137 New Pants (Num 20)

I went out to buy some clothes today.
Nothing too special.
Stuff for fishing really.
This place I sometimes frequent had a sale on.
Beauty!
I found a shirt.
Tried it on. I never try stuff on.
But I did.
Fits ok.
Half price.
Nice.
Ooo! Look shorts.
The lady was busy so I just held them up and asked if I could go back to the change room.
Sure. No worries.
I try them on and I'm glad I did. They're my size but just don't feel right.
I go and grab a bigger size. Grrrrrrrr. More exercise needed. Mutter mutter.
And yes, I did put my trousers back on before getting the other shorts.
Try the bigger ones and they're better, but not quite.
I just don't understand.
I go one more size up. Surely not.
They fit....ish.
Right colour.
Half price.
What the hey, I'll get them.
I put them on the counter. The lady looks at me a bit funny.
"You do realise these are ladies pants."
My worst clothes shopping fear, acted out in real life.
"I'll just take the shirt then thanks."
I breathe deeply.
And then I die.
It was a nice shop. I think I'll miss it a bit.

Numbers 20
When you look back at something, you tend to see the things that were best about it.
Particularly when things aren't too great where you are presently.
But you forget about the worse bits.
The bits you hated.
The bits you wished would end.
They've finished. You've gone past them.
They are the first things you forget.
The Israelites are like that here.
No water. Want to return to Egypt.
Yet the first thing they crave is pomegranates, grapes, figs and grain.
Oh yeah and water!
Water was not the issue.

Things were hard for them.
But harder than Egypt?
In Egypt they were distant from God.
In Egypt they were slaves.
In Egypt they had no future.
Suddenly they have freedom to choose.
Oopsy, a problem.
The problem is that sometimes you make the wrong choice.
They are learning how to deal with that.
Not in the promised land.
In the desert.
Where they have to rely on God. Trust Him.
They don't. Yet.
This time Moses pays a price.

I find it interesting that both Miriam and Aaron die in the one chapter.
Don't know why.
It's just one of those intriguing little things that happen.