Wilderness experiences are formative; they leave you changed, for better or worse. Sometimes wildernesses are self- or man-imposed, and sometimes they are God-imposed. In 1 Kings 19, we see the saga of Elijah whom God used to defeat the false prophets of evil. God came to Elijah in his weakness and whispered of His love for Elijah. It is better to be in the wilderness with God than to be on the mountain top without Him.