The wilderness is where God speaks tenderly — this is where He restores your heart.

Have you ever felt like you’re learning the same lessons again and again, Reader?

Like you have big dreams, real God-given desires, but they feel:

far away,

or shrinking,

or maybe even slipping further out of reach?

And you start asking yourself:

“Why is this taking so long?” “Am I missing something?” “Should I just stop hoping?”

I have been there too, Reader. Fully.

I’ve lived in those long, quiet seasons where nothing seems to move — no matter how hard you try, pray, learn, or push.

For a long time, I thought maybe I needed to:

try harder,

be better,

learn more,

or “fix” something in myself.

Until one day I stumbled on a scripture that changed the emotion of the wilderness for me.

Hosea 2:14 — “I will lure her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her.”

At first, I read it fast…

wilderness — okay, I know that word. Hard seasons. Testing. Refining. Growth.

But then I saw something I had never really seen before:

“Speak tenderly to her.”

Tenderly?

Warmly?

Lovingly?

It means the wilderness isn’t punishment.

It’s invitation, Reader.

I realized something important:

The confusion, discouragement, disappointment — those weren’t from God.

But the silence… that was room being made for His voice.

In the wilderness…

God is not pushing you away.

He is drawing you closer.

He is teaching you to tell the difference between His voice and every other voice.

Because until you know His voice, you won’t have the strength to carry the dream.

The wilderness isn’t where dreams die.

It’s where your heart is strengthened to hold them.

And in this week’s episode, I talk about the two things that never fail, especially in seasons like this:

1. Praise — even when you don’t feel it.
2. Truth — God’s Word, spoken out loud, over your own soul.

These are how we stay steady when everything around us shakes.

This Week’s Invitation:

Let yourself be led into the wilderness — not dragged.

Ask:

What is God tenderly speaking to me?

How is He loving me here?

Can I soften enough to receive that love?

Because when His love becomes the anchor, Reader,

the dream is no longer the point — He is.

And ironically, that’s when the dream becomes possible again.

Reader, if this resonates…

I would love to hear what God is teaching you in your season.

You can simply reply to this email, or

leave a review on the episode and send me a screenshot — I’d love to read your heart. 💛

Thank you for being here.

Thank you for staying curious.

Thank you for walking with me.

With love and grace,

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Alexandra ✗⚬ﾒ𝟶

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