Wait for it...

Ever get dry? Is the water ever scarce and bitter? Ever start to doubt your path a little bit, wondering if you should go back to where you were before, where at least you weren't starving in the desert? Ever wonder, "Is God with me or not?"

Then they came to Elim where there were twelve springs of water and seventy date palms, and they camped there beside the waters. Exodus 15:27

Just beyond Meribah, where the Israelites tested the LORD, grumbling about the water... just beyond the place of scarcity and bitterness was a place of abundance and fruitfulness.

Next time we're tempted to grumble, dearest family... let's look up and look ahead... let's remember that He has a TOV KASHAV... a GOOD PLAN, not just for us and our individual little lives, but for the whole Body. Let's remember WHY we are not to be grumblers...

Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life... Philippians 2:14-16

Let's stand out, showing those in the darkness what extravagant love is... and one way we do this is by refraining from complaining. Complaining is speaking death... let's not do that, okay? Instead, let's speak life to those around us, and let's speak life ALL the time, especially within the Body of Christ.

So what if the water is bitter right now... there is hope... Elim is just ahead... The question isn't, "Is God with me or not?" but rather, "Do I trust Him or don't I?"

Rest in His peace, Echo... that is, Shabbat Shalom!