Ephesians 6:1-4 - Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Romans 13:1-7 - Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience.
1 Corinthians 10:10 - And do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel.
Ephesians 4:29 - Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Other Random Quote - "While the Bible says that complaining is a sin, it also states that it can lead to further disobedience. Along with complaining comes pouting. If you complain too much or focus on all the negative things, you can lose sight of all the good things God does in your life. This can lead to an attitude where you lose faith and cause others to lose faith, too."
*Feels Convicted*
Sooo, I may not really disobey my parental figures, I sure to grumble about them, A LOT. I know that my complaining only causes me to have animosity toward them. Even after I bring up issues and they are pretty much resolved, I dwell on them and I don't forgive. I should be turning the other cheek.
But, where do you draw the line on being walked all over and "choosing my battles"?
I'm going to stop complaining.
-Giddy
2 comments:
Yeah, we should probably stop complaining. However we have an obligation to them that we share our feelings rather than keep them bottled up. We are not giving them the chance to make things right if we keep all of our feelings to ourselves... even for the sake of their feelings or for "peace".
Hey, how do I follow your blog?
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