COMPLAINT
Today's reading: Job 17-21

"My complaint is with God, not with people. No wonder I am so impatient." Job 21:4 NLT

Complaint-an expression of grief, pain or dissatisfaction; a formal allegation against a party; a quarrel.

Here is what my notepad looks like this morning as I digest this verse...

-Am I often impatient with someone in regards to a situation that is completely out of their control? Yes.

-Do I regularly become convicted by my own sins and lash out at another? Yes.

-Are there times I 'vent' on the wrong person/people? Yes.

-If I was honest, if I slowed down and thought for even a moment, if I chose to re-think this verse, is it true that my complaint is with God, not with people? Yes.

I tend to think I cannot voice my concerns, dislikes or anger at God. I tend to live by the verse that says I cannot shake my fist at God, and that verse is not anywhere in the Bible! I errantly believe that if I keep my feelings to myself, not share them while sitting  in my prayer chair, God won't know about them.

This verse has been a real eye-opener for me this morning in how I deal with God and how I deal with people.

I want to take to God the complaints I have against Him so that He can walk me through processing them, trusting Him through them and seeing them from His perspective-as He allows.

God, help me be a do-er of the Word, not a hear-er only!