All right, y’all…how many of you plan to download and read Streams in the Wasteland?
I hope to get Steams in the Wasteland in all your hands very soon and I just wanted to take a moment to remind you that this little devotional eBook will be FREE for the taking! All you need to do is sign up at the end of this blog post and I’ll be sending Streams in the Wasteland straight to your email inbox once it is ripe for the picking!
Today, I am sharing a sample devotion from Streams in the Wasteland to give you a little taste of what you can expect.
The daily devotions are super short, quick reads with some additional components to dig deeper when you have the time. Of course, I explained the details on what you can expect when reading Streams in the Wasteland last week if you’d like to check that out here.
So, without further adieu, enjoy “A New Thing!”
A New Thing
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.
—Isaiah 43:19
The Story for His Glory
It was July of 2015 when Graci’s family received the news that altered their lives forever and directed all their thoughts to our Heavenly Father as they searched for answers. Graci was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Her family questioned God’s plan, “Why is this happening to Graci…a beautiful wife, loving mother, adored grandmother, and an amazing spiritual friend to hundreds?” Though they were faced with fears and concern, the Gillming family rested in the fact that Graci’s story would be used for His glory! The day after receiving her diagnosis, Graci found Isaiah 43:19 in her daily devotions and it became her theme verse throughout her journey. She knew to trust in Him to guide her family as she opened her eyes to His work in her life. He was certainly doing a new thing in Graci’s life, and though it could be seen as a hopeless situation, she knew only He would be able to make a way in the wilderness.
Stream in the Wasteland
Every new thing comes from God, but it isn’t always what we think it will be. He will make a way and He will use your story for His glory if you allow Him to.
Reflection
- How do you perceive the new things God is doing in your life?
- Where is God making a way in your wilderness?
- How can shifting your perception of these new things help you to see the streams in the wasteland?
Read and/or write out Ecclesiastes 3:11:
He has made everything beautiful in its time.
—Ecclesiastes 3:11
- What beauty are you awaiting in your hardship?
- How does this Scripture help you to view the new thing God is working in your life as beautiful, rather than painful?
Action Prayer
Pray for God to show you where you can shift your perspective to view these new challenges in your life in a more positive light.
I’ve mentioned before just how much Graci GIllming meant to me. And how inspiring her story was and still is to me. Graci’s story lives on through Streams in the Wasteland. Her story for His glory!
Streams in the Wasteland is an absolutely FREE resource I’ve developed for the readers of Country Wife Chronicles. All you need to do to get this FREEBIE in your email inbox is click the graphic below:
**Update: Streams in the Wasteland is available for downloading**
Get my FREE eBook devotional, “Streams in the Wasteland: 31 Days for Finding Hope in the Hardship” by clicking on the graphic below:
I’d be honored if you would share this blog post with your friends and family so that they too can sign up to get Streams in the Wasteland.
Sorry if I’ve been a bit sales-pitchy lately…I’ve just been putting all my energy toward getting Streams in the Wasteland done and I’m so darn excited about the thing it’s hard for me not to share with y’all. Such is the life of a devotional-writing, self-published, freebie-offering blogger I guess. 😉
Be Still & Know…
