What are them things in each of our lives that honestly and truly holds us back from having and living the best life it is that the Lord desires and died that each of us could live?..Well, I think there are a few things that keep us from living our lives to the fullest…the first I believe is the fact that as scripture says as a man thinks so is he..Proverbs 23:7…so as far as anything that any of us are ever going to do in our lives to accomplish I mean the first would have to be believing that you can…for if you think you can than you can, but if you think you can’t than you can’t, and so you’ve already defeated yourself all by the way you chose to think in that mind of yours….for we have got to have our minds renewed…for the word of the Lord says, be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may be able to prove what it is that good and perfect will of God..Romans 12:2…and second I think that if your heart is in the wrong place and you don’t really and truly live your life for the Lord and you are a person that wears a lot of different faces or as some say mask…then I do not believe for the life of me that you will live a life of abundance that Christ Jesus died that you could live..for the word says that what a man sows that as well shall he reap..Galatians 6:7..we can’t spread lies, gossip, we can’t have rumors and hate falling off from our lips as children of the most high God and somehow expect our lives to breathe in all of Gods goodness..all of Gods grace..and all of Gods mercy…for you see we are His vessels..and we are to be His hands and His feet…spreading the good news..and loving all not merely few…for we all know that death and life are in the power of our tongues and they that love it will eat the fruit thereof..Proverbs 18:21..so I ask each of you today my self included just what kind of fruit are we eating on…and then I’m going to ask of us just  what kind of words have we been sowing?…for Gods word changes not…and it will always and forever remain the same…and as well it does go forth to produce something in each of our lives..and whatever it produces is up to us and what we choose to speak and what we choose to believe and think on…and thirdly I think that for us to have an abundant filled life we must always and forever live, breathe, walk, talk and love the Lord Jesus…in everything we do and in everything we say..we are to always and forever give Him praise and give Him thanks…for the word says in everything give thanks for this is Gods will concerning us all..1 Thessalonians 5:18…Hallelujah…so no matter where we are at in our lives we will always let them high praises of our Lord continually be upon our lips and in our mouths..for our God is worthy of all praise, glory and adoration..for if it had not been for our Lord where would any of us be?..Psalm 124:1-2…so if your serving God and your claiming to be a Christian then by all means be one…don’t straddle the fence line so to speak..don’t be up and down, back and forth…hot and cold…but you be steadfast always abounding in the work of the Lord..1 Corinthians 15:58…and in everything pleasing God and not man..knowing that of the Lord each of us will receive our rewards…for our God sees all, He knows us and He is in it all…He is forever with us even to the end…Hallelujah…so what holds us back?…pretty much ourselves…we hold ourselves back from doing and being the things that God desires and wants for us to be for Him..for it’s always faith and actions..anything we do for Christ…we have to do more than just think about the things…but we have to put forth the effort and put forth the work..for when we do what we can..then God always steps in and does the rest..so do what you can with what you have…and rest assured that our God will do the rest…for our God is no respecter of persons..Acts 10:34..if He has done it for one, He will do it for another…so sow them good seeds in everything you do…whether any one is watching you or encouraging you, or even uplifting you…do your work for God…for God is a rewarder to them that diligently seek Him..Hebrews 11:6…for the word says that we work for God and not man knowing that the Lord is the one in whom gives the increase..Colossians 3:23…so keep on keeping on you mighty men and women of God…for God is about ready to open up them windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing you won’t have room to receive…In Jesus’ name, I believe it and I pray that you believe it, and by believing it, we will be receiving it….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