my condition, my egypt

Whether you're a new or mature believer in Christ, you must understand your current state and condition to first value and secondly accept the Salvation that has been freely given to you by Grace in Jesus’ death on the cross and His resurrection.

In working through this realization, I want to first acknowledge,

there’s a divine reason you are reading this today and seeking to further your relationship with God. A reason not governed by chance or coincidence but by the divine Grace of God. A Grace you may not yet fully understand, but is fully evident in your life.

There’s a reason you’ve felt a yearning you could not ignore in this particular season of your life. A pulling desire to first get to know God and second, to further a relationship with Him. It is at this appointed time that God's calling out to you has ignited something within you.

Again, it is not by chance or coincidence that you are here, but by God's divinely appointed time that you've finally come to answer a calling you've always felt like a lingering scent.

It was in God's divinely appointed timing that Saul (converted to Paul) answered Him on the road to Damascus. While you might have expected God to intervene sooner, preventing the deaths of the believers Saul gave his voice against (Acts 26:10), no. It was during Saul's journey to Damascus that God chose for Saul to answer, leading to Saul's conversion into Paul.

Why is this important, you ask?

Regardless of your comprehension, your presence here is orchestrated by God's divine timing, no different than Paul on the road to Damascus. Whether in the past you have acknowledged God and fallen away, shamefully ignored Him because of guilt, or even denied His existence.

No matter how often you've ignored His call, He has consistently called out to you, showcasing His immutable Love, Grace, and Mercy. That’s the Love, Grace, and Patience of God.

In this acknowledgment,

I wish to rejoice in the upcoming conversion that awaits you upon your response to God's call. It marks a new beginning you might not yet fully understand, but God does.

He sees you not as you are now, but as the person you are at your essence. Just as God saw Saul as Paul before Saul even knew he was Paul, so too does God see you before you even know who you are.

So I celebrate and welcome you!

your emptiness and purpose

As you sit here reading this, I want you to grasp that the persistent lingering emptiness or questioning of purpose you've attempted to satisfy with your career, money, material things, plastic surgery, sex, drugs, medication, therapy, or relationships, both platonic and romantic, is a void that only God can truly fill.

A void humanity has sought to fill since Adam's fall in his separation from the presence of God. A lingering emptiness and questioning of purpose that is the result of your distance from God, your separation from His presence. The same pain and emptiness Adam experienced in his judgment, and the profound anguish Jesus experienced before His crucifixion.

Matthew 27:46

⁴⁶ And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Forsaken. Enkatelipes. Enkatelipes from enkataleipo (ἐγκαταλείπω), Strong's G1459, to leave behind, to abandon, to desert, to leave in straits. (Greek)

It is the presence of God you truly seek!

Unfortunately, you’ve been lied to and misled by satan with the false illusion that what you seek lies in your career, money, material things, plastic surgery, sex, drugs, medication, therapy, or relationships, both platonic and romantic.

To only learn when you’ve obtained these things, the lingering emptiness and questioning of purpose continue. A hunger that is never satisfied in these things.

the cause of the void

Now here's the thing,

that lingering feeling of emptiness and questioning of purpose you've been experiencing for weeks, months, years, or even decades is nothing more than the "effect" caused by your separation from the presence of God.

So the question you must ask yourself is...

"What is the 'cause' of my separation from God?"

Because in pinpointing the direct "cause," you can effectively and efficiently change or rectify the "effect." Not being able to pinpoint the direct "cause" to the "effect" is where many fall short in so many areas of their lives.

So, the answer to the question...

"What is the 'cause' of my separation from God?"

Lies in your current state and condition in which you are in.

Your Sin.

It is vital that you come to the realization that Sin is the separator, the void creator. It was Sin that separated Adam and Eve from God; it was the Sin of man that Jesus carried that made Him feel forsaken by God.

It is the Sin that you’ve experienced, committed, have formed a relationship with, and unfortunately have carried all these years that has led to your separation from the presence of God.

Sin is the culprit.

Note: Separating from the presence of God does not mean the removal of God or no access to God. This is why you've continued to see Him evident in your life through many blessings and provisions, despite your sinful actions. Leading to the illusions of God's acceptance, but rather, what you are experiencing is His Grace and Mercy. No different than God giving Sodom and Gomorrah time before their judgment.

You are not to seek the blessings of God, but rather the presence of God. Which is the author of your everlasting peace and joy, which are only found in God. A peace and joy you cannot comprehend until you've first-hand experienced it.

The blessings and provisions of God are only short-term, but it's the presence of God that's everlasting.

Think of it like this...

Picture a scenario where a parent fulfills all their child's material needs but neglects to engage in meaningful conversation or spend quality time together. Similarly, imagine a marriage where one partner provides lavish material comforts, like money, a huge home, a car, etc., but lacks emotional presence.

In both cases, you have witnessed the consequences: the child craves parental attention, often resorting to unhealthy habits and attention-craving rebellion to compensate for the void, or the spouse seeks fulfillment elsewhere in harmful ways like adultery, longing for the attention they lack at home.

No different than these example scenarios, it is the presence of God that you seek, nothing else. The challenge lies in the human tendency to gravitate towards the tangible aspects of life, prioritizing the physical realm. However, it's crucial to recognize that spiritual fulfillment, experiencing God's presence, holds greater significance.

Consider Solomon's story,

he was the richest man of his time, if not ever, but strayed from God because of his numerous wives, worldly possessions, and pursuit of knowledge independent of God. Despite all he amassed, he came to the conclusion that none of it mattered nor compared.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

¹³ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

The devil aims to divert you from the crucial aspect: God's presence.

That's why your Salvation holds such significance. It restores you back into God's presence. Heaven isn't the primary aim of Salvation, nor are temporary blessings. They're all secondary outcomes, not the ultimate purpose.

What is heaven if you do not know God?

This is why scripture is clear in stating to first delight in the Lord, and the blessings and provision are a by-product...

Psalm 37:4

⁴ Delight thyself also in the LORD ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Delight. Hith'annag. Hith'annag from anag (עָנַג), Strong's H6026, to be soft and pliable, to take exquisite delight, to find pleasure in. (Hebrew)

To delight is to find your pleasure in Him.

It is so important you get this!

It is in your understanding of this that you may intentionally work out your Salvation upon the correct foundations. Your Salvation brings you back into the presence of God. The presence of God is the only thing that can fill that void of lingering emptiness and questioning of purpose.

the sin you have carried

Now, let's discuss the Sin that has led to your current state and condition, the "cause" of your separation from the presence of God, which has created your void of emptiness and questioning of purpose. A void you've tried to fill with your career, money, material things, plastic surgery, sex, drugs, medication, therapy, or relationships, both platonic and romantic.

With empathy and compassion, I cannot begin to fathom the Sin you have unfortunately been a victim of, have committed, and lastly have been tethered to for years, struggling to let go of in your heart, mind, body, and spirit.

Some of you have experienced the loss of a loved one, have been sexually and or physically abused, raped, sexually molested as a child or adult, sexually abused by a church leader, a victim of adultery, cheated on, publicly embarrassed with a sex tape, blackmailed by your secrets into doing things against your will, financially stolen from, physically stolen from, homeless, neglected as a child, never have met or seen your parents, never experienced the love of a father or mother, and the list can continue.

All experiences of Sin inflicted upon you have consciously or unconsciously shaped and molded the person you are today. Your thought process, your perceptions of the world and people, your understanding of love, what it means to be loved, how you view yourself, and how you view the Love, Grace, and Mercy of God.

It is in being a victim of these life-altering Sins inflicted upon you that you’ve created a deep emotional attachment to these Sins, causing a repetitive interaction with the hurt, pain, and trauma you have endured and have carried all these years.

These Sinful experiences, unfortunately, have the power to shape you into someone who has or can become...

A blatant liar, a harborer of hate in their heart towards various people, a cheater, an adulterer, a murderer, a fornicator, a selfishly greedy person, an active or former homosexual, a sexual or physical abuser, a pedophile, a rapist, a porn addict, someone who has committed abortions, someone who has committed bestiality, a drug addict, someone who has done heinous things for drugs, an active or former drug dealer, someone who has sold people into sex work, an active or former prostitute, an active or former Onlyfans or porn content producer selling their body, someone who has stolen large sums of money from various people, an atheist who has denied God (both vocally and in actions), and the list can continue.

I Corinthians 6:9-11

⁹ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, ¹⁰ Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Washed. Apelousasthe. Apelousasthe from apolouo (ἀπολούω), Strong's G628, to wash off, to wash away, to be fully cleansed. (Greek)

Kingdom citizen,

each of you possesses a life story of experiences no one knows but you and God. You’ve carried the burden of the Sins you’ve been a victim of and the Sins you’ve committed for all these years.

An unbearable and tiresome load that has led you to hide, give up, run away, ignore God, go further into Sin in an attempt to numb yourself to the pain and thoughts, or medicate yourself.

All elements of your emptiness and questioning of purpose.

In both the things you have experienced and the things you have done, you’ve constructed and accepted the belief…

There’s no fathomable way the God I’ve heard of can heal me of what I’ve been a victim of or forgive me of what I’ve done.

There’s no way!

Who can love me, who can forgive me after what I've been through or what I've done, definitely not God. I am beyond the condition of God receiving me.

I am damaged goods, and there’s no way the God I’ve heard about would ever forgive me. There’s no way the God I’ve read about can love someone like me. Why would He, why me? Who am I?

It’s not possible, I’ve yelled at Him, cursed at Him, screamed at Him, I’ve ignored Him, I’ve blatantly sinned, and I’ve denied Him.

There is no coming back from where I have gone and where I am.

Lamar, you don’t understand. I’ve been through so much. So much has been done to me, and in return, I’ve done so much. You have no idea.

Kingdom citizen,

again, with empathy, I cannot begin to fathom the Sin you have unfortunately been a victim of, have committed, and lastly have been tethered to for years, struggling to let go of in your heart, mind, body, and spirit.

While that may be the case, while I might not know your life story and experiences, who I do know is the God I serve. I do know there is no Sin greater than His Love and Mercy.

I would suggest that God allowed the many shortcomings of the many great individuals in the Bible for your lessons. For you to learn His nature and character. For you to see the type of Love and Mercy He is capable of.

Let's take a look at a few examples...

King David, regarded as a man after God's own heart, faced his share of Sin, including adultery and orchestrating the death of Bathsheba's husband.

Likewise, Lot, deemed just by God (II Peter 2:7-8), chose to dwell in a sinful city (Sodom), and in a drunken state, perceiving not, fathered children by his daughters, leading to the ancestry of the Moabites and Ammonites (Genesis 19:33-37). Remarkably, Ruth, a Moabite woman, features prominently in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.

These are just a few examples of individuals who committed what some would consider Sin beyond return, while God displayed a level of Love and Mercy for each of these individuals that you cannot comprehend.

Lastly,

let's take a look at Saul, who was later converted into Paul, a man who persecuted believers unto the death (Acts 22:4), gave his voice against them when they were put to death, and blatantly denied God with fervency.

A man who not only many would have written off, but he, too, would have written himself off. Yet God saw and knew Paul to be more than what he saw in himself and used him mightily for the edification of His Kingdom.

Why?

One, because of the Love, Grace, and Mercy of God, and two, as I stated, God sees you not as you are now, but as the person you are at your essence, at your deep core. A person you have not yet met and are only capable of meeting in the presence of God.

So again,

welcome to your new beginning, the beginning of your Salvation.

As I shared at the beginning of this entry, you must first understand your current state and condition to first value and secondly accept the Salvation that has been freely given to you by Grace in Jesus’s death on the cross and His resurrection.

If you do not understand the value and importance of something, no matter the reality of the magnitude of its value and importance, you will not value or prioritize it due to your perception of it.

Kingdom citizen,

in your self-constructed belief that...

"There’s no fathomable way the God I’ve heard of can heal me of what I’ve been a victim of or forgive me of what I’ve done."

You must first understand this is a false narrative and belief that satan has planted in your heart and mind, and you have unfortunately nurtured and grown in your heart, mind, body, and soul as you feed this false narrative and belief with shame and guilt. Keeping you empty and separated from God.

the god you have only heard of

I want to acknowledge the keyword in how you perceive the Love and Forgiveness you’ve deemed God powerless toward your Sin is…

“Heard”

Unfortunately, you are basing God and what He can do on words from the mouth of another and scriptures you've read out of context and without the maturity of understanding. Job questioned God from what he did not know, and God answered him out of the whirlwind.

You speak of a God you do not know, but have only experienced in the blessings He has given you. I cannot stress enough experiencing God's blessings is not the same as knowing God, the blessing giver. Your relationship is with the blessings, not God. Remember the provision without presence I discussed earlier.

Your questioning God and the power He has in overcoming the Sin you've experienced and committed, with His Love, Grace, and Mercy, sounds all too similar to that of Job.

Here's how God responded to Job…

Job 38:2-11

² Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? ³ Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. ⁴ Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. ⁵ Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? ⁶ Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; ⁷ When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? ⁸ Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? ⁹ When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, ¹⁰ And brake up for it my decreed place , and set bars and doors, ¹¹ And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

You darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge. You speak of a Love and Forgiveness you do not understand. You speak of a Love and Forgiveness that is outside of the nature of any person on this earth. You speak of a Love and Forgiveness that words cannot describe.

Why?

Because one of satan's greatest tactics is to plant the seed of shame and guilt and allow your mind to run wild in constructing the false beliefs grown from that seed of shame and guilt.

The same seed of shame and guilt satan planted into the hearts of Adam and Eve that caused them to run away and hide from God is the same seed of shame and guilt he has planted in your heart.

Instead of Adam and Eve running to God when He called out to them, they ran and hid. I want you to understand there's a significant difference between shame and guilt than that of conviction.

Shame and guilt are separators that lead to an individual wanting to hide themselves. Whereas conviction is a barrier that prevents someone from going too far.most highlighted & shared

satan wants you to think that the feeling you're experiencing is shame and guilt, but rather it's the conviction of the Holy Spirit saying...

Son, Daughter, come back. You're getting too far. I know it hurts, I know you messed up. It's ok. Come let me heal that for you, let me cater to that wound.

Kingdom citizen,

the Father I speak of, the God I know, I’m here to introduce you to. Yes, you may have experienced Him, but as I've shared, there’s a significant difference between the experiences you've had with God and knowing Him.

In this introduction,

I’m not only here to tell you about who He is, but to show you with scriptural confirmation and understanding. That you may confidently stand upon what I make evident of the nature and character of God in His Word. A way of showing you that will be confirmed in your heart, mind, and spirit. Extending beyond words, but reflected in your life.

Because of the confidence I possess in the God I know and am going to introduce you to, I can with conviction say that no matter what hurt, pain, or trauma you’ve experienced or have done, in this exact moment, He loves you and can heal you!

At this exact moment!

But I know,

in your current state and condition, this response doesn’t make complete sense.

Despite the truth of my response, it doesn’t change the perception and idea of God you’ve carried for all these years. It doesn’t remove the stain, the relationship you’ve created with the things you’ve experienced and the things you’ve done.

For years, you've held these things in higher regard than God's Love, Grace, and Mercy, embedding them deeply in your heart and constructing your false reality of God. It's unlikely that my words today will immediately alter those beliefs or your relationship with them.

My simple yet truthful response, unfortunately, cannot and will not be easily accepted, and guess what…

That’s OK.

Just as God met the Israelites in their bondage and led them to freedom, He will also meet you at the outset of your journey toward acceptance, wherever you may be. That's the God I serve.

For many of you, it’s hard to grasp the understanding of God’s Love and His ability to Forgive…

Because you do not know the true God of the Bible. You only know God based on the words of another. You’ve never truly spent in-depth time with Him to get to know Him for yourself with fervent consistency. A depth of relationship that would allow you to fully accept my response and know… “God loves me and is waiting for me to come to Him.”

It’s difficult for you to grasp the Love and Forgiveness God possesses because of your personal engagement, interaction, and frame of reference with Love and Forgiveness.

Because of your earthly and human understanding of Love and Forgiveness, you can’t fathom the depth and ability of God's Love and Forgiveness. In your eyes, it’s not possible. And again, that’s because you do not know the God of the Bible, regardless of what you've heard or briefly read in the Bible.

I am here with the authority of Jesus Christ as a farmer planting a seed in His garden, to tell you who the God of the Bible is. I am here to help you in this journey of getting to know God and allow you with understanding to begin fully embracing His Love and Forgiveness.

Just as God used Moses to lead His people out of the slavery and bondage of Egypt, with the inspiration and guidance of the Holy Spirit, I intend to help lead you out of the slavery and bondage of the sin you've experienced, which has held you captive for so long.

That you may begin to release and let go of the hurt, pain, and traumas you have experienced and have done in your life.

receiving your salvation

Now the question is, how do I access this freely given Love, Grace, Mercy, and Forgiveness, so that I can begin to live my life again?

Because, despite it being free, like anything else, you have to accept it. Reception is an action that requires your willingness to receive.

So let me ask you...

Do you want to enter into fellowship with God, into His presence, filling that empty void you've been trying to fill? Do you want to be healed and released of the burden of the Sin that has been inflicted upon you, causing the hurt, pain, and trauma you've been carrying all these years? Do you want to be forgiven of the sins you've committed against others and yourself?

If the answer to not one, but all of these questions is yes,

then what you seek is your Salvation.

Again, as I stated at the beginning of this entry, you must understand your current state and condition to first value and secondly "accept" the Salvation that has been freely given to you by Grace in Jesus’s death on the cross and His resurrection.

It is through your Salvation that you are allowed back into the presence of God because you are made clean in the sight of God through Jesus Christ.

It is through what Jesus did on the cross that you were forgiven of all your Sins. Not one, not some, but all of your sins. It is through your fellowship with God that you will be healed of all Sins inflicted upon you. Again, not one, not some, but all sins inflicted upon you.

This is the magnitude of what was done on the cross! It mends your separation from God created by Sin. It cleanses you.

God does not ask you to be clean, but rather, He intends to clean you. You don't get clean before you get in the shower, do you?

In your acceptance of what Jesus did on the cross, you are immediately forgiven and made clean, and can diligently and willingly begin working through your releasing and letting go of it all in your time spent in fellowship with God.

Just like the Israelites had to first choose to leave Egypt, you too have to first choose to leave your Sin in your Salvation.

Now,

if you desire to receive your Salvation for the first time or rededicate your life to Christ with a new mindset and understanding, I want you to get on your knees in a quiet, private place and say this prayer...

Heavenly Father, I come to you empty, humble, and poor in spirit. I come to you bearing all that I have, releasing the weight of the sins I have experienced and the sins I have committed. Father, please take this burdensome weight that has kept me separated from you for so long. Lord, I have been sinfully wrong, and I, too, have sinfully wronged myself and others. Today, I acknowledge that my sin has kept me away from you, and I no longer want to be apart from you.

Lord, today I receive my Salvation with all of my heart. I ask you, Lord, that you forgive me of all of my sins. I acknowledge, believe, and accept that Jesus Christ died on the cross for all of my sins. I accept and believe that by my faith in what Jesus did on the cross, I am justified and made right with you. I accept and believe that by your grace, I am made whole and cleansed because of Jesus Christ. I accept and believe that Jesus paid the price for my sins when He died on the cross.

Lord, today I receive my everlasting life and accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I receive the conviction that the Holy Spirit will now begin to work in me. I receive your Love, Grace, and Mercy. Lord, today I dedicate my life to you.

I ask, Lord, that you fill me with the Holy Spirit so that I can serve you for the rest of my life, and follow your commandments, and the doctrine of Jesus Christ. Break my stubborn will so that I may begin living a life that follows your Word. Teach me your ways, oh Lord.

Thank you, Lord, for loving me, forgiving me, and choosing me. Today, I give myself totally to you. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

After you’ve completed this prayer, I then want you to read Psalm 51.

You are now Saved, entering into a new everlasting life. This is your Salvation.

From this moment forward, I want you to enter into this new relationship with God, releasing all preconceived notions about God and who He is.

I want you to enter into this relationship, letting go of the things you’ve heard, the things you’ve been told, the things you’ve seen people doing in His name that have caused hurt, pain, and trauma to you and others. This is a relationship that will be formed directly between you and God.

NO ONE ELSE!

Now,

what comes next

I’d be remiss if I didn’t tell you this relationship is a developmental process that takes time. In your acceptance of Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you are immediately cleansed of what you’ve experienced and forgiven for what you’ve done.

IMMEDIATELY!

But despite the work of your cleansing and forgiving being immediately done and only able to be done by Him and Him alone, the process of your natural healing will take time; it will take time for your heart, mind, body, and soul to receive it.

The wound has healed, yet the scars will remain. Even Jesus carries the scars of your sin in His nailed, pierced hands and feet.

Always remember sin is not bad because it is forbidden, it is forbidden because it’s bad. Sin has its natural repercussions, its natural return. For every action there’s a reaction.

The repercussions of sin are not the punishment of God, but rather the return of that sin. This is why God forbids sin to keep you from its repercussions and its scars.

The process of you letting go of the effects sin has had upon you is the work that must take place on your part. Despite the chains being broken and you being free, it will take time for you to fully accept your freedom and willingly let go of the chains you’ve unfortunately molded a relationship with.

Because, despite the burden of your chains and the hurt and pain it has caused, it’s all you know up until this point.

This is why,

in your being here, you’ve more than likely been to church, got saved from an altar call, gave God a try in religiously going to church, and or joined every church program to work out your Salvation.

Yet,

the void was still there.

The hurt, pain, and trauma of the sin you’ve been a victim of and the sins you’ve committed are still there.

Leading to the questioning of your Salvation... Isn’t my Salvation supposed to get rid of this?

The answer is yes, but this is the part you may have never been told or explained.

You must work out your Salvation.

A work that must be approached with patience while also diligence throughout the developmental process of your new relationship with God. A process that you are not expected to be perfect in.

A process God knows you will make many mistakes throughout, but like a loving Father (one you’ve never experienced before), He intends to be beside you, holding your hands and loving you along the way.

Like any new relationship, you have to grow in that relationship. The depth and trust of a relationship is not formed in the proclamation of being in a relationship, but rather in the intentional time spent in the relationship. The proclamation only sets the stage.

Kingdom citizen,

you may or may not have ever heard the story of the Israelites and their deliverance from Egypt, but it’s a great example and picture of what the developmental process of working through your new relationship with God will look like, working through your Salvation.

Let’s take a look at it…

leaving your egypt

When God delivered the Israelites from Egypt, they had to leave Egypt. They had to make a choice to leave their bondage and slavery behind to enter into the freedom God had in store for them.

I want you to understand that for the Israelites, slavery and bondage were all they knew as a people. They were in slavery and bondage for over 400 years (that’s older than the United States, which is about 250 years old). So their slavery and bondage were deeply rooted in them, being passed down from generation to generation.

I want you to recognize that your past hurt, pain, traumas, and the things you’ve experienced and have done are your Egypt. That calling that you decided to answer was God calling you out of your Egypt.

In accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you willingly chose to enter upon your journey toward the Promised Land He has already prepared for you upon this earth.

And despite the natural trials you will experience in overcoming your past or present experiences and actions, just like in parting the Red Sea, defeating the Egyptian armies, giving them a cloud by day, a fire by night, bringing water from the rock, and manna from the sky, He will also provide for you along the way.

He will patiently meet you where you are at, in the infancy of your relationship, and, like a Father, teach, grow, and develop who you are.

God in His sovereignty knew the Israelites were not ready for the giants in the land of Canaan (their Promised Land) upon their immediate departure from Egypt; no, He had to first prepare them physically and most importantly spiritually as a people.

Exodus 13:17

¹⁷ And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:

A preparation that allowed them, 40 years later, to enter Canaan as physical and spiritual warriors to take on the giants with confidence and authority. Taking the land God had prepared for them.

The keyword here is… "Take"

You must take what God has already prepared for you, but it begins now. It begins today. It began with your choice to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.

Your journey into the wilderness is where you will begin working out your Salvation, developing a deep relationship with God, and growing into the warrior He has in store for you. A warrior in Christ is prepared and ready to take all that He has already prepared for you.

Rejoice today, you've crossed your Red Sea, and the journey begins.

Welcome!