Today's Daily Word...

Wednesday, June 5 2013

Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and deprived generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life.

~~Philippians 2:14-15

When we go on with our days, it's safe to say that not everything will go the way we plan it to be. It might be more difficult, troublesome, time consuming and you will end up more than annoyed. In those times, we just want to act like a child a whine and grumble and make a fuss out of the whole situation. It is just so easy to complain when circumstances don't g our way. Or we even might find it easy to feel justified in being upset. 

No. This ain't the way. We need to get back from our self-pitying pit and up to our feet. When we are tempted to give in to feelings of bitterness and self pity, we've got 3 things >> Family, Friends and most of all, God. 

In these verses there are clear directives not to grumble or complain. We do need to remember of all that He has done for us and we should be grateful for that. We don't even need to look at the bigger picture to know that grumbling does no one good, including yourselves. It wastes time, adds to depression, pulls everyone's moods down, demotivates yourself and the list goes on.

We shouldn't stop at not complaining, no, God wants us to take that one step further. We should in truly "consider it joy" when trials come our way and block our paths. This attitude may seem unrealistic and idiocy,but it takes into account God's goodness, faithfulness and overall character, demonstrated over and over again in our lives and the lives around us. If the fact that God helps us up of our deepest pits of despair doesn't put a smile upon your face, then I do not know what else truly will. 

Try it out for the day: Do not utter a single complaint or a moan or grumble for the entire day. If you do then, well, you've got plenty of days to try and try again. But seriously, try it. I challenge you. Give thanks. 

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