“Living that perfect life..so to speak!”

“That word perfect..it kind of lays there in our minds and floats back and forth and sometimes it does present itself to the forefront of our minds..cause we all strive for perfection in our lives..we all strive to be better to do better and in all reality to somehow become perfect in doing so..Amen..we want others to see us as having it all together..and we want to have the perfect home..the perfect family..the perfect job..the perfect marriage..the perfect children..the perfect friendships..literally we just want perfect..am I not right?..and guys if any of us have failed to see that well that can never happen..Amen..because we live in a fallen and broken world..but more than that the word says that we all have fallen short from the glory of the Lord..Romans 3:23-24..because you see there is only one in whom is perfect and upright in all of His ways..and that is Jesus Christ our Lord..Deuteronomy 6:18/Psalms 18:30..so the thing about it all is that if we wait to live our lives until they are perfect..than guess what guys we will never live our lives..Amen..because this is the whole thing about the whole thing..and that is either you are going through something..or you are coming out of something..or you are getting ready to go through something..so if we as I said wait for it all to be perfect before we do this or that in our lives than pretty much we will do nothing in our lives..because life is not perfect..families are not perfect..marraiges are not perfect..children are not perfect..and neither are jobs..friendships..church houses..or any thing else that you could possibly name..so tonight my prayer for every single one of us is that we live our lives and live them well..regardless of how many flaws that we have..that we stop waiting to live our lives all because they’re not perfect quit the way we want them to be..but that we begin to live in the moment that we’ve been given..for they are gifts..Amen..and that we understand that our blessings far outweigh the hardships or imperfections that we may have..and that we begin to exalt and magnify all the good that is there in our lives other than dwelling on them little things that are not quit the way we want for them to be..Amen..because we have so much to praise and thank the Lord for..and we are so blessed..I have a thermos cup that my precious niece Karissa got me for Christmas and it has honestly been my most favorite cup I’ve had in my life..and it’s pink and on the front it reads this..”She seeks the Lord and He hears her.”..Psalm 34:4..but anyhow right after I got it I had taken it to work with me..and usually I always have my hands full..so I was getting out of my truck at work and I dropped it and it went rolling in the parking lot underneath vehicles till it finally came to a stop..and on the lid it got a dent..but that really didn’t bother me all that much..until last week while at work in the office and once again my hands are full with my stuff I dropped my thermos yet once again and now it has a huge dent right in the front of it..and well now that one bothered me a lot..but of course I am going to continue to use it and take it with me every day that I do work..but as I stood there at work looking at that dent in my cup..the Lord says even with that dent it still can be used and I still hear you..Amen..and isn’t that so true..because God uses us..each of us..flaws and all..He knows us and He still chooses to love us and use us for His glory..so once again..rest knowing that we are not perfect..and that we should stop expecting everything to be perfect..because it honestly isn’t going to be..but literally learn to and live in our moments..and for us to live our lives to the fullest..loving, laughing..and being the best that we can be..flaws and all for our Lord Jesus..Amen..because life is short..and time is always at hand..but know that Jesus is needing for us to just enjoy our journeys that He alone has us on..whether were up on the mountain of our lives..or whether we’re in the valley..were still gonna live and love like we’ve never ever done before..because perfection is something that only the Lord truly and honestly knows about..Amen..so let us magnify our strengths..and let us all stop  knit picking about the imperfections that we have..because we all do have them..and you know what that is okay..because God made us..and even with all them imperfections He still chose and chooses to use us..and for that I am ever so thankful and ever so blessed to our Lord and our Savior..so enjoy your life..stop hating on you and who you are..but be happy and be content..for godliness with contentment the word says is of a great gain..1 Timothy 6:6..so let us be content..and let us remain happy and thankful always to Jesus for everyhting He is doing and for everything He is going to do..for mine and for your lives..In His name, 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

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