The believer may also be undergoing experiences which he feels are totally unique to himself. Other Christians, in whom he has put his trust, may forsake him and mistreat him. He may feel that he has been very unjustly treated. Even more believers give up the journey when the Lord seems to have forsaken them in the spirit and left their spirit dead-while the world and all else is crashing in on them, friends forsaking them, and great suffering and pain abounding everywhere in their lives. But, the true land of promise always lies beyond a vast wasteland.
Promise is found only on the far side of a desert.
Then will begin the true journey of the Christian life. Since most of us are unable to learn these lessons though our reason, our intellect or our emotions, God must teach us these things by darkening these areas of our soul and forcing us to rely totally upon our faith and the eyes of our spirit. Thus, the name The Dark Night . In other words, there is no disobedience or sin involved, and yet, this person still walks in darkness. Although it's hard for us to imagine that God, who is light , could ever dwell in darkness, the Bible tells us that at times God does dwell in the dark.