There was a construction worker who was notorious for complaining.  Day after day he grumbled about his lunch.  “Bologna sandwich again?! The next day the same thing.  He opened his lunch box and quickly said, “I hate these bologna sandwiches!”  The next day at lunch time it was the same response, “I can’t stand these bologna sandwiches!” A fed-up co-worker replied, “Why don’t you tell your wife to make you something different?”  The complainer quickly responded, “Hey buddy, you leave my wife alone, I make my own lunches!”

     Some people aren’t happy unless they have something to complain about.  Not all complaining is bad: if a school bus is driving recklessly with children on board, it’s ok to complain.  If you find something in your food to the detriment of your health, it’s ok to complain.  If you are having major chest pain, and the doctor asks about it, it’s ok to complain.  But there is a difference between circumstantial complaining and constant complaining.  Some people are life-style complainers.  They complain about everything. Life-style complainers very seldom consider the blessings of God, and they fail to live with an eternal perspective.  If you find yourself complaining more often than you should, remember the instruction of Paul, “Rejoice in the Lord alway; and again I say, rejoice.”