God prepares everyone for the work and walk to which He has called them. In Moses' long discourse to his people, he reminded them of how they could be successful in the Land they were entering:
"Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase and may enter and possess the land the Lord promised on oath to your ancestors. Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you" (Deuteronomy 8:1-5, emphasis added).
You have a testimony of how the Lord has led you in the past and it will serve you well as you prepare today for your future success. However, it's easy to forget the way and how far God has brought you when you encounter new trials and challenges. Then you must work not only to call to mind the way you have come but also why God did it the way He did: to humble you, to teach you, to discipline you. Also note that their clothes did not wear out or their feet "swell" over a 40 year span. God provided for them in ways that defied natural law (which He can still do that today) and actually caused then to hunger so they could learn about His provision through gathering daily manna! Perhaps God has done the same to and for you.
How has God worked with you in the past to humble, teach, and train you? Has God provided for you by you not having to replace things that normally wear out or break? Where do you need to spend some reflective time going over your history in the Lord? How can your history help you today to get through what you are encountering? What can you do to make your history more accessible to your own memory and for the benefit of others?
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