Dear Friends,
You never really know a person until you go on a trip with them. That’s why I love choir tours so much. I really get to know you–the real YOU! It’s during adversity, trials and difficulties that true colors show. And, while on tour, things aren’t always going to go your way. It’s just a part of the journey. Kinda like life! Our human tendency is to complain, grumble and insist on our way. God has something totally different in mind. We are to “shine like stars in the universe”. So, let’s all keep shining and sharing the love of God to the world. Amen!
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You Have Been on a long uphill journey, and your energy is almost spent. Though you have faltered at times, you have not let go of My hand. I am pleased with your desire to stay close to Me. There is one thing, however, that displeases Me: your tendency to complain. You may talk to Me as much as you like about the difficulty of the path we are following. I understand better than anyone else the stresses and strains that have afflicted you. You can ventilate safely to Me, because talking with Me tempers your thoughts and helps you to see things from My perspective.
Complaining to others is another matter altogether. It opens the door to deadly sins such as self-pity and rage. Whenever you are tempted to grumble, come to Me and talk it out. As you open up to Me, I will put My thoughts in your mind and My song in your heart.
Jeremiah 31:25
25 I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.”
Philippians 2:14-15 14Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe
Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young