No Need to Weep!

Lately I have been reading in the book of Numbers, and today I was reading in chapter 11.  There were several verses that stuck out to me that the Lord used to speak to my heart!

Numbers 11:1  "And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD:  and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled;  and the fire of the LORD burnt amount them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp."

Numbers 11:4  "And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting:  and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?"

Numbers 11:10  "Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent:  and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly;  Moses also was displeased."

Numbers 11: 18-20  "...and ye shall eat flesh:  for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying Who shall give us flesh to eat?  for it was well with us in Egypt:  Therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.  Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days; but even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you, because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out Egypt?  

There certainly is a time to weep to our God and cast our cares on Him!  He tells us to do just that in 1 Peter 5:7 and I am so thankful I can give my burdens to Him!  However, the Lord showed me today that there is also weeping that displeases the Lord.  The weeping of our discontentment!

This morning as I read, the Lord showed me that just like the people of Israel, I am so often discontent and quick to complain.  I have wept tears of discontentment, asking the Lord to change circumstances for me.  However, just like the people of Israel, the Lord has me exactly where I need to be right now.  It might not be exactly what I want at times, but God knows best!  There is no need to weep and question "why"!  God was leading the children of Israel to the Promised Land!  He knew a future that they couldn't see!  There was no need to weep about the present or long for the past!  The Lord was leading them to a future that was exceeding abundantly above anything they could imagine!

I am so thankful for a Lord that loves me enough that He wants me to share my cares with Him.  I am so often refreshed when I take my cares to my Lord.  However, I don't ever want to displease the Lord with complaints, and weeping of discontentment to Him!  What a blessing to know He is leading each step, He has me exactly where I need to be, He sees tomorrow, and I can look forward to a future that He has planned all along!

"...whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he."  Proverbs 16:20