Our world is filled with complainers. In every area of our lives where we are affected by the actions of another there are those who cannot be made happy. For the Christian, complaining is personally destructive, spiritually debilitating and only serves to make our witness to the world more difficult.

Every individual will, at some time, face discouragement. One of Satan’s greatest tools in stopping the work of the God in a church or a believer is not envy, jealousy, hate, or greed. It is discouragement!

The New Testament records at least seven healings of the blind, by Jesus. It is interesting to watch the various actions of Jesus healing these blind men. In our text today, this man is touched three times by Jesus to bring about a gradual rather than instantaneous healing. There are lessons to be learned from the crowd, the Lord and the blind man.

After weeks on this topic it seems odd to say that we now come to the watershed of forgiveness. Will we let our pain hang on to our hearts or will we use the miracle of forgiving to heal the hurt we didn't deserve?

Misconceptions about forgiveness block the wonderful resource God has given for us to experience strong relationships. We continue to learn about God’s Second Greatest Gift.

The hesitation to forgive often stems from an improper perception of what forgiveness really is and how it affects the relationships with the one being forgiven. Getting a proper understanding can assist us to properly deal with our pain and to know the power we maintain in forgiving.