Salient quotes:
God is slow to anger—usually. Complaining can incite His swift wrath.
Human beings are prone to complain.
A person of faith is duty bound to rise above the natural human instinct to complain and criticize.
If we concentrate on the bad things that each day contains and the negative characteristics that each person possesses, we will spend our entire lives in an ugly world where everything goes wrong all the time and everyone we know is grossly deficient. With our critical spirits and tongues we can actually ruin our own lives.
Complaining is a form of evil speech (lashon hara). It has evil results in our lives and in the lives of others.
Grumbling about things is a telltale sign of weak faith. A person of strong faith has confidence that God is in charge and is working all things out for the good. He is not given to complaining because he believes that everything is ultimately in God's hands.
The antidote for a poisoned, malcontented spirit is gratitude. When we force ourselves to focus on the good and the positive, and to thank God for all the blessings He daily bestows, the way we experience life is transformed.
"do all things without grumbling or disputing" (Philippians 2:14).
I hope anyone reading this blog realizes I never have an original thought, but I do dig up some thought provoking stuff:)
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