WHAT IS THE SEASON OF DESERT ABOUT ?

Being in the desert means facing the same things over and over again, circumstances that don't change because all we see is sand. It's the ordinary, mundane days with unchanging circumstances. The heat of the sun during the day and the coldness of the moon at night, no oasis for refreshment while walking through it alone. All you see on the horizon are yellow-white dunes, facing the danger of scorpions and other creatures. But what is it good for? We usually don't like desert seasons in life, neither in ministry or business. The victim mentality blames the desert season. However, sonship recognizes the Father's intentions within the season. In the desert, external circumstances don't change because the change comes from within. Desert seasons help us realize that trying to change things externally is not the path to progress. When we let go of the need for things to change externally in order for us to be happier, we are ready to look at what's happening inside us. Sonship recognizes that the desert season is a place of stillness, full of the Father's thoughts, which are as abundant as the sand on the ocean's shores. Stop focusing on what isn't happening and start discovering what is available in the desert. You will immediately feel better by discovering its potential or intentions.

Psalm 139:17-18 How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand.

The Son of God, who is compared to the Sun in the Bible, enlightens us with the light of His truth to set us free and reveal the healing, which has already been given to us because it is written that it is finished. His truth removes the veil that prevented us from seeing the well. His truth helps us see the reality that we have always been an oasis, never lacking, sent to refresh those who are in the desert of this world, unaware of the Source. The desert is not for you, but a temporary season of renewing your thinking to make you available outside for others as a sign that points people toward the Well of living water - to God the Father. When everything you see around you or ahead of you is earthly or ordinary, outward focus on your life, ministry or business dries up so that you can discover the interesting kingdom within your heart.

Your spirit is what doesn't need the desert because it is an oasis full of the living water of the Holy Spirit. However, your soul can go through the desert. The desert can reflect its temporary state of mind. The desert is all about your thinking. When there is a scorpion-like religious mindset nearby, you don't feel safe. It's a lie that leads to a sense of aimlessness because it seems like everything you see around you is just sand. These are times when you feel that nothing is changing, nothing is helping. You tried something, but it slipped through your fingers as fragile and delicate as sand. Whatever you do or wherever you go, it seems like it doesn't bring you closer to anything. To any promised land. Thoughts like these want to sting your heart and fill you with the venom of hopelessness. When you exhaust your strength in the sweat of performance, you step on a scorpion by realizing that no effort was necessary. You don't need to do anything because everything has already been done for you. You start from the finish line, discovering the path that was paved for you once and for all, in the light of the good news. You move from Heaven to Earth, motivated by revelation, by the truth that God has spoken to you, which is never a loss but a redemption of time.

For some people, the desert is an illusion, while for others, it is a reality, a real experience. In the context of our walk with God, the desert doesn't pass through our spirit, but through our soul. The desert is a period in which our heavenly Father deals with our desert thinking. What we believe is what we will project outwardly. What we see within us is how we will be in that season. There is nothing wrong about it, and it is certainly not a reason to be condemned. It's normal. It's part of the process and the journey to the promised land. It's a journey of transforming our thinking. What can help is understanding the Father's intentions with the desert. Temporary suffering cannot be compared to the future glory that will be revealed in us (Romans 8:18). What is this suffering? It is the discomfort of working with our convictions that influences our perspective and creates various mirages. In this case, the mirage is the desert, and the vision is the revelation of the Father regarding how He sees you, how He sees the circumstances in your life, ministry or business . A new perspective of the Father's revelation changes the reality of your experience. It enables you to have access to the Source, to the oasis of provision, so that you suddenly have manna for every day and lack nothing.

If you no longer experience desert seasons, do not elevate yourself because of it. The desert was also part of your journey, and today, thanks to God's grace, you are where you are because of where you once were. If you despise desert seasons, you may need to make peace with yourself and the path you have walked in the past yet. If you are in a desert season, do not condemn yourself for where you are. When God works on you, it is no less valuable than when He works through you. Both can intertwine and happen simultaneously, like a solar and lunar eclipse. The Son shines upon you, and you shine on the Earth before the people around you. If you are in the desert, you embark on an adventurous discovery of what is available to you, both who you are and who is the Father.

Seasons and times are not the source of your certainty. Certainty is sometimes brought by the peace that comes from knowing how long will something last, but in walking with God it is not always determinable. You are called a believer by faith, not by understanding. He promises you a peace that surpasses all understanding, and He Himself is the peace, the certainty of all our times. Seasons change, and changes do not always contribute to stability. They are often accompanied by shaking until we move from one place to another, until the temporary is shaken off, and the eternal remains. But when you know who initiates every season of your life, you are capable of resting in the Father's hands, from which no one can snatch you out (John 10:29).

I do not want to speak against desert seasons because in Christ, all things are reconciled (2 Corinthians 5:17-18, Colossians 1:20). The presence of the Holy Spirit enables us to see Christ in all seasons of life because He is the Life, the living water, to be found in the Truth and Treasure of every season. If you do not yet grasp what is happening in your life right now, try changing the perspective from which you view it. Your perspective brings you whether death or life. You may be surprised by what you discover because life is always beautiful and meaningful in every season. Remember that you become disenchanted with a certain season only when you fail to recognize God and His intentions, which are always good for you. It may take you a while to recognize them, but that is the journey of discovering the hidden beauties of life for us, not ahead of us. Remember that something beautiful is present where you are at, not just one day, when you accomplish what you think is great...