Pure Glory

by Apostle Christiana Robinson

What are you complaining for?

To complain means – to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief, to find fault, to tell of ones pains or ailments, to make a formal accusation.

When I saw a homeless man on the corner holding a sign for work or food or help, I couldn’t complain.

When I saw a man staggering, as he walked down the street with one-half of his body  weak from a stroke, content and happy that he was still alive, I couldn’t complain.

When I heard and saw the news about earthquakes in other cities, destroying homes and taking lives, I couldn’t complain.

When my foot hurt because I stubbed it or my hands hurt because I played the keyboard too hard, but a neighbor dies of a heart attack, I couldn’t complain.

When I see a paralyzed man in a wheelchair, coming home with groceries in his lap, although he can’t walk, he’s happy to have dinner for the night, I couldn’t complain.

When I have a day at work that doesn’t go so well, I know there are those who want to work and can’t. There are those who can work but choose not to. But I couldn’t complain.

When I look at my life and see how much God has done for me. Then I look and see many who don’t even know him. I couldn’t complain but I am available for Him to use me as a blessing to someone not as a curse to someone.

Are you complaining about bills?
Are you complaining about church folks?
Are you complaining about your life?
Are you complaining about your ministry?
Are you complaining about your dreams not yet coming to pass soon enough?
Are you complaining about people?
Are you complaining about not having enough money?

What’s there to complain about? Jesus was ridiculed, embarrassed, betrayed, beaten, persecuted, perplexed, talked about, abused, lied on, and people tried to secretly revolt against him. These people said they loved him, and claimed closeness to him. But, he still went to the cross with all of our sins on his back and not once did he complain.

So, why would you complain, if you say you want to be like Jesus?

Philippians 2:14 (NIV)
“Do everything without complaining or arguing.”

James 5:9 (New American Standard Bible 1995)
“Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door.”