If you're like me, you tend to complain. Maybe not out loud, but just because you keep it to yourself doesn't turn it into less of a problem. Whining is a major problem for us because it reveals a lack of trust in Jesus & His work in our lives and a lack of thankfulness for what we have already been blessed with because of Jesus. We think we have so much to whine about when, in reality, we have nothing to whine about. Whiners are losers in my book, but, if you're like me, the "whine flu" tends to creep in all to often. I know that I sound a little harsh, but that stems from you misunderstanding what a "Whiner" is. It is NOT being a person like Job who cries out to God in the midst of life's deepest pains and simply wonders what God is doing (that's called being human!). A Whiner is someone who seems to always talk negatively of their life and/or other's lives REGARDLESS of how good their life might seem to an outsider. We all know a Whiner when we see one. They suck the life out of even the coolest of parties.
We can also spot the Winners around us. They add to life; they seem to enjoy life because they enjoy the little things of life; they use "I'm just so thankful for..." A LOT; they live in the present and not in the past or future; they seem to have friends and their circle of friends grows. Need I go on? We all know a Winner.
If you want to move from Whiner to Winner, I believe one of the first steps in the process in memorizing this passage and meditating on it hourly:
"Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people." (Philippians 2:14-15, NLT)
It really needs no explanation or further instruction. You'd be surprised what saying this throughout the day can do to a person's mind and attitude. People like Winners; most people don't like Whiners. Be a Winner.
We can also spot the Winners around us. They add to life; they seem to enjoy life because they enjoy the little things of life; they use "I'm just so thankful for..." A LOT; they live in the present and not in the past or future; they seem to have friends and their circle of friends grows. Need I go on? We all know a Winner.
If you want to move from Whiner to Winner, I believe one of the first steps in the process in memorizing this passage and meditating on it hourly:
"Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people." (Philippians 2:14-15, NLT)
It really needs no explanation or further instruction. You'd be surprised what saying this throughout the day can do to a person's mind and attitude. People like Winners; most people don't like Whiners. Be a Winner.
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