the wilderness,
All I have to do is follow.
Strength for today is mine all the way,
And all that I need for tomorrow.
My Lord knows the way through,
All I have to do is follow."
I was unable to find the author/composer, but found this recording which sounds a lot like a record I played as a child. The words keep reverberating through my heart as I do not know the way through my wilderness. I don't need to. I simply follow and trust that He will give strength and provision.
This morning, I was reading in Numbers 33. Yes, Numbers. This chapter goes over the stages or seasons of the Israelites journey out of Egypt. It struck me today as they journeyed from place to place how WEARY they must be of moving, of always pulling up their tent pegs, of the dust, and of the mundaneness of it all. I thought about how it most likely wasn't their idea of what God was going to do to release them from slavery or how He was going to do it. They were told they were going to the Promised Land. They had everything they needed. God was growing them through this. And yet... it was... HARD.
Some of you know that my family is going through a wilderness right now as we journey with a close family member through the wilderness of terminal cancer. Our wilderness is hard. Our wilderness is long. Our hearts are breaking. The days seem weary and yet He cares. He is working through our wilderness! He will use this wilderness to draw us closer to Himself and to help us grow. Then, we will see the Promised Land someday!
My Lord knows the way through the wilderness. All I have to do is follow. Strength for today is mine all the way, and all that I need for tomorrow. My Lord knows the way!