“If we are here on this earth then the Lord is not finished with us..there still is a work that He is needing for us to do..Amen..and really it doesn’t take much to do the work of the Lord..that kind word spoken to a stranger..that gentle hug that was given to a friend..that listening ear to someone who’s heart may be completely broken..for our work when done for Jesus is incredible..it isn’t about the size of the work..the place of the work that it is being accomplished..but it is about doing that work for God..Amen..it is about denying yourself and everything of who you are and simply saying yes to Jesus..because believe me He has something with your name personally written all over it..but for many they never say yes..they simply wait for..or they simply have no desire to do the work..and in doing so many things go unfinished in not only their lives but as well in the lives of others..so what I have to ask each of us is this do we ask the Lord to use us?..do we ask Him to lead us and guide us to the place that He has prepared for us to be used of Him in a great way?..do we seek God and His face for others and the brokenness of their lives?..because once again we all have something that we can do or should be doing to build the Kingdom of God..you’ve read it I’m sure the statement that someone had written and written so very well that said my only desire and my only hope is that when I get to the end of my life I can stand before my Maker in heaven and know that I used up every gift that He alone had ever given..Amen!”

“You all know the story in the word of God about the parable of the talents..and at how the Master had given each of his servants talents to be used as they would choose..and so the first one takes his five talents and goes and multiples them and receives five more talents..as well as the second one he took the two talents he had been given and traded them and in return he received two more talents..so his multiplied..but the one that received the one talent went his way..and dug a hole in the ground and buried it..so the Master came back and was settling up everything with His servants..and the one came with five more talents and the Master said well done my good and faithful servant..you have been faithful over little I will make you ruler over much enter though into the joy of the Lord..Amen..and the same with the one with the two talents he as well took what he had gotten and handed it to the Master..and the Master spoke the same words over him as he did the first one..so the last one came forward and handed back the talent to the Master..and the Master was so displeased with his servant..and so he took the talent the gift he had given and gave it to the other servant..Matthew 25:14-30..Amen!”

“So my only question for us all this very morning is this..do we use what God has given to us?..do we sing if we’ve been blessed with that gift?..do we teach if we are able to teach others and have been blessed with that gift?..do we preach the word if that is what we’ve been blessed with to do?..do we minister?..do we usher at church?..do we visit the elderly?..do we take time to go on the mission trips if God has given the heart to go?..what is it that you have been given?..because each of us have been given so many gifts and talents from our Father..so that would be my question do we use them?..or are we going to get to the end of our lives and have had them taken away and given to someone else?..all because we used every excuse under the sun so to speak of all the reasons why we couldn’t..Amen..I pray we all know that whom God has called He as well has equipped..Romans 8:30/Hebrews 13:21..Amen..so don’t ever have your gifts or your talents taken away all because of your excuses..because each of us are more than able to do whatever work it is that God our Father has called for us to do..so let us get busy..let us put feet to them talents and to them gifts..because someone needs what only we have been blessed and gifted with to give..no more excuses..Amen..no more baffling reasons as to why we can’t..but from here on out it will simply be yes to the Lord..and Amen to Him..for those are His two promises to us..so surely they can be ours to Him..Amen..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