Our hearts and our lives should always be a life that is reaching up to our Father whom is up in heaven.our lives should radiate the Lords love…our lives should always be a life of holiness and a life lived by love…we should always keep our focus and our attention on the Lord and what the Lord says to us and about us…if not we will get distracted by the distractions from this ole world in which we live…this morning my husband and I were talking about my dad whom today went home to be with the Lord 2 weeks ago…and my hubby said honey your dad would not want to come back to this world in which we live..and I thought to myself no…why would he…other than the fact of helping others come to the Lord and come to serve Him and live their lives for Him…but other than that my dad’s work here on this earth was over…and my dad finished his course and ran his race that Jesus had placed there before him..and he did well…so my thoughts and my heart this morning is this…this ole world isn’t our homes guys..we may face financial problems we may go through hardships…we may face adversity’s…we may lose a whole lot here on this earth…but I know one thing is certain and one thing is true…that in heaven..we don’t lose…we win..and we don’t fight no more…we don’t go through any more hardships…we live a life of happiness..joy..peace…contentment and total and complete fulfilment…we live in the light continually for the word says that the Lord is the light.there is no darkness there…Revelation 22:5..we will walk down streets of pure gold..the song says all is peace forevermore on Gods celestial shores…what a day, what a glorious day that is going to be…so for us whom is here left right now at this very moment in time…what are we still here for?…well we are here to spread the good news of the gospel of Christ…were here to tell others about Jesus Christ and what He did on Calvary for them…were here to let them know that the Lord loves them…and as well to remind ourselves that the Lord loves us…and He loves us unconditionally..were here to help one another along this pathway of life…for life is hard…for guys we live in a fallen world…so we have to pick up our crosses and daily follow Jesus..Luke 9:23..we have to be willing to take it one day at a time..not looking back..and not looking forward but living right now in this moment that were in..living to please Jesus..in everything and anything it is that we are choosing to do and daily do…for our goals and each our goals should be to make it to heaven…for I pray none of us ever miss out on heaven…so we live knowing that God has a purpose for our lives..and that God has a plan for our lives…and that He holds us and that He alone keeps us from the snare of the enemy…that the Lord bottles our tears..Psalm 56:8…and that He knows us all about us..and that He is with us always and forever…so when I think about the Lord and I think about the friend that we have in the Lord…I can’t help but be ever so thankful…that Jesus is for us and not against us..Romans 8:31..and that we can call upon Him anytime day or night and that He is there…so today live your life I pray for the Lord…lay aside anything and everything that would try to weigh you down..and live free…because guys the word says that whom the Son sets free is free indeed..John 8:36..we may not have all the material possessions…or even all of the riches this world has to offer..but if we have God Almighty…we are the richest in all of the above…for we have it all…when we have Jesus..for Jesus is our all in all…there is nothing in all of this world that can ever compare to living our lives serving the Lord…I love the song that says this…what a friend we have in Jesus…all our sins and griefs to bare..what a privilege to carry…everything to God in prayer…so if today your a little frustrated…a little mad..or maybe a little angry…maybe confused…who knows..but my prayer is that you lean in ever so tightly on the Lord..for He with strengthen you and He will keep you and protect you…for He wants us to always cast our cares on Him..Psalm 55:22/1 Peter 5:7…and always be joyful in everything..1 Thessalonians 5:16..for guys the joy of the Lord is our strength..Nehemiah 8:10..so stay filled to the overflow with God and His joy unspeakable and full of glory..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