We can grow as we walk through the wilderness experiences of our lives. God kept His people in the wilderness because there were certain lessons they needed to learn. In the wilderness there are not a lot of distractions; people are a lot more likely to pay attention to God. It is like a furnace where God can refine, melt, purify, and shape His people. It's where many of God’s most important people have spent time. God still invites those He loves to His wilderness school!