Blessings

I've been reading through the Old Testament this spring and am amazed (again) by the Israelites' story. It's amazing to me that a story thousands of years old is still so applicable today. It's amazing that so much time has lead to the same simplistic faith.

One thing, in particular, that I've noticed about myself is my tendancy to not recognize the "manna" that has fallen into my life. I told God I needed people around me who could encourage me and prod me into greatness for Him. And so, like He did with the Israelites, He dropped down amazing people. I had pictured meat and potatoes, fruits and vegetables around a banqueting table...yet, He has made sure I am nourished on the honey-flavored wafers that landed each morning. And I cry "Is this it? I want quail!" And, being a God that delivers, I get quail. And then I say "Seriously? You expect me to eat only quail? Have you brought me into the desert to die?" This is no desert, and surely, I won't die, but my heart is ungrateful for the gifts already to soon-to-be recieved. And returning to "Egypt" is the last place I need to be...

...learning to be content, here and now.