Have you ever thought about how negative our world is today. People seem to have difficulty smiling at each other or saying hello. Everyone feels that you might want something if you are too friendly, or that you are some kind of weirdo, or something. This seems to have effected the church also. We are filled with so much negativity around us, in the news, our families, friends, and yes, oh yes, even church problems. You hear the latest gossip about this one or that one, this problem at this congregation, or that congregation. Then we begin to try and reason in our minds why, when, how, who, what, and every other aspect of what we have heard. Well I want to say to you, BE HAPPY IN THE LORD, GOD IS OUR REFUGE, OUR ROCK, OUR HIGH TOWER. I EXHORT YOU TODAY THAT IF YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD NO MATTER WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND YOU, YOU CAN LOOK TO THE HILLS FROM WHICH COMETH YOUR HELP. DON’T READ THE NEGATIVE NEWS TODAY, KEEP YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST. PUT ON A SMILE FOR THE LORD, AND SHOW OTHERS THE VICTORY OF LIVING A CHRISTIAN LIFE NO MATTER WHAT’S GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE OR THE WORLD, GOD IS GOOD! I AM A CHILD OF GOD. IF YOU ARE TELL SOMEONE, SHOW THEM. There will always be problems in life, and yes even church problems, but that does not have to press us into a state of “nothing is good”. WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE GOOD. Have a blessed day.