Grateful or BitterFrom:David Arnold <[email protected]>Date:Mon, September 21, 2020 6:09 amTo:[email protected]
Allergies?
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The Word of God is alive and powerful!
GRATEFUL OR BITTER?
As two men passed another person on the street, he heard them conversing. One man
asked his friend, “Did you find out what you were allergic to?” The other sighed,
“The world. The whole world!”^1
The Bible speaks of “inveterate murmurers (grumblers) who complain [of their lot in
life]” (Jude 16). “Inveterate murmurers” speak of those who have become firmly
established in grumbling over a long period of time. It has become a deep-rooted
habit and lifestyle. “Complain” means “complaining of one’s fate.” Others translate
“finding fault” (NASB), or “faultfinders” (NIV). ^2
Henry Nouwen once wrote, “Where there is a reason for gratitude, there can always be
found a reason for bitterness. It is here that we are faced with the freedom to
make a decision. We can decide to be grateful or to be bitter.”^3
“Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances are], be thankful and
give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus” (1
Thessalonians 5:18).
^David Arnold, Executive Director, Faith Christian University, Orlando, Florida. For
more information: www.fcu.edu, or 407-382-9477.
^To contact David Arnold: 727-271-2691, or [email protected].
Allergies?
** I M P A C T
------------------------------------------------------------
The Word of God is alive and powerful!
GRATEFUL OR BITTER?
As two men passed another person on the street, he heard them conversing. One man
asked his friend, “Did you find out what you were allergic to?” The other sighed,
“The world. The whole world!”^1
The Bible speaks of “inveterate murmurers (grumblers) who complain [of their lot in
life]” (Jude 16). “Inveterate murmurers” speak of those who have become firmly
established in grumbling over a long period of time. It has become a deep-rooted
habit and lifestyle. “Complain” means “complaining of one’s fate.” Others translate
“finding fault” (NASB), or “faultfinders” (NIV). ^2
Henry Nouwen once wrote, “Where there is a reason for gratitude, there can always be
found a reason for bitterness. It is here that we are faced with the freedom to
make a decision. We can decide to be grateful or to be bitter.”^3
“Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances are], be thankful and
give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus” (1
Thessalonians 5:18).
^David Arnold, Executive Director, Faith Christian University, Orlando, Florida. For
more information: www.fcu.edu, or 407-382-9477.
^To contact David Arnold: 727-271-2691, or [email protected].