240705 Middle of Nowhere

 Middle of Nowhere

Have you ever been in the middle of nowhere 

And wondered how you even got there

For it certainly wasn't your destination 

How'd you ever get into this situation 

Or perhaps you'd gone intentionally 

On a way to another place to be

You're just passing through this empty place

Better check directions, just in case

We've all been nowhere in life, I bet

Be grateful if you haven't yet

But grateful, too, when you are there

A place of lessons God will share

For middle of nowhere, Jesus was led

To prepare him for what lay ahead 

A desolate place where it all began

To strengthen him to fulfill God's plan

Though middle of nowhere, you may be

It could be leading to your destiny

For when nothingness you're going through

You learn not to rely on you

As you look around with nothing to see

It feels lifeless, barren, and empty

But if you take a closer gaze

You'll find things worthwhile to this place

For when nowhere, then that causes reflection 

And should lead yoy then to seek direction 

Which I know is hard for any man

Yet, it humbles you like nothing can

Then it slows you down to reassess

How you possibly reached this barrenness

So, in nothingness, you finally hear

God's quiet voice speak crystal clear

And you learn no matter where you roam

That the Lord will always bring you home

And even hard lessons can be embraced

Thus, middle of nowhere's a sacred place