Tag: complaining

• Manipulation, from the Latin for handful

  We are natural manipulators. We seek our own advantage; we maneuver to get what we want; and sometimes we do it in subtle ways that allow us to feel morally superior.

  Christie Cole Atkins

  August 29, 2026

  parenting, pride, self-examination

  .whining, arguing, begging, C.S. Lewis, child-rearing, complaining, control, God’s hands, humility, Jesus Christ, parenting, sensitivity, submission, surrender

• Worth The Trip

  Recently my 11-year-old son and I went to the Nashville Symphony. It was a wonderful night! There was one moment though when I almost ruined the whole evening.

  Christie Cole Atkins

  August 15, 2026

  complaining, joy, parenting

  complaining, family bonding, frustration, Jesus Christ, joy, parenting, patience, sacrifice, stress, teaching by example

• Personal Justice

  There is a time when justice should not be very high on my list of concerns, and that is when I myself am treated unjustly.

  Christie Cole Atkins

  March 14, 2026

  forgiveness

  anger, complaining, forgiveness, God, Jesus Christ, mercy, turning the other cheek, vengeance

• One Man’s Trash

  Have you ever accidentally thrown out something that was valuable?

  Christie Cole Atkins

  February 21, 2026

  gratitude, pride

  apostle Paul, Bible study, complaining, Exodus, God, gratitude, Haman, Jesus Christ, pearl of great price

• Feeding Gratitude

  My friend and I were talking the other day about how easy it is to fall into complaining, and how it makes us like the nation of Israel in the days of Moses. If God wasn’t happy with complaining then, He isn’t happy with it now. But what is the antidote for a complaining spirit?

  Christie Cole Atkins

  November 22, 2025

  comparison, gratitude, thanksgiving

  Bible, blessing others, charity, comparison, complaining, giving, gratitude, Jesus Christ, poverty, spiritual blessings