The author of Hebrews warned Christian friends going through a spiritual wilderness, “Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me, as in the day of trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tried Me by testing Me, and saw My works for forty years.

Hydration is essential to survive a natural wilderness. It is also essential to survive a supernatural wilderness. Just as drinking clean water is urgent in hot, dry weather, we must drink in God’s presence during desert seasons.

Someone stranded in a physical survival situation must immediately find or build a shelter. The first great danger is exposure to the desert’s harsh elements.

Not all “wilderness” experiences are the same. Some are caused by sin or disobedience, and some are Holy Spirit training exercises.

The wilderness does not have to be a lonely place for a child of God. It’s an expedition God means for us to travel in partnership with one another.