‎Allāh didn’t mention the mistakes of the past prophets to humiliate them but He mentioned these mistakes so that you don’t lose hope in repentance.

وتظن أنك لا تعاقب بذنبك وأنت حرمت قيام الليل و وردك من القرآن حرمت السنن الرواتب وانعقد لسانك عن ذكر الله

You think that you will not be punished for your sin, and you were prevented from praying at night, and from reciting your share from Qur'an, and prevented from the sunan ar rawatib, and prevented from mentioning Allāh

طبع على قلبك شيئا فشيئا وأنت لا تشعر وتظن أنك لا تعاقب لأنك لست مبتلى في دنياك

It was imprinted on your heart little by little and you did not even feel it and you think that you are not being punished because you are not afflicted in this world..

وأي ابتلاء أشد من أن يحرم الإنسان الوصل مع الله؟

“You strive for longer and you perform more prayers than the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ yet they are better than you.”

They said, “Why is that?”

Ibn Mas’ud said, “They were less interested in the world, and more desirous of the Hereafter than you.”

Imām Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: I used to memorize the Qur’an; then when I started memorizing hadith, I became busy, so I said: “When (will I ever finish memorizing the Qur’aan)!?”

So I asked Allāh to bless me to memorize it, but I didn’t say: “While in a state of well-being.”

So I didn’t memorize it except while in prison and shackles. So if you ask Allāh for a need, say: “While in a state of well-being.”

"But for your Lord be patient."