Could it be that the desert is actually a time of spiritual

refreshment?

Jesus often withdrew to the desert for rest, and He admonished His disciples to do so also: And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. (Mark 6:31-32)

It was in the wilderness that the prophet Elijah, tired and

discouraged, received supernatural refreshment:.