Are You Kidding Me?

This is a reaction I say a lot when something just completely ridiculous happens. Now it has some alterations such as, "You have got to be kidding me." things like that, but you get the general idea. A good time I use this is when somebody does something utterly ignorant/dangerous and I am just left dumb founded at the stupidity being displayed.

After reading Mark 8:17-21, I feel like this is how Jesus feels with me often times. Early in the chapter Jesus had just gotten done feeding 4,000 people with 7 loaves of bread. After doing this Him and his disciples go and do some more stuff. On their way back from their activities, the disciples realize that they didn't pack any food, and only have 1 loaf of bread between the 13 of them. Well, Jesus begins teaching them, and midway through his talk he addresses their concerns. Verses 17-21 are his reaction:

17 And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, "Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened heart?18" HAVING EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND HAVING EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR? And do you not remember,19when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?" They said to Him, "Twelve."20"When I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?" And they said to Him, "Seven."21 And He was saying to them, "Do you not yet understand?

This sounds to me like Jesus is looking at his disciples, and basically saying... are you kidding me? After all that I did... You are worried about eating? I know, personally I am like..."geeze those disciples are dense", but how much are we like them?

I Know personally God has worked wonders in my own life, and then I turn around shortly afterwords and worry and not trust in Him. He has shown me comfort, and shown me that he has a plan for my life, yet I still question constantly. I feel like that God just has to look down at me sometimes and say, "Micah... are you kidding me?" God has everything under control. Lets not have a short term memory. Let's remember all the things he has done for us. But, more importantly than that, we need to remember His promises and know that He will never forsake us.