They struggled with patience, too. This, when every meal across every mile was provided miraculously for them. They were an impatient lot. But so are we. We want what we want when we want it.
Impatience is something that has grown worse in the digital age, too.
We tend to have microwave mentalities, expecting everything to be done instantly. But patience is something the mature Christian has to learn. And it s usually learned the hard way, like the Israelites learned it. Patience is really a quiet faith that God is in His Heaven working all things for us in His perfect timing. It doesn t come easy, but when it does come, it brings tremendous peace.