Have you ever caught yourself complaining about something that you asked God for? You hoped for it. You prayed for it. You thanked God for it when you got it, but now, for whatever reason…you’re complaining about it.
Your job.
Your spouse.
Your child.
Your car.
Your house.
Your __________. You fill in the blank.
It may well be a blessing from God that you didn’t ask for, but God gave it to you. One great example is peace. How many times has God-given you peace and you complained that you were bored?
As I already discussed in SEVEN (7) REASONS GOD HATES COMPLAINING…, complaining is the exact opposite of thanksgiving.
I want to also remind you how much God hates complaining.
1 Corinthians 10:10 (NKJV)
10 nor complain, as some of them also complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
Complaining usually has one or two of three results…
- It irritates people because they don’t want to hear it.
- The pity party creates sympathy from those who hear.
- It causes the person or people who hear, and may very well be content at the time, to complain too. I mean they’re good at the time, but then here comes somebody putting their mouth in someone else’s peace. This causes the complainer to be a stumbling block…
Matthew 18:7 (NKJV)
7 Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!
Pray for God to help you guard your tongue. When you find your self with a complaining spirit, offer up thanksgiving to God instead for His goodness, His mercy, His grace, His abundant love, and His salvation.
This is always appropriate…
Psalm 118:1 (NKJV)
Even if you have a legitimate reason to be upset, be very careful how you respond. Even if you wonder why God is allowing whatever is going on in your life to happen, be very careful that you don’t complain.
You can even lament to God in humility, as in so many of the Psalms, (3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 22, 25, 44, 58, 60, 74, 79 & 80 to name a few) however, there’s a difference in a humble lamentation and an arrogant complaint.
Praise God and thank Him when you want to complain.
Turn your pity party into a praise party.
BE BLESSTIFIED!
BE BLESSTIFIED! 
I don’t know if you are aware but your Facebook link is invalid. Sweet Blessings, Deborah
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Thanks so much:-) God bless you.
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Very well said as always. Thanks for the great insight. Complaining is a huge problem.
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Thank you my brother. God bless you.
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Amen! I have learned, after years of complaining — in my own heart, if not openly — that the joy of the Lord is my strength, until I begin to complain.
I am having some post-operative pain. This morning I came close to screaming during the worst of it. But when I started thanking God for giving us the gift of pain, to tell us when something is wrong so that we can get it fixed, or to protect an area so it can heal, such as after a surgery, wow! The peace and joy of Jesus flooded my soul!
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I pray that His peace continues to guard your heart and mind.
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I love point #3. It’s so true! I remember working at a job years ago that I truly enjoyed the work. I felt so fortunate to have the job. But over time, I heard so many others complaining about their jobs around me, that I found myself becoming discontent. I found their modeled “attitude” becoming my attitude. The next thing I know, I’m no longer enjoying my job or feeling fortunate to have it. Yes, negativity and complaining does indeed spread! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Amen! Thank you and God bless.
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