In the bible, ancient Egypt appears to represent a state in which we all find ourselves. While residing in Egypt, the Israelites were prosperous, they were luxurious, they were safe. But they were not free. They then left that world for the far-less-glamorous reality of life wondering through the desert.
Likewise, our lives of sin might bring earthly pleasures and treasures, but we are captive to that sin. In leaving those lives of sin, we enter into a different world, one where we must rely upon God's protection.
But leaving those lives of sin inevitable involves the occasional "looking back." In Numbers 20:5 (KJV), the Israelites grumble to Moses,
Wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.
Note that those items listed are all earthly delights. Important ones, sure, especially in the case of water. But this grumbling for earthly items shows a lack of trust in God.
We fall into this same mindset. And when we do, we should recall the words of David in Psalm 56:11-13 (KJV),
In God have I put my trust ... for thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
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