THURSDAY 9/5/13 - Joyce Meyer: Promises for Your Everyday Life -a Daily Devotional - Complaining Is a Sin!
Before you read what Joyce has to say, I must confess this to everyone. I too complain and mostly about the silliest things. I complain when I'm trying to do something and I forget to do something else first and now have to walk back to do it. That may not sound like much to you, but since walking is hard for me...I complain. I complain when I get the drops-es. You all know what I'm talking about. You pick something up and you drop it, sometimes not only once, but twice or three times. What about your physical problems. I really don't complain about my leg, but I do complain about my eye problem or my about my back hurting when I'm making dinner. Since I'm standing, I don't know why, but it starts to hurt between my shoulder blades. I also complain when my husband doesn't do what I want him to do, like wash a dish and make sure he gets all the food off. Or when something falls on the floor, not to leave it there, pick it up. Now I've been married for 26 years and this has been going on this long. Therefore, what makes me think he's going to change, so why complain?
What do you complain about? I hope you will think about this as I have. I am truly going to try to stop myself when I find myself complaining, and praise God at that moment for all the good that is in my life. What about you? Will you try to stop complaining and praise God instead?
