How often have we complained about what was happening in our lives, believing God had left us to suffer some insurmountable injustice, only for Him to show us or give us greater? Why is it so easy for us to forget ALL that has already done for us? Just like the Children of Israel, we have become selfish, as well as believing that we are due some special privilege, because of our suffering.

and the people of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.” Exodus 16:3

Just like the children of Israel, many of us cry out to God about our situation or issue that is occurring in our lives. Then once God answers our cry we complain about the way He removes the problem. We ask God to remove a toxic person from our lives, and then we complain about being lonely. We cry about not having enough to get by, but when God provides us with more we complain still about not having enough.

How long can we continue to act like God hasn’t done enough for us? How long can we turn a Blind eye to all that He has given us?

Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. ⁸ I gave your master’s house to you, and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. ⁹ Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? 2 Samuel 12: 7-9

God doesn’t deny us, because He doesn’t want us to have anything, God denies us so He can give us Greater! Our flesh is Selfish, and no matter how much we give it, it will never be satisfied, because it’s appetite is insatiable. The children of Israel ended up in the wilderness for forty years because they couldn’t be satisfied. It was only an Eleven day journey! How long do we want to stay in our Wilderness? What’s keeping from making it to your PROMISE?