Watch what you ask for!

Numbers 11: ⁴ Some people who were with them began to long for other food. Again the people of Israel began to cry out. They said, “We wish we had meat to eat. ⁵ We remember the fish we ate in Egypt. It didn’t cost us anything. We also remember the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic. ⁶ But now we’ve lost all interest in eating. We never see anything but this manna!”

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¹⁰ Moses heard people from every family crying. They were sobbing at the entrances to their tents.

The Lord burned with hot anger. So Moses became troubled.

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God has a plan for the “good” times and the “bad.” When I decide I don’t like the trial I’m in, I try to steer GOD in the direction of comfort.  I want to be as comfortable and wealthy as possible. This may or may not be GOD’s plan for me.

• GOD has a plan for me and doesn’t like altering it for my selfish desires.
• GOD has a plan for me that is built with love and doesn’t like changing it to suit my preferences.
• GOD has a plan for me that considers what is best and doesn’t like modifying it to put me in a worse situation.

I can long for the wrong thins all I want BUT GOD knows what is best for me and protects me from myself at times. HE carries me away from things that will harm me. I may cry and throw a tantrum but HE knows how to grow me in ways I never could consider!

• Are you in a trial and trying to pray your way out of it?
• Why do you think GOD has left you in the trial?
• Can you look at how HE is growing you?
• Won’t you let HIM steer the plan HE has for you?