The Sin of Murmuring
Truth in Love 337
Grumbling never travels alone. It can become a domino effect and lead us to other sins.
Contentment
Truth in Love 181
[…] says in Philippians 2:14 is he encourages us to do everything without grumbling or complaining. That means everywhere we go, everything that we do, […]
Gracious Words Amid Sword Thrusts
Are your words gracious gifts that land pleasantly on the one listening or sources of grumbling and disputing?
Exchanging Grumbling for Gratitude
[…] of God’s sovereign, faithful goodness in ordaining all circumstances. The Roots of Grumbling As with all sin, pride certainly lies at the root of […]
Practicing Contentment
[…] worse. While I realize all that, I still find I feel like grumbling at the prospect of another lockdown. Thomas Manton describes grumbling as […]
Grumbling Against the Great Shepherd
[…] done the same? Isaiah’s Remedy According to Isaiah, the remedy to Judah’s grumbling was a renewed vision of the greatness of God. Under the […]
Helping the Discouraged
[…] Moses. It seems that Moses’ struggle with discouragement was particularly due to grumbling people. In the job I had before I started working with […]
Considering Categories of Sorrow
Truth In Love 343
[…] I can grow through and not just go through, so I grumble. Grumbling and complaining is a sin because then my sadness of soul […]
The Centrality of Repentance
[…] you will move into what we call, “chosen” sorrow. Chosen sorrow is grumbling and complaining which produces sorrow in your heart. The Bible says, […]
Awkward Family Gatherings
Truth in Love 77
[…] 4:9; that short verse says, “to show hospitality to one another without grumbling.” It’s a text that tells us to go happily to that […]
Five Things We Forget About God When We Complain
[…] to kill them (vv. 2-3), Moses points out that they are really grumbling against the LORD (vv. 7-8). Further, in Philippians 2:14-15, Paul shows us […]
Lamenting the Right Way
[…] There is an important distinction, however, between complaining and lamenting. Complaining, or grumbling in our heart, is centered around unmet expectations or desires that […]