PRAYER FOR THE FUTURE
“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18-19
Make a way ~ To put in place, cause, set.
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Jesus, I’ve been sitting at Your feet for a long time. You’re the best teacher I’ve ever known. You know when to reveal a truth and when to ask leading questions so that I discover divine wisdom. You are not a God who delights to see His children flounder. You promise very clear direction and have so many creative ways to bring the answers to us.
I learned that You can do a new thing no matter how old I am. I learned that just because things have always been a certain way doesn’t mean they will stay that way. I learned that just because people have always acted a certain way doesn’t mean You can’t change them. I’ve seen You turn my life upside down, changing me from decades of hopeless thinking. I’ve seen You deliver and heal people I love; some even in their old age. You do make a way in the wilderness. You are the God of new things.
I am at a new faith crossroads. I’ve never been in this particular place before. Whatever has been familiar and predictable is missing. It looks like the land of no provision, a desert, and the answers for how to make my way is unclear. I’m afraid. I don’t have the power to transform the landscape of nothingness.
I spread out the future before You. There is a harvest and I am Your laborer. It is clear that, though I see a desert, You are making a new road. Put up road signs so that I don’t miss it. Let me hear the sounds of a roaring river, the rivers of Your provision. When my faith would fail me, I review our history. You have never failed me! You are wealthy beyond measure to give whatever I might need on this trek into unfamiliar territory.
I’m looking for the footprints of sandaled feet. I follow You – and I know that I don’t need to see down the road. You do. Show me the next step. Amen
For more from Christine Wyrtzen and Jaime Wyrtzen Lauze, please visit www.daughtersofpromise.org
Originally published Friday, 18 August 2023.
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