Philippians 2:14-15
New International Version (NIV)
14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”[a] Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky.
It's easy to Praise God when things are going great. However, God tells us we should praise him at all times. Always complaining about our problems will actually keep us stuck in them. If we want to rise above our problems in life we must give thanks in everything. Yes, that includes the problems we are going through today. See your problems as a way to build your faith and trust in God. Thank God for what you are going through and then trust him to deliver you.
We should at all times offer up thanks to God for all the Blessings he has given us. Hebrews 13:15-16 says, "15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased." If we would stop and make a list of all the good things God has given us we would surely have a lot to be thankful for. Thankfulness is one of the keys to getting set free from our problems. Telling others about the great things Jesus has done in your life is another way to increase your faith. It greatly pleases god to hear us give him the praise and recognition for what we have received.
God does not want to hear us complaining about the terrible situations we are in. Don't you know He already knows we are in them. In fact, He has orchestrated them to come upon us. He has not allowed these problems to come upon us to destroy us. That's not his plan. He has allowed us to go through our problems to push us into righteousness. He wants us to turn to him and give thanks for what we are going through and put our trust in him to get us out of them. You may ask, why should I thank God for this terrible mess I am in? The reason you should thank him is because not only has he allowed it to come on you, he also has the power to set you free from it! So thank God that he has sent his son Jesus to set us free from everything we are faced with today.
Listen to his word in Ephesians 5:19-20, "19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for EVERYTHING, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." While Paul was in prison he did not once complain about how terrible of a mess he was in. Instead, he sang psalms and hymns to God. As he was doing this all of a sudden the doors were opened and he was set free. that is exactly what will happen to us when we start thanking God in the midst of our struggles. So, today stop complaining about how bad your life is. complaining is never going to get you out of your circumstances. Instead, put Gods word to the test like he tells us to do in Ephesians 5:21. Start thanking God for everything and trust that in due time he will deliver you from all your problems. He knows and understands what you are going through. He is patiently waiting on you to call on him in praises and worship to set you free.
I will end with a great scripture that defines his great power working within us. Ephesians 3:20-21, "20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen."
God Bless You All.
