Religion

 The Apostle Paul advised the Philippians: “Do everything without complaining” (2:14).

Complaining kills joy and makes you unhappy. No one likes to be around a complainer.

The problem with complaining is that once you start it is hard to stop. It can easily become a habit and you find something to complain about all the time.

Society encourages us to complain. Look at the headlines in your newspaper or listen to the news on TV. There is bad news everywhere.

 God made us to have relationships – with him and with other people. Since the time of Adam and Eve maintaining relationships has been a major struggle. We have to work to keep relationships up to date, because strained relationships cause much unhappiness.

How do we handle conflict and strive for unity? In unity there is tremendous power and potential, but people don’t always get along. Our concern then is in reducing conflict and increasing cooperation.

 He [Jesus] got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be Still!”  Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.  Mark 4:39

Dark clouds on the horizon signify another line of thunderstorms marching in from the West. The calm before the storm gives no indication of danger, but in a matter of minutes the winds can increase, hail can rain down and fierce lightning can strike.

 By Ashley Scoby, Intern