Exodus 32:1, “When the people saw Moses was so long in coming down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come make us gods, who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses… we don’t know what has happened to him.”
Exodus 20:18, “When the people saw the thunder and lightening and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance and said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.”
The second verse above occurred about 30 days before the first verse.
The Israelites went from fear to pride. This is such a natural progression it is almost unbelievable. It might “seem” natural but it is from hell.
When God gives me a blessing (job, baby, wife, provision, direction) I am at first in awe and wonder. I am thankful. Something happens over time, that blessing begins to look normal. (keep in mind, when the Israelites were dancing around a golden calf the mountain above them was STILL ON FIRE). I take my wife, my job, my health for granted and don’t view them through the same eyes.
A thankful heart is the cure for this. The more you thank God for his goodness and blessings, the more you are reminded of the fact that HE DID IT. Eventually you will begin to view those “normal” things as God’s blessing for you.
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