Nominal Christianity has done a grave disservice to biblical understanding by describing the Exodus and the Israelite's subsequent journey to Canaan as a "wilderness wanderings," implying a lack of leadership. God meticulously planned the journey of ancient Israel to the Promised Land, just as He has carefully engineered our pilgrimage to His Kingdom. In both cases, God's purposes are clearly before Him. With the impending collapse of the nations of Israel, God's people must evaluate the kinds of adjustments they need to make now in order to follow in the footsteps of Joshua and Caleb rather than in the footsteps of their many peers who perished before they entered the Promised Land. Like their forebears on the Sinai, individual members of the Israel of God may, from time to time, doubt their own conversion, forgetting that the Father hand-picked them and turned them over to Christ for sanctification, having predestined them for glory from the foundation of the world. We must realize that they we not aimlessly wandering, but are on a God-guided pilgrimage. The circuitous route ensures our safety just as it did for the ancient Israelites, keeping them safe from wars with Egypt, Philistia, and Edom. Just like Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, we will be on a pilgrimage our entire lives, seeking a sacred place, a promised land, and a heavenly city. The apostle Paul assures us that God intended ancient Israel's experience to provide practical examples and warnings for the Israel of God. We must emulate Paul's example, disciplining our bodies and minds, forsaking aimless wandering, always keeping in sight the goal of God's Kingdom.