Being Frustrated with God
We all get frustrated from time to time, some of us more than others. We get frustrated when others don't do what they say. We get frustrated when things don't happen the way we thought they would, or they don't happen as quickly as we thought they would. A lot of times it is because of a lack of patience, but our frustration can also come when bad things happen, and we don't know why they are happening to us or someone we love. Many of us have been frustrated with God at one point or another for these same reasons. Moses was sent to Egypt by God, and he was given instructions on what to say and do. He did follow his instructions and things got worse instead of getting better. (Exodus 5:23) In his frustration Moses prayed to God and told Him that ever since he had come to Pharaoh as His spokesman, Pharaoh had been even more brutal to the Hebrew people. He complained that God had done nothing to rescue them, either. It is clear that Moses was frustrated with God, but he...