Complaining is draining. High cost of gas. Incompetent colleagues. Pushy clients. Lazy teenagers. Uninspired spouses. Ungrateful employees. Inflexible airlines. The objects of our disaffection may vary, but complaining about life is always in season -- even though it's usually a futile exercise. People spend such vast amounts of time complaining, in fact, that I have come up with name for it: "BMW mode" -- short for "belly-aching, moaning, and whining."
I use to think people complained because they had a lot of problems. But I have come to realize that they have problems because they complain. But there is hope.
When moving from point A to point B, we sometimes feel trapped in between. Trust God to guide you to your destination.
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Have you ever read a good book and didn’t want the story to end? It had such an impact on you or left such an indelible impression that you wanted to not end that last chapter. You knew that turning that last page would end an experience that was pleasurable. Sometimes you even read the whole book again in order to try to capture that affinity you may have felt with the author in order feel refreshed. In our daily lives we are living out our story and each experience is akin to a chapter. Some may be wonderful while others not so gratifying. In our busy lives we need relationships to confirm, validate and admonish us. Our hearts crave these things as part of the hierarchy of human needs that God has defined within us. Our life long journey includes our interactions with one another to find out who we are, why we’re here and most importantly how to relate to God. It’s in this critical soul searching time in our lives that many find true comfort in getting to the end of a chapter.
