Into the Wilderness

 

I run

From the Wilderness

That parched and haunted place

Called the dark night of the soul 

Yet I lived there

For seven years

And I would not trade it for any sum

We buck under the pain

Of discipline and refining fire

We look for an easy ladder 

To climb out of the furnace

We cry, because we feel so alone in it

It brings tears to my eyes

It feels so very hopeless and alone

Even Jesus spent His times in the wild 

Hungry, thirsty, alone, and tempted

He too felt forsaken by God

Wept and begged friends to keep company and they slept

He asked for the bitter cup to be taken away 

Do not forget in this dry place

If we feel abandoned by God and still choose Him...

Here we imitate His son

Picture the surrender of the seed

While it is buried in the dark

It sacrifices husk and pushes up to new life

Here in the desert is where He asks us

To see and strip away our stipulations

Learn to lean on Him without reservation

When we cannot feel God and doubt

He is working, in His time not our time

Learn here, that His grace is enough

Green pastures will be yours again

Song of Solomon 8:5, Hosea 2:14-15, James 1:12, Isaiah 49:15-16, Psalm 22:1-3, Psalm 13:1-2, Mark 15:34, Matthew 26: 36-46, Daniel 3:16-28, Proverbs 3: 5-6, John 12:24