WHAT sort of people do you have living next door to you? I hope if they are not Christians they are at least nice and friendly. When houses and gardens out back are tightly squeezed close up against each other, it matters a lot whether your neighbors are pleasant or unpleasant. Of course, do not forget that you are “the next-door people” to somebody else. I hope they think they have nice neighbors!

How irritating it can be when your neighbor has his music blaring away for hours on end. Nearly all my life I have lived next door to the most pleasant and agreeable of people. The best time of all was when our neighbors were true people of God.