What am I doing here?

Hello dear reader,

I literally said that first line out loud,you know, like they do in movies. Specifically recalling Julie&Julia: while Julie sits at her computer to blog, but talks the entire time she's typing. This could just be a thing bloggers do. I have yet to find out for certain.

The reason why I'm here (getting to the point a lot quicker than I thought) is because... I want to be. I don't have a current following, nor am I advertising the hopes that I have to blog on a regular basis. And it's not about the following, it's not about the fame. It's about Jesus. Just you, me and Jesus. Okay, maybe Jesus and me, first. Then when you show up, you're welcomed too.

Topic of the moment:

Complaining.

We are SO good at it. It's unfortunate we couldn't put that time to better use.. like, complimenting or caring. Complaining is, at its core, the inability to focus our eyes off of the little things in our limited vision. 
Google defines com·plain as; expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance about a state of affairs or an event.

State of affairs, or event, is a momentary term. There is and will be an end. 

In the bible, Job complained a lot; David had his fair share of complaining, too; and Habakkuk's entire book is about complaints to God and His responses. Now, nowhere does it specifically say "DO NOT COMPLAIN", but there are warnings not to murmur or grumble. 

Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.                                  James 5:9 ESV 

And do not murmur [in unwarranted discontent], as some of them did—and were destroyed by the destroyer.                                 1 Corinthians 10:10 AMP

They murmured in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the Lord.                                                                                                        Psalms 106:25 ESV

From these three verses alone we see that when we complain:

• against one another, we actually bring judgement on ourselves.
• it leads us to our own destruction. 
• our hearts are hardened, and we are unable to do as God asks us.

Two keys to combat complaining: humility & gratitude.  

Which I'll write about in the weeks to come...