A fellow I don’t know complained on the NextDoor site that his homeowners’ association dues had gone up. Someone was so shocked at his post, he asked if it were a joke. Why?
The fellow complaining lives in a very high-end subdivision (not mine!). The houses are on 2.5-acre lots, have 6,000 square feet or more, and I’ve not seen a house in that neighborhood with anything smaller than a 3-car garage. The increase he’s complaining about? His annual dues increased from $300 to $316, the first increase in over 10 years.
$16?! A year?!
I think we’ve become a nation of whiners. May our lives be different!
Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world. (Philippians 2.14, 15, ESV, emphasis mine)
Be cheerful no matter what…thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live. (1 Thessalonians 5.16, 18, MSG)
I think it is a very sad example of how our society is changing.
I love the verses you choose that we can use as prayers.
One of our pastors recently preached on this. After reviewing the desert history of the children of Israel as they marched toward the Promised Land he pointed out that when we grumble, we are saying God is not able, God is not sovereign, God has no idea what is going on and something has slipped his attention! 😜 It made a deep impression on me. How dare I insult Almighty God by implying that he is not still in charge because of whatever irritating or negative circumstances I am going through!
Well said!