Choose to give thanks

"Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." Giving thanks is a choice, and so is complaining.

When we're tempted to complain about God, we have to choose to remind ourselves that maybe He knows a little better than we do about what's going on.
We have to choose not to daydream about all the things God should be doing in our lives or in other people's.
We have to choose not to whine (or as we sometimes call it,"vent") to everyone around us when sometimes we just need to be quiet.
As hard as it sounds, sometimes we have to just let God be God and serve up whatever He wants - whether we like it or not. We have to trust that He knows what He's doing. Even if it's not what we had in mind.

~Tim Walker