http://www.as4me.net/2009/11/04/sophisticated-whining/ Thinking through the process of finding wisdom. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.as4me.net/2009/11/04/sophisticated-whining/comment-page-1/#comment-1617 Michelle Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:09:49 +0000 http://www.as4me.net/?p=1854#comment-1617 Laura--- I've been thinking about this several times this month. It's been good for stopping wrong thinking on my part, too. Thanks for these thoughts. (And I like using this passage when dealing with fairness an children, too. Isn't it fun how often sanctification grows from one sphere to the next!) Laura— I’ve been thinking about this several times this month. It’s been good for stopping wrong thinking on my part, too. Thanks for these thoughts. (And I like using this passage when dealing with fairness an children, too. Isn’t it fun how often sanctification grows from one sphere to the next!)

]]> http://www.as4me.net/2009/11/04/sophisticated-whining/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 Laura Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:21:49 +0000 http://www.as4me.net/?p=1854#comment-1612 Thanks for this reminder. I have actually had a new insight into a familiar scripture myself. In Matthew 6 Christ speaks about us having a "healthy eye". He sandwiches this in between some thoughts on money. What does having a healthy eye have to do with how I see money or earthly treasures? Looking over at the parable in Matthew 20 where the workers who worked all day complained about getting paid the same as the workers who only worked one hour, Christ responded by saying "or do you begrudge my generosity?". In my bible this statement is cross-referenced with Matthew 6:23 about having a healthy eye. Literally, "Is your eye bad because I am good". I found myself convicted. I speak to my kids quite often about the laborers when I hear "that's not fair" about a decision where one receives something good that the others don't. I realized that I'm not always "happy" about God's generosity to others when I am left out...it's just usually about bigger things. ie. someone else gets a job and moves out of state (something my husband and I have been trying to do for 2 years now), missionaries we support having more "toys" and better computers than we do to name just a few. It has been a challenge to me. Is my eye bad and therefore dark because of Christ's generosity to others? Working on that. Thanks again for your thoughts on whining Michelle. I catch myself doing it to! Thanks for this reminder. I have actually had a new insight into a familiar scripture myself. In Matthew 6 Christ speaks about us having a “healthy eye”. He sandwiches this in between some thoughts on money. What does having a healthy eye have to do with how I see money or earthly treasures? Looking over at the parable in Matthew 20 where the workers who worked all day complained about getting paid the same as the workers who only worked one hour, Christ responded by saying “or do you begrudge my generosity?”. In my bible this statement is cross-referenced with Matthew 6:23 about having a healthy eye. Literally, “Is your eye bad because I am good”. I found myself convicted. I speak to my kids quite often about the laborers when I hear “that’s not fair” about a decision where one receives something good that the others don’t. I realized that I’m not always “happy” about God’s generosity to others when I am left out…it’s just usually about bigger things. ie. someone else gets a job and moves out of state (something my husband and I have been trying to do for 2 years now), missionaries we support having more “toys” and better computers than we do to name just a few. It has been a challenge to me. Is my eye bad and therefore dark because of Christ’s generosity to others? Working on that. Thanks again for your thoughts on whining Michelle. I catch myself doing it to!

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