Philipians 2: 14 - 15

Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.

I guess this is something that has been burdening my heart for quite some time! As most of you know, I am from Singapore (YEAH!) and Singaporean's national past time is complaining! We complain about EVERYTHING! From the weather to the auntie that was talking too loudly when we were having our prata, to even the PAP govt! If we can't find anything to complain about, we would complain that life is boring and there is nothing to talk about! Yes, I come very much from a complain culture.

In Australia, I guess there are elements of that as well. Within the work place, definitely about the Govt, people just cannot be happy doing their own thing. There has to be an element of 'comparison' in their lives.

I guess the passage aboved has summed up all that I wanted to bring across both in our working/schooling life and even our spiritual life. The Bible is always about absolutes, there is often no middle ground in the exposition of the Word. When it says that without complaining, we shall be blameless and pure, children of God in this wicked generation, you have to wonder, what happens if and when we complain?

It is really my conviction that if we do things whilst complaining, we would lose out on whatever spiritual blessings that is in store for us in heaven and on earth. As it follows on in verse 16, in the end, we all want to boast on the day of Christ, the race we ran with passion, joy and love for Him and Him alone. Let us not let the art of complaining take away that right we have to bask in the Glory of our Saviour!

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