I'm posting the link here, so I won't misplace it. This post on another blog needs to found by lots and lots of people. Glad I stumbled onto it, and I plan to go back and re-read it when I'm feeling grumbling thought making a return.
http://www.notconsumed.com/2012/03/12/grumbling-in-the-desert-monday/
Some of my favorite quotes from the article:
~I can not find joy, my mind is set on what is lacking.
~Yet, here I sat, wallowing in the selfishness of discontentment.
~I find myself feeling like an Israelite. Constantly forgetting where I’ve been and what God has done for me.
~Everytime I read that verse I am baffled that the Isrealites were so blind that they would actually ask to go back to slavery, simply because God hadn’t provided the promised land fast enough. I tell myself that I have more sense than that. But history has proven me wrong. I so easily get caught up in my little trials that I completely forget about the ways God has already delivered me. I find myself bitter over the manna, despite it’s miraculous provision.
~And it is here in that desert that I must make a choice. I could sit here and wallow in the loneliness, complaining about the dust and the manna. Or, I can trust God that this manna is EXACTLY what I need in my moments.
~Whether I choose to accept it or not, absolutely everything is in HIS hands.
~The truth is, it’s really not that bad. No more pity parties. Just trust. Life is hard, but God is faithful.
http://www.notconsumed.com/2012/03/12/grumbling-in-the-desert-monday/
Some of my favorite quotes from the article:
~I can not find joy, my mind is set on what is lacking.
~Yet, here I sat, wallowing in the selfishness of discontentment.
~I find myself feeling like an Israelite. Constantly forgetting where I’ve been and what God has done for me.
~Everytime I read that verse I am baffled that the Isrealites were so blind that they would actually ask to go back to slavery, simply because God hadn’t provided the promised land fast enough. I tell myself that I have more sense than that. But history has proven me wrong. I so easily get caught up in my little trials that I completely forget about the ways God has already delivered me. I find myself bitter over the manna, despite it’s miraculous provision.
~And it is here in that desert that I must make a choice. I could sit here and wallow in the loneliness, complaining about the dust and the manna. Or, I can trust God that this manna is EXACTLY what I need in my moments.
~Whether I choose to accept it or not, absolutely everything is in HIS hands.
~The truth is, it’s really not that bad. No more pity parties. Just trust. Life is hard, but God is faithful.
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