Grumble, Complain! B & M! (Whatever Else You Want To Call It)

Grumble & complain. B & M. I'm sure there are many other letters or words that you could use to say the same thing. If we are honest, most of us do this. A lot! I know that I sure do. Especially at work, when things do not go my way (or the way that I think that they should go).

Philippians 2:14 English Standard Version

14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing,

Anytime something happens at work that I don't agree with in my mind, I am the first to start complaining about it. I have been doing this so much lately that I fear that I am becoming known as the "complaining guy". I don't want to be known this way. I try to follow the above verse but darn it, it sure is hard. When things happen in my department, I keep thinking who do they think that they are doing this too? Don't they know how things work here? I almost take it personal, which of course is not true! It's just the way that things work out sometimes. Just because it is not the way that I like it, or do it, doesn't mean that it is wrong.

Colossians 3:23 Amplified Bible

23 Whatever you do [whatever your task may be], work from the soul [that is, put in your very best effort], as [something done] for the Lord and not for men,

I feel that every time I complain about something, it goes against God. I am not showing Jesus to people when I am complaining all the time. He has me at my job for a reason and complaining about it is not it.

Don't get me wrong. There are some things that you can complain about that are a real complaint. I just pray that God gives me discernment to tell the difference. If you complain about everything, nobody will take you serious when you have a actual real complaint.

James 1:19 Amplified Bible

19 Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving];

I work in the S&R dept. at my job. We have daily calendars with appointment times for the pick ups and deliveries. Some days I only have two or three trucks scheduled. Others I have eight to ten trucks. Those are the days that get my grumbling and complaining.

I have a day like that coming up next week. I decided that I am not going to say a word. Just take the day as it comes. Jesus always helps me out, why would He not on this day. Before I left for the day on Friday, one of the deliveries for that busy day had already been moved to a different day. See, Jesus is already at work. Before we even get to that day, He's intervening on my behalf. Love that about Him!!

So I urge you. If something is getting you annoyed and you start to grumble and complain about it. Give it Jesus. It has taken me awhile to get to this point (even though I knew to do so). He will help you out. Just be patient while waiting. He is never late. His timing is always right on!