This is probably the least practical, yet most vital foundation to eliminate complaining from your life.
Make sure you measure your circumstances from the baseline
of what you really deserve.
The reality of grace invalidates any claim to complaint you may stake.
The basis of all complaining is one of the following two erroneous beliefs:
1. I deserve something good I didn’t get.
2. I don’t deserve something bad I did get.
Complaining takes your perspective out of the realm of the unmerited, unlimited, inexhaustible grace of Jesus. The spirit of complaining squares it’s shoulders and demands what it deserves.
I promise you – you don’t want what you really deserve.
God loves you. He wants to bless you. He has every intention of being good to you.
But anything short of eternal torment and separation from God in hell is a blessing. No matter how unfair your current situation may be, it’s a lot better than what you deserve. Never forget that.
The next time you’re tempted to complain, check your perspective.
You should be in hell.
That ought to put your complaint in its place.