Despite the beauty surrounding me, my attitude was less than stellar this morning.
The temperature was chilly and after a while my hands were stiff, hindering my ability to work.
It was after washing all the chicken waterers when I really began to feel uncomfortably cold.
But since my gloves were MIA (I discovered them out away in the house afterwards) I simply forged ahead.
But my thoughts kept degrading into complaints, grumbling, self-pity.
I realized my sin, for I'm well aware that God does not appreciate complaining, and repented.
In the Old Testament the children of Israel had been delivered from Egypt, yet they grumbled, griped, complained, and ultimately refuse to obey God even though the Lord showed them incredible miracles and resided with them day and night.
Deuteronomy 1:26-27 NKJV — "Nevertheless you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God; and you complained in your tents, and said, 'Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us...."
Their rebellion was born in their complaints.
They refused to be grateful for what God had done and this led, little by little, to rejection.
Elsewhere in scripture one sees that refusing to honor and glorify God leads to depravity.
Romans 1:21 KJV
[21] because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Just like I wouldn't put a little bit of gravel in my bread dough, I don't want to allow even a moment of complaining in my day.
So, I began to praise and thank God.
"Lord, thank You for this beautiful day. Thank You for this hose which means I don't have to haul buckets of water. Thank You for sustaining me and blessing me. Lord, You are amazing and I worship You..."
As I stood watering, I still felt discomfort, but I knew my day was in the the Lord's capable hands.
And I know He is more than able.
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank You for Your Word. Thank You for Your blessings. Thank You for teaching me to recognize complaining is a lack of gratitude. Thank You for warning me as to what that leads to. Lord, thank You for Your faithfulness and continued patience with me, a very slow learner. Lord Jesus, let Your people be known by how they trust in You completely, that their love might show others Your love and salvation. Lord, it is in You that I have peace, "For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39 NKJV I love You, Jesus. Amen.
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