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Moan, Moan, Groan. Enough!

“No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.”
Romans 8:37 NLT
http://bible.com/116/rom.8.37.nlt 

Sorry for not doing VOTD yesterday - busy. 

Did you read what Paul is saying? Not only do we have victory but we have overwhelming victory, and it's ours, through Christ! Everything a Christian does must be through Christ or for Christ. You eat food - through Christ. You save souls - for Christ. You go to work - for and through Christ. 
Let me read a bit of the Psalms: 
"I rejoice in following your statutes
as one rejoices in great riches. " - Psalm 119:14 NIV
Wow. Just hearing God's Word is a struggle for many. As Christians, we should delight in following the statutes of God, no matter how hard they are. If you ever feel like moaning or grumbling about doing the work of God (find out about that in the Bible), just remember a few of these people: 
The Three Hebrew Boys. 
Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego were officials in the reign of king Nebuchadnezzar, and the king  ordered everyone to bow down to it . Anyone who didn't would be thrown into the fiery furnace. They didn't grumble or moan about doing what was right in God's eyes. Now I know that this may not be the best example, but how about this one: 
The Murderer-Prince-Shepherd
Moses. When God called him, Moses was very doubtful and shy about doing the work of God. He probably had more excuses of why God had made a mistake choosing him than when we are asked to do simple acts of love! He knew the people wouldn't like him! But Moses stopped questioning and finally started to believe. 

So, stop moaning and complaining! P

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