MURMURING

Read: Philippians 2:14
Topic: Murmuring

"Do all things without murmurings and disputings."
Philippians 2:14

I believe the church is an army. We have a mission and a vision. The church is not just an institution to organize weddings and funerals for people. The church is a powerful tool in the hands of the Lord for the harvesting of souls in this lost and dying world. 

"And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army…"
Joel 2:11

How can we save the lost when we are not disciplined? How can we save the lost when we cannot take instructions without murmuring? What sort of army goes to battle with complaining and disputing ranks? An army officer in my church told me, “There is a saying in the army, ‘Obey before you complain’.”

Murmuring is the undertone disagreement and protest over an issue or situation by discontented people. It is something that every Christian must avoid at all costs. Christian leaders must keep murmuring to a minimum. Identify murmuring as one of the enemies of progress in the work of the Lord.

Remember that the children of Israel were rapidly streaming out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. God was blessing them, and things were getting better. But when they encountered some difficulties they began to complain, and this murmuring led to the termination of their progress.

I recall being invited to minister in a large church. This church had once been a leading ministry in that city. However, at the time I spoke there, it was no longer at the forefront. I told them, as the Spirit directed me, “It is because of your continuous murmuring that the progress of your church has halted. The Lord had great plans for you. But murmuring destroyed it all.” I continued, “It is very common to hear of leaders and members from this congregation making all sorts of unsavoury remarks about their church and senior pastor.” I revealed that it was this very well-known characteristic that was responsible for their decline. Controversial though it may sound, I told them to leave the church if they could not remain in it without murmuring.

From experience, I would prefer not to have any murmurers in my church, even if they are wealthy or influential. I submit that the only good murmurer is an absent murmurer! 

"Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed…"
1 Corinthians 10:10

The poison of murmuring destroys many a potential Christian leader. Do not allow the poison of murmuring to destroy you. What has murmuring destroyed in your life? Decide to cease from murmuring. Pray for a flowing heart.

Credit: Excerpt From
Poison -Taming The Tongue
Bishop Dag-Heward Mills

Comments

  1. Beryl10 February 2022 at 03:12

    Lord have mercy!! What has murmuring killed in my life? Lord grant me a flowing heart that will without murmuring conform to Your will and that of my senior pastor.

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  2. Gohan Isadia 10 February 2022 at 03:41

    May Lord remove the spirit of murmuring in me and that i can do according to His will

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  3. Renson mamadi10 February 2022 at 06:44

    Dear Lord i repent where i murmured against You and Your word or the ministry and i began to lost some of my portions.. i did it out of not knowing bt now i have known plz restore me back.. I pray for a flowing heart to do yoir wotk without any murmuring in Jesus Mighty name Amen

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  4. Chesang'10 February 2022 at 07:00

    Lord I pray for a heart that does not murmur

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  5. Emily Nelima10 February 2022 at 08:15

    Lord I thank you for your word. Father uproot every seed of murmuring in me. I pray for a flowing heart in Jesus mighty name Amen.

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