Exodus 17: 1 - 7

The murmuring, the chiding, the complaining, the wishing they could go back to Egypt. It's all starting to become a pattern now. Here they are complaining to Moses that there is no water to drink. Yes, that is a serious dilemma, but they have seen this sequence before. Do they not remember that a short time ago the Lrod miraculously provided water for them? Again, as I have said before, I must be kind to the children of Israel because not having water is kind of a big deal. But the issue I see is their attitude. They are just relentless in their complaining. Instead, they should be trusting, fervently praying, hoping, watching for the Lord's deliverance. Instead, they find themselves wondering if God is even there at all:

7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?

This questioning of the Lord is not good, and does not please God. If it is found in my own life it needs to stop immediately. All I have to do is look at the many great blessings and deliverance in my own life to know that God indeed is with me, even in spite of all my weaknesses and failures to do His will.