But I Want

It is pouring rain right now! "Lord, as you wash the earth with refreshing rain, so wash my heart and soul with your grace that I may be clean and whole."

Today I am sad, but don't know why. I got up sad. This is when it is so important to praise Him...sacrifice of praise.

Numbers 20:3-5 Then people contended (complained and argued) because there was no water...these were adults, but acted like kids..."daddy, we want..." "There is none but God will provide, He always does." "But I want it NOW."

Then it is the "If only and why" statements. I know it wouldn't be easy to be without water. But they had already seen so many miracles. Didn't they remember them and God's power? When life is difficult, satan attacks us with the negative and takes our gaze off the Lord and sets our eyes on our desires. Usually selfish desires.

Can we accuse the children of Israel? Absolutely not. We do the same thing. But when we don't get what we want, we buy our way through the situation...well many of us. You know, hire a lawyer, grab for insurance, blame the government, after all they are responsible for providing for us. Really?

This is what the children of Israel did in the desert—they blamed Moses for every difficulty. We best be careful who we blame and accuse for our lack of things. Maybe, just maybe, God is taking things away from us so that we can see His Hand in providing for us and not depending on "whoever" to provide.

God can and God will!

God bless you