“Have you ever looked up so to speak and thought to yourself how in the world did I get here?..Amen..have you ever or are you right now in your life wondering to yourself why you’re doing what you’re doing and what’s the reason for it all?..Amen..because isn’t it funny at how what you thought you may have wanted in your life isn’t at all what you want now in your life?..and at how it all changes the older you do get?..somehow you begin to understand that life is super short..and that things and stuff isn’t really where it’s at in life..Amen..that somehow the important things are people..Amen..they are your family and friends..and somehow you just want simple things in your life..Amen..you don’t want the crazy, hectic life..Amen..but you want the quiet and you want the peaceful..Amen..you want the fellowship and you want the friendships..you do want community..you want togetherness in church..you want gatherings in your home with nice dinners..you want and desire family nights..game nights..you want everything that you threw away and or gave away before..Amen..it’s funny at how you end up at times like a prodigal..you end up in some foreign land..unfamiliar territory..living this dream that you somehow dreamed up for yourself and the life of your family..only to find that it’s not a place where you should be..Amen..because somehow we run away from familiar because we think surely we got to go somewhere else other than there to truly be used of the Lord..Amen!”

“But I am just wanting to say to us all that God knows where we are..and God knows what’s best for us and our lives..and that God leads us through everything in our lives..Psalms 25:5..whether we are where we truly want to be or whether were in a place for a season..God leads and guides our footsteps..Psalm 37:23..so we never need to worry if we are where we need to be in our lives..because for a season and for a reason we are always where we need to truly be at..Amen..and when God wants us to move on and move toward the next thing then guess what guys?..it will happen..because scripture says we make our plans ‘BUT GOD’ orders our footsteps..Proverbs 16:9..Amen..so be not discouraged in your life..be not discouraged where your at..Amen..but be encouraged that when the Lord is ready for you to do and go wherever you need to be you will be there..Amen..and than again, one day you will look up and you will be in the place that you are so desiring deep within your heart..Amen..for the Lord says delight yourself in Him and that He will give you the desires of your heart..Psalm 37:4..Amen..so be still and know that God is with you and that God is for you and that God is ordering your footsteps..Romans 8:31..and leading you my friend along lives pathway..so stay encouraged..what’s meant to be for you and your life will be..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 ❤️