So usually Thursday nights we put out our trash can out by the road for Friday morning pick ups..but Friday came around and they hadn’t picked it up yet because of the snow that we had..so we left it out by the road just in case they might pick it up on Saturday, which was yesterday…so anyways yesterday after dinner I had a small bag of trash in the can so I decided I would run it on out to the trash can…and along the way out the door I seen a few things that needed to be brought upstairs to Anthony’s room…so I grabbed them and headed up the stairs…but along the way up the stairs I looked down and noticed that I had still had that bag of trash in my hands…carrying it right along with me…and I began to laugh…cause I hadn’t ever done that before…but as well the Lord began to speak to me..about how we as His children…carry around a lot of baggage…we carry around a lot of so called trash in our lives…we hold on to things that should be gone and away from us..but somehow in our own minds we think we have to keep all that stuff or that we have to take care of these things ourselves…and me, myself included I am one of those people whom it is very hard to let go and to let God..I trust God I tell myself…but then when things arise or circumstances begin to take place or happen in my life..it’s a whole nother ball game…I pray..and as I’m sure you do as well…and I get up and I’m happy and free…but then as I’m going on my way… I somehow manage to pick up all that stuff back up that I shouldn’t have..all of that stuff that I thought I had left back there at that altar with my Father…cause sometimes we hurt ourselves…all by over thinking every possible thing in life…we over think, and we wanna know exactly how it is gonna be…and exactly how it is gonna work out….but how many of ya know that in walking with the Lord that very rarely ever happens…so were always brought back to this thought…and the words in which are in our Bibles…and that is this we are told to cast our every care upon the Lord for he loves us…1 Peter 5:7…and as well we are told to cast our burdens upon the Lord for He will sustain us, He shall never the Bible says, suffer the righteous to be moved..Psalm 55:22…for we are to suppose to leave them there before the Lord at the altar…we’re not suppose to grab them back up….which in turn really just boils down to us trusting in the Lord…for the word says, that we are to not lean not on our own understandings…but in all of our ways we’re to acknowledge the Lord knowing that He will direct our pathways..Proverbs 3:5-6…so really it goes to us having our faith anchored way down deep in the Lord…and keeping it there…knowing that God is God and that God works everything together for our good..Romans 8:28…and that He always has our best interest at heart…so we need not fret or worry ourselves about the unknown…because as long as we have Jesus than we are gonna be alright…we serve a great big God whom nothing is impossible for..Luke 1:37…so I pray that each of us learn to let go and that we let God..that we don’t bog ourselves down by the cares of this world…and that we learn to enjoy our lives…wherever we may be at this very moment, that none of us take these moments for granted, but that we simply enjoy them…and cherish them…for life it changes for all of us…nothing stays the same…and so we learn to transition ourselves…to new beginnings…new walks…new areas….because the Lord is always making things new in all of our lives…for He tells us that there are seasons in life…for the word of God says this…To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven; A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace….Ecclesiastes 3:1-8….so my prayer for us all is that we embrace whatever season we’re in…and that we grow and that we learn to enjoy our lives..for life sometimes it isn’t all a bed of roses…but with God we will make it through…for He gives us strength for the journey…he gives us laughter for the tears …and He gives us joy for the mourning..and beauty for all of those ashes….so always know that God is for you…and that God is with you…and nothing can separate you from Him and His love…For God came to give  each of us a life and a life more abundant…John 10:10..so the song that keeps playing over and over in my mind this morning is this…Leave it there, leave it there, Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there; If you trust and never doubt, He will surely bring you out—Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there..Praise the name of 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