Lupines near Butte 9000 on Mt. Shasta, California
When we go out into the wilderness, we find something I’m convinced we can’t conjure up on our own, nor can we get it from doing – it comes only from receiving.
Yosemite Valley from Artist’s Point, California
We find Joy.
Flowers among the moqui marbles, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
We might call it ‘peace’, ‘wholeness’, ‘oneness with nature’, or any number of things. But what we’re describing is that we’ve received Joy from spending time in God’s creation.
The Great Salt Lake at Sunset, Utah
It’s why we go out; it’s what we seek in the wilderness that we don’t find many other places: Joy.
Wildflowers on Canyon Ridge, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington
Joy is the essence of God’s heart. He told us that His kingdom is “…righteousness, peace, and joy…” (Romans 14:17). When we receive Joy in the wilderness, it brings us closer to the heart of God – to the dreams He’s planned for us.
Bisti Wilderness, New Mexico
No wonder we find it easier to connect with God in the wilderness!
