“I know that for us we see so many people in this life that has everything..I mean they have a beautiful home..they have family..they have a great job..and even the best of friends..anything they would want to eat or drink is right there at their disposal..and yet still they are not satisfied..they still in having it all are not satisfied..they go to church..they love the Lord with all of their heart..and still they grumble and complain..they live in the past..they daily have this woe is me mentality..and pretty much their just not happy..and for others including myself and maybe even you..would look at these certain types of people and think man I just don’t understand why their not happy..why aren’t they content..when for many have the bare necessities of life and yet they are the most giving and happiest of people you’d ever meet..Amen..I know that a whole lot of who we are as people is based on how we think..and the other part is knowing who we are in Christ..Amen!”

“I read a story yesterday..and it went like this..there was this woman and daily she would get up and be so sad with her life..and she would complain and cry continually..and her only son prayed daily for his mommy to just simply be happy..for he yearned within himself that his mom would just be happy..and live a happy life for the rest of her life..and so one night the mommy had a dream and in this dream she saw all of these little black bags laying around and all of these people were walking by them and as they were they were picking them up and carrying them along with them..and in the dream the mom said that even she was picking them up..and carrying them with her as well..and she says in this dream she gets to the end of this street and there was the most bright light before her and she was looking down and has she looked up she saw the face of Jesus..and she said that he was saddened as he looked into her eyes because she was so heavy laddened by all of them little black bags that she just continually kept picking up..and the Lord speaks to her and he says, my daughter them bags are not from me..there from the evil one..and he says I never intended for you to pick them up..and he says to her place them down and never touch them again don’t even place one finger on them..for I died that you could have life..and a life of abundance..John 10:10..Amen!”

“So at that moment the lady in her dream placed all of them little black bags down at the Saviors feet..Psalm 55:22/Isaiah 41:13/Matthew 6:25/Matthew 11:28-29..and she said she woke up…but as she did through the dream the Lord changed her..and from that day on she was the most happiest person you’d ever meet in all of your life..for you see the moral of that story is we as Christians go through our day not recognizing the schemes of the enemy of our very souls..and we grab everything that he throws out there in our pathways..no matter what it is we pick it up..could be the past..could be a ugly word spoken..could be bills..could be a disagreement..could be the neighbor..maybe the best friend..the family member..the job..could be a whole lot of things in general..but if we fail to see just what it is then we live miserable lives..and will live miserable lives..that the Lord never intended for us to be living..so today I would ask of us all if someone angers you..don’t pick up the little black bag..if you get in a disagreement..don’t pick up that little black bag..if someone cuts you off while driving..just do not pick up that little black bag..Amen!”

“For you see guys the devil wants our joy..and he wants our peace..he wants us to live miserable lives..and when we pick up all of them things that he places in our pathways then we live just that..miserable and defeated lives..but my prayer is that we live victorious lives..and that we live happy filled lives..that we know how blessed we are..and we know just how much it is that we’re loved of the Lord..and that we go forth shining God’s light in this darkened world in which we live..that we give God more credit so to speak then that of the devil..for our joy the bible says is our strength..Nehemiah 8:10..and when were happy..and when were strong in Jesus..were shining ever so brightly for Him..so look with them spiritual eyes when you are looking at your life and you’re going about your day..and know the enemy and his tactics and his schemes..for you see were smarter then he is..for the Lord has made us wiser..Psalm 119:98..so be smart and be wise..and don’t entertain every thought and every obstacle that may present it’s little ugly self to you..but rather rise up and go past it..or go around it..or even over it if you must..but whatever you do..don’t pick it up..leave it laying right there where that ole evil one has left it..and stay and be about our Father’s business..don’t let us, any of us..get distracted by the distractions of this life in which we live..choose joy..choose peace..and more  than anything..choose Christ..always and forever..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