What if the wilderness isn’t a sign that God has abandoned you, but a place he has deliberately led you?
After 15 years of planting and leading Restoration Church, Peter Sondergeld stepped down as Lead Pastor. What followed was an unexpected season of reflection and a deepening understanding of God.
In this first episode of this very personal series, Peter shares how, shortly after resigning, he sensed God inviting him into the wilderness. What followed were weeks spent alone with God, discovering that the wilderness is far more than a place of hardship.
Drawing on Israel’s journey through the desert and Jesus’ own experience in the wilderness, Peter explores why these seasons can be dangerous, uncomfortable, and testing—but also places where God is actively at work.
At the heart of this episode is a powerful truth:
God doesn’t test you to show you up, but to grow you up.
What does it mean to trust God for today’s provision without knowing what tomorrow holds? Why might God deliberately lead us into difficult places? And what might he be doing in us while we’re there?
Whether you’re navigating loss, uncertainty, transition, or simply a season where life isn’t unfolding as expected, this episode offers a fresh perspective on the wilderness—and the God who meets us there.
Scripture: Exodus 16; Deuteronomy 8; Luke 4–5.
