Each of us when we do make a mistake we are so ready to be forgiven from that mistake..we want it gone..and we don’t want to feel the pain from the mistake..we don’t want to even discuss the mistake..we want it washed as far away from us as ever..and what the good news is that when we do sin we have an advocate with our Father in whom is in heaven…and He forgives us and cleanses us from our sins and from our short comings that come our way in life..1 John 2:1..for were not at all perfect human beings we all know that…but the Lord He is perfect..Psalm 18:30…Hallelujah..but God when He forgives us..He as well forgets…He extends His love and mercy…all of His grace to us…isn’t that completely amazing…but as well the Lord requires for us to turn away from our sins..after we have acknowledged them..and ask for forgiveness from them…He tells us to go and sin no more..John 8:11..we should never just willfully do things all because of Gods grace…but where I’m going with this all today is to say this…that we don’t want our pasts mistakes or short comings to ever be brought against us and our lives…we get so upset when people begin digging up our past…especially the bad parts of our past…and most of the time that is the part that others do discuss if they may be discussing you…but my point is this..I pray that as we, each of us desire for the Lords forgiveness and grace..I pray we as well extend that forgiveness and grace out to others..and show them the love that the Lord has given and shown us…for we all know that without God where in the world would any of us be?..Psalm 124:2..for each of us are just ole sinners saved by Gods amazing grace…not by works the bible says least any man should boast..Ephesians 2:8-9…but it’s all by Gods grace that He alone extended out to us..that whosever will can be forgiven..so just as we want Gods grace..I pray we give it out to others…I pray we treat others the way we want to be treated..I pray that when we talk and speak of others that it as well would be words that we ourselves would want others to talk and speak of us…what we put out there guys really and honestly does have a way of coming back to us…we are constantly sowing things in our lives..by the words we speak out from our own mouths..and a lot of times we ourselves stop our own blessings from coming by what we are choosing to be speak..for death and life are in the power of our tongues and the word says they that love it will eat the fruit thereof..Proverbs 18:21…so we cannot ever disregard what we say…because what we say matters and matters greatly…and it further goes on in the word of God telling us that if we judge others we ourselves are going to be judged with what measure we judge it will be judged back on us..Matthew 7:2..but it goes even further than that and says that if we don’t forgive others we ourselves won’t be forgiven..Matthew 6:15..so let us think about all that the Lord has done for us and our lives..and at all of the times God has washed away them awful and dreadful sins from our lives..and at how we should thank Him, and thank Him for that!..but as we do think about it all…I pray we as well make sure that we extend all of that forgiveness out to others and their lives..and if we do have a problem…you know what the best thing that any of us can ever do?…Well, the best thing we can do is to pray for them..don’t talk about people with other people..because people take what you’ve said and they twist it all around and they add to what you’ve said..and they of course have to make it really good this story that they’re telling to someone else..so really it’s fueling the flame when we take our problems and give them to people..for we shouldn’t do that whatsoever…for it’s really not no good for you or for others..because that’s when drama and strife and whole lot of mess starts in our lives and can begin to start in our lives…but I don’t know about the rest of ya…but I have never had a problem when I take my cares and give them to the Lord my very best friend..but what I have gotten is solutions to the problems that I may have or may have had…for the Lord is the best listener..and the best fixer of all things..and prayer is where its at..for guys prayer is what changes things..but as they say..mostly it changes us..Amen..so let us give our problems to the Lord..and let us always be extending grace out to others..whether their deserving of it or not..because honestly none of us are deserving of it…but God gave it and gives it anyways…Amen..what a Savior we serve…so be that light..live your life in the light..and share and extend all of that light to everyone and anyone it is that you may meet along the way in your life..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