Complaining Reveals Something Else

The Israelites aren't doing so good right about now. Just a couple of years ago they were working their fingers to the bone as slaves in Egypt; they were nothing. Egypt owned them and could do anything it wanted with them. Who cares if they got to eat some nice meals in Egypt every once in a while, the fact was still this: they were slaves and could do nothing about it! They hated being slaves!

But now, a couple of years later, the Israelites are complaining about the current food and travel as free men! How utterly evil and thankless they were! No wonder God killed some of them with fire! I find that the complaining isn't the cause of God's anger (Moses was complaining to God about the people complaining, yet God was not angered at Moses). The complaints are a symptom of a deeper problem and this deep problem can find it's way into everybody's life if we're not careful:

Complaining about current discomforts reveals the fact that you have forgotten what God has already done for you. And when you forget God's faithfulness & goodness, you cannot possibly live a life of thankfulness, obedience and trust.

The next time complaints start to creep in, remember that complaining reveals something else.

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