Tag: grumbling
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A Learned Contentment
Philippians 4:11-13 “I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Are you content? Is your soul satisfied? …
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Jeshurun
Deuteronomy 32:15 “But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.” How insidious are the temptations that can worm their way into the believer’s life to hinder him or her spiritually. One of those temptations is to complain in the face…
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Any complaints?
Numbers 11:4-6 “Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, ‘Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. But now our strength is dried up, and…
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Why complain?
Exodus 16:7 “. . . and in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against the Lord. For what are we, that you grumble against us?” Philippians 2:14 “Do all things without grumbling or disputing” So why is complaining about something such a bad thing? If things aren’t as we think they…