Tired of God?

Sometimes a verse just jumps off the page.  Had this happen to me this morning.  Check this out from Micah 6.3-5:

“O my people, what have I done to you?
      What have I done to make you tired of me?
      Answer me!
For I brought you out of Egypt
      and redeemed you from slavery.
      I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to help you.
 Don’t you remember, my people,
      how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed
      and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead?
   And remember your journey from Acacia Grove to Gilgal,
      when I, the Lord, did everything I could
      to teach you about my faithfulness.”

When I think about my own journey and I reflect on years of conversations with people about their frustrations with God, this verse spoke to me so deeply.  We can be so quick to complain, and so slow to recognize how good God is.

For me, the faithfulness of God is not just demonstrated by what He did or didn't do "for me" last week, but by His steady hand over all of time.  That I can put my trust in.

How about for you? How does this passage speak to you?

Comments

[Allen Forget]

Carey
I love the way this passage begins. God is not saying at first 'Look what I do for you' but rather is asking "What have I done to you". This is a question to provoke thought in ones own mind, " answer me" He says! I know from my life's experiences that is is incredibly tough to understand that God would allow the rough things in life to happen to seemingly good people but our judgement of what is good and what is not is not the judgement of God. Nor does it solve the fact that we are all sinners and will never be as Jesus is, perfect in the eyes of the Father.
You know what? I have comfort in that! I will never be that perfect. I have faults. To many people believe that when they think about our own faults that this will weaken us, that this is to much of a burden to handle. I believe that when we admit our faults and recognize them then that makes us stronger. It allows us to see ourselves clearly and allows us to place ourselves correctly in the world and in the eyes of God.
I have said this many times to people around me that if I were to tell my testimonial of faith that there would be people weeping. I do not believe that I have had it the worst that anyone could though and that in itself just rattles me and makes me feel for those who could even say that they have had it worse. I know that in those times, it is hard to focus on the " faithfulness" that God shows. I think that this is just a human condition placed in us to challenge us.
Conversely, when everything is great and the world around us seems like it is blessed with God's presence then that too drives complacency and causes too many people to act as though they have come to a place where they needn't bow before who is the ruler of their lives.
This passage reinforces for me the fact that, when we combine our weaknesses as humans and the good and faithfulness that God has shown for us and over all time, then we truly begin to understand what He is asking of us and that our eyes should always be on Him and our ears open to his every calling.
Peace

[Peter P]

I'm just so glad that He never gets tired of me. His patience is as amazing as His grace!