It takes strength to NOT grumble.

Hello there my dear friends. I know, I know...I am a terrible blogger. My last post was months ago. Well, I have my feet back here on earth and I once again promise to do my best to blog regularly. I feel as if God is moving BIG TIME and I love to share all that He is doing in my life.

Where to start!!

Well, I want to be sure to keep my blogs short cause I have a tendency to drag them on. Ya see, I love to talk. As a matter of fact I think I just love to hear my own voice. Now this voice I hear is usually in my head. Any sister know what I am talking about? By mid morning I am tired of talking and I have not said a word out loud. Good grief! Don't we just get to thinking too much of ourselves? This girl does for sure. God MUST be powerful cause He decided to take on the task of humbling me. He does so every day. (there I go again....dragging on!)

Ok....heard a great little tidbit on the radio today. It was about grumbling. I used to be a grumbler. By the grace of God, I am no longer that person. I am a new creature. My kids and my hubby are especially happy about that. Every once in a while I slip back into my "old skins" and do some grumbling. It feels so nature. So easy. Right? Yep. Well, that is called human nature. It is against our very being to not grumble. ( big shout out to Adam and Eve for THAT!) When the complaining starts, either from your own mouth or from those around you, you can be sure of one thing....God in not running the show. I know, I know...that is harsh but it is true. I don't mean to say that God is not in you. I just mean to say that the enemy has won that moments battle. When our enemy is running the show, our flesh rises up and takes over. The God in us gets pushed aside or under. The easier thing to do is go with the negative. It takes great strength to rise up again and again against our own flesh. I have found that the longer I walk with God, the more I surround myself with like-minded people, the easier it is to walk in that strength. The Godly strength that is required to ward off that grumbling of my flesh.

In conclusion, I have to be sure to take note of my "grumble level". Is my flesh and my enemy getting the upper hand? Is God front and center? Self checks are invaluable to me. No matter how strong my faith is, our fallen world has a tendency to cling to me at times. It brings me down and causes me to grumble. Ask yourself...are you letting the enemy win or is God ruling in your day?