When we do our parts, God always does His…for we have never nor will we ever be forsaken…for when we know who our Father is and we know that He has always kept us and protected us through it all..then we don’t fret or worry ourselves with the storms of life, with the problems that may come and rise up around us and against us…we don’t get distracted by the things in which we see…because we understand that God is in control over everything…and whatever way it is that our lives go in we as well understand that it is Gods will for our lives…for the scripture says that God orders our steps we may make our plans but it is the Lord who directs the steps in which we take…Proverbs 16:9…and that it is the best plan that any of us can ever be given…for when we know that God does the ordering of our steps…and that God fights our battles…than as well we understand that we are in Gods hands…John 10:29…and that God is for us…Romans 8:31..and that God is with us…Psalm 46:7..and that God is our very present help…Psalm 46:1…and that God is constantly faithful…1 Corinthians 1:9..and that God is ever so true…and that God is able…2 Corinthians 9:8…then it really makes no difference as to what happens..or as to what takes place…because we know that God is the one in whom makes the crooked places straight…that God is the one in whom turns them stumbling blocks into stepping stones…so what do we do as children of the Lord?…Well, we keep our eyes on the Father at all times…we never take them off from Him…we lean in on Him continually, forever and always…and we always stay very close to the Lord, never to step away from Him…never to stray away…for you see guys the Lord refers us to sheep…and sheep they wonder about in all directions…they get lost very easily if they don’t have that shepherd watching over them…for the bible says we all like sheep have gone astray…Isaiah 53:6..and as well the word of the Lord says to us to be careful least we think that were standing for we could very well be falling…1 Corinthians 10:12..so how do we stay close to Jesus?…how do we make sure that were not falling away from where we should be with the Lord our God?…Well, we pay attention to us…ourselves…the way were living, the things were doing…we pay attention to our attitudes…we pay attention to making sure that them things that we once cared about in our lives we still care about…considering the things that concerns Jesus..and the things He cares about…we make sure that nothing has been stolen away from us and our lives…for you see the enemy is always prowling around..and especially after the Lords children…he is always bombarding us with every type of thing that can or could possibly ever occur or ever happen in life…he throws it our ways…so that’s why we make sure to know us…we don’t have time nor should we ever be so concerned with what others is doing because as well the scripture says this…first remove the beam out from your eye and than can you see clearly to remove the mote from your brothers eye…Matthew 7:5…see it’s easy to find fault in others and their lives…but fail to see our own faults or our own lives…but guys we have them faults, because the word says that not one is perfect..and that we all fallen short from the glory of the Lord…Romans 3:23..and the only way to fix our faults and our lives is by working on us..and being real and honest with who we really are in our lives…and not just some things but all parts of our lives…every ounce of who we are…because we have to be right…and were made right for God..not for us, but for Him..for it’s all about Jesus..and what He sees and what He knows of you and of me…so let us work on us..for the word says to work out your own salvation with fear and trembling…Philippians 2:12…so let us stay close I pray to the good Shepard…for we need Him…and we need Him at all times…for when we get right within ourselves and with who we should be…then all else falls into it’s proper place…when were right and made right then we can be right with others…for I say it all the time and that would be this..if we ain’t right, we can’t be right with any one else….so to be used and used mightily we have to walk worthy of the call that God has placed on our lives…we have to guard ourselves and keep ourselves free from the lust of the flesh.. and the pride of life…for them things are not of the Father but of this world the bible says…1 John 2:16…and we are to walk in love, live in love, and always and forever reside in love…loving yet once again guys, all, and not merely few…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