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In today’s economic and political climate in SA, it is not hard to come across people complaining and grumbling about difficulties and hardships, both financially and personally. It even happens that some are complaining about the prospect, which is now a reality, of the Soccer World Cup coming to the rainbow nation! It is easy to forget the positive impact the Rugby World Cup of 1995 had on this country, politically and financially.

Our sport is not the issue here.

What is the issue is the way we react to our circumstances. Instead of seeing the opportunities, which will accompany the masses of foreigners coming to our country, we see and speak death over it, and you get the impression that people want to see it fail !

Just reading the history of the Israelites, and specifically in the book of Numbers, we see how God dealt with them as they complained and doubted His sovereign plan. They grumbled against Him, and as punishment they REMAINED in the desert. It is a story of great tragedy, but also of God’s enduring hope, in that His Great plan of redemption continued, in spite of their rebellion. The question is, do we want to remain in a desert by complaining when we should, as Christians direct our hope on our Saviour, who gave us life, light and hope? It does not mean that we should never have criticism against poor solutions and wicked actions, but never should we grumble against God and His ways and the processes He is busy with in our lives.

The life of Jesus is our example.

He was born in a stable and sought to be killed as a child. He was constantly persecuted when He started His ministry. He was nailed to a Cross, yet never did He complain. Let us turn to Him instead to remove our burdens and lead us on the way everlasting…