How to Stop Grumbling and Complaining

We all find ourselves from time to time grumbling and complaining about something happening in our lives we usually have no control over.  This can easy become a bad habit which has gotten into the fibers our being thud being a way of life.

Here is the definition—grumble means to complain or protest about something in a bad-tempered, but typically muted way. Grumbling is to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly—utter low indistinct sounds—to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way.

Why do we complain: It is usually when we face a situation that is not working in our favor and going like we think it should. It’s when the results of a situation or persons are not meeting our expectations.

These are something you

• At times due to situation we think we should grumble & complain?
• We live in real world with sometimes harder trials we are willing to face
• After looking at the people in Texas go through Harvey there was an overwhelming gratitude that they had their life. Things are only temporary.
• Is there some difficult situation you are facing that is causing you complain over it? How are you feeling about that situation?
• What is grumbling & complaining costing you now? (Lack of peace, lack of the right perspective lack of testimony)
• Write the word cost.

Phil. 2:14 Do all things without grumbling & complaining so that we could be a good testimony. (paraphrase)

This message is right hot of the press because I had to deal with this week-end.

Give Testimony—hitting car—pity party—after feeling sorry for myself I started to take a moment to reflect and allow God to speak—to show me the right perspective—I had food, shelter, clothing I should be content. I was not in the car when it the person—no injury to my physical body.

Lost of contentment is a great problem in an influence society.

Here are four Principles you can use to stop you  from stop Grumbling and Complaining

1. Moment—take a moment to dial back and get the right perspective—ask God to show you what His perspective on the situation—this is not the time to ask Why it is the time to say what do you want me to see about this. We are ever learning? It is only in this life we will experience difficulties. Many are afflictions of the righteous, but God will deliver us out of them ALL.
2. Meditate—on the word of God—this is asking for revelation from each word to speak to your life so you can live it out. Meditation involves one to two scriptures.
3. Mutter—taking that scripture we just mediated on and then speak it over and over in a low voice.
4. Mention—tell of how you have been blessed because it becomes contagious.   In Rev. They overcame by the word of their testimony.

Review these principles

Now think of a time you grumble & complain how could you turn this situation around using these principles

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