250322 Gripe and Compain

 Gripe and Complain

You shouldn't believe all the hype

It's not okay to gripe, gripe, gripe

They say squeaky wheel gets the grease

Yet, not the road toward inner peace

Often, there're reasons to complain

But soon becomes constant refrain

If attitude is "woe is me"

You'll live your life unhappily 

Of course, there're things to gripe about

This world has troubles, there's no doubt

Yet, really what's complaining do

For life is full of blessings, too

When choice is to gripe and complain 

It doesn't lessen angst or pain

On other hand when blessings counted

A climb to holy ground's been mounted

It's there our need to gripe's released

And gradually complaints decrease

Then gratitude starts to replace

The whining we had given space

As creatures of habit, it's hard

Our old, unhealthy ways discard

But new habits we too can learn

When bad ones we finally discern

Reasons to gripe are very real

You've right to feel the way you feel

Reasons for thankfulness are too

To give thanks always, you should do

For every good and perfect thing

Is from the Lord, so we should bring

Him praises for each blessed gift

A way the chaff and grain to sift

Our Savior had things worse than we

Complainer, he refused to be

Each hardship used for Father's plan

All faith and trust put in God's hand

When we do that, we'll come to know

Each difficulty helps us grow

To be like Jesus Christ himself

As step by step, we die to self

To die to self is Christ to gain

Great joy of which we can't complain