“It’s when change is occurring that the Lord keeps me at the altar..I’m not sure about you guys but as for me and my life it is always a place that I am when my life is being changed around or the Lord is getting ready to do something..so He is getting me prepared..and through these times of brokenness I am growing..and leaning in on my Lord like never before..Amen..because in them moments I know that is where I need to be at..I need to be in the Lords presence..because guys the enemy does come in like a flood to try to distract or discourage..Isaiah 59:19..he is real..and he does fight God’s children..that is who he is..Amen..but see it’s in the Lords presence at His altar that we gain strength..we gain joy, peace..we gain courage..and confidence..because in Gods presence we change..and we become more confident..for it does wonders at the altar there before our Lord..it is just something powerful that happens when we bow our knees before our Father..and we close our eyes before Him and there we are in His presence..that life is stilled..that problems fade somehow ever so quickly by the wayside..it is really and truly amazing at how everything dims and isn’t all that relevant..Amen..so in the midst of it all we find safety in our Fathers presence..we find everything we need there..for I know that I speak and write about it always..and that is that the enemy as of a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour..1 Peter 4:8..Amen..and that if we walk in the spirit we will not mind the things of our flesh..Galatians 5:16..because I will be the first to tell ya that getting in self and in the sinful mess that we are without walking and abiding in the Lord will happen quickly and very quickly at that..Amen!”

“So my prayer is that we find our spot..we find our prayer closets..and we stay there..and we abide there..for we need that more than anything in our lives..we need Gods love and strength..we need that armor of God placed on us daily..cause we live in fallen world..and you know it’s not so much the enemy wants our things..but what he does want is our joy..he wants our peace..he wants our freedom..Amen..he wants us to lose our witness..he wants our lights for our Father to dim down way low..Amen..but we are wiser than that ole enemy..we are more than able to do exceedingly abundantly more through Christ Jesus our Lord..we are victorious..we are able and well able at that..so don’t let self-keep you from moving forward to the place Christ has prepared for only you..for I say if Jesus had to be pray..how much more should we be praying and staying always at the altar before our Father..Amen..so know that God has you..and that God is in control..and He knows everything..and He is working it all together for mine and your good..Romans 8:28..because that’s just the kind of God that we serve..for our Lord never goes against His word..so let us trust Him..and let us find our place before Him at the altar and pray and seek Him like we’ve never sought Him before..for now more than ever we need our altars filled..for that is the most safest and secure place we can ever be in all of our lives..so let us never forget that prayer is what changes things..and moves the hands of God in our lives and in our worlds in which we live..so let us pray guys..and let us do so very eagerly and earnestly..for it is 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