Crossing over into new, unchartered territory is no easy thing. There is security in what you know, even if it’s not terribly functional (think Dr.Phil, “How’s that working for you?”). It’s the kindness of God that steadies our knocking knees and encourages us to take those first steps forward.
Do not be afraid of them; the Lord yourself will fight for you. Deuteronomy 3:21
I have an inkling of what the Israelites felt even though my desert wandering has manifested itself in a different form. My desert has been one of holding on tightly to what I know to keep my family and I moving forward. The desert wasn’t a bad place; God called me there, but there’s a new land He is leading me into. It is a land I don’t know very well. This time, I have to face my fears; I can’t pretend that they don’t exist.
God has been calling me into a new territory of prayer and quietness before him. I squirm when I face the silence. When the answers don’t come in the timing I want, I tell God He’s got this whole thing wrong and needs to perform to meet my wishes. But thankfully, God invites me to cross over to a new land, a land of trust and knowing that He loves me. He delights in providing abundantly for my deepest needs. He is my Healer and reaches within to touch the broken places. He longs to show me his beauty every day. He is my Comforter, the one who calms my restless soul and quiets my fears. Sometimes, I can sense Him saying, “Shush, sleep little one.”
When I am quiet, on the floor and on my knees, my soul opens up to Him. God is not the miserly, temperamental god I made Him out to be and I am no longer the whiny, complaining child. Christ is who the Word says He is (Colossians 1:15-20) and I am God’s precious child (1John 3:1). The invitation to inhabit this promised land is extended every day, every moment.
For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers which he confirmed to them by oath. Deuteronomy 4:31.
There’s a new land we are called to. Where is God calling you?
Sixty-six books in a year 
Deut 3:21 keeps coming up for me…I have been feeling Him calling me to a new territory of prayer and quietness too, I so needed to hear this today. Thank you.
I’ve been there for 7 months. It’s a lonely place, but Knowing Jesus is there makes it less so.
Another friend said that this is the year that God is opening doors. Swing wide, and let me enter in. I may not be ready, but I’m willing to go!