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No Grumbling Allowed

Shine Like A Star Do all things without grumbling and complaining .   These words, running through my sleepy brain, seemed to shout, Wake Up!   I rolled on my side, trying to fall back to sleep. But sleep would not come.   My normal wake up call, a child climbing into bed for morning snuggles or my husband’s alarm clock beeping, was not what was forcing me to begin my day. Yet, I knew what, or should I say, Who, was! I recognized the still small voice of the Lord. And from past experience, I understood waking up to a Bible verse meant the Lord was preparing to teach me a new lesson! Like it or not.   I leaned over to my nightstand, flipped on the light, and grabbed my Bible. Genuinely bewildered at the salutation, I prayed, “ Lord, I don’t feel like I grumble and complain .”   Turning to the concordance, I found the passage I was looking for. Philippians 2:14 read,  Do everything without complaining and arguing.  (I guess God only wanted to w...