Exodus 15:19-17:7, Matthew 22:1-33, Psalms 27:1-6, Proverbs 6:20-26
What God said to me – In life you will meet optimists and pessimists. Optimists see the good and pessimists see the bad. Optimists see the positive and pessimists see the negative. Optimists look at the upside and pessimists see the downside. Optimists cry out to Me for direction and help and pessimists grumble and whine. Just look at the Hebrews – I brought them out of slavery by My strong arm with riches and plunder from the Egyptians. I brought them through the sea and saved them from Pharoah’s army. I led them to water, and they grumbled and complained that it was bitter rather than crying out to Me for a solution. Grumblers are always focused on their circumstances and how they affect them. Seekers, on the other hand, see the circumstances but turn to Me for direction or for a solution. They look at them as an opportunity to seek Me and to trust Me whether I answer their prayer or say, “buckle up, it’s going to be a rough ride.” They say thank you Lord for being with them – teach us to trust You through it. Now think about your walk with Me – are you a grumbler or a seeker? Do you focus on the circumstances, or do you focus on seeking Me and My direction?