"Here's what I'm gonna do with Gomer, your cheating wife.
I'm going to take her out to the desert. I'm going to allure her,
and out there she's finally going to get tired of herself.
And there I will speak tenderly to her...
And out there, out where it's dry,
she'll finally learn to quit calling me master and start calling me husband."
(Hosea, paraphrased by Matt Chandler)
I think God has ordained the desert for me, for a period of time, this period of time. I don't think it's sin or disobedience that brings me to this place. I think God has called me there to make me realize some sin deep, deep in my heart. It's in the desert that I'll learn to get tired of myself. I'll learn to stop fighting God. I'll learn to stop doubting His provision and love. I'll learn to let go of earthly things and earthly thinking. I'll learn to stop calling Him master and start calling Him husband. This desert will be good for me. God will grow me in ways I didn't know I needed to be grown. He will change me, and for that, I thank Him and praise Him.
