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Glory to God for All Things: The Sin of Complaining We Commit Daily
What the video says
Complaining is a sin we commit daily without noticing it. When God brought the Israelites out of Egypt he fed them with bread from heaven and gave them water from a rock, yet they complained again and again, and because of their grumbling that whole generation never entered the Promised Land. Saint Paul writes, do everything without complaining. Every complaint tells God that what he gave us is not good enough; it is ingratitude and blinds us to the good things he gives daily.
Saint John Chrysostom was sent into exile and died on the road, sick and alone, and his last words were, 'Glory to God for all things.' The speaker asks viewers to replace each complaint with that phrase and asks what they complain about most.
Key moments
- Complaining about weather, traffic, work, family and tiredness is a sin we commit daily without noticing.
- The Israelites complained even after God fed them with bread from heaven and water from a rock, and their grumbling kept that generation out of the Promised Land.
- Saint Paul writes: do everything without complaining.
- Every complaint tells God that what he gave is not good enough; it is ingratitude that blinds us to his daily gifts.
- Saint John Chrysostom died in exile, sick and alone, saying, 'Glory to God for all things.'
- Replace each complaint today with 'Glory to God for all things.'
The speaker examines complaining as a sin committed daily without being noticed. People complain about weather, traffic, work, family and tiredness, and rarely recognize these words as sin. The post turns to the Israelites as an example: after God brought them out of Egypt, he fed them with bread from heaven and gave them water from a rock, yet they complained again and again.
Because of their grumbling, that whole generation never entered the Promised Land. The speaker cites Saint Paul, who writes that believers should do everything without complaining. The argument is that every complaint tells God that what he gave is not good enough; complaining is ingratitude and blinds a person to the good things God gives daily.
The example of Saint John Chrysostom closes the post. He was sent into exile and died on the road, sick and alone, and his last words were, 'Glory to God for all things.' The speaker asks viewers to replace each complaint with that phrase and to consider what they complain about most.
Main points
- Complaining about weather, traffic, work, family and tiredness is a sin committed daily without being noticed.
- The Israelites complained even after God fed them with bread from heaven and water from a rock, and their grumbling kept that generation out of the Promised Land.
- Saint Paul writes: do everything without complaining.
- Every complaint tells God that what he gave is not good enough; it is ingratitude that blinds us to his daily gifts.
- Saint John Chrysostom died in exile, sick and alone, saying, 'Glory to God for all things.'