Good Neighbors Don’t Grumble

Daily writing prompt
What makes a good neighbor?

The way to experience ongoing inner peace and life beyond guilt is to turn away from following and grumbling according to your feelings, desires, and opinions. Instead begin to gratefully follow and obey the Spirit of God, the Bible (the ancient writings inspired by the Spirit), and your God-given conscience. Not everything that’s called love is love.

Gratitude and heart-to-heart alignment with God lead to great inner peace. Grumbling leads to grumpiness.

“Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life.” –Philippians 2:14-16. It’s hard to love your neighbors as yourself if you’re grumbling about them.

True Christianity isn’t about grumbling about human politics. It’s about training people to be inwardly governed by God.

The more you grumble
The more your hope will crumble
Until you stumble
And then tumble
Into anger and despair.

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About Steve Simms

I like to look and think outside the box. In college I encountered Jesus Christ and I have been passionate about trying to get to know Him better ever since. My wife and I long to see the power and passion of the first Christ-followers come to life in our time. I have written a book about our experiences in non-traditional church, called, "Beyond Church: An Invitation To Experience The Lost Word Of The Bible--Ekklesia." If you need encouragement, search for: Elephants Encouraging The Room and/or check out my Amazon author page. Thank you!
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1 Response to Good Neighbors Don’t Grumble

  1. Willie Torres Jr.'s avatar Willie Torres Jr. says:

    I completely agree that true peace comes from aligning ourselves with God and living in gratitude. When we focus on His Spirit and the teachings of the Bible, we can overcome negativity and truly shine in our communities.

    As Philippians 2:14-16 reminds us, “Do everything without grumbling or arguing…” It’s a powerful call to reflect God’s light in a world that often feels dark.

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