Psalm 95:2 - "Let us come into His presence with thanks giving."
Remember, God is a giver and not a taker. We have picturised God who is seated in Heaven, and faraway from us. If He wants & if He is willing to give, if not than He is not a good God. We as christians only want to hear and feel what suits our ears. We are habituated to walk in our ways, we want to twist, turn and twirl life the way we want, not bothering if that can be disastrous if we get it and unfortunately if we don't, the only work what we do is grumble about it in prayer, thinking it's a prayer, but in real we invoke God to anger.
Many of us in this life journey, as we move towards our future, somehow we have not tried to figure out that why we didn't receive what we asked for and if we received it without God's will, why it turned so bitter resulted in zero gratitude. The children of Israel were never happy with whatever they saw, felt, ate or even received. Their only reason of death was no gratitude. Years back I worked as a clerk in a High school & Junior College. I resigned in 2018 when God called me to serve in His Kingdom. My journey was difficult not for working 8 hours, but travelling 4.5 hours to and fro in the most crowded local trains of Mumbai city and it did not end here. After coming home, we had water issues in our area, I had to run with empty water cans, standing in the queue to fill sufficient water for the next day from the bore well through hand pump nearly 300 metres away from my building. All this was a daily routine, but I knew one thing; if I ever grumble I won't sustain, rather thanksgiving soon someday will make God to answer my prayer and cease this trouble forever from my life.
I was correct in thinking that and repeatedly gave thanks in my tiring situation like 'thank you Lord for this strength and grace to carry water filled cans and buckets', thank you Lord for giving me patience and peace to stand in this queue, etc., I did it continuosly for months and truly the Lord heard me and my problem to fill water from bore well came to a permanent end.
The Lord loves people with gratitude, not those who grumble. I have seen people grumbling in marriages because it has been always bad, but God didn't choose the spouse for you, infact it was your decision and your selection, Why do you accuse and grumble at God ? You didn't plan your life well, and you were left behind compared to others, in this case why God needs to be accused and blamed ?
There is no person in this world without money including a beggar or pauper because if it was so, they would not survive. You are well fed, clothed, groomed, educated, etc., then why there is no gratitude in you for what you have received so that you can receive more.
Ask and you shall receive, grumble and you are deceived. You want to attract the hand of God then start thanking Him from right now. This is a principle that I have been using even when life was hard & tough. Whatever you see around you just thank God for it. Don't use logic and reasoning when it comes to God, because he loves simple people.
Remember Jesus sat on a donkey, not on a horse or lion. God loves simple things and simple people. Have you ever heard God chose scientist, doctor engineer, aeronaut to serve Him? God is simple but we have made Him complicated. Just relax, take a deep breath and just say, thank you lord for everything that I was, I am and will be. Count your blessings and begin your life and you will have more to go...
Prayer - Father forgive me if I have been a grumbler in this life, give me grace to walk in your ways. Let my mouth open to thank you always in Jesus name Amen.
Very well said !