THE GRUMBLER

In country, town or city some people can be found
Who spend their lives in grumbling at ev’rything around,
O yes, they always grumble, no matter what we say,
For these are chronic grumblers and they grumble night and day.

Refrain:
O they grumble on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, grumble on Thursday too,
Grumble on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, grumble the whole week thru.

They grumble in the city, they grumble on the farm,
They grumble at their neighbors, they think it is no harm;
They grumble at their husbands, they grumble at their wives,
They grumble at their children; but the grumbler never thrives. [Refrain]

They grumble when it’s raining, they grumble when it’s dry,
And if the crops are failing, they grumble and they sigh.
They grumble at low prices and grumble when they’re high,
They grumble all the year ‘round and they grumble till they die. [Refrain] 

They grumble at the preacher, they grumble at his prayer,
They grumble at his preaching, they grumble ev’rywhere;
They grumble at God’s people and say ‘tis all display;
But holy folks don’t grumble, they have only time to pray. [Refrain]

They stay away from meeting because it’s hot or cold,
Or else it looks like raining, a headache or a cold;
And when the off’rings taken they’re sure to pout or sigh
And say they feel so sorry, always money is the cry. [Refrain]

If we don’t quit our grumbling and stop it now and here,
We’ll never get to heaven, no grumblers enter there.
Repent and be converted, be saved from all our sin;
We know that grumbling Christians find it hard a crown to win. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Summerland #63

NO ONE IS INDISPENSABLE

Sometimes when your'e feeling important,
Sometimes when your ego's in bloom, 
Sometimes when you think that by far
You’re the most qualified man in the room;

Sometimes when you think that your leaving
Will leave an unfillable hole,
Just follow these simple instructions
And see how they humble your soul.

Take a bucket and fill it with water,
Plunge your hands in it up to your wrists,
Remove them and the hole that remains there
Is the measure of how you'll be missed,

You can splash all you may when you enter
You can stir up the water galore
But stop, and you'll find in a moment,
It looks just the same as before,

The moral of this is quite simple
It is "do the best that you can;
Be kind to yourself and others,
And remember: There is no indispensable man”.

- Unknown

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Ships don’t sink because of the water around them. Ships sink because of the water that gets inside of them. Moral of the story, don’t let what is happening around you, get inside of you and weigh you down.  - Unknown

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Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.  Philippians 2:14-15 NLT

Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong. For instance, one person believes it’s all right to eat anything. But another believer with a sensitive conscience will eat only vegetables. Those who feel free to eat anything must not look down on those who don’t. And those who don’t eat certain foods must not condemn those who do, for God has accepted them. Romans 14:1-4 NLT

Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.  So let’s stop condemning each other. Decide instead to live in such a way that you will not cause another believer to stumble and fall.   Romans 14:12-13 NLT

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