41

Day One of the Promise Land

40 days and nights of rain, 40 years wandering the desert… 40 days and nights Jesus fasted and prayed before His ministry started. 40 seems to be pretty consistent in the Bible as a time of preparation for a promise and 41 seems to be the time of breakthrough! Last time I shared how I was trying … to wait patiently on Gods timing on our daughter’s arrival. She did finally arrive at the beginning of week 41 of the pregnancy according to the ultrasound. Again… all three of my healthy boys showed up on 37 weeks so 41 seemed way over due!!

The preparation to get from 37 weeks to 41 weeks wasn’t my idea of fun, especially the last week. My birthday came and went just two days before her arrival and I was a mess. Basically my cry to God was why isn’t she here!!! This is taking forever! When contractions started I was so happy!! My husband even commented on it saying, I was is such a better mood. It was true!!! I was so happy the wait was over and it was time for the delivery of our promise!

Delivery in my book was way better than the waiting!! I’ve said often, I’m naturally a Martha and learning to be a Mary. So the doing is easy part…the sitting and waiting not so much! As things turned out we ended up with a bit of a situation while she was born and we were moments away from a c-section. I fully believe, God lined up the right Doctors to handle the situation. Both Aryse and myself came through thanks to God’s protection and His perfect timing. It’s also clear why waiting was so important. It is much easier to see the, why, on the other side!!

So now we are in the land of 41 apprehending the promise and stepping into our new day together as a family of 5. I feel like the work is just beginning!!! I think that is the way of promises and promise lands there is a lot of work to do. The adventure with God never ends. Every season we go through has new promises and lessons to be learned.

If you feel like you are still in the 40 days and 40 nights or even the 40 years wandering in the desert stay strong! You can do this you are closer to breakthrough than you know!! God is working all things out for your good and His glory.

Our prayer for you today

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Thank you, Jesus for always walking hand-in-hand with us on this journey.

We are never alone.

Thank you for your guidance and protection.

Give us your perspective as we navigate our 40 days and night seasons.

As we step into our promised lands, help us stay focused on you.

We praise you for each season. I trust you, even when I cannot see where we are going.

I know, father God that you are a good father.

I ask that you release your love in tangible ways for everyone who reads this.

So they can experience your love in a deeper way.

Amen 💛

We would love to know what promises you are contending for and the promise lands you have entered.