Why do I always have to get off from work an hour late? oh, why can't I have my own car? where the heck is scott?! he was supposed to pick me up! why can't the people actually READ the menus instead of asking me everything they could just read in there? why can't home be a better place sometimes? why do I have to go to this place or that?
It just made my day a grudgy one. : (
But I remember two things that will help me not to complain so much (or anymore, but that is like impossible) -
1. I'm complaining that I get off late for work.... work that I am PAID for... by the hour. Like, I'm sitting there, making money complaining. How terrible is that really?! I'm complaining about something that really doesn't matter in comparison to what the people in third world countries have to deal with.
I'm complaining about getting off late from work.... they wonder if they'll be able to bring money back to feed the family a meal. I'm complaining about not having my own car to do with what I want.... They wonder how they're going to take a sick relative to the nearest medical clinic without transportation. I'm complaining about my laundry not being first priority when I come home on weekends..... They work hard sewing together their one shirt and pair of pants so that the garments last years.
As soon as the Spirit convicted me, I just felt sick for all the stupid and insensitive complaining I had been doing for awhile now. I couldn't believe how thoughtless I was to think those things I did. Now, if I ever begin to complain again, I am going to pray for the people who have less than I do.
2. Complaining doesn't change my situation. At all. It just makes it worse because I am focusing on what I think is the problem. But by praying to rid myself of the complaints, God can change my attitude towards the situation. So maybe the situation won't change, but my thoughts towards it will change the way I see the problem.
I'm so done with complaining. DONE.
Oh my. This totally makes sense! I's so done complaining too!
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