Today I was feeling weighed down and really felt like complaining to ease off my burden. I told myself that I really do not want to complain even though something happened that made me want to. So I asked myself what I can do to stop me from complaining. Below are 10 things that I came up with. You don't have to do all the things but you can pick the ones that are applicable to you or your situation.
1. Pray to God.
When you pray, the bible says that the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ (Phil 4:7). So God gives you peace and calms your heart over whatever was bothering you.
2. Sing to the Lord
I have found that singing also helps ease off any weight in one's heart. The bible says, through the praise of children and infants, you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger (Psalm 8:2). What you are basically doing when you praise is inviting God into your situation (Psalm 22:3).
3. Meditate on the Word of God
Meditating on the Word of God helps in removing the focus off of what is weighing you down. Colossians 3:2 says set your minds on things above, not on earthly things (not on your problems or on your burdens)
4. Demolish arguments, imaginations and all pretensions
There are times when what we are going through requires warfare. In that instance, we need to get our weapons of warfare and engage in battle. Anything thought that tries to make itself bigger than God need to be brought down. There is nothing that's too big for God (Jer 32:27)
5. Take captive every thought and bring them to the obedience of Christ
Thoughts are very powerful and you have to be constantly aware of them. If you are not careful you can easily make a mountain out of a molehill. The bible says, guard your heart for out of it come the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23). After you have taken captive or arrested all thoughts that are contrary to the word of God, you need to bring them under the subjection of Christ. No thought should make you feel overpowered. You must master it.
6. Stop judging
The bible says, do not judge or you too will be judge (Mat 7:1). Sometimes we get weighed by issues because we judge the situations through which they have come about or the people that have caused them.
7. Stop comparing yourself with others
When you compare yourself with others and find yourself falling short of "standards" then you can easily be ensnared by negative thoughts. The bible says in 2 Corinthians 10:12 that those who compare themselves with themselves are not wise.
8. Count your blessings
A little reminder of the goodness of the Lord, will go a long way in reminding you that whatever burden you have right now, Lord is able to lift off of your shoulders (Matthew 11:28-30). Hasn't he done it in the past? Well, He can do it again. Hebrews 13:8 says that God is the same yesterday, today and forever.
9. Get some rest
When you are weary you become less discerning and therefore more vulnerable. Someone once said that when fatigue comes in, faith goes out. If God rested on the seventh day from all his works then it is a clear indication that you too need to rest.
10. Let it go (Forgive)
3. Meditate on the Word of God
Meditating on the Word of God helps in removing the focus off of what is weighing you down. Colossians 3:2 says set your minds on things above, not on earthly things (not on your problems or on your burdens)
4. Demolish arguments, imaginations and all pretensions
There are times when what we are going through requires warfare. In that instance, we need to get our weapons of warfare and engage in battle. Anything thought that tries to make itself bigger than God need to be brought down. There is nothing that's too big for God (Jer 32:27)
5. Take captive every thought and bring them to the obedience of Christ
Thoughts are very powerful and you have to be constantly aware of them. If you are not careful you can easily make a mountain out of a molehill. The bible says, guard your heart for out of it come the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23). After you have taken captive or arrested all thoughts that are contrary to the word of God, you need to bring them under the subjection of Christ. No thought should make you feel overpowered. You must master it.
6. Stop judging
The bible says, do not judge or you too will be judge (Mat 7:1). Sometimes we get weighed by issues because we judge the situations through which they have come about or the people that have caused them.
7. Stop comparing yourself with others
When you compare yourself with others and find yourself falling short of "standards" then you can easily be ensnared by negative thoughts. The bible says in 2 Corinthians 10:12 that those who compare themselves with themselves are not wise.
8. Count your blessings
A little reminder of the goodness of the Lord, will go a long way in reminding you that whatever burden you have right now, Lord is able to lift off of your shoulders (Matthew 11:28-30). Hasn't he done it in the past? Well, He can do it again. Hebrews 13:8 says that God is the same yesterday, today and forever.
9. Get some rest
When you are weary you become less discerning and therefore more vulnerable. Someone once said that when fatigue comes in, faith goes out. If God rested on the seventh day from all his works then it is a clear indication that you too need to rest.
10. Let it go (Forgive)
Sometimes people do or say things that are hurtful or demeaning. If someone has done or said something that is hurtful, it is not worth it to hold that person in your heart. LET IT GO. Forgive and forget. How times should you forgive? Seventy times seven (Mat 18:22).
