Grumble, grumble...eek

One hundred forty one: 30 day challenge...day 18.

Passage. 1 Corinthians 10:1-13. Warning.

"So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!" -verse 12

Thoughts. Wow. Intense. The author points out that grumbling is included in this list of sins that God takes very seriously. Grumbling seems like the opposite of thankfulnesss. Too often we are more verbal in our grumbling than our thankfulness...or at least I am. That's no good. Both come from our heart! What's in my heart? Contentment or discontentment? The "challenge" today is to ask God to make me more sensitive to situations that may tempt me to grumble over the next 24 hours and practice resisting and even trying to find reason for thankfulness.

"And do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel." -verse 10

Thank you, God, opening my eyes through this exercise. Today I have grumbled. I am sorry. Please forgive me, please change my heart. Thank you for my child. Thank you for the time to spend with her everyday. Thank you for giving me the ability to care for her when she is happy and playful and when she is upset and uncomfortable. I want to be the one caring for her in these situations.

What's this about? I decided on my birthday to make a commitment to being intentionally thankful. I challenged myself to post one thing I am thankful for everyday this year.