To Complain or Not Complain?

Have you noticed that complaining can seemingly attack you before you even wake up in the morning? That gnawing feeling to complain creeps up in your soul the moment you realize everything that you have to do in the next 24hrs. Or better yet, suppose you woke up in a good mood, with not a care in the world, and as soon as you get to work, or meet up with your friends you find yourself slewing out a trial of negative words and complaints. Somehow, someway these negative words and thoughts can find a way into your heart, latching inside your psyche, and flowing out of your mouth without a moment’s notice. Complaining….. That automatic response after experiencing dissatisfaction with something or someone, weather you realize it or not has much power. Somehow this particular word “Complain” automatically elicits these randomized negative thoughts and emotions concerning the person or the thing that has taken one out of their comfort zone.

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So believers, myself included, why is complaining so embedded in our hearts as we attempt to pursue Christ and engage in fellowship with others? It’s simple, in order to consistently complain without zero conviction it clear that an understanding of Christ as our focus has not been fully captured. Our focus has to be on Christ as opposed to the problems we face that are destined to transpire with or without our approval. When focus is on anything/anyone other than Christ, yes that includes (a responsibility, a husband/wife, a child, your child, your job, yourself etc) you shift focus from the resource that’s available to help you along the journey, which is Christ, to the current person or situation in hopes that they or it will supply you with the comfort, the strength, and/or the rejuvenation you are seeking. When the above method fails to measure up, because at some point he/she/it/or you will, you automatically seek a means of immediate release….Complaining. All of this can be avoided by switching our focus. It’s impossible to be let down, or feel slighted by an all knowing, all loving, has your best interest at heart all the time, type of guy like Jesus Christ. Focusing on anything other than Christ will not only promote complaining, it will also always result in a seemingly “plausible” excuse to validate complain in the future. Stop Complaining!

Yes its in the Word.....

Philippians 2: 14-18; 1 Peter 2:8-12, Matthew 6:33