STOP THE WHINING

For months, we have been reading posts on the elections, listening to the whining of people from each side, and seeing people be on each other’s throats. Well, now the elections are finally over, but WHEN DOES THE WHINING STOP?

If people spend half of the time that they use to whine to do good things, the world would not be in the place it is today! There is so much wisdom that can be gained from God’s word. There is so much understanding that can be attained.  Proverbs 6:6-11 says,

“Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man”. 

What is it within us that puts complaining, arguing, and slandering before all the blessings that are out there?

I will tell you what it is. It is our inability to trust in God. It is our incapability to surrender to His will. It is the power of sin working within us. Followers of Christ are meant to imitate Him and to be representations of His Character. Unfortunately, often many of us, (sometimes without knowing) chose the way of Satan. Did you know the word Devil literally means “slanderer”?

Well, now that the elections are over and you have done everything to see your party win (assuming that is true), and now that you know slandering is Satan’s character, instead of slandering and whining, what if you focus on learning from God’s wisdom and trust Him to fulfill His promise for your life? You see, we can have His power within us to bring transformation to the brokenness of this world. So, let’s use it. Let’s make a difference. You might be upset, you might be confused, but DO NOT FORGET THAT YOU HAVE MORE BLESSINGS AROUND YOU THAN CURSES.

Greatness of His Sacrifice

If we truly understood the greatness of Jesus' sacrifice, then our lives would look much more different than they are now. Many can't stop but think to themselves, wasn't he God? The creator of everything? Then why is it a sacrifice to create a way for his creation to go to heaven?

Instead of asking the above question, ask yourselves, if God hates sin, why would he create a way for the sinner to come face to face with Him? Why would he love me and you? The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross was the most difficult thing for God to do. God had to create a bridge between his holiness and our unholiness. A bridge that would cost Him a lot of pain and grief. A bridge that would cost His humiliation.   Think about this for a second, if you are the owner of of a very large company, would you humiliate yourself so you can raise the lowest of lows to be in the same office as you? Yet, the owner of existence humbled himself as a man. His sacrifice is something you and I will never understand because we barely live a life that represents sacrifice. Don't get me wrong, there are many people who live their lives for God and give up everything they have. They do it because they have understood a bit of what Jesus sacrifice was really meant to be, but for the most part, Christians just live their lives like anybody else. But like I said earlier, if we truly understood the greatness of Jesus' sacrifice, then our lives would look much more different than they are now.