”So I heard a pastor tell this story about a nascar driver 🏎️ that had won 🥇 the race..and he says to this pastor the race wasn’t won 🏆 on the track it was won 🥇 in the garage..Amen..for he continues on saying to the pastor that I may be able to drive well..but all week long pastor there are 300 people that are working on that 1 car 🏎️..he says the crowd only sees the one 1️⃣ driver but no matter how good I can drive..it’s not what happens on Sunday that matters the most pastor..but it’s what happens on Monday..Hallelujah..in other words they all have got to be prepared..Amen..so this morning that is what I want to encourage in us..that we make time for (preparation) in our lives..that we have (persistence) in our lives..so that we all can and will be (prepared) in our lives..Amen..for (preparation) is to make ready or being made ready for use..Amen..and (persistence) is the ability to stick with something in spite of its difficulty or opposition..Amen..and (prepared) is the you are ready ✅ for use to do or deal with something..Amen!”

”Because God is interested in the preparation of our lives..more so than the work..Amen..for we have got to be prepared ahead of time in whatever it is we are wanting to advance to or want to do..we all most be prepared for it..Amen..because sometimes it’s not that the seed has not been planted 🌱..but it’s because the preparation of the soil has not been prepared..Amen..because with preparation and persistence then we are prepared to receive it and grow in it..Amen..because here’s the thing it’s hard to be persistent when you and I can’t see the purpose or the reason why?..Amen..because scripture says that a man sowed some seeds and some fell by the wayside and the fowls devoured them up 🆙..some fell on stony places that didn’t have much earth so they sprung up because there was no deepness..Amen..and some fell among thorns and the thorns sprung up 🆙 and choked them..BUT others they fell onto (good ground)..and it brought forth fruit 🍎..some a hundredfold 💯..some sixtyfold..and some thirtyfold..(Matthew 13:4-30)..Praise the Lord!”

”For you see preparation of the soil of our lives and hearts 🥰..it’s the key 🔑 to much success in our lives..to where we wanna go to..to where we wanna be..Amen..and don’t think 🤔 that the classroom that God places you in for the preparation is gonna look 👀 like your calling that He has placed on your life..Hallelujah..but rather know this that if we cannot be faithful over the little God gives into our hands then He will never make us ruler over much..(Matthew 25:23)..Amen..for why we do something in our lives is more important then what we do..Amen..it’s the fruit 🍎 behind the doing..the heart ❤️ behind the doing..the reason behind the doing..because doing is good and great..but lining up with the Lord for the doing and doing it from a pure and honest motive that is the blessing and that is the ultimate sacrifice and goal for the preparation..Praise the Lord..so wherever we are right now in life I pray we all know that God orders our footsteps 👣 (Psalms 37:23)..and think of it this way this is our classroom..we are being prepared for our calling that God has placed on our lives..and that we will with the help of the Lord pass our test and move on to the next thing to complete our preparation for the assignment..so we hold on..we stay persistent knowing that we are getting prepared for great and mighty things from our Lord and Savior..Amen!”

“For it is in His name, Jesus’ name, that I do ask and pray..Amen & 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 ❤️