The wilderness is a place of utter helplessness.  It is where a person can be drawn close to God.  It’s where we learn to trust and depend on God instead of trusting and depending upon our own abilities or the abilities of others.  I have found that we can go through many wilderness periods in our life as God prepares us for what is ahead of us as we follow Christ and continue His point of need ministry.  The key for us is to recognize that we are in the wilderness and utilize our time there to draw closer to God.  We should not be focused on getting out of the wilderness or the time that we are allocated to stay there. Instead, our focus should be on drawing closer to God and trusting Him more.

Know that you are loved,
gaj