Are You A Complainer

Are You A Complainer

"Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation."
Philippians 2:14

Are you thankful for all the things that you have today? If you are, you may be a minority, as almost anywhere you go there are people who are complaining about their health, their finances, their jobs, their spouses and many other issues that are troubling them. People don't seem to be satisfied with very much of anything and are constantly complaining. Today, I want you to concentrate on, not what you want or don't have, but I want you to think about what you do have. If you are alive and reading this devotional, you should be extremely thankful. If you have food on your table, you should be thankful. If you have shelter over your head, you should be thankful. If you can see the flowers around you, you should be thankful. If you can hear the birds chirping, you should be thankful. If you can breathe on your own, you should be thankful. I could go on with more examples of what you should be thankful for, but I want you to realize that there is someone in your own town or neighborhood who doesn't have these things to be thankful for. So often in life we keep wanting more things, and want everything to be better than it is, however things could also be much worse than it is. If you are constantly complaining about what you don't have and your circumstances, try a new approach today and begin thanking God for the things you do have. Break the habit of complaining about everything, and get in the habit of thanking God for everything. Think about the old saying, "Is my cup half full or is it half empty". Be positive and thankful to God for all you have.
My Daily Devotional Volume Six
May 11
Robert William Brock, Jr.