Have you ever prayed that prayer?
It would make perfect sense if you were battling with some deep rooted scars or a repeated reoccurance of bad luck.
The Bible shows a picture of a whining nation of people time and time again during a season God was so close and personal. He walked with them. Their leader could call Him direct. They could see His miracles daily. A cloud by day and a pillar of fire at night led them safely through a strange land.
Yet and still it wasn't enough.
They cried
"But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes." (Numbers 11:6 KJV)
Their leader Moses cried
"I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me." (Numbers 11:14 KJV)
As a parent I know what it is like to become extremely weary. How much drama can you have in one day? Can you ever expect to return home from work and there not be something crazy you have to address that happened in your teenage son's life? And yet nothing seems to be appreciated. Nothing seems to be working. No help is actually helping. Things seem to be getting worse.
All the while God is wondering how you lost sight of him.
In this Old Testament story God actually came down and burned up the uttermost parts of the camp with his anger. He had walked with them all day and they seemed to of forgotten about him the minute they got home. They forgot how far he took them. They forgot the 72 hours of eternal bonding.
Instead they sat at the dinner table demanding meat to eat. They reminisced on a former slave life as if it was a time of plenty and good health.
I can hear them sighing. I can see their eyes rolled. I can feel the dissapointment their Father God could feel. The manna He miraculously served after walking with them three days was not appreciated or respected.
Loud and clear in my mind I hear them say those famous teenage words "I'M BORED!"
Moses, their earthly parent shepherding them was getting frustrated to the point he questioned the purpose of his existence. He begged God to take the load and God answered with abundant help through 70 newly appointed elders.
"And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone." (Numbers 11:16, 17 KJV)
If you are feeling like enough is enough read those last three words over and over.
NONE OF US WALK ALONE!
God himself walks in three. His Son leads the way. We follow in Spirit-driven GPS.
It is only when we lose sight of what's ahead we can become prey of the past, create a misconception of whose we are and fall victim to worries that don't really exist.
Worst of all we can forget we are not alone. God shows up and shows out through people. Just wait, trust and believe. There's really nothing to complain about when you remind yourself what He has done, is doing and has prepared for those who love Him.
