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Check this circle if you are going to keep a record of
your blessings and share them with your discipler.
No- Complaint Zone
Stretch
Activity Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United
Two States, is supposed to have said,“Most folks are
about as happy as they make up their minds to be,”
but there’s no solid evidence he ever uttered those
words.
Which is a shame because…well, it’s true.
So decide that for at least 48 hours, you’re at the precise center of a
No-Complaint Zone. That is, you won’t complain—about anything.
Extra work piled on you at the office or plant? Take it on graciously or
explain you can’t do it—but don’t complain.
Not impressed with the weather? Deal with it without comment.
Instead, when you feel yourself skewing negative, say, What might
you be doing in this circumstance, Jesus? And help me remember that in
spite of that flat tire, I’m spending eternity in heaven.
See what happens to your perspective.
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