DON'T BE A COMPLAINER PART 1

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INTRODUCTION:
PRETTY GOOD SHOW FOR A NICKEL

 

A typical American family was driving home from church one Sunday. Dad was fussing about the sermon being too long and he also said it was boring.  Mom said the organist played too loud.  Sis said the soloist sang off key.  Grandma said she couldn't hear the sermon. As they pulled into the driveway, Junior said, "Yep, but you gotta admit, it was a pretty good show for a nickel."

Some people are ungrateful about their experiences while others experience the same things and are thankful.  Some look for the negative and others look for the positive.  Some complain and others are complimentary.

Numbers 11:1: And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.

Numbers 14:27-30: ...How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? As ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: Your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness; and all...from twenty years old upward, which have murmured against me, Doubtless ye shall not come into the land,"

 Numbers 21:4-6 (MURMURING BROUGHT THE FIERY SERPENTS)

 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died."

 

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[ladybug309]

 Your right, the Lord wants us to have a thankful heart. And if we are always complaining where is our thankful heart? This is something we all need to examine ourselves with...i know i get cought up in the complaining bit when i aught to be Praising the Lord and thanking Him for all He does and continues to do for me.