No complaining

Philippians 2: 14

Do everything without complaining or arguing…

One thing that Debbie and I disciplined Jake & Ben for when they were little, was complaining and arguing.

They both were held to a pretty strict standard, when it came to an attitude of ingratitude.

Do you ever complain about your job?

Is your spouse not quite the dreamboat you remember?

I even remember as a child, that if we complained about what my Mom made for supper, we had the option of forgoing supper all together.

And just be sure of this—we were never allowed into the kitchen later on, to try and scrounge up something different.

That also meant that we had to go without dessert as well.

My Mom was trying to teach us five boys, to appreciate what we had.

She was also trying to show us, that a spirit of constant complaining, would probably follow us all of our adult lives.

That’s what we were trying to prevent from happening to Jake & Ben.

Truthfully—how much griping do you do?

How will you address this issue, the next time it comes up?

Do your children see you as a complainer, or someone who is satisfied with anything that comes your way?

Maybe stop for a moment today, and ask God to help you model a spirit of gratefulness.

If you demonstrate a grateful heart, your children will too one day.

It’ll probably be a pretty good environment for the people you hang out with too…