In the Wilderness

In the wilderness is where you find out the most about yourself and others. It is in the moments of ambiguity that we must use all of our skills to understand the things that are unclear to us. As we travel through life there will be moments and time spans that make no sense. They may feel like there is no end in sight. These are the moments that we must hold on to what we know and dive in.

As we begin to swim through the sea of unknowns, we must ask GOD to protect us and keep us. We must trust that GOD will fix things and eventually make them clearer to us. Life is very similar to a forest where there are no clear directing points but we know in our heart and minds that there is a way out.

Sometimes we must stay in the wilderness until we can make sense of it, while in the wilderness we must pay attention to the path that we are taking as they could in fact lead us back to where we started. So we must place markers on the roads that we have traveled as to not end our journey, at the place it started. The wilderness if properly absorbed will allow us see the forest, I mean really see it and understand its magnificent-ness, it shows us the quietness,the peacefulness, the anger and the harshness that lies in all of us.

It shows us how truly imperfectly perfect it is..how every intricate detail of it seamlessly works together, to form a beautiful work of art. The wilderness lies in all of us, it is the place that the unknown meets the known and they fight it out to create a new paradigm. A new way of seeing and being...

So this week ladies as you travel through your wilderness, ask GOD to allow you to see the forest as it will shine light on the unknown.

Go Forth and Do Amazing Things This Week!

Kind Regards,

Pauline

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