And David remained

in the strongholds

      of the wilderness...

           1 Samuel 23. 14

(God leads us

into the most unlikely places

to bring His glory there.

Why am I here

      in this barren landscape?

Appointed and anointed

by His direction,

not just the safest place on earth,

but the most fruitful

             for His kingdom.)

O LORD,

Looks like a wilderness to us,

an impossible place,

an improbable location

   where nothing can grow,

   no flourishing there.

Change our vision, O LORD,

  that our hearts would be

              aligned with Yours.

Not our glory,

         but Yours.

Not our will,

         but Yours.

The way is not obvious,

but what is evident

   is that we need You.

You provide a way

  where there seems to be

                  no way.

And we are astonished,

     over and over again.