KEY VERSE: Mark 1:12 Today we focus on the word "wilderness." Many biblical characters had wilderness experiences that brought them closer to God. Wilderness experiences can be involuntary when life's circumstances bring seasons of pain or struggle. But we can also experience the wilderness voluntarily, when we choose to "withdraw from" so we can "draw closer to" God. Pray that God's Holy Spirit will send you out into the wilderness so you can draw closer to God.