Do not forget that he [God] led you through the great and terrifying wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, where it was so hot and dry. He gave you water from the rock! He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good.
Deuteronomy 8:15-16
Remember when Adam and Eve got shoved out of the Garden of Eden after taking that fatal bite of fruit? In the Bible, the opposite of this garden paradise is the wilderness, the desert.
A harsh place without the ability to sustain life, the desert is described in Deuteronomy 8:15 as a “great and terrifying wilderness.” It’s a waterless place filled with venomous snakes and scorpions.
So it seems an odd spot for a loving God to send his people or to send his beloved Son, which he did prior to his public ministry.
As the opposite of Eden, the desert is a harsh place where human beings are forced to face the effects of sin, which has withered and destroyed the peace of the whole world.
1. The Desert Experience is symbolic of a season of intense Warfare and Battles. It’s where Jesus battled Satan, conquering the temptations that plague us all.
2. The Desert Experience is symbolic of Opportunities of Faith and Trust. – For the desert is also portrayed as a place of opportunity—a place to meet with God and learn to trust him as he cares for us in Earth’s most inhospitable place. In the Israelites’ journey to the Promised Land and Jesus’ journey to his public ministry, Scripture portrays the desert as a bridge to something far better.
3. The Desert Experience is a season for Faith Growth. Get through the desert with your faith intact, and you will know how great God is and how greatly he wants to bless and use you.
4. The Desert Experience is symbolic of of the Realities of our World engulfed in Sin and Weakness – As human beings whose hearts are roiled with the strife that sin brings, we no longer live in Eden, where perfect peace reigns. Thrust into the wilderness, we are not abandoned there but led by the Spirit to learn the lessons that only the desert can teach us.
Today, let us remember that Jesus has led the way both into and out of the wilderness, beckoning us to endure such times with faith, believing that as we do, he will help us grow in trust and fruitfulness.
Prayer 
Father, sometimes life seems rich and full. At other times it seems barren and harsh. Help me to find the peace that comes from learning to trust you to care for me during the difficult seasons of life.
Let remember, that in Christ every experience has a purpose 
and our willingness to Maintain ” Divine Perspective and keep seeing All Things through the Eyes of Faith” is critical to how well we will come out of the Desert Experience 
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and our willingness to Maintain ” Divine Perspective and keep seeing All Things through the Eyes of Faith” is critical to how well we will come out of the Desert Experience .Remember, that God also answers prayers 
by simply supplying you with Grace for the Seasons and Not Removing you from it but rather walking with you through it . Shalom.
by simply supplying you with Grace for the Seasons and Not Removing you from it but rather walking with you through it . Shalom.