Stop Your Complaining!

Stay away from complaining and arguing.Philippians 2:14

Counsellors say that complainers are the hardest people in the world to help. You can't satisfy them, but they won't let you stop trying, so you end up feeling trapped. Once you earn a reputation as a complainer,people will avoid you like the plague!
Attitudes don't just happen; you choose them. Paul says, "Rejoice in the Lord always" ( Philippians 4:4). Joy is a command. It's non-optional and non-negotiable. Joylessness is a sin: one that church folks are particularly prone to indulge in; one that seems to be readily tolerated amongst us; one that's never the object of church discipline. Even televangelists don't get cancelled for displaying too much of it.
The Psalmist writes, "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it" ( Psalm 118:24 NIV). He doesn't say "yesterday was God's day, how happy I was then," or "tomorrow will be God's day, I'll endure until then." No, "This day with its blessings and challenges is a gift from God, so I'm not going to insult Him by complaining."Complaining is usually self-centred. It focuses on what you don't like.Get over yourself! True joy is a choice; one that comes to those whohave devoted themselves to something greater than their own personal happiness. Listen: "For we have sinned and grown old, and our father is younger than we." A life of gratitude and service to others will keep you young until you die. But a life of complaining will age you prematurely and possibly hasten your death. So - stop your complaining!