Episode 55: Life in the Wilderness

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Sometimes when we’re waiting on God to change our circumstances, the thing He really wants to change is us. In this episode, we share a session Dot led at the Breathe Retreat. She shares about the importance of trusting God in the midst of the wilderness, even when following Him turns out to be more difficult than we expected. She also discusses the important truth that God doesn’t waste our time or our experiences.

Episode Recap

• God is not through with you yet (1:20)
• God wishes we could see ourselves how He sees us (4:51)
• God never wastes time, and He never wastes experiences (9:23)
• Write down Exodus 13:17-18 (16:16)
• Following Jesus doesn’t mean we won’t have battles to fight (20:05)
• The wilderness is life between freedom and the promised land (24:20)
• Write down Exodus 14:10-15 (27:33)
• The very thing the Israelites thought would destroy them was their escape to freedom (28:45)
• It’s easy to praise God when things are going our way, but many of us quickly turn to complaining when He tests us (29:06)
• It was easier to get the Israelites out of Egypt than to get Egypt out of the Israelites (34:10)
• Wherever you are today, it’s because God has led you there (42:28)

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