One thing my dad taught me and would always seem to say to me was this..If people think that their not in war spiritually speaking in their lives..considering that their Christians..then they have already been defeated…because the word of God tells us that we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against the rulers and the darkness of this world against spiritual wickedness in high places..therefore the Lord tells us to put on the armor of God..that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil..Ephesians 6:12-13…for the devil is daily out to get us..in one way or another..if it’s not in our home life..or on our job..with our relationships..or our health..some way daily guys he fights us and does his best to get us distracted…discouraged..mad…angry…upset…anything he can do..maybe get us offended…hurt..but either way…as this preacher always preaches..he wouldn’t be a good devil if he wasn’t a bad one..and if he is working overtime..we better begin to work triple time..Amen..so you are to arm yourself..don’t walk around in this whatever state of mind..but you pay attention to your surroundings..pay attention to what is happening within you..in your life..in your home…just everything..keep that watchful eye..and pray and daily pray and seek Gods face for your life..call your family out one by one to the Lord..asking Him to cover them and protect them..pray for wisdom..for the bible says if you lack wisdom to let us ask of God and that He would give it to us..James 1:5….Amen..for as the word of God says that we should get wisdom..it says that wisdom is the principal thing to get and with that wisdom get understanding..Proverbs 4:7…so understand that daily we pick up our crosses..and daily we get busy living for the Lord..being mindful and watchful over our lives..and doing the very best we can…always fanning that flame of God that is within us..never to let it die down..remaining confident..and positive in our lives..knowing who we are in the Lord..and walking there and staying there..the scripture says this to us..Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage..Galatians 5:1..for you see with every little compromise..and every little let by…we lose in our lives..for sin doesn’t take us away from God all at once..it is little by little that the devil comes into our lives trying to get ahold of anything will let him get ahold of..and little by little we begin to lose things..and sometimes we don’t even realize things are missing until one day a whole bunch of things are gone..so look around you and your life..and get busy guarding your life and your home…your marriage..your friendships..your relationships…everything and anything that concerns you..and let him who stole steal no more away from you and your life..Ephesians 4:28..it’s your life..so keep a watch over it..and watch it closely…always and forever guys..don’t let your guard down..not even one time…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