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Thanks. likes. to the feminine podcast this is episode number five and I'm Nancy Wilson.

Today I'm going to chat with you about a couple of contrasting images that really

struck me from the Psalms. The first is from Psalm 106 versus 24 and 25 and this is what

it says. Then they despised the pleasant land. They did not believe his word, but complained in their tents and did not heed the voice of the Lord.

So notice first the Israelites were in a pleasant land. The complaining started

while they were in a pleasing situation, but they did not believe his word.

So what would we expect? You know really? It turns out that unbelief is the

soil that complaining and grumbling are going to grow in. They did not heed the voice of the Lord.

Man, you know, they didn't pay attention. They did not believe they did not obey. They despise the good things God had given them and

they complained in their tents so it's not a pretty picture and if you back up a

few verses to see, well, how did they get there? How did they get to this terrible condition?

Back in verse 13, it says, they soon forgot his works. They did not wait for his counsel. And then in

verse 21 it says they forgot God their Savior. Like oh man I'm just saying this should put the fear of God in us, really, this terrible ugly picture.

They forgot God's works. They forgot him. They didn't wait for him to lead them or guide them.

They just didn't wait for his counsel. They just acted on their own according to their own lights.

And this is a really truly dangerous and miserable

way to live. I just think of that. They did not wait for his counsel. You know, if you have ever been in the position of

waiting for the Lord to show you what to do, you can't just give him a certain

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