MANNA FELL FROM THE SKY!!!

Disapointment; the story of my life. This whole week I was pumped for my interview at the Pacific Science Center. I was going to conquer the interview and walk away their newest employee. Unfortunately, things never turn out how I plan. I didn't eve n make it TO the interview. Friday night I was so excited for the interview that I woke up every hour ending in not having a very productive sleep. So Saturday morning, my alarm goes off and I quickly turn it off thinking it's time to get out of bed without actually doing it. I ended up waking up again a couple minutes before I needed to catch the bus to get to the interview on time. This was a huge disappointment to me because I REALLY wanted this job! The whole day I was on the vurge of tears and actually did cry a few times because I was so disappointed. I went to Church that night, took the time to forgive myself before taking communion (so I don't drink judgement on myself), and a good friend gave me a ride home.

This good friend always leaves me with great food for thought, interesting ideas or solutions to problems I am dealing with. Often these answers or ideas are things that (*face palm*) I wonder why I never thought of in the first place. Upon the car ride home, I was reflecting on the final sermon in the series, "God's work, our witness," Which was basically testimonies of what God has been doing in Seattle. Then comes my ungreatfulness... I start complaining about how I am annoyed that God provides at the last possible minute for me. My friend interrupts my complaining and asks, "have you written down every way God has provided the things you needed?" In otherwords... "you've been given some incredible gifts... Why are you complaining about the method these are recieved?" I blame this on not wanting to be inconvienienced (major sin that I'm confessing here... one that I think a lot of Americans struggle with). I want miracles so long as it's convienient.

I think by far my favorite story in the bible is Exodus. God's people, Israel have been freed from the hand of Phaeroe, are given evident signs of God dwelling amoung them, a pillar of clouds by day and a pillar of fire by night. They are given exactly what they need to survive in the desert; MANA FALLING FROM THE SKY???? Yet the heart of man is exposed. They complained because they had been inconvienienced. They had to leave the familiure and pursue the unfamiliure (the promised land), Don't forget some of these slaves were serving some of the richest families even though a huge amount had been working their rear end off on achitechture, ect they still had what they needed to survive (America in the biblical times). When they left they were much richer than whence they came. Once they were in the desert EVERYTHING was uncertain except for one thing, Jehovah Jireh (the Lord will provide). God provided in some pretty ridiculous ways... I mean... SERIOUSLY? MANNA FALLING FROM THE SKY?!?!?!  It is bewildering to me how we are easy to forget MANNA FELL FROM THE SKY!!!