In this sermon Surviving The Wilderness, we learn the promised land cannot be reached without passing through the wilderness. Understanding the wilderness is crucial to your spiritual survival. There is a reason for your wilderness, which you perceive as the absence of His presence.  God is preparing a new wineskin (you!) for a fresh move of His Spirit!  The reason God withdraws His presence is to cause you to seek Him, for seeking makes you flexible and pliable again, ready for a move of His Spirit!