I am a big complainer...

I have been going through the book of Isaiah with someone. It has actually been quite interesting and it never fails that our discussion leads into the people of Israel and why they would not just turn to God. It seems that they were always complaining about this or that and never really just looked to see what God was doing that was good. I mean it is a lot easier to complain, now isn't it?

Well I realized tonight that I am pretty much just as guilty of this as the people of Israel. I mean here I am at a job that I really do love, where I get to openly share my faith on a daily basis and what are the first words out of my mouth when I get done, or even in the midst of the day....you guessed it...complaints. Oh maybe I complain because the printer is not in the same room as the copier, or because I had 6 students absent in one day, or because my friendships have gotten all mixed up and there seems to be no way to mend them, or because this person just doesn't seem to understand what teaching is all about. Oh yes, I complain about the food in the cafeteria, about having to be in charge of a field trip, about this and that...yep that's me big complainer...aka Israel.

Wow...the Lord He is really patient because it has taken me a while to realize just how much I complain. I was talking with a friend today and when we left the conversation I realized that I hadn't said one positive thing the whole time we were talking. Wow! Talk about being a faithful servant of the Lord, doesn't sound like it or look like it to me at all.

Next week Lent starts and I am praying for God to really just grab a hold of my life. To etch away those things that are just getting in the middle of a full life in Him. I am praying about what to give up for the next 40 days, and have pretty much decided that facebook is the number one option. It seems to be this communication tool that has turned into a little idol in my life. I can't go a day without checking it and as soon as 3:00 hits...oh I am on it. I sometimes even stay late just in order to check and see in the 7 hours since I was at work if anyone has written to me. Yes, it has begun to take the place of communicating with God. I have realized this, but haven't really wanted to change. Not anymore....

Enough complaining...enough spending time checking facebook when I could be getting to know the creator of the Universe. I mean seriously how can I even compare those two? Yet, I have!