Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

My wife, Joyce, was watching something on TV recently. The question was asked, “What do people do about 70 times a day?” The answer was, they complain. Isn’t that amazing? With all of the blessings we have surrounding us, we complain an average of seventy times a day.

Some people feel that they have an obligation to complain because that’s the only thing they are good at. If the only thing we are good at is complaining, we need to go back to the Word of God and find real purpose in life.

Our family has experienced a small degree of suffering and have always found the Lord to be near and dear during these. Others who have suffered even greater than we have and turned it over to the Lord have become sweeter and have a greater testimony as a result of the ordeal.

I think the answer may be where we focus our gaze. Are we looking at the situation or are we looking at the Savior? Are we focused on what we do not have rather than what we do have? Do we grumble or are we grateful? May others see Jesus in us as we walk day by day.

Blessings dear hearts. Walk with God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing.

—Pastor Cecil