Battling "The Whine"

“Turn off THE whine.”

I feel like a broken record!!! I say it all day long.

Why, why can’t my three year old figure out that if he would simply start his sentences with “Please mommy may I ___________?” we would have THE most pleasant day EVER?

But alas no matter how much we practice, how many times I say “You are missing a word” or “I can’t hear you” we run into the art of whining at some point in the day.

It is ridiculously annoying!!!

When is he going to grow out of it?

Can I get an Amen?

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Ah….but then I take a deep breath and think of how I sound to God during the day.

Pause. Think about it.  

I know a day doesn’t go by that God isn’t wishing I would TURN OFF THE WHINE!

I whine about

Wanting an easier morning routine

Wanting the heat to go away

Wanting more money

Wanting more time

Wanting a personal chef

Wanting a fitness trainer

Wanting my eyebrows waxed

Wanting more motivation

Wanting more skill sets

Wanting more, more, more!

Let’s be real. I am no better than a three year.

Seriously, just read Exodus 16 & 17. That sounds like me.

I wish God would just audibly yell "Turn off the whine!"

Sure, God and I have our morning time where I am perfectly pleasant and thankful but how quickly my mood shifts as soon as doing life starts.

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The best advice I can give myself to fight this battle is what I say to my son. “Turn off the whine! If you do I can promise you we will have one of the most pleasant days ever enjoying all the rich, rich blessings that surround you.”

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Praying you can battle the whine and see that “This is the day that the Lord has made let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24