So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.” Numbers 14:4

Too many times, we have prayed to God for help and because God did not act on our own time, we turn to other sources, forgetting all that the Lord had done for us before. “In Your abundant compassion You gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hands of their enemies. But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So, You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion. Yet again, they refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.” So too my brethren, God will not forsake us, no matter how often we turn away from him. He is always waiting to welcome us back with open arms.