But here’s how we test whether or not we’re learning what God is teaching in His wilderness lectures. Here’s how we know if we’ve been paying attention when He’s made the circuit through our lives. If we have spiritual vision and anticipation to expect God to wring glory out of this in-between situation—a tight, uncomfortable spot that’s a whole lot easier to gripe about than to pray over. (Now this—this—is what I’ve got to work on.) If we’ve grasped the fact that nearness to God and a developing readiness for Canaan are more valuable than anything else. If we can keep ourselves fixated on
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