In this sermon Going Through the Wilderness, a majority of the OT is God's dealings with Israel in the wilderness. When you become a Christian, the patterns, types and shadows of our Christian experience are in the Old Testament. These things happened in the Old Testament for our own examples, and for our admonition; to teach us something.  We all go through the wilderness. The purpose is to teach you that God is your all in all. Jesus Christ is your all in all, and He's going to take you through the wilderness to teach you some things. You realize that the arm of temptation, or sin, is pulling on your mind to get you to think and rethink it over again. Believe the Word of God. The Bible says He'll never leave you nor forsake you. If you want to get through the wilderness, learn to hear His voice early, and He'll lead you through it. You'll get through quicker.