{"id":2711,"date":"2018-04-11T13:25:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T18:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nltblog.com\/?p=2711"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:22:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:22:43","slug":"beware-of-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/2018\/04\/11\/beware-of-complaints\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware of Complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether facing overwhelming circumstances or even in the day-to-day drudge of life, it\u2019s often easier to focus on what\u2019s wrong with a situation than look to see how God is seeing us through. Often, that was the response of the Israelites while wandering in the wilderness.<\/p>\n

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Here is an example from the Book of Numbers. Read the passage and then the note from the Beyond Suffering Bible<\/em><\/a>. Reflect on what is God saying to you?<\/p>\n

\u201cSoon the people began to complain about their hardship, and the LORD heard everything they said. Then the LORD\u2019s anger blazed against them, and he sent a fire to rage among them, and he destroyed some of the people in the outskirts of the camp. Then the people screamed to Moses for help, and when he prayed to the LORD, the fire stopped. After that, the area was known as Taberah (which means \u2018the place of burning\u2019), because fire from the LORD had burned among them there. Then the foreign rabble who were traveling with the Israelites began to crave the good things of Egypt. And the people of Israel also began to complain. \u2018Oh, for some meat!\u2019 they exclaimed. \u2018We remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic we wanted.\u2019\u201d (Numbers 11:1-5, NLT)<\/p>\n

Connection Point from the Beyond Suffering Bible<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

How easy it is to grumble and murmur about our hardships. Our hardships are real, but just as real is God\u2019s care for us. God\u2019s love is a fundamental reality, something that is absolutely true in every circumstance we face (1 John 4:7-12). Can you thank the Lord even in your pain or disability? Remaining grateful to God in every circumstance leads you to act in ways that please God.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.\u201d (Philippians 4:11-12, NLT)<\/p>\n

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Whether facing overwhelming circumstances or even in the day-to-day drudge of life, it\u2019s often easier to focus on what\u2019s wrong with a situation than look to see how God is seeing us through. Often, that was the response of the Israelites while wandering in the wilderness. Here is an example from the Book of Numbers. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14,15,31,44,45,52],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2711"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2711"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5889,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2711\/revisions\/5889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpmu3.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com\/nlt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}