As I am reading through Exodus, I find myself frustrated with the Israelites’ constant complaining. If I could talk to them, I would want to say: Come on people, God freed you from slavery. He led you out of Egypt and he protected you from all kinds of terrifying and life threatening plagues. He led you right through the Red Sea and you are complaining to Moses about food and water. You are worried that God won’t provide for you this time? You are worried that He won’t see you through this struggle? Stop complaining and have a little faith!
And then I realize that I do this all the time.
God shows up for me in huge ways and I see His hand of protection so blatantly clear. I watch him heal, protect, close doors, and open others, and I feel His immense comfort and peace; and the storm calms. When another storm begins to brew, I worry that He’s forgotten about me. I let my circumstances get the best of me instead of trusting in my God, who has total control. I quickly forget that He never left my side and I forget how He led me out of the first storm with such grace, so I complain and I grumble. I forget that living in this relationship with Him doesn’t mean that it’s all perfect and that I won’t have to endure hardship. I forget that He is in the process of refining me and He is walking with me even when I can’t see through my circumstances. He has walked me out of suffering before and He will do it again!
Let us have a firm and unwavering faith that the Lord will fight for us. He will go before us and behind us and beside us even when our circumstances aren’t what we hoped or planned for. He is good and He is a God who fights for His people.
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