by Bill Izard
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Complaining is unbecoming of the true Christian and yet we are proficient at it. The cure is found in these verses. In Christ we are never hopeless or forsaken. Every trial has meaning. Meditate on this cure in order to change both your language and your heart.
1. GOD COMMANDS ME NEVER TO COMPLAIN. (Philippians 2:14)
2. GOD COMMANDS ME TO GIVE THANKS IN EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
3. GOD COMMANDS ME TO REJOICE ALWAYS, AND ESPECIALLY IN TIMES OF TRIAL. Rejoice in the Lord always.(Phil. 4:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:16; James 1:2)
4. I ALWAYS DESERVE MUCH WORSE THAN WHAT I AM SUFFERING NOW¾IN FACT, I DESERVE HELL. (Lamentations 3:39, Luke 13:2-3.)
5. IN LIGHT OF THE ETERNAL HAPPINESS AND GLORY THAT I WILL EXPERIENCE IN HEAVEN, THIS PRESENT TRIAL IS EXTREMELY BRIEF AND INSIGNIFICANT, EVEN IF IT WERE TO LAST A LIFETIME. (Rom. 8:18; 2 Corinthians 4:19)
6. MY SUFFERING IS FAR LESS THAN THAT WHICH CHRIST SUFFERED, AND HE DID NOT COMPLAIN. (1 Peter 2:23)
7. TO COMPLAIN IS TO SAY GOD IS NOT JUST. (Genesis 18:25)
8. FAITH AND PRAYER EXCLUDE COMPLAINING. (Psalm 34)
9. THIS DIFFICULTY IS BEING USED BY GOD FOR MY GOOD AND IT IS FOOLISH FOR ME TO COMPLAIN AGAINST IT. (Romans 8:28)
10. THOSE MORE FAITHFUL THAN I HAVE SUFFERED FAR WORSE THAN I, AND DID SO WITHOUT COMPLAINT. (Hebrews 11:35-39)
11. COMPLAINING DENIES THAT GOD'S GRACE IS ENTIRELY SUFFICIENT. (2 Corinthians 12:9)
12. THE GREATEST SUFFERING, THE WORST TRIAL OR DIFFICULTY, CAN NEVER ROB ME OF THAT WHICH IS OF GREATEST VALUE TO ME AND MY GREATEST JOY, NAMELY THE LOVE OF CHRIST. (Romans 8:35-39)
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