Change It

If you don't like something, change it,
If you can't change it, change your attitude.
Don't complain.
-Maya Angelou

Why? Because complaining accomplishes absolutely nothing. It simply states and restates the problem with no solution. But why do we do it? Because it just feels good to gripe, and murmur and look sour, unhappy and miserable. Pity parties are fun especially when you get to be the center of attention. Complaining is a self-centered endeavor that guarantees an unhappy outcome. It positions us to look at and focus on the problem and WHAT YOU FOCUS ON EXPANDS. And there are times when we do not want a solution. We just want to linger awhile in our condition of unhappiness and familiarity and comfort, albeit it negative comfort.
In the gospel story (John 5), the ill (perhaps crippled) man at the pool of Bethesda is asked by Jesus if he wants to be made whole.
The man answers,"I have no one to help me into the water. Every time the water is stirred and I'm about to get in, someone steps down ahead of me."
Notice how he focuses on his problem and never once answers Jesus' question.
Finally Jesus just bypasses the man's pity party and tells him to get up, pick up the mat he was lying on and walk.
Could God be asking us the same thing?
What do you want? Do you want to be made whole?
Do you want to be restored?
Do you want health in your mind, your body and your soul?
Do you want to change?
Or will you sit there and complain and tell God what He already knows about your situation or will you answer, "Yes, Lord, I am ready to change my circumstances or my attitude."
He sees and He knows and He cares. The majority of the time God is waiting for us to make a decision!