14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky Philippians 2:14-15 (NIV)
Debbie Downer. Sad Sack. Wet blanket. Eeyore. All names or descriptions of a person who can suck the life out of a room. This or that situation is unbearable. The new job requirements are unreasonable. The weather is too hot, too cold, or too humid. You say, "day", and I will say, "night".
We all know those gray-cloud, argumentative type people. Each situation is met with a reason why it is not quite right and each opinion stated is met with a "yeah, but". Those individuals can wear you out.
Paul challenges Christians not to be one of "those guys". Sure life will have hard times and no none is expected to be sunshine all the time (that can be just as off-putting), but open, pointless griping and arguing serves no purpose. In fact, if you have identified yourself with Christ, then such an attitude will actually drive people away from Him.
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