“It’s funny at how you can take a person that is going through the same thing or things as someone else but yet they face it differently..they get through it differently..the battle..the challenge..the fear..the situations..the circumstances..whatever the case may be..for some  they may end up getting very hard in their lives so to speak..for some they get so discouraged by the things they’re facing in life..they may even simply throw their hands up and give just up..they feel honestly within themselves what’s the use..Amen..they may think well I have given my all and somehow my all was not enough..and then for others they just get through it all regardless of what is or isn’t taking place..and maybe you stand back and analyze it all and think what is the difference?..why do they seem to be ever so happy?..and yet others they are not making it!?..they are drowning in the circumstance.”

“Maybe you, yourself have been there looking from the outside in and maybe you as well are thinking the same things..Amen..but what I’ve come to say this morning might be able to help ya..I myself was there..and I have been on both sides of the fence..I have been very sad in my life at certain times to where I didn’t think I was ever gonna find happiness..or even an ounce of joy..Amen..and somehow with the help of the Lord I came out of it all..and no it was not an easy task..or ever an easy thing..but lets get real guys is life easy?..no I think we all can agree that it’s not a piece of cake..it’s got plenty of bumps in the road..but as well I learned that my mind was where I was gonna win..that if I didn’t get my mindset right..with the way I viewed things in my life..then I was going to live the rest of my life defeated..and very much a sad person..because this life will suck the life right out of ya..and honestly others will walk right past ya and never know what you’re facing or going through.”

“So anyways I kept praying and seeking the Lord for help and for guidance over my life..and why I would be this way..and why it happened to me..I mean I never have been a mean person..so you literally go through all of the questions to the Lord..and you want answers..and sometimes you don’t get them..but I did begin studying and reading about the mind..and guys our minds control us..Amen..regardless if you are a believer or not..our minds..each of our minds control the person in whom we are..we walk out in our lives what we think..the word of God says that as a man thinks so is he..Proverbs 23:7..Amen..so you somehow have to begin to readjust your thinking..it says in Romans to be transformed by the renewing of your mind..Romans 12:2..so for some they call it stinken thinkin..not very good grammar..but its the truth..when these bad thoughts come..and when the thoughts of woe is me come..you have to immediately redirect your thoughts and begin to think on good things..begin to count your blessings..begin to think about all the wonderful gifts you have in your life..no matter how big or small..I always consider someone else out there has it way worse than what I do..when that ole enemy begins taunting over me and my life..or trying to get me discouraged..Amen!”

“Because again I am going to say that if we don’t get control of our thinking..then we stay there in that same mindset..really do any of us want to be there at a place as to where life is gray and dim?..for myself I don’t want to be there because as I say it’s not a fun or ever is it a nice place to be at in life..so when the enemy comes to ya to discourage ya..throw some kind of bait your way..and you already know where it’s coming from then just don’t grab it..right then redirect your attention to something else..you don’t have to stay there in the picture show that he is trying to play in your mind..you can as they say turn the channel..so I challenge ya to grab the remote if you are going too grab anything and simply as I say turn the channel..Amen..so my final thoughts are to each of us let us view life looking at the bright side of things..other than the negative side of things..and let us walk on in victory..doing the best we can with what we have..being a friend to all..being kind and compassionate..because yet once again I will say to be kinder than necessary because we never know what anyone else is going through in their lives..and choose to see the good in it all even if somehow it may be hard to do at times..knowing that it is for your good and that it is for your health and your freedom in this thing that we all call life..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