I had read something and it has stuck with me so much..and it said the Lord knows that the enemy is quieted when our loving is loud!!”…and I thought wow is that not ever so true..I mean come on guys..when we are loving first and foremost we are never more like our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ..but as well when we are loving we take our eyes off from us..and we place them on someone else other than our lives and our feelings and our concerns about whatever it is..because when we are busy loving on others we have no time to stop and hear what all that ole lying devil is trying to say to us..because as I said our minds are focused on someone else..were too busy loving..and when were loving the bible says it covers a multitude of sins..1 Peter 4:8..Amen..so then as well we have no time to be acknowledging someone else’s faults or failures that they may have all because that love were giving is covering it all up..so were not walking in this self righteous attitude about life..but were walking in the grace and love that God almighty has given to each of us..so when I think about happy people..I think about people who is busy being busy loving and helping others..I think about people who are making a difference in the lives of them ones in whom are around them..because happy people are helping people..they love all and as I say all the time not merely few..they do what they can with what they have..they understand that we all are sinners saved by grace..and that our job is to not find fault in others and their lives..but our job is to simply help and love..reach out and extend some of the Lord’s love that He has given to us…so when I begin to put my eyes on me..and what I feel and what I want and so forth..I as well begin to lose some of my joy..but when I take my eyes and place them on another human being and their life..and I am asking the Lord what I can do to help them..then somehow my joy is overflowing..and it flows out from me and flows onto others..I had a lady ask me the other day do you ever have a bad day?..and in which case I said to her yes I do..but I give them bad days over to Jesus and in return He fills me up with His joy..she says well good a least now I know your human..and I thought well I never want to come off as having it all together because I don’t..but I do want my joy..and I want my joy to remain..because the Lord promises me His joy..and His joy is my strength..Nehemiah 8:10..and as well I always say I’m to busy loving others to have time to be busy on hating and gossiping about others and their lives..for you see I know where I would be if it had not been for the Lord..and sin is sin..but as well we have to come to place as to we let go of us and what we want..and we place our lives over into the hands of Jesus..and deny ourselves and our selfish, sinful ways..and acknowledge the Lord..being His hands and His feet..sharing the love to everyone that we meet..sharing the gospel of Christ..taking and living this life one day at a time..for life is meant to be lived and lived joyfully..and only we can help ourselves live it that way..sure I can have a bad day everyday of my life if that’s what I want to do..but really that is an awful thing to do..because I know it is no good for me..and or my witness for the Lord..for how can we be in a bad mood and be thinking right at the same time?..for that just does not happen..so let us place our focus on others..let us help others..let us love on others..let us be all that we can be for others..for once again let us never fail to remember that our Lord and Savior didn’t come to be served but the word said He came to serve..Matthew 20:28..for we are not to be reservoirs storing up all that we have and all that we’ve been blessed with..but we are to share and give it away to others..and in return we always somehow get our needs and even wants met..and I believe that when we help others we ourselves get helped..and we can’t water others without ourselves getting watered..so all the way around it is a win, win situation..so think of your life..and think about ways you can help someone else..and daily do so..let us always be active in our walk with the Lord..I pray we never get complacent..for I always say someone out there needs what only you and only I can give to them..so let us make ourselves available..always..and let us always be loving loud!..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