DO YOU HAVE AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE OR GRUMBLING?
It wasn’t external enemies that kept the Israelites out of the Promised Land. It was their internal grumbling among themselves. They complained against the food and against their leaders, but really they complained against God. So He allowed the grumblers to die in the wilderness, while raising up a new generation that believed His word.
Grumbling is the opposite of gratitude. It is the opposite of worship. It doubts God’s provision and Word. It is like a virus, it starts with one person coughing up a complaint and soon the whole group has a faithless fever.
So if you feel a complaint coming, cover your mouth! Instead, ask the Lord to fill your mind and your mouth with gratitude.
PRAYER: Dear Father, we come to You today with thankful hearts. Forgive our grumbling over pandemics and politics. We know that You have never left Your throne. You are Sovereign. Therefore, we are confident in You. Have Your will in us and in our world. We are Your servants. Send us and strengthen us this day. In Jesus’ name, amen.