You have circled this mountain long enough, Now turn North.
Then we turned and set out for the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as the Lord spoke to me, and circled Mount Seir for many days. And the Lord spoke to me, saying, ‘You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north.”
Deuteronomy 2:1-3.
We can either take the land that was promised, or we can wander in the desert for 40 years and die in the wilderness.
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All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. ~Tolkien