If We Could Look Into Each Other’s

I Am Acquainted With A Wife And Mother Who Is Chained Securely At The Present Time To A Life-style Of Murmuring And Criticism. She Is The First To Point Out Faults In Her Husband Or To Repeat Neighborhood Gossip. How Damaging Is A Habit That Permits Fault-finding, Character Assassination, And The Sharing Of Malicious Rumors! Gossip And Caustic Comments Often Create Chains Of Contention. These Chains May Appear To Be Very Small, But What Misery And Woe They Can Cause!

We Live In A Complex World. There Are Many Forces Calling Out, 'love Me.' A Sure Way To Set Our Guidelines For That Which We Choose To Serve And Learn To Love Is To Follow The Admonition Of Joshua: 'as For Me And My House, We Will Serve The Lord.

If You Have Self-respect, You Will Take Satisfaction In Being Well Groomed And Will Not Allow Yourself To Perform Shabbily. You Will Continue To Work Toward High Standards And Goals To Serve Others, To Continue And To Practice Self-discipline. You Will Not Compromise Your Standards Or Beliefs.

Certainly One Of Our God-given Privileges Is The Right To Choose What Our Attitude Will Be In Any Given Set Of Circumstances. We Can Let The Events That Surround Us Determine Our Actions-or We Can Personally Take Charge And Rule Our Lives, Using As Guidelines The Principles Of Pure Religion. Pure Religion Is Learning The Gospel Of Jesus Christ And Then Putting It Into Action. Nothing Will Ever Be Of Real Benefit To Us Until It Is Incorporated Into Our Own Lives.

Greatness Is Best Measured By How Well An Individual Responds To The Happenings In Life That Appear Totally Unfair, Unreasonable, And Undeserved. Sometimes We Are Inclined To Put Up With A Situation Rather Than Endure. To Endure Is To Bear Up Under, To Stand Firm Against, To Suffer Without Yielding, To Continue To Be, Or To Exhibit The State Or Power Of Lasting.