Grumbling

Grumbling

Sunday, June 5, 2016
Jeff Lampl

“Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life”      Philippians 2:14-16 (NIV2011)

So how do I pull that off?   As always scripture has the guidance you need.  Read it here . . . . .

“Observe the commands of the LORD your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him. 7  For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills; 8  a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey; 9  a land where bread will not be scarce and you will lack nothing; a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills. 10  When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.

11  Be careful that you do not forget the LORD your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. 12  Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, 13  and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, 14  then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

15  He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock. 16  He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known, to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well with you. 17  You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” 18  But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today”                  Deuteronomy 8:6-18 (NIV2011)

“Lord, you have given me 10.000 reasons for my heart to sing, yet too often I fall into complaining and arguing.   Lord please provide me with the will power to express gratitude when I want to complain, and the vision to see your provision when I tend to claim entitlement.   Lord I want to live above my circumstances because that’s where you are, it’s where I find my life.  Amen”

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