Christians are to become not "tough" but poor in spirit; simultaneously vulnerable to evil yet untouchable by Satan; subject to all the vicissitudes of life yet mysteriously held by the unseen God.

Christians are to become not "tough" but poor in spirit; simultaneously vulnerable to evil yet untouchable by Satan; subject to all the vicissitudes of life yet mysteriously held by the unseen God.

The wilderness is where we learn the will of God is not about our initiative but the Spirit's indwelling us; where we learn to humbly participate rather than boldly taking charge.