trip into the wilderness

In the wilderness, following hard after God (or what I think is God). Enticed by the lusts of the flesh, I scurry on. Trying hard to keep up with the bright and beautiful ray of light before me.

I finally catch up to the light, and when I touch it, it burns me and tries to leave me for dead. "The enemy comes to kill, steal and destroy", I hear a voice remind me. Realizing I was following after fools gold, I cry and beat myself over the head for being so, being so, being so dumb.

After my temper tantrum is over, I realize I'm stuck in the middle of a thicket, with no one now to lead me. I question what got me here. I question what I was following. I question if the path I'm even on is the right one. I ram my head into a tree to compensate for my stupidity. My head begins bleeding heavily and I've given myself a headache. I'm lost in a thicket (a wilderness) and I don't know where I'm going or how to get out.

I'm 2 seconds away from panicking when a dove lands in the tree beside me. I try not to pay it any attention, but it looks odd (and beautiful) amid the thorns and bushels that surround me on every side.

"What's the matter?" the dove asks me.

"I think I made the wrong decision. I think I followed the devil here. He was on the path in front of me and he enticed me and lead me to this place. I'm afraid I've disappointed God; and even more afraid I'm lost."

"Doesn't really matter if you followed the devil here" says the dove, knowingly. "at the end of the day, it is God who owns the wilderness."

(Safe)