Turning from being a complainer into a praiser (Family & Culture Pt. 6) – Episode 40

Finding Joy in Your Home

Jami Balmet

Religion & Spirituality, Homemaking, Living, Kids & Family, Christian, Mother, Healthy, Christianity, Joy, Homemaker, Wife

4.9 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Do you ever feel like you open your mouth and out comes complaints? Do you feel like you too often dwell on the negative and want to focus more on the positive? Today Jami will dive into 6 ways we can turn from being a complainer into a praiser! Listen in: Listen to the Podcast: You can find all the links and notes for this episode below! Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. Links & Resources: Talk often comes out of what is already in our hearts. —> What is our internal monolog doing? We often get stuck in a rut of complaining (even when it’s not out loud). Focus on GRATITUDE and THANKSGIVING “And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” - 1 Thess 5: 14-18 4. When in conversation, THINK about some things you can say beforehand, instead of letting complaints just come out. THINK through some things you can specifically say you are thankful for, share something interesting you hear this week, etc. 5. In a world that sometimes feel crazy, learn to meditate and talk about different subjects. 6. Learn how to LISTEN better in conversations. “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;” - James 1:19 For further study on this topic, I have a few recommendations. Trusting God by Jerry Bridges if your complaining comes out of fear and anxiety Learning Contentment by Nancy Wilson Comparison Girl by Shannon Popkin Past podcast episodes: Are you feeling discontent? 3 questions to ask yourself… – Hf #198 The Key to Finding True & Lasting JOY – Hf #315 Hf #33: Anxiety, Worry, and the Biblical Response Hf #35: Practical Ways to Trust in the Lord More (and Deal With Anxiety) Hf #36: Finding Joy in All Aspects of My Life Hf #270: Facing anxiety and the unknown On battling anxiety with Phylicia Masonheimer – Hf #328 Hf #323: Cultivating a Serving Heart

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Finding Joy in Your Home Podcast. I am your host, Jamie Valmay, and this is the podcast where we blend deeply theological topics with thoroughly practical application, all for God's glory.
0:12.3	Hey, ladies, welcome back. Today is a absolutely wonderful topic because it's something that I think every one of us has struggled with at one point or another in different contexts.
0:25.6	And it's tying in very well to our family and culture series.
0:30.7	This is going to be a good one.
0:31.9	I'm going to give you some encouragement and some resources, which is always my favorite thing.
0:38.7	I love pointing you guys to more resources. So this, at first I was thinking, oh, this will be like a one-off episode, but I really
0:45.6	want to talk about it. And as I started developing my talk for this and thinking about it,
0:49.8	I thought, wait a minute, no, this is absolutely part of our family and culture series. So today
0:56.1	we're talking about conversation, complaining, being negative, being positive, learning how
1:04.6	to talk to people better. And I got a message this week from a sweet Instagram friend struggling with this.
1:13.6	And as I was thinking through what to kind of send her, I thought, oh, this is something
1:18.4	we all struggle with.
1:20.5	And I think especially, you'll see, I'm going to tie this into kind of what's happening
1:24.5	right now in the world.
1:26.7	But especially right now, this is such
1:28.4	an important topic for us as women to really dissect and understand ourselves to get to our own
1:35.1	heart on this matter. And especially how we are modeling this to our children, being examples to
1:42.2	our husband, being able to be encouragers to people around us.
1:46.8	It's a really, really important topic for right now. And so we're just going to dive in because
1:52.6	I have six points to cover and a couple great resources. Okay. So here is the question I got
2:00.3	today, it got this week. She said, can you recommend a resource
2:04.6	about being positive in daily life? I feel like anytime I talk with girlfriends, all I can think
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