So last night I had read a little bit and what I read really stuck to me…and I have thought about it all day today..because I thought the man was very clever in the way that he presented this unto a group of people in reference to when we get squeezed…so here goes…the man stands before a class room of individuals..and right before him was a young man early twenties..and he looks at this young man and he holds out an orange towards him..and he ask the young man…if I were to squeeze this orange what do you suppose will come out from it?..and of course the young man says, well, orange juice will come out..and the man looks at him and he says, well, are you sure orange juice will come out..what about grapefruit juice, do you think that grapefruit juice should come out from it?…and the young man says unto him no it wouldn’t…and the man looks at him again and he says well maybe apple juice, do you think that apple juice could come out from it?..and the young man is looking at him very strangely now…and he answers him yet once again and he says, no sir, it can’t….and the man says well why do you suppose that it can’t…and the young man says unto him yet once again..well, because it is an orange..and only orange juice can come out from it!…so by this time the story goes on to saying that the man probably feels the young gentleman is getting frustrated by these silly questions that he keeps asking him…but the man continues on…and he says this..okay, so lets suppose that this orange is you..and let suppose that someone squeezes you?…puts a little pressure on you?…maybe their mean to ya?…maybe they’ve lied on ya?…maybe they’ve treated you badly and treated you very poorly?..what do you suppose comes out from you when this happens?….does anger come?…does retaliation come forth?…do you in return lie about them?…do you treat them as they have treated you?…do you get mean?..anyhow the man goes on to saying this…if them things come out from you when you are squeezed just a little bit from others…then that is what’s inside of ya…and that my friends is the truth…for you see as children of God what’s in us, does come forth out from us..for the word of God says that out from the abundance of our hearts our mouths speak..Luke 6:45…and that we are to be fruitful in all that we do…that our inwards should always be delighting and growing in our Lord…for how can we ever shine the Lord when we do unto others as they’ve done unto us…see we overcome evil with good..Romans 12:21…and we treat others as we ourselves so desire to be treated…and as far us our walks with Christ that is a daily working…because offenses they will come our way in life…hurts they as well will come our way in life…we will be lied on…we will be disliked..and we will be hated on without even a cause…for when Jesus lives in us…the word says that it’s not us that this world hates…but it’s Christ who is in us…but the Lord says that he which endures to the end the same shall be saved…Matthew 10:22…see we know it’s easy to do good to them that do good to us…it’s easy to be kind to them ones in whom are kind to us…there is no test in that guys…but when obstacles and persecutions and all of these other things come at us…that’s when we as Gods children are growing..we are developing our fruit…for our fruits should be ripened…and they should always be modeling after the Lord and His ways…for the bible says that the fruit of the spirit is this…love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law..Galatians 5:22-23…so let us not forget that life is always a big test and the we are always being tested…we are always being molded and made into what Christ would have for us to be…I said it this morning and that would be this…without the mess there is no message..and we all have and do have messes…and only God can clean up each of our messes…thank goodness for the Lords patience that He has with us…and for His faithfulness…for He always is rising us up higher..but let us not forget as they say, with each new level there comes another devil…so be on guard always..for the word says,…Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:…1 Peter 5:8….that’s why Jesus tells us to out on the whole armor of God and for us to keep it on all day long…Ephesians 6:10-18…so let us all stay grounded and stay focused…for if we walk in the spirit than we won’t mind the things of the flesh…Galatians 5:16..so let us all pay attention to what it is that is coming out from us when we get ourselves a little squeezed…In Jesus’ name, I do ask 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