“I sometimes think about my life..and the lives of others..and I look at how it all is going and how others respond to this life..and as I said myself included..and I think Lord I don’t believe that we are really living our lives with our eyes open..Amen..I don’t believe that we really see all that you have done and that you do for us Father..we sometimes live our lives narrow minded so to speak..we focus on one thing..and most of the time it is the things that are happening badly in our lives..Amen..that thing that has been there..and so we get up in this routine of the same ole mindset..never to get up and have our eyes really open..open to the blessings that you have given to us in this life to enjoy!”

“So instead of seeing those things we keep our minds and hearts stirred on that one thing..Amen..we forget and lose sight of all and I mean ALL of the wonderful and magnificent things Father that You alone have done and have given to us..so we live daily most of the time miserable..and discounted..stressed out..worried..upset..mad..angry..never to smile..never to be kind..never to be in the moment..never to really enjoy anything..because of that one thing..it really amazes me at how one thing destroys all of those other things..it really amazes me at how we get so forgetful..so unthankful..so quickly..we go from this happy, care free person..to this totally different person.”

“And that should not be who we are for the Lord..Amen..we should not be those people that forget the Lord and who He is too us..we should not be those people that murmur and complain so easily..and about everything..it’s terrible honestly to be those people..to really live a life that way..Amen!..Yes, we all have problems and things that we face and have to go through in this life that we live..but if we would only think about the goodness of the Lord..look around at all He has given..every gift He has given..and I’m not speaking so much about these worldly gifts..that fail and fade away..but I am speaking about the gifts of love, and of mercy..and grace..I am speaking of the beautiful sunshine that shines upon our faces..the fresh crisp air that we can breathe..Amen

“I am thinking about the stars at night..the peace that floods our souls..the kindness in a friends or a strangers face as they look our way..I am thinking about so much more that God has given..everything good and perfect the word says comes down from our Father..James 1:17..Amen..but it takes us to recognize them..to open our eyes and look for them..pay attention to them..be mindful of them..redirect our thoughts on the good things that God has gifted us with..each of us with..because I am going to be the first to tell you..that happiness in this life is a choice..it’s our own decision..we make that for ourselves..we choose what we focus on and what we ourselves pay attention too!”

“And I don’t want to live my life as short as it is worried..fearful and afraid..stressed out daily over life in general..because I will live a miserable life if I choose that pathway..if I choose myself that mindset..so I challenge us too think about the Lord and who He is to us..Amen..and think about living our lives happy..being content as the word of God says in all things..Philippians 4:11-13..Amen..because yes once again life is and will happen..but we do not have to let life happen too us..to change us from who we are in the Lord..to steal our peace and our joy..to steal away life in general from us..because it is a gift..and what a wonderful one it is..so let us keep our eyes open..that is my heart and my prayer for us all..Amen!”

“Living a happy and blessed life..shining Jesus to all that may come in contact with us..being the Lord’s hands and feet..making a difference..Amen..not being like the rest of the world..but being as the Lord intends for us to be..and we do that by choosing..so I pray you and I choose wisely..we choose to look for the great things daily..the wonderful things that are in front of us..choose to see the beauty of it all..choose to see the glass rather than half empty..see it as being half full..Amen..so have a great day and keep your eyes open..for I do ask all of this in Jesus’ name, 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