{"id":3813,"date":"2012-04-30T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/?p=3813"},"modified":"2012-04-28T18:02:44","modified_gmt":"2012-04-28T23:02:44","slug":"a-no-whining-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/a-no-whining-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A No Whining Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/1208847_girl_with_a_sour_face.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3814\" title=\"1208847_girl_with_a_sour_face\" src=\"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/1208847_girl_with_a_sour_face.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Because May 1 falls on Top Ten Tuesday, please enjoy the upcoming month&#8217;s devotion from our church newsletter a day early. It&#8217;ll give you a little more time to deliver May baskets tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8230;His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>2 Peter 1:3<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A couple weeks ago, the Southwest Airlines flight goddess (that\u2019s what she called herself) jazzed up the safety instruction shpiel by announcing our trip would be both non-smoking and no whining. I admired her bravery since we passengers had done a considerable amount of whining &#8211; about missed connections, lousy airport food, and changed plans &#8211; during the six hour flight delay before take off. But in the end, we arrived at our destinations&#8230;with $200 complimentary ticket vouchers in our pockets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To be honest, the no whining announcement made by the flight goddess put my nose a bit out of joint. Because it reminded me of what God has been showing me recently. I whine a lot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Each time God points out this tendency, I come up with <del>reasons<\/del> excuses to justify it. \u201cWriting books for parents of kids with special needs doesn\u2019t generate much money. I\u2019ve been an obedient, trustful servant &#8211; blogging for special needs families for free for years, giving away books and advice often, donating my time to write the kids\u2019 Sunday school skits, writing this column. Some day, God, the cost of my obedience could end my ministry if the funds run out. So my whining is justified,\u201d I inform Him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cNo,\u201d God says. \u201cThe Christian life is a no whining life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cBut I deserve a reward for being an obedient, trustful servant,\u201d I argue. \u201cAfter all, kids get cookies when they obey. As an adult, I deserve a successful ministry for being obedient. Immediately. Without delay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cIn that case, you\u2019ll be happy to know,\u201d God tells me through 2 Peter 1:3, \u201cyou already have your reward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cReally?\u201d I read further. \u201cHmm. It\u2019s not a cookie or a successful ministry, is it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cNo. It\u2019s better,\u201d God answers in 2 Peter 1. \u201cYour reward is knowing me and freely partaking in my divine nature. Now and forever. Amen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cI\u2019m guessing your divine nature doesn\u2019t include whining?\u201d I ask.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cDo you see it on the list in verses 5-7?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cUm, no. So whining\u2019s out?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWhining\u2019s out. But courage, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love are in. And they\u2019re in you because my Son, your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ abundantly supplies everything you need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cSo I don\u2019t need to whine?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cYou don\u2019t need to whine because you know me, and I am in you. I promise you will get to your final destination safe and sound. With eternity in your pocket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I smile and breathe deeply. No need for a sky goddess with a jazzed up shpiel to make me feel safe. God\u2019s got me, and my eternity wrapped up in his promises. Who needs to whine when she\u2019s got assurance like that?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because May 1 falls on Top Ten Tuesday, please enjoy the upcoming month&#8217;s devotion from our church newsletter a day early. 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