Found in the Wilderness
- caroline borishade
- Jul 21
- 2 min read
Sometimes life takes a turn we never saw coming.
We find ourselves on a path we did not choose, shaped by rejection, betrayal, or unexpected circumstances.
The map we once trusted feels useless.
The journey becomes confusing and lonely.
Hagar knew that feeling.
Hagar was a servant in Abraham and Sarah’s household, drawn into a situation she did not choose.
She was sent into the wilderness when tensions rose, carrying sorrow she did not ask for.
Her story was not one of failure.
It was a story of being displaced by circumstances beyond her control.
In the wilderness, God found her.
He spoke to her.
He gave her a future she could not yet see.
Hagar’s story reminds us that we are never so lost that God cannot find us.
We are never so far off course that He cannot recalculate our route.
Life’s Detours Are Not the End
We all have moments when the road we planned is interrupted.
Sometimes it is circumstances outside our control.
Sometimes it is the choices we make.
Sometimes it is simply the unexpected shifts of life.
These moments can leave us feeling like we have missed our moment or lost our way.
God’s voice cuts through the confusion.
He does not come with condemnation.
He speaks calmly, clearly, and consistently.
He says,
“This is the way. Walk in it.”
(Isaiah 30:21)
When we listen, we realise the journey is not over.
It has been recalculated.
The Wilderness Is Where God Speaks
The wilderness is often seen as a place of lack.
Instead, it can be the place where clarity is found.
It was in the wilderness that Hagar heard God’s voice.
She learned she was seen, valued, and provided for in the wilderness.
Maybe you are walking through your kind of wilderness today.
Maybe you feel disconnected from the future you imagined.
Even there, God is still present.
He is not punishing you.
He is preparing you.
The wilderness might be the quiet space where you hear Him most clearly, where He reroutes your steps toward something greater.
Keep Moving. Keep Listening.
Life’s unexpected turns do not cancel God’s promises.
It is not how many wrong turns you have made that matters.
It is that you stay open to His voice.
When you sense that nudge, that whisper, that quiet instruction behind you saying,
“This is the way. Walk in it,”
You can trust it.
Even if the scenery has changed.
Even if the timeline looks different.
Even if you feel delayed.
God is not just guiding you somewhere.
He is guiding you to become someone.
You are still on His map.
You are still in His plan.
His grace still covers you.
Prayer
Thank God for not leaving me stranded even when life reroutes me.
Thank you for meeting me in the wilderness moments, speaking into my confusion, and redirecting me with love.
Help me to trust Your guidance even when the road feels unfamiliar.
I listen, move, and believe that my destiny remains intact.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Written by: Caroline
Founder, Rise & Reclaim
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