hit like a mack truck.

it's funny how God works in our lives...

remember my post about complaining?
well, i feel like God was definitely speaking to me.
at church we've been doing this 8 part series on moses, and this last week was numbers 11. it was after God led the israelites to safety through the red sea, and how they just complained and complained and complained and they didn't stop for 40 plus years!
we learned that complaining is contagious! and you may think i'm lying or wrong, but isn't it? don't you ever notice that when you're complaining about this, that and the other that the people you're complaining to, start complaining as well. it's similar to yawning. have you ever noticed that when you yawn, others yawn, too. studies have shown yawning is actually hard wired in the human brain? so, could complaining be a reflex like yawning?
God gets irritated when we complain. if He is the loving God, one who provides every thing for us, why do we complain? isn't a part of what He has planned for us? hey, it may not always be what we want, but what He wants and in His great timing, not ours. it's hard not to complain because when does our lives go exactly as we planned? never. but in God's timing it is perfect!
for one moment can you imagine how God feels when we complain?
it's like telling God you don't like anything He does for you, when in fact, He does and He's the one giving us all we have. so, let's have a thankful heart, people!
let's touch on the israelites for a moment. God delivers the israelites from the egyptians and what do they do? they complain about the manna. they want the fish they had in egypt. God has provided them safety, food and all the provisions they need and yet they are remembering all this so-called "free fish' they ate in egypt, but if you think about it. the fish wasn't free. it cost them beatings, slavery, sometimes being murdered and absolute cruelty. so, was this fish free/ no, it wasn't. it was paid for at a huge cost. sometimes we have a habit of forgetting the past and making it seem better than it actually was. so, is the grass always greener on the other side?
complaining is actually a loss of perspective!
and it's also about not being grateful!
and isn't there a possibility that God can choose to worsen our situations because we loss perspective, complain and aren't thankful?
why are we complaining?
have you ever thought about why you complain?
let me just say that this lesson hit me in the face like a ton of bricks and i absolutely feel like that message was hand picked for my heart, mind and spirit!
i can trust in the Lord and trust that His plan is good all of the time, even when it's not when i need it to be or when i want it to be. and you know, i do lose perspective and i can be so ungrateful, but i need to be fully aware and i think that was what God was trying to do in my life, raise my awareness!