Complainer

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Jun 10, 2025 · 4m

READ: PSALMS 64:1-10; 116:10; 142:1-7 Have you ever greeted someone you haven’t seen in a while with a friendly, “Hi, how have you been?” and they responded with a shrug and said, “I can’t complain”? I never know how to interpret that. I end up translating it in my head to mean, “I’m not quite content, but there’s nothing glaringly wrong with my life.” Often, I end up wondering if they would like to “complain,” but they don’t think they’re allowed to, or maybe they just don’t want to let me in. I’ve heard some Christians say that complaining is a sin. They talk about passages like Numbers…