This last week, it’s felt like everything is going wrong—like I’m in a season of delay, discouragement, and doors closing. But then I remembered something: Before Joseph was promoted, he was betrayed and forgotten in prison. Before David became king, he was chased into caves, fearing for his life. Before Jesus went to the cross, He endured 40 days of hunger, isolation, and temptation in the wilderness. Before breakthrough, there is always pruning. God uses the wilderness to prepare us for t...