Freedom From Discontentment and Complaint!
Job 8:7 Though Your Beginning was insignificant, Yet Your end will increase greatly!
1. This is Jesus!
2. This is His Intent for His People!
3. This is The Movement of God in Your life and the Journey of God in this Life!
Psalm 84:5 How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways to Zion. 6 Passing though the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs (Fountains) The early rains (Or Teaching) covers it with Blessings! 7 They go from strength to strength, Everyone of them appears before od in Zion!
Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day!
2 Corinthians 3:17 The Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is Freedom! And we all with unveiled faces are beholding as in a mirror the Glory of the Lord are being transformed into the same Image from Glory to Glory, just as from the Spirit!
God Promises:
Philippians 1:6 Confident of this Very Thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus!
Romans 8:29 Who God Foreknew, He Predestined, He called, He justified and He also glorified!
1 Thessalonians 5:24 Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass!
Hebrews 12:2 We Fix our eyes on Jesus, who authors our Faith and Perfects Our Faith!
Why This Normal Christian Life is Not So Normal
I. We Miss the Abundant, Vibrant Life of God Because Of Unbelief!
Hebrews 3:8-4:1
II. We Miss the Abundant, Vibrant Life of God Because of Discontent and Ungrateful Attitude!
Psalm 106:7-25
1. We Forget the Multitude of God’s Great Lovingkindensses! Verse 7, 13, 21
2. When We Forget, We Become Discontent and Complain and Grumble!
Exodus 14:10 – You Have brought Us Out of Egypt to Die Here!
Exodus 15:22-24 – They Grumbled: What Shall We Drink?
Exodus 16:2-9 –They Grumbled: What shall We Eat?
Exodus 17:1-4 – They Grumbled: Give Us Water that we may drink!
Numbers 11:1-6 – They Grumbled: Give Us Meat to Eat!
Numbers 14:1-10 – They Grumbled: Let Us Appoint a Leader and return to Egypt!
Don’t’ Forget!
3. When We Grumble and Complain ……
• It Identifies You as Ungodly. Jude 1:14-16
• It Violates The Exhortation to Be Thankful!
1 Thessalonians 5:18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 19 Do not quench the Spirit.
• It Compels You To Look Back
Ecclesiastes 7:10 Do not say, “Why is it that the former days were better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
• It Leads to Nothing Good.
1 Corinthians 10:10 Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
• It Hinders God’s Blessing. Numbers 14:27-43
• No one, And I mean No One Likes to be Around a Complainer, Except for Another Complainer!
Removing A Discontented, Grumbling Spirit!
Learn the Secret of Contentment!
Philippians 4:4-13
1. Rejoice in the Lord Always! 4
2. The Lord is Always At Hand! God has Not Moved! 5
3. Be Anxious For Nothing! Anxiety often is the spearhead of Discontentment and Complaint! 6
4. Instead of Complaining, Try Praying With Thanksgiving 6
5. Receive His Peace! 7
6. Start thinking About Good Stuff, Not Bad Stuff! 8
7. Learn the Secret of Contentment!
8. You Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens You!
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