“So for me as it is getting closer to the end of the year I always seem too look back over my life through my pictures..for if any one knows me they know that pictures are most defiently one of those things that I do and do quit well..lol..but I do this because for me as I said this time of year..I take a look and go back and see all that the Lord has done..at how far He has brought me and my family..Amen..at all of the problems that as been there and at how the Lord was so faithful with every single one..at how He made ways for us out of no ways..Amen..at how He accomplished great things through it all.

“Because it’s through the looking back that helps me to keep my eyes on the Lord and how wonderful He is..because how many of ya know we are so easily to seem to forget all that God has done..Amen..at how daily He gives to us those things that are needed..that how daily He fights our battles and sees us through those times that we honestly don’t think we can make it through..Amen!!

“So where are you this day in your life?..because if you are in a place and there are huge mountains in front of you..and you think that you aren’t going to make it..and that surely this time it won’t work..or maybe you’re at a place as to where you think really what’s the use because that’s all I seem to do is fight battles..Amen..then as well I’m gonna have to remind us all that even our Lord Jesus..the Savior of the world..fought so many battles while here in this earth in which we ourselves are walking and living.

“For you see even the Lord in the book of Isaiah had all of this to say about our Father..Amen..it says, that He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not..Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted..But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed..for we all like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all..Amen..He was oppressed, he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers, even so he opened not his mouth..Isaiah 53:3-7

“So yes we may go through things in this life..and sometimes it may seem that God is no where to be found in the chaos and in the confusion..it may feel as if your all alone in this huge world..and that God doesn’t have time or He doesn’t know or doesn’t care about the things you are facing and going through..but I promise you this..that God our Father cares about it all..so I’m gonna ask you..to just take a moment and think back or maybe your like me and you love taking pictures..than I’m gonna say look back through them..and you will see the Lord’s hands in it all.

“You will see His mighty hands leading you..protecting you..showing favor over you..causing everything too come together for your good..your gonna see God’s love for you..that love that is like none other..for we do seem to forget..but this is a wonderful time to really consider the year..this past year..and to praise the Lord for it all..to thank Him for it all..no matter if you were on the mountain top of your life..or you felt like you were way low in a valley..I just want you too thank the Lord for it all..with a grateful heart..a lowly, humble servant heart before our Lord..Amen!

“For you see God never leaves us..Deuteronomy 31:6..even when it seems that He is not there..He is there..for He promises to stay through it all..He promises to keep us..and to help us along the way in this thing that we all call life..for He is a very present help in our time of need..He is just a whisper away..He is there always..Amen..so let everything you do in your life bring glory and honor to our Father..always being thankful and considerate of Him in your life..for He is there..and He is fighting for you, your every battle..for He is a good God and always is He alone is good..Amen!!

“So I pray this coming year brings you great joy and peace..and loads upon loads of happiness, love and laughter..and that through everything you stay close to Jesus..never letting go of Him and His hand..Amen..because without Him guys we can’t..but boy oh boy..with Him we can and we will..we will make it through and we will overcome it all..because Jesus our Lord has overcome it all..and we are His and He alone as I say is ours..Amen..so we know that no weapon formed against us will ever prosper..Isaiah 54:17..so we hold on..and we remain faithful and steadfast to the very end..for it is in His name, Jesus’ name, that 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