From Complaint to Gratitude

Proverbs 18:21 reminds us that both death and life are in the power of our tongue. While scripture encourages us to listen more than we speak, and we recognize that our actions speak louder than our words, we can’t deny that our words are powerful. How we speak to ourselves and others makes a great difference in our lives and in the world. Responding to our circumstances, it is easy to go straight to complaining about how things are. However, complaining alone rarely changes anything. How might we use our words in more-life giving ways to move us closer to the change we seek?