Not only are we to praise the Lord for our many blessings but in all things great and small. Not only are we to praise Him for the good things, but also adverse things that happen to us. We are to praise Him in our homes in our everyday life and our churches with songs, etc. As Christians we know what the Word of God tells us. Many churches no longer have an organist or pianist. We find instead Internet music or CDs being the accompaniments for our praise. The Lord doesn't really mind how we praise Him, just that we do. When I was a child there were many who took piano and organ lessons. Today there are very few. I am sure the Lord doesn't mind as long as we praise Him. Some denominations sing acappella. The Bible says to make a joyful noise. There are many who worship other gods on the earth. They also lift their hands and praise them. Even in this they do not know the true God, something in them knows to worship and praise something. Maybe it's the true God in them that prompts them to worship and praise. Until we find the true God there is emptiness in every person that only the Holy Spirit can fill. There is a void. The Bible teaches us God is in all of us. He just waits to be invited to be part of our life. He is a gentleman and He will never force Himself on anyone. When I was small my parents either sent me or went with me to church or Sunday School. I started going when I was 4 or 5 years of age. I sang in the choir when I was in grade school. For several years I remember my friends and I walking hand in hand to the church for choir practice. The church was about 3 miles from our home. We lived in a pretty big town in those days and... We were safe Before I came to know the Lord as my personal savior, I knew there was something or someone stronger than I was. I was baptized three times before I was 42 years old. It was at 42 that the Lord made Himself real to me. Praise the Lord I don't know; as I look back on my life, how I made it that far, except by His grace. In the Bible it teaches us His grace is sufficient. Many, many times throughout my life I can see His grace working in my life. When I was 19 years old, I married my high school sweetheart. One month after we were married, my new husband joined the Air Force. If he had waited to join the Air Force, he would have been drafted into the Army. This was the era that America was engaged in the war in Korea. I believe God's grace was at work in this situation too. He was stationed on three different airbases in those four years. The second air base he was assigned to was Thule Greenland. I was with him on the other two bases, but I was not permitted to go with him to Greenland. After four years of serving our country, he left the service. Employment was difficult to find in 1955. My husband found work with a construction company, after looking for several weeks. Two weeks before Christmas he was laid off. We had two little boys at this time in our lives. We had sold our house trailer and purchased an old home on a G.I. loan. My husband's unemployment check was $33.00 a week and our house payment $39.23 per month. This was a time when there was no government subsidies or help from church food programs. My husband's mom and dad helped us with some food and a little clothing for the boys. We made it by the grace of God. Finally my husband was hired as a temporary forklift operator in a factory nearby. He stayed there 35 years and retired as a shipping supervisor. Even though we hadn't accepted Christ into our lives at this point, I believe He was still looking after us. I was raised in church and sang in the choir most of my life. I give credit to my praying grandmother and my father for my conversion. My husband and I were both high school graduates. THE VILLAGE CARPENTER WORLD WIDE MINISTRIES, PUBLISHING HOUSE, BIBLE SCHOOL, OS PUBLISHING and ME SHED CHURCH at GOD'S HOUSE INTERNATIONAL, PO Box 133, Lakeview, Ohio 43331 USA see TheVillageCarpen