A lumberjack bought a chainsaw because he had been told that with it he could cut down 100 trees in a single day. On the first day he managed only 25. On the second day he raised the total to 36. On the third day he arose early and worked late, still 48 was the best he could do.
On the fourth day he took it back to the store where he had bought it and began to complain mightily. The owner of the store grabbed the chainsaw from him and pulled lustily on the starter rope. The motor instantly roared into action.
The lumberjack jumped back in alarm and yelled, “Hey, what’s that big noise.”
You see, the only big noise the lumberjack had been hearing was his own complaining voice. He had not tried to find out if there was something he didn’t understand or could do. He was the problem, not the chainsaw.
Complainers are like that lumberjack – they’re noisy, but they never get their motor going.
God has better things for us to do than complain, like praying for more common sense at such moments as that above or paying attention to opportunities instead of complaining there aren’t any or…
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