“I wonder why we hold ourselves back from enjoying our lives..is it because we listen to others and their opinions or maybe the way we’ve been raised..and we feel that life is just to be lived and as they say keep your head down and move on..do what you have to do and that’s it..Amen..but in the midst of all of that..somehow we all do grow up..Amen..and I mean naturally and physically..Amen..I’m not speaking spiritually here this morning..but just the fact that we truly do grow up fast..Amen..and I mean fast..somehow in the daily living of our lives..we go from being in our 20’s per say to the next thing your in your 40’s heading on over into our 50’s..Amen..and some are further along already..Amen..and that is just completely unreal to me..Amen..and I am sure to you as well..Amen..and in that living we are to be responsible..and work hard..build our homes..love our families and friends..Amen..and of course more than anything love Jesus..but as well we have one life..Amen..and that life is truly the dash between the time we are born until the day the good Lord decides to call us home..Amen..to live forever in heaven..but that dash guys..that’s it..Amen..and it happens quickly..Amen..and somehow you miss it..and you regret..many do..Amen..they regret the life they lived..all from hearing others voices..concerned about what someone else would think..and they miss living the life they really want to live and they miss doing the things that they really wanna be doing..Amen..so last night I had watched the movie Last Holiday..and I love this movie..it has so much meaning in it..and all through it..Amen..but the lady thought she was dying and she had three weeks to live..so she takes all her money and decides to go and travel to the place she had always wanted to go to meet this chef..for she loved to cook really nice and fancy meals..and she would cook them but she wouldn’t eat it..all for the fact of dieting and watching her weight..Amen!”

“But at the end when she thought she was gonna die..that lady truly began living the life she had always wanted..not with so many restrictions..and doing the same ole thing day in and day out..but she got adventurous..she began living a life of joy..happiness..and taking all the things and making them beautiful in her life..even for herself..she got her hair done..and got her a new wardrobe..Amen..for she didn’t take time for herself..but any ways at the end she didn’t die nor was she going too..the X-ray machine had a glitch in it..but through all that..the lady and her life changed..and she began living..and living well..and you know what guys?..God wants us to live well..and be happy..and be joyful..and enjoy the fruit of our labor..Ecclesiastes 5:18-20..Amen..we save..we struggle..and we never step out to live..Amen..so I do really pray that we all live a wonderful life..and we do those things that bring happiness to our hearts..for its not sin..nor is it wrong..or wasteful as some may say..Amen..and you know..no one else is gonna take care of you like you can..Amen..so don’t get to the end of your life and have regrets..and disappointments..all because of excuses of why you can’t go and why you can’t do..and why you shouldn’t..Amen..because I promise ya everyone will be fine..and your bank account will be fine..and your schedule will be fine..and all will be okay..so go on the trip..eat the cake..buy the outfit..go get your hair done..change the color if you’d like..Amen..who knows whatever you wanna do..Amen..go to that nice restaurant you’ve been wanting to go too..Amen..don’t wait for a special occasion..today is a special day..Amen..we woke up..we are alive and we are well..so let us not take that for granted..not ever..but get up happy about being alive..and being able to go and walk..and live..Amen..truly enjoying this life that God has given to us all to enjoy..Amen..for He made it all for our good pleasure..Amen..for His children..Praise the Lord..for God loves us..Amen..so get busy living your life..Amen..change it up..shake it up..Amen..and step up out from the routine..and step up and begin walking on that water so to speak..Praise the Lord..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 ❤