Are you a Grumbletonian? This word meaning grumbler is in the Oxford English Dictionary. The word grumbling or murmuring comes 38 times in the Bible but happy words like praise and thanksgiving occur hundreds of times. There is no doubt that God wants us to look on the bright side and that grumbling is a sin. [Numbers 14:27]
Christianity has more songs of praise and thanksgiving than any other religion. The Apostle Paul wrote, “Do not be drunk with wine – but be filled with the spirit – singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord.” [Ephesians 5:18] Alcoholic spirit can only bring an artificial and superficial joy but God’s Holy Spirit puts a genuine song in the hearts of all who have found forgiveness through faith in Christ’s work on the cross.