Never Complain, Never Explain
“For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. Do everything without grumbling or arguing,” – Philippians 2:13,14 I want you to seriously consider adopting this one concept. For two years now, I’ve lived by one of my all-time favorite quotes — from Benjamin Disraeli, the 19th-century British Prime Minister: never complain, never explain. There’s something deeply powerful about those four words. They carry a quiet self-respect and an unshakable dignity that most people spend their whole lives searching for. Think about how often we over-explain things to people who never asked for an explanation in the first place. You walk into a restaurant. The server comes over and asks what you’d like to drink. Simple question. But instead of just answering, you launch into it — “I usually get a soda, but I’m actually cutting back this month,