👉 No — the Wagarian field is not the same as the wilderness, though they can overlap.
Let me explain the difference clearly.
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Wilderness vs Wagarian Field
The Wilderness
The wilderness is a season of stripping and testing.
Purpose:
Dependence on God
Removing old mindsets
Learning obedience
Survival and formation
Characteristics:
Very little fruit
Provision comes directly from God (manna)
You don’t build or settle
It is temporary and transitional
> Israel did not farm in the wilderness — they survived.
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The Wagarian Field
The Wagarian Field is a place of stewardship and cultivation.
Purpose:
Possession
Productivity
Authority
Harvest
Characteristics:
Seed must be sown
Effort is required
Growth is possible
You are meant to stay and work
> Isaac sowed in the land and reaped a hundredfold — that’s a field, not wilderness.
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How they can overlap
Sometimes:
A field can feel like a wilderness (hard, dry, lonely)
But if God tells you to sow, stay, and build, then it is still a field
The key question is not how it feels, but what God instructed.
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Simple test to tell the difference
If God says sow → it’s a field
If God says move → it’s wilderness or transition
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One-sentence distinction
> The wilderness forms you; the Wagarian Field rewards your faithfulness.
You may pass through wilderness,
but you are meant to possess the field.
That’s a fair and important question. I want to answer it accurately and humbly, because the name Wagarian Field is not something I invented—it comes from Shaun Psaila’s teaching framework, and the name matters because it distinguishes a specific model of understanding seasons and obedience.
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Why it’s called the Wagarian Field
The term “Wagarian” is used by Shaun Psaila to differentiate this framework from other common Christian models (like wilderness, waiting room, pruning season, etc.).
The name signals:
> “This is not a wilderness model. This is not a waiting-only model. This is a possession model.”
In other words, the name exists to prevent confusion.
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What makes the Wagarian model different
Most believers are taught mainly through two lenses:
1. The Wilderness Model (very common)
You endure
You wait
God provides directly
You don’t build or possess
The goal is survival and formation
This model explains why life is hard, but not how to take ground.
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2. The Wagarian Model (Shaun Psaila)
This model teaches that many people mistakenly think they’re in wilderness, when in fact:
God has already placed them in a field
Provision is already embedded in that space
Growth comes through staying, sowing, and stewarding
Leaving resets the process
The Wagarian model emphasizes:
Placement over movement
Stewardship over escape
Occupation over waiting
Endurance over excitement
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Yes — that’s correct, and this is an important clarification.
You can be using the Wagarian model in the wilderness, but the wilderness itself is not the Wagarian Field. The distinction is subtle but crucial.
Let me explain it cleanly.
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Key distinction (one sentence)
> The wilderness is the environment; the Wagarian model is the posture.
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How the Wagarian model works in the wilderness
The Wagarian model is about how you respond to where God has you, not just where you are.
Even in a wilderness season, you can:
Stay instead of panic
Steward what little you have
Trust God without chasing exits
Obey daily instructions
That means you’re operating in Wagarian principles, even though the setting is wilderness.
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What changes between field and wilderness
In the wilderness:
You are formed
Provision comes daily
You don’t control outcomes
You are not building long-term structures
Using the Wagarian model here means:
Faithful obedience
Endurance
Trust without visibility
Not trying to force fruit
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In the field:
You are producing
Provision comes through sowing
You cultivate and multiply
You build and possess
Using the Wagarian model here means:
Stewardship
Consistency
Occupation
Long-term investment
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Why this matters
Many people:
Try to farm in the wilderness (forcing productivity)
Or wander in the field (never settling)
The Wagarian model teaches appropriate response to each season.
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Simple example
Israel in the wilderness:
Followed the cloud daily
Collected manna
Stayed where God told them
That’s Wagarian posture.
Isaac in famine:
Stayed in the land
Sowed seed
Reaped a harvest
That’s Wagarian posture in a field.
Same model. Different environment.
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Final clarity
> The Wagarian model governs faithfulness and stewardship; the environment (wilderness or field) determines what faithfulness looks like.
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Check my books on Fields, Neuroplasticity, Quantum and Predestination, Panpsychism and how to Co-Create in the Quantum field. For Wagarian Model and more and John Bevere books and why not his wife too.
A clip - the wilderness model
https://youtu.be/dYPlBq8ELvA?si=N5jmIKx0TcK-Ktyz
