Stop Complaining
“I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.” (Psalms 77:1-3)
Today’s Morsel: Have you noticed that there is a lot of complaining going on these days? But of course, this isn’t anything new. Complaining has been around ever since creation. But we must learn how to control and channel our complaining and the complaining of others to good. One day in the army, I was coming from my supply room, and one of my soldiers was sitting on the steps with another one of her friends complaining about nothing to do. They were not aware that I was standing behind them and hearing their complaining. For a soldier to be caught complaining, especially by their First Sergeant, was the wrong thing to do. But I seized upon the opportunity to help these two soldiers. The one, I sent to my office, and the other I sent to find her platoon sergeant to come see me. The one that I sent to my office, I put her in my office as my company clerk, and she became a wonderful supportive soldier and doing great things. She went on to become a great officer in the army, retiring as a Major. She became like a daughter to my wife and I, and even today she is still like our dear daughter and our kids still loves her because she would sometimes care for them. The psalmist said that when he was troubled, he remembered God. But when he complained, his spirit was overwhelmed. Complaining will weigh you down. It will render you noneffective in what you ought to be, know, and do. The children of Israel complained so much that they could not believe God for anything. They kept complaining about having to eat manna, a lack of water, and never getting to the land they were promised. And then their complaining turned into wishing that they had died in Egypt. And so God gave them their wish, and they died in the wilderness. Listen, if you are going to complain, make sure it’s something that you or someone else can do something about. But if it is because of something that God is doing, then you may want to hold your peace.
Sing: Before every victory, there’s a battle to fight; before every sunrise, one must live through the night. Before the grave burst open, on that resurrection morn, there was a hill to be climbed and a cross to be borne.
Jesus! Jesus! You know what’s best for me. So, lead on, Jesus! I’ll go wherever You lead.
Thought For Today: Hold your peace and let complaining go!
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