Poem Devotional · Through the Wilderness
Because He Chose the Cross
You might recognize what it is like to have felt crushed by everything you became, did, or could not repair? Shame tells us to carry the entire weight before approaching God.
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Becoming
These poem devotionals are grouped together in the guide at the end of Through the Wilderness.
Poem Devotional · Through the Wilderness
In His Hands
There are moments when you have picked up a worry God already carried because uncertainty made control feel responsible? We can gather answered fears and call it preparation.
Poem Devotional · Through the Wilderness
Take the Wheel
This may feel familiar: you have gripped control so tightly that even good change felt threatening? Worry promises safety while exhausting the person trying to manage every possible outcome.
Poem Devotional · Through the Wilderness
Where Color Returns
There are moments when you have felt the soil around your life begin to loosen after a season when fear kept your roots still? Healing often appears first as movement.
Poem Devotional · Through the Wilderness
Found
You might recognize what it is like to have realized that the thorns you grew for protection were also keeping you from receiving love? Survival can defend the seed while eventually restricting its growth.
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Keep walking.
Whether you are reading along in the book or joining these reflections here, thank you for allowing me to walk beside you.