The Mystery of God's Ways

In Exod 5.22,23, this morning. God orders Moses to go free the people from slavery. After some "encouragement" from the Lord, Moses goes. He declares his purpose to the people. They believe, bow their heads, and worship. And then...things get worse, much worse. The people have to find their own straw to make bricks, and still have the same daily quota of bricks. Moses expresses his feelings to God here. Why did you ever send me?...You have not delivered your people at all. I no doubt would have felt the same. Moses expectations did not meet God's actions, which is a problem one sees over and over again in the Scriptures (the whole book of Job comes to mind).

What do I take from these verses. God's actions and my expectations will often not mesh and God feels no obligation to explain himself. This is where faith and trust come in, not to mention God's promises in Scripture.