Really the whole thing about the whole thing is simply this…whatever you do don’t give up..that ole devil is always trying to get us to give up and give in..always tries to get us off course going in some other direction or merely just standing still so to speak not going anywhere in life…always wanting us to throw the towel in and quit..always wanting us to give up right before that blessing or that huge miracle happens and takes place..he always turns the heat up the hottest right before your prayer is answered…but what do we do?..well we usually begin to get discouraged..and we begin to get negative..and we begin to play that blame game..or we begin to feel sorry for ourselves..and count all the reasons why things will never work..or all the things we’ve done and still no answer yet for the prayers that we’ve been praying so faithfully and earnestly about..so we get in self and we begin to let self have its way in our lives..other than following the Lord and His leading..other then taking it one day at a time we begin to doubt and get ourselves filled up with so much unbelief..because guys we know the scripture that says as a man thinks so is he..Proverbs 23:7..so if we ourselves have done defeated ourselves in our own minds..then that is exactly what will take place…but we must stay positive..and we must not ever give up under the pressure of life..for when life gets hard always know that God is tougher then any problem that you will ever face..so take your cares and your burdens to Jesus and leave them there..Psalm 55:22..don’t speak words of doubt and fear into your life..but speak positive faith filled words over you and your life..we are to call them things that be not the word of God says as though they were..Romans 4:17..for we know that God is good..and we know that God can do whatever it is that He alone desires to do for you and your life..for all things the bible says are possible for them in whom believes..Mark 9:23..so we believe the Lord and what He says..and every day we get up we start all over again..we begin as if today were the first day that we started out on our journey with the Lord..we keep that fire burning on the inside of us..we keep ourselves stirred up and alive and very much well for Jesus..Amen..we do as scripture says and think about good things..it says whatever is of a good report if there would be any virtue or any praise we are to think on them things..Philippians 4:8..see God knows our minds are where the battle lays..that’s why were told to guard them..Proverbs 4:23..we keep them covered and covered with good wholesome and godly thoughts and when a thought comes that we know all to well isn’t from the Lord the word tells us to cast down them thoughts and bring them into captivity..2 Corinthians 10:5…so keep on keeping guys..keep on moving forward and being the very best it is that you can be..don’t listen to them lies of the devil..for he is liar and the father of them all..John 8:44..so we believe the report of the Lord..we live our lives knowing that we are on the winning side..whether the answer were seeking comes today, tomorrow or ever five years from now..we still are gonna keep on keeping on for our Lord…for we love Him and we know that He has a plan for us and our lives..a plan to prosper us and not harm us..a plan to give us hope and an expected end..Jeremiah 29:11..so we know that we know that we are going to get to wherever it is that the Lord is leading and guiding us to..for God is always with us..and God is always for us..and if God is for us who can be against us?…absolutely nothing or no one..Romans 8:31..so hold on guys…the Lord has a plan and His plans are always perfect..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