Morning John,
     I wanted to just say something to Princess, and to all Doves who feel they are out there in the "Wilderness",..............or are having a "Wilderness Experience".
        If I took a rough guess,....I would say that all of us are out there, or should be. (it's just how we look at the situation we are in)
      As we know,.......His ways and our ways are always far apart,...and what we see as "all going wrong",...is most of the time (if not all)......right in HIS eyes.   I have to be honest,..and I will tell you , that one side of me (flesh) hates being out in the "wildernesss", but the other side (Spirt) knows and loves to be out there walking with HIM, alone !!   The battle within, is  for my/our Spirt side to "teach" the Flesh side, to understand the beauty of what is happening.  It's a time to learn for our "flesh" to trust (and obey), and listen to the "Spirt", within us, to hear those words,..."Come",......."Come with Me, My Child".     It is the only place we will grow to the depths HE wants us to be,  my brothers & sisters......when we are "alone" with HIM !!   He has to bring me/you there,...so I/you will see that everything,...and I mean "everything", is just STUFF !!!......or something of this world,....
                 ......................and HE, being not of this world,......and He being from above,.....
                     .....................is where our "true" home is, ......
                         .......................and where we were in HIS heart, before we were even born, ....
                               ...............and even before all of creation,.....
                                            ...................and then made in HIS image  !!!   WOW !
        What an honor that alone is, to be made in HIS image,.....and to really grab hold of that !! ...
             ............and to understand what waits for those (because of this), ....... who are HIS.
      My prayer is that all of us will see the "truth", and understand all the "whys" (we ask),...........and grab hold of the "wonderfulness" of our Lord Jesus, to even want to take the time to take us out of this world, and walk with each of us (alone),.....and to a place where HE also walked !!!........in what we think of  as " The Wilderness", out there lost............it was to our Lord Jesus ?
                                                    .................................it was a time to be with the Father.
                      It is HIS time, to show us just how much HE loves and cares for us.
We will never come to know this (HIS) LOVE,.....unless He takes us to a place, where we are "helpless", and we realize that He alone !!!......is the answer to all our "heart's cry".  I don't think the "human heart" would go for a walk in the "wilderness",.........if He didn't bring us there, to understand it's true meaning, especially with the teachings of the Modern Day Church (Organizations).
                                               Even more in these "End Times".
     May we all learn, and understand,......and even want, and long to go into the "Wilderness",.....because that is where the Father,......... is waiting for each of us, ......and the Lord will walk with us there.
       As I grow older, and I am sure anyone that is on the down side of years left,,......we can all look back thru the years,...and see how much of what we did, was a waste of time, or waste of money, a waste of almost everything,.......and now, our "hearts" have been touched by the very finger of God, our creator,....
                                                  .................and HE has become our "everything".
May we all, as "little children",......just lift our hand, and grab HIS finger, like little children do with their earthly father,  allow HIM to take us to a place called,..."The Wilderness",.......where we can be still, and He can talk to us, and wipe away all the tears, and to take away all our fears,...and most of all to take us into HIS loving arms,.....which us "big folks" need, ...........so much !
                        God Bless all of you, and as all of you pray, ......may "today" be  "The DAY" !!
                                                               Chip
Psalm 23.............and I/we will dwell in the House of the Lord,........forever.
                                                                       Come, Lord Jesus,.....Come !