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*The sin of complaining*
*Numbers 11:1-3*
*Niles Grace** Brethren Church*
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Grumbling and complaining*
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We all do it*
Mrs.
Smith grumbled and complained about everyone and everything
Pastor finally thought he had something she could not complain about
Her crop of potatoes was the best for miles around
Surely she would have nothing to complain abut for once
Mrs. Smith, Everyone is talking about how great a crop of potatoes you have
Yes, she said, But where’s the bad ones for the pigs
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Why do we complain when we know complaining changes nothing?*
Why is complaining such a battle?
Complaining satisfies our sinful nature
Complaining releases negative emotional energy
*Definition Of Complaining*.
/Complaining is expressing resentment over circumstances that are beyond our control and about which we are doing nothin/g.
When we complain we express resentment over things beyond our control
We express resentment over things about which we are doing nothing
Let me be up front with you
I really like complaining
I would never even consider trying to eliminate it – except for one thing
God judges our complaining or grumbling
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God hates complaining*
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Does God really make a big deal about our complaining?*
Numbers 11:1 {1} - Now when the people complained, it displeased the Lord; for the Lord heard it, and His anger was aroused.
So the fire of the Lord burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp.
A group of people are standing on the edge of the camp
They are whining and grumbling about something
Maybe it was the leadership style of Moses and Aaron
Maybe it was the food or weather
Whatever the subject matter – it was the final straw for God
God sent fire among the whole group
Does that give you an idea about how God feels about complaining?
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We can’t dismiss this as something just for them back then*
1 Corinthians 10:11 {11} - Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
What happened to Israel was to be an example for us
Not just people in Apostle Paul’s day – but to the end of the ages – that’s us
Numbers 11:1 highlights a very important spiritual law
God holds me responsible for the things I have control over
God will not hold me responsible for Hurricane Ike – no control over it
But God holds me responsible for my attitudes
That means I choose my attitudes
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We choose our attitudes*
Numbers 11:1 {NKJV} {1} - Now when the people complained, it displeased the Lord; for the Lord heard it, and His anger was aroused.
So the fire of the Lord burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp.
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The problem with YOUR attitude is in the mirror*
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Why did the people choose to complain?*
No one forced them to complain
It was not because of the way they were brought up
They chose to complain
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Why do we complain?*
It would be nice if I could blame my attitude on my Dad
It’s my neighbors, my boss, my circumstances
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The Israelites chose to complain*
They had much to be thankful for
They were free of the Egyptian bondage
They had come out of Egypt as rich people
They had crossed the Red Sea on dry ground
They had watched the Egyptian army drowned in that same sea
They had been given the pillar of cloud and fire
So what is that noise I hear on the outskirts of the camp
Is it the sound of “Thank You Lord”?
Is it a “Praise God from whom all blessings flow”?
No, it is the sound of bellyaching and complaining
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God held them accountable for their complaining*
God would not judge them for something they could not help
God would not judge them for something they were not responsible for
They chose their attitude and God judged them for it
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Attitudes are patterns of thinking*
You develop a way of thinking – a way of approaching life
Each of us has a pattern of thinking
You and I watch a young boy with a blue rubber ball
Boy glares at us and demands, - What are you looking at?
It’s my ball.
It’s not your ball.
That is an attitude – a pattern of thinking
It may be influenced by parents, lack of sleep, a cookie, or whatever
But he is choosing that attitude
Pretty soon the boy begins to toss the ball into the air and catch it
Suddenly, he drops the ball
What will happen next?
We wait to see what attitude he will choose in response
He has many options to choose from
He could say, Dumb ball.
Who made this cheap, slippery ball anyway.
He could ask, Where’s my parents?
Why aren’t they here to pick up my ball?
He could say, I’m such a loser.
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