The Bible records a familiar, yet interesting story in Exodus 13:17-14:31. If you're unfamiliar with the reference, it is the story of Moses parting the Red Sea so the Israelites could pass through ahead of the Egyptians.
Moses, a leader of the Isralites, is forced into a pressure situation. Dragging up past circumstances in the middle of a much more current crisis, the Isralites begin to complain once again: "Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? Didn't we say to you in Egypt, 'Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!" (Exodus 14:10-12).
Egypt was not a pleasant place for the Israelites. As they were on the brink of their escape, they began to doubt their God and their God-appointed leader - and Moses responded. He told them to stand firm and hold their ground, to remain still and wait for God to move.
Moses was a man who had face-to-face conversations with the LORD that left him glowing. He knew the LORD, and knew Him well; but God's response to Moses is worth pondering.
In verse 15 God immediately responds: "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on."
I was sending a text message at a red light when a horn began to sound behind me. Instead of driving, I had been stopped at a green light, apparently for the better part of 15 seconds, according to the car behind me.
How often are you stopped when you should be moving forward? What is it that's holding you back? What distractions, reactions, excuses or justifications have you invented that are currently standing in between you and your God appointed destiny? What Red Sea do you need to have parted?
Moses responded to the people with his best possible solution, based upon his past experiences with God; but the God we serve is a BIGGER God that we can ever comprehend.
Instead of placing our limitations on our infinite Creator, we would do well to learn the lesson Moses learned that day: When you call on God, be prepared to do do the unexpected. The LORD gave Moses specific instructions in his time of need because of his relationship. Moses cried out and the LORD answered.
Are you currently stopped, waiting on an answer for something because you're expecting God to respond to you in the same way He always has, or are you crying out to Him awaiting His sea-splitting response?