In essence there are two ways that we can interact with God.  We can receive from him or complain against Him.  The Lord has been speaking this strongly in my spirit over the past two months.  He wants to remind us that in order to please Him, we must receive from Him.

All of us have times when we complain to God, but we must continually remind ourselves that the Creator of the universe has our entire lives in His hands.

It always amazes me how God has the answers to all my problems.  When I address my prayers to Him, He opens up a way where there seems to be no way.

The Israelites complained in the desert and this displeased God and they did not enter into His rest as a result.  God wanted so much for them to enter into the Promised Land which He was offering freely, but their murmuring in the desert kept them from it.

Many of us have had tremendous promises that God has spoken into our lives.  Many do not realize that God intends to help us inherit them.

We have only to remain in faith to inherit them.  When we complain and murmur, we live outside of faith and this can be dangerous.  We can end up going around the same mountain over and over again as a result.

Two people can live side by side and hear the same things from the Lord. One of them enters into the promises of God and the other one simply watches the other inherit them.  God spoke into both their lives and told them what He wanted from them.

One believed and inherited the promise. The other did nothing and ended up with nothing. Esau did not understand what God wanted to give to Him, but Jacob did and thus he became father over Israel.

One person receives the promise from the Lord, while the other complains and receives nothing.

I have had people proudly say that they are not people of faith and therefore settle for less than nothing.  As a result they live unfulfilled lives complaining about it to God and wondering why others have passed them by.

God is not pleased when we stop believing His promises.  There were some virgins who were prepared for the bridegroom when he came and some that were not.  The ones that were not prepared were not excused when the time came to enter into the feast.

Which virgin are you–the one who prepares by filling up the lamp with oil or the one who is lazy and does nothing?

The time will come when you will be held accountable.  Did you receive from God or did you complain?  He knows all things.

As you advance toward your destiny, it is my prayer that you will choose to receive and to refrain from complaining. You will be blessed beyond belief!