“Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me,
And saw My works forty years.” Hebrews 3:9
The Israelites were God’s chosen people and were a special treasure to Him above all the people. God took the Israelites on a forty year trip through uncharted waters. They had very little security except the hand of God.

The Israelites knew their destination and were given laws by God to live by on this trip. God provided for all their needs in a very unworldly manner and lead them by a pillar of cloud.
The Israelites rebelled against God time after time and fell into unbelief. They were a stiff necked and stubborn people. Most of them died in the desert and did not enter the Promised Land.
If you are a believer and yielding to Jesus you can expect to be taken on a trip through uncharted waters. God wants you have unyielding faith in Him without any evidence or proof. This is God’s method to strength your faith and test your allegiance to Him.
God does not like the predictable because it removes His importance from your life. He wants you to mirror David who lived by “My help comes from the Lord who created the heavens and earth.”
Faith is believing in God regardless of the circumstances in your life. Faith is understanding God calls things that don’t exist as if they did.
When you fall into uncharted waters fear and anger can easily arise to distort your emotions and cause you to fall into unbelief. God did not give you a spirit of fear but power, love, and a sound mind. Come to God seeking His strength, wisdom, peace and compassion to deal with the uncharted waters.
Do not lose heart on your trip through the uncharted waters. God knows your destination and will provide for your every need according to the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus.
Remember, it is not by your might nor by your power but by the Spirit of God. Wait on Jesus and you will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Your life may not make any sense to you today but it is perfect in the eyes of God. Without faith it is impossible to please God!