I pray we all know and understand that everything that any of us has ever been through or has ever gone through will never be wasted in our lives…that God works it all out for our good..Romans 8:28…that every heartache..that every sickness and every pain will never be wasted…that everything is always to our advantage…because even through all of them things..we grow…and we learn…and we lean more than ever upon the Lord…for the scripture says Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you:…1 Peter 4:12-14…for as well it goes on to say in the word of God that that in our weakness that Christ is made strong…2 Corinthians 12:9…for God knows our lives from the beginning all the way to the end..Isaiah 46:10…and if we suffer as being a Christian for us to not be ashamed…but we are to suffer to the will of God..to the keeping of our souls unto the Lord in well doing…1 Peter 4:16/19…for I heard this preacher the other day and he was saying a lot of times when people get into troubles and trials and things begin to take place in their lives that they cannot understand or even fathom as to why these things are happening that a lot of people begin to let self get in the way..they begin to try and work it out in their own strength…and try to figure it out by trying different things and doing different things in their lives hoping to get up out of the mess that their in…and only to find that later on a little further down the road..that they only made the situation worse off then what it was…they made it harder on themselves all by not being patient and waiting on the Lord..Psalm 27:14…all by not being still and knowing that He is God..Psalm 46:10…they thought they would take the matters into their own hands…but guys I’ve come to say…that if you are there today in your life..and you are at a cross roads..and you are in a place as to where nothing seems to be working in your favor…I pray that you step back and that you evaluate the situation…and that you have patience and wait on the Lord…for God knows where you are and God knows what your facing and what your going through…so let us all trust in Him and as the word says lean not unto our own understandings..but in all of our ways acknowledge the Lord knowing that He will direct our pathways..Proverbs 3:5-6…for we a serve a great God..and it is Gods pleasure to give good things unto us His children..Luke 12:32…so we grow through the problems…we become who the Lord is needing for us to be…for the song says it all so well…for if we never had a problem how would we know that God could solve them..and how would we know what faith in God can do…but through it all…Yes, through it all we have learned to trust in Jesus..we have learned to trust in God…through it all…Yes, through it all…we have learned to depend upon His word..for Gods word guys is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our pathways..Psalm 119:105…Praise the Lord for His word…and as well Gods word is sharper than any two-edged sword..and when it goes forth it will not return unto us void..but it will accomplish what it was sent forth to accomplish..Hebrews 4:12…so let us live our lives by the word of God…speaking it, claiming it, and standing on it..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