Name: Surprised in the Desert by Revive Our Hearts with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
Duration: 24 min 55 s
Description: If you ever feel especially close to God—like He’s using you in powerful ways—you can expect to go through some times that are less emotional and less fulfilling. Learn to prepare for desert experiences.

Do you know someone who always seems to be perfectly in touch with the Lord? Always on a spiritual high or a mountaintop experience? No matter what it looks like, they aren’t always there. Everyone spends time in the valley and needs to prepare for it.

Valley Reality

If you ever feel especially close to God—like He’s using you in powerful ways—you can expect to go through some times that are less emotional and less fulfilling. Learn to prepare for desert experiences.

Surprised in the Desert

When you’re in a season of God doing great things through you, be careful. The time right afterward might bring a lot of temptation.

Handling Hardships

If you had to leave a nice house and live somewhere full of mud and rats, how would you respond? We’ll hear from a woman who experienced it, and didn’t think she could handle it. Hear about the surprising discovery she made.

"I Can't Do This!"

When you discipline your children, it shows that you love them. It’s not loving to let them do whatever they want and learn bad habits. Does that help you understand why God sometimes disciplines you?

Discipline in the Desert

Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth says times of testing help you trust God, even when you’re in impossible situations and you seem to have no resources to meet your needs. Learn to rest in the midst of life’s desert experiences, when you’re humbled and long for relief.

Tested in the Desert

When trouble comes your way, you may only see difficulty. Despair. But God sees an opportunity to teach you something new. He wants to provide for you and build up your endurance. In this episode of Revive Our Hearts, find hope when you face problems and pain.

Equipped in the Desert

There are times when God seems so present and your emotions overflow toward Him. But there are other times that just feel dry. When you’re dry, will you still worship Him? Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth helps you consider your heart attitude.

Demands in the Desert

If you feel emotionally dry, there are some practical steps you can take. Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth encourages you to remember, receive, and rejoice in God’s plan. Doing these things will prepare you to walk through life’s deserts successfully.

Surviving the Desert

Walking with a suffering friend can be intimidating. Jani Ortlund encourages you: your presence is what’s most important. Supporting a suffering loved one involves clinging to God’s promises, cultivating an empathetic heart, and relying on the Holy Spirit.

Surprised in the Desert

Revive Our Hearts with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

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