November 1

Dear child,

Today, when you hear my voice, do not retreat in fear. Fear is a vast wilderness and there is no cultivating it. Guard your heart from those who would deceive it. For when deceived, it becomes hard and unmalleable in My hands. Remember, my promises are seeds and your heart is the soil. They cannot take root in soil that is not cultivated by faith. A hard heart is a barren land.

Today, when you hear my words, do not filter them through what you see. You will quickly come to the conclusion that you don’t qualify for what I’ve promised. It is certainly easier to belief in what seems possible and to hope in what your own hands can accomplish. Beloved, your walk is one of faith and your path is foreign. You have never been to the place I’m bringing you. Please keep from leaning on your own understanding and keep your hands from interfering. Keep your eyes closed and let what I have prepared be a surprise!

Today, you will surely hear my voice. Allow it to lead you to deep places of rest. Grant it access to the places you keep hidden. Let my words engulf the wounds you cover. Let healing come!

Today, I ask, “Do you wish to be a wanderer in the wilderness?” For with a mighty hand I led Israel out of Egypt. I was leading them to land they would call their own. They would live in houses they built and eat of the fruit of their hands. I would be there God and they would be my people. I was the Builder and I was leading them home. Yet because the path home was arduous, they doubted. They worried that their Deliverer had lost His way. They tested me in the wilderness, constantly seeking signs. In their unbelief, their hearts departed from Me. The wilderness became their dwelling. 40 years later, they died there having never stepped foot in the house I built for them.

Hold to My voice, child.

Remember, I have prepared a place for you. A place a fruitfulness and abundance. I will make the path known. Only do not doubt. Put your faith to work and put your works to rest.