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There is not one square inch in the whole domain of our human existence
over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry: “Mine!”

—Abraham Kuyper

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God Rules the Wild Places: How to See His Presence in Every Season

Have you ever noticed Scripture refuses to place God’s goodness only in the safe parts of our lives?

Psalm 65:11–12 declares, “You crown the year with Your bounty; Your wagon tracks overflow with abundance. The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy.” This is not poetic exaggeration—it’s a bold confession of who God is, even in places we fear.

In the biblical imagination, wilderness was not neutral. It was the place of danger, unpredictability, and chaos. Wild animals, drought, storms—this was where human control ended. And yet the psalmist dares to say that even there, God’s wagon tracks drip with abundance.

The Hebrew word for “tracks” refers to the deep ruts carved by heavy wheels—marks left behind after something powerful has passed through. In other words, wherever God goes, He leaves evidence of provision in His wake: “only goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life” (Ps. 23:6).

This is a radical claim: God doesn’t just bring order to safe places; He rules over the wild ones. He doesn’t merely calm chaos—He rides through it. The overflowing abundance isn’t confined to the cultivated areas of our lives (and world) but spills into the wildernesses. Even the hills don’t resist Him; they gird themselves like warriors celebrating victory.

Psalm 65 reminds us God is Lord not only of blessing but of the forces we cannot tame. Storms, uncertainty, and scarcity all answer to Him. The same God who crowns the year with goodness also commands the terrain beneath our feet. When it’s all said and done, we will know that nothing is wasted. Nothing is outside His rule.

Respond

Look for God’s Tracks in Life’s Wild Places

When life feels chaotic—when circumstances feel overwhelming or out of control—remember this: God has already passed through. His tracks remain. Abundance follows Him, even into places we would never choose to go.

This week, I want to challenge you to look for the tracks. Look for the marks of His movement—give attention and voice to the evidence of His presence. Where an awareness of God reigns in our lives, joy eventually rises—even from the deserts.

Finding Joy Even in the Deserts and Chaos

Where an awareness of God reigns in our lives, joy eventually rises—even from the deserts. God doesn’t just rule the safe parts of life—He reigns over every season, the messy and the unpredictable alike.

Closing Prayer

Lord, You are the God who crowns the year with goodness
and leaves abundance wherever You pass.
When I feel surrounded by uncertainty or chaos,
remind me that nothing is beyond Your rule.
Teach me to trust that even the wilderness
is under Your authority.
Open my eyes to see Your tracks in places I once feared,
and let my heart rejoice where dread once lived.
I declare today that You are Lord over every season,
every storm, and every unknown path ahead of me. Amen.

Praying with you,

Addison Bevere

P.S. Great news! The publisher printed more copies, so the 40-day prayer journal is back in stock. While I’m frustrated we ran out of stock, I’m thrilled and humbled by the reports of what God’s doing with the journal. 🙂