In Numbers 33, there is a detailed account of the journey Israel took from the day they left Egypt until they reached the border of the Promised Land. It's long and boring to us because we didn't live it, didn't experience the miracles and failures.
In verse 3, it says they started out "boldly", "triumphantly" as they left Egypt. That didn't last. A lot of the chapter is about moving from place to place with nothing else to note.
It made me think about my own journey.
Has my bold triumphant beginning withered to a dusty routine, marking time, checking off a list?
Are the only notable events (v. 14) the times I complained about not having my needs met, or not getting my way?
But then the wandering stops. In verse 53, God says "you shall take possession of the land and live in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it."
See that?
You shall take possession of [what God has graciously promised] and live in [that promise], for I have given [that gracious promise] to you to possess it.
Isn't taking possession of God's promise better than wandering and complaining?