The Better Way: Do Not Complain | Luke Gilbert

What if the thing you call complaining is actually an invitation from God? There is a practice found all through the Psalms that most of us have never been taught, and it might be exactly what you need in your hardest seasons. Unlike ordinary complaining, lament is honest prayer directed at God rather than at ourselves or the people around us. Psalm 13 is a powerful example, where David moves from raw honesty about his pain all the way to trust and worship. Lament keeps us on a narrow path between the ditches of denial and despair. It is not a sign of weak faith. It is one of the most courageous and faith-filled things a person can do.