People Prefer To Be Chained - Part II

The Wilderness Isn’t the End. It’s the Strengthening.

Let’s follow the pattern.

Pharaoh ruled over the Israelites with iron chains and bricks of oppression. The people cried out for deliverance, and God heard. He sent Moses. Freedom was coming. A land flowing with milk and honey was promised. But between Egypt and Canaan was something most people forget: the wilderness.

It’s easy to celebrate the escape from Pharaoh. It’s harder to walk through the heat and hunger of the unknown.

And that’s the part most people don’t sign up for.

They think following God means ease. But what happens the moment things get difficult? The complaints start:

“Why did You bring us out here?”
“We had food in Egypt!”
“Let’s go back!”

Back to bondage. Back to Pharaoh. Back to what was killing them—but at least it was predictable.

Sound familiar?

The Wilderness is Not a Mistake

It’s a preparation ground. You can’t go from bondage to blessing without being broken in-between—not broken as in destroyed, but broken open. Like a seed cracking before it grows.

God doesn’t hand you the whole map. He gives you just enough light for the next step. That’s not cruelty. That’s mercy.
Because if He showed you the entire journey, the opposition, the spiritual battles, the pruning—it might scare you back to Pharaoh before you even begin.

But God is faithful. He walks with you. He feeds you manna when you’re starving. He brings water from a rock. He leads with fire and cloud. He strengthens you in the wilderness.

Most People Don’t Want That Kind of Freedom

They want comfort.
They want ease.
They want to follow God only if it comes with instant rewards.

But that’s not trust. That’s training a dog with treats. That’s a life based on reward and punishment, not on love or alignment.

Trust means you keep walking, even when you don’t understand.
Trust means you obey, even when the blessing hasn’t come yet.
Trust means you refuse to go back to Pharaoh, even when the wilderness feels unbearable.

This is Why You Need Grit

The Humble Heroine Way isn’t for those who want soft comfort.
It’s for those who are willing to be sharpened in the wild.
It’s for those who know God doesn’t waste hardship—He uses it to toughen you up for what’s ahead.

He’s not trying to hurt you. He’s preparing you.
He’s not trying to break your spirit. He’s building it.

You’re going to need that strength. Life isn’t a stroll through blessing. It’s a battleground for your mind and soul. And if you haven’t been trained to stand firm in the wild, you’ll collapse when the real storm hits.

Even the Disciples Had to Toughen Up

If Jesus had told the disciples at the beginning:

“Follow Me—and most of you will die painful deaths,”
would they have followed?

But He showed them the next step. Then the next. And with each step, they were strengthened.
Until the day came when they were ready to face death with courage. Because they had walked with Him long enough to trust instead of panic. God’s plans help yourself and others. Don’t the disciples’ deaths give more assurance that they were telling the truth - that Jesus was real and continues to live? No one dies for a lie. This is to help everyone get to eternity safely.

That’s what the wilderness does.

It trains trust.
It builds obedience.
It stretches spiritual muscle.
It exposes what’s still clinging to Pharaoh in your heart.

Today, let’s ask God to show us the places where we’re still clinging to chains. Let’s ask Him to teach us to trust Him in the wilderness. Ask to be strengthened, not scared - to be willing to go for grit, not comfort. To be led by God to the promised land.