If every time something falls apart, or someone cuts us off, or if someone lies on us, talks about us, makes up stuff, or puts us down, and we kinda get mad, angry, upset, bitter, cold and completely devastated…then guess what guys, we are always gonna be that way…cause see this life is full of people…and some are gonna love us, and some are gonna hate us, and that right there is the truth, and the whole truth…it doesn’t matter if we’re the most kindest, nicest, loving, caring people out there…it doesn’t matter if we’re the ones in whom always does everything for every body…it doesn’t matter about how much we go out of our way for people…cause honestly we are gonna be hated on, regardless…No, I’m not trying to discourage anyone this morning…but I am just speaking the truth…cause the truth is what helps us all out..and the truth is what sets us free..John 8:32.Hallelujah…so the point of it all is this…if we get all tore up every single time…then guys we’re always gonna be tore up…and that is not a place for any of us to ever be in our lives…when we know who we are personally, and I do say this a lot, then it does matter what others say about us, because we know us…and as well, if things happen in which case they will…cause the bible says that it rains on the just and the unjust..Matthew 5:45..because if and when these problems arise and things happen…and we get to be a total mess…then as I said we will stay a total mess for the rest of our lives…because things are gonna take place…always…none of us are ever exempt from problems, cares, and worries…we all once again face the same types of things in life…but the point is not letting the things, them problems, them lies, or whatever get the best of us…see we don’t let the circumstances change who we are…for greater is He that is within us, than he that is within this ole world..1 John 4:4…and the devil knows what gets each of our goats so to speak…he knows what strings to pull on…he knows what bothers us all the most in our lives…so what does he do?…and what does he use?….well them things that get at us. them things that get under our skin…that’s them things that he uses…and if any of us keep grabbing the bait every time he throws it out there, then guess what?…he is gonna keep throwing it out there…so I pray that we all have wisdom to know what is taking place in our lives when these things come up against us…for the bible says that if we lack wisdom to ask of the Lord and He would give us the wisdom that we’re needing..James 1:5..and as well the word of God says that the Lord has made us wiser than our enemies…Psalm 119:98..Hallelujah…so we have to stop us and our reactions when problems occur in our lives…it’s a growing process, but we all can grow and we all should be growing…because we are made in the image of God…Genesis 1:27..and we are to be more and more like Him daily..and if we get moved by our circumstances and situations that come and arise in our lives, than were not made quit yet perfect in whom we are to be for the Lord..for it is daily picking up of our crosses and following the Lord..see it’s one thing to know that word of God, but guys it’s another whole story when we do them things that we know..cause that’s the hard part..walking and living our lives in obedience to what Gods word says..so let us pray always, and let us live our lives the way that God would have for us to..and not be those puppets that the ole devil keeps pulling on..so recognize and know it when it comes your way..and choose to rise up above it..don’t let it control you and your peace, but you choose to control the situation..and you choose to rise up and move forward in peace, love and that godly contentment..for scripture reads, that I have learned to be content in all things..Philippians 4:11..and that’s our goals to be content always..be anchored and firmly secured resting with Jesus Christ our Lord..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