A Challenge: Replace Complaints With Prayer

"Have you prayed about it as much as you've talked about it?" Unknown

 I think that, in our society, complaining is something we all just do on a daily basis. Whether this be about an ailment, the weather, how slow the car in front of us is going, how long that line is, how long this or that took, the list could go on and on; but see, what we so often forget in the midst of our complaining is to pray about it instead. Now I know that some of these things may seem pointless to say a prayer about, but look at it this way; what is it that God could teach you in this situation? In a long line, He could teach you patience if you pray to Him for it, and the same goes for the slow car in front of you. He could teach you how He gives strength to the weary, allowing to to keep going with that ailment you have, and He could be teaching you the beauty of His creation in the weather if you would pray to Him. You see, my friend, if only we would pray as much as we tend to complain, not only would we have a totally new outlook on our lives, but our relationship with our Father would be so much stronger.
 Now yes, I know, that we are all human, but I think this is sometimes an excuse that we use to keep complaining. See, God created us as humans, right? But did He create us to complain? I don't think so. But see, He did create us to live and enjoy this life in His presence, and what better way to do so than to be in prayer about everything?
 So today, I challenge you, at every point in which you would otherwise complain, pray instead, and watch your life begin to change for the better.