Complaints

lately, i’m finding that i complain too much. i even complain about complaining! it’s hard to catch yourself in those moments because you get so caught up in the thing that’s bothering you.

how do you find a positive way to go about expressing your dislikes and pet peeves? or should we be voicing them in the first place? what constitutes something petty vs. something that’s a major thorn in your side?

i guess it’s all about perspective. for example, most people these days complain about things like how gross that restaurant was, or the weirdo sitting beside them on the bus, or how the guy driving in front of you is slowing you down. how about this: you feel blessed — to actually have 3 meals a day, that our city has a transit system that allows you access to tons of different destinations instead of you having to walk miles and miles everywhere on your own two feet, and you learn how to drive better so that you can pass him (after all, if you don’t know how to pass him, you might as well not complain and just join him).

i guess what i’m saying is i need to be thankful in all things. not just the easy things in life. i’ve been trying really hard for the past few months and i noticed a huge difference. i found that in doing that, my life has been more enjoyable and worry-free. the biggest difference i’ve noticed is that i treasure my relationships with friends, strangers, and family more. try it sometime!

⁹But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. ¹⁰That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

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