”So this lady is telling a story about her young son who is four 4️⃣..and at how he has been going through their home 🏡throwing a ball 🏀 or toy 🧸 at her and as he does he will yell out..fire 🔥 in the hole 🕳️..and she said it catches me off guard 💂 every single time he does this..Amen..and it’ll just land in my lap..and startle me..and I’ll get all shook up ⬆️ for a minute..Amen..but I as well I do this in my home 🏡 or even going through the drive through at the bank 🏦 if I’m not paying attention to what’s happening even though I know that whatever is catching me off guard 💂 is not gonna hurt or harm me..it’s the reaction of it..Amen..like family coming up behind me when I’m not expecting them..and I’ll scream out..lol..and they’ll say you know it’s just me..Amen..or going through the bank 🏦 and I know it’s just the bank teller..Amen..but if I’m not paying attention to what’s happening then I get startled 😮 and I scream out when they come back to the window to speak to me..lol..crazy thing to say the least..but it’s our natural reaction for some of us..my mom used to do this and still does..so we would kind of talk to her as we were approaching her so she wouldn’t get startled..Amen!” 

“But the lady said this..she said I remember when I first started following the Lord and she said I had this one lady in church ⛪️ who when we would speak 🗣️ to one another or she would be praying 🙏🏻 for me she would say this every time to me..’Better to stay ready than to get ready!’..Amen..in other words if you’re following the Lord then stay close to Him and stay ready..Amen..the lady told her because you do not know what is gonna hit you in life..you do not know from day to day what you are about to face..so stay ready..Amen..and this lady is telling this story because of her son and what he’s been doing around their home 🏡..throwing things and yelling fire 🔥 in the hole 🕳️..catching them off guard..💂 her and her husband..Amen..and the lady says I don’t even know where he got that from..Amen..so I just came this morning to say this to us all stay ready other then trying to get ready..Amen..for the Lord tells us that we are compassed about with such a great cloud ☁️ of witnesses..we are told to lay aside every weight and every sin that does so easily beset us..and run 🏃 with patience the race that it set before us..looking unto Jesus..the Author ✍️ and Finisher of our faith..who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross ✝️..despising the shame and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God..and He is daily making intercessions for us..(1 Corinthians 9:24-27/Hebrews 12:1-2/Romans 8:34)..Praise the Lord!” 

“So just know that when we’re ready..Amen..then we are not as startled 😮 by life and by the schemes of the enemy..when we are full with God and His grace and goodness..and His word more so than anything else..then when life comes our way throwing things at us..and yelling fire 🔥 in the hole 🕳️ trying to catch us off guard 💂..we will be ready..Amen..so stay focused on Christ and daily all the day long..keep your eyes 👀 fixed..Praise the Lord..because Jesus is helping us and as well we all can do all things through Christ who gives us strength 💪🏼..(Philippians 4:13)..for in our weakness Christ is made strong 💪🏼 in us..for He tells us that His grace is sufficient for us..His power is made perfect 😍 in weakness..(2 Corinthians 12:9)..Praise the Lord..so let us be good soldiers manning our post of life..not being wishy washy back and forth with the Lord..but instead steadfast..unmoveable and always abounding in the work of the Lord..(1 Corinthians 15:58)..not being caught off guard 💂 by life in and of itself..but being strong soldiers for the Lord..(2 Timothy 5:13-16)..being salt 🧂and light 💡..(Matthew 5:13-16)..always representing Him in all we do and in all we say and in how we choose to respond to those fire 🔥 in the holes 🕳️ as they come at times like fiery darts 🎯 trying to catch us off guard..(Ephesians 6:16)..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 ❤️