Let's talk about waiting with contentment...
Many, many years ago, God made a promise to the Children of Israel who were, at that time, slaves in Egypt. He promised them a deliverer; one who would lead them out of captivity and into the Promised Land. Four hundred and forty years passed until that deliverer came and when he did, many of this group of people didn't really believe him... but they followed.
The first miracle manifested as they were led out of Egypt as free men... they had been slaves under a Pharaoh that would not let them go, yet now they were free. On their journey to the Promised Land, they walked through the Red Sea on dry land, the Egyptian army was destroyed in their wake, food miraculously was provided every morning, God visibly guided and spoke with them, clothing never wore out, they had victory over their enemies, and on and on... one miracle after another, yet they never acknowledged nor remembered the miracles.
They focused on what they didn't have and wallowed in discontent.
So great was their level of discontent that when they sent 12 spies into THE Promised Land, ten of the spies brought back a bad report saying, "Yeah, the land is something awesome; take a look at these HUGE grapes we brought back... two guys have to carry one bunch; but I'll tell you what... it's really not worth conquering. There are these huge giants and there's no way we're ever going to overcome them. Their cities are huge and impenetrable... we... nah...
"We can't do it."
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