Metaphorical Wilderness

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What is a biblical truth from the passage that ministered to you? Explain.
Chuck Smith stated, “The wilderness experience is necessary in order that they might have the experiences of trusting in God, learning what it is to have faith in God, learning the power of God.” Being from Colorado I have grown up and grown to love the wilderness, having most of my childhood memories involving forests, big open fields, mountains, rivers, creeks or aspen groves. However, now that I am here in at CCBC, I am experiencing more of a metaphorical wilderness experience than I ever had before. I have had to trust God in more areas than I ever had before. Coming from a very difficult ending to my summer, to an unexpected loss, but I am here. I am here and I

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