Craving and Whining...

What is it about us that makes us want what we want, when we want it?...and if we don’t get it, we’re not happy?
“The riff-raff among the people had a craving and soon they had the People of Israel whining, ‘why can’t we have meat? We ate fish in Egypt and got it free, to say nothing of the cucumbers and melons, the leeks and onions and garlic, But nothing tastes good out here, all we get is manna, manna, manna’.” Numbers 11:4-6
Cravings are powerful things. They have the ability to cause us to totally lose our perspective. Israel was in the process of being wondrously delivered from slavery. But as the craving for better food rose up, they completely forgot the miracle they were experiencing. Never before in human history, or after, has a people been led out from their oppressor in tact like what happened for Israel. In a moment they were free and heading toward their own land. Yet within weeks, craving and whining erupted. They actually considered turning around and going back into slavery, just because the food in Egypt was better than the manna that God miraculously provided for them each morning. Cravings are powerful. Cravings are blinding. Cravings spread from person to person. Notice that some riff-raff complained first, then the discontent spread through the people like yeast through bread. I think any spiritual leader would agree that there is nothing that cancels God’s plans any faster than CRAVING AND WHINING! ~Verlon