A wilderness experience can be exhilarating and memorable—if you chose to do it, had a plan and knew that it was coming to an end! However, some wilderness experiences are not by choice, they are caused by others, there is no plan and there is no end in sight. How do we navigate wilderness experiences? David’s life has some lessons for us. After his big moment of victory over Goliath and all the popularity that went with it, David’s life became a wilderness experience. His father-in-law, King Saul, hated David and wanted him dead. To stay alive, David resorted to living in the wilderness. He wandered about, living the life of a nomad not knowing one day to the next where he would go or how long it would last. Psalm 54 was written in response to the wilderness wandering, in these verses we can see the heart posture of David. “Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might. Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth. Strangers are attacking me; ruthless men seek my life-- men without regard for God. Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.” Knowing the Source and being confident in His care will go a long way in helping us through long, uncertain and dreary days. Where else can we go?