Jaws

Jaws (the movie) How long did it take before you wanted to get in the water after seeing Jaws?  If I think about it while I'm in the water, I Still get the heebie-jeebies!  I can't imagine what the Israelites must have seen during the plagues!  EEEWWW  Wonder how long that stuck in their imagination? Every time you see a fly I think you'd Have to remember it!  Yuck!  All the dead first-born... think it would give me a shiver every time I looked at my first-born and thought about how close Death came!  Yet as soon as they were out of sight of Egypt, they were whining and complaining about one thing and another.  Only 4 months after Egypt, they were making Idols! Yeah I know, the mountain there is covered with a fire/cloud of God but we want More!  Yeah I know, God showed us Himself in a bunch of ways, showed His power, and His mercy! His punishment, and His protection! But Can we Really Trust Him??  
     Its easy to look at these people and say they were complete Idiots!  But then, how different am I?  How many times has God shown ME His love, mercy, power, protection, healing, forgiveness..how many times have I said, like the Israelites, Oh I get it and I will do what you say... only to turn around and find something else to complain about.  Yes I have a wonderful family, but I don't have enough money!  Oh I know you have forgiven me, but so-and-so is mean to me!!  I am aware that heaven is ahead, but what am I supposed to do about this ADHD 5th grader?
     It seems that we human beings have a built-in Whine mechanism.  It's not good enough!!!  My personal observation; I guess I don't Truly understand Who God is, how He operates, how He Loves. Because if I was fully able to see Him for who He is, if I allowed myself to actually TRUST Him completely, for more than a Minute, I wouldn't have to worry about Anything.  I would see that He knows me, sees me, loves me and He is taking care of Everything, down to the smallest details.  I don't always see how it's all going to play out, the Big picture, but His word is a lamp to my feet (which means I can't see the whole trail, just the next step).  That should be enough to rest in comfort and peace.  Guess I am still working on that!