NOTE: Reading was an earlier post due to length.  Please scroll down for reading. 

 The Israelites complain about the manna that God is providing. They cry to Moses. Moses laments to God, and God ends up giving them all quail.

During out last lesson, I asked if you thought the Israelites grumbled about the pace. Now, we know they grumbled about the food. They go on and on about certain foods they had in Egypt (as slaves) that they don't have now (a free people).

Question: Do we grumble about what we don't have and forgive to be thankful for what we do have?
Can you give an example?

Moses hears the cry of the people, and goes to the Lord, saying he cannot carry this burden, that it is too much for him. Despite his lament, he is still "heeding the charge of God." He doesn't say, "No, Lord, I'm not going to do that" or "I don't want to"....he says, "I don't think I have the strength...please help."

Question: How do you try to "heed the charge of the Lord"?

How can we practice not refusing God's call, but simply asking for help when it seems like too much?
Is this a problem in your life? (Or is this something that has never come up?)