Looking back from time to time is a wonderful thing to do…sometimes I think we all fail to actually see just what all the Lord has done for us…and How much He has changed us and how far He has brought us from…a lot of times we think were the same and things are not changing in us or our lives…but guys if we would only take a moment and look back at how far we all have come…and just what all the Lord has done…than we will be encouraged to keep pressing on..Philippians 3:14…and we will grow in our confidence…and understand of Gods love and His mercy..Psalm 145:8…and how faithful He has been..1 Corinthians 1:9….when I think about just who I was before the Lord…man oh man…I can honestly say that I am not the same girl that I use to be….I have grown tremendously in my walk with Jesus…I have fallen down…but I always get back up….I fought the darkness….but the light of the Lord always saw me through those dark times…them lonely times…and them times when all seemed hopeless and all seemed lost for me….them times when I could not even smile and joy was something that I didn’t have any longer…I have been hurt, I have been lied on, I have been sick, both physically and mentally…and at them times in my life…I grew….and I learned…to trust in Jesus..Proverbs 3:5-6….It was the hard way for me….to really trust in God…and to really and truly honor Him…and to fear Him..Psalm 111:10…for the bible says that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom!….but through all of them times when life was the hardest….that is when I grew the most into this person in who I am today…..fear, anxiety, depression…all of them things are so serious and a lot battle them…for me, it brought me to a place to where I knew in my heart that I needed Jesus….and only Jesus….it was through them times that I learned how to pray…I learned about faith..Hebrews 11:6…and I learned that the Lord is a very present help in time of need..Psalm 46:1…I learned that nothing and no one can ever satisfy the longings of our souls and our hearts as the Lord can….how that with one prayer everything can change…and it changes instantly….that our cares fade away…that our strength is renewed..Psalm 103:5…that our enemies are defeated….so just know that God is friend that sticks closer than any brother..Proverbs 18:24…and that God understands you and your life…and He has a magnificent plan for you..Jeremiah 29:11…so go through the fire, go through the flood, go through these hard times….but whatever you do, never let go of Jesus….and I promise ya this, you will not be the same person when it’s all said and done….so hold on….change is not easy…but as well staying the same it’s not all that fun either…but just knowing that we have Jesus makes everything worth the while…so let us all grow, learn, lean and trust in the Lord!! In Jesus name I do ask and pray!! Amen and Amen!!! Be blessed today my dear sweet friends and remember wherever you go and whatever you do, Be a light for our Father, Much love to you all, Mandi