". . . it takes eleven days to reach Kadesh-barnea from Horeb..."  What should have taken days for the Israelites to complete (this journey from oppression to the land of Canaan) took years---38 + in fact!

Here's a Truth for us to hear: our refusal to rely and completely trust in God because we demand that we know better, we can do better, we can do this on our own---all it does is continue our bondage to ways that harm us instead of living in the realm of God's promised wholeness.  How long have we been wandering in the wilderness?

We hear this same Truth echoed in Luke 11:  "For everyone who asks receives . . . everyone who searches finds."  So often, we miss the answer.   We are so certain we know what we are asking for...we know exactly what it looks like....we know for what we search....And yet, God--who provides the answer--often has a different way/path/answer in mind.  However, since we are certain we know best, we do not let go of our expectation (a form of bondage...being bound by our small imaginations) and we miss the door that has been opened.

We cannot have two Masters.  Who is in charge of your life....you or God?  " . . . how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"