\xa0 For the people of Israel, their season was about to change \u2013 whether for better or
worse, it was completely up to them. They had been freed from Pharaoh\u2019s grip
and on their way to the Promised Land. However, their journey proved to be less
thrilling than they had hoped for.\xa0 While \u201cin-transit\u201d to the best that God had prepared for them, discontentment distorted their view of God\u2019s plans for their future and caused the people to demand to return to Egypt (Num. 14).\xa0 The lessons from their discontentment will teach us how to trust God and the importance of closing any door that leads us back to the \u201cEgypt\u201d of our past.