“As far as me and my life and who I was when I was younger..even here until a few years ago..I was what you called a peace keeper..Amen..not a peace maker..there is a huge difference..but a peace keeper..and in being one of these..you disregard yourself and your feelings..and you put on this act of peace keeping..Amen..you put on a huge smile..and you are people pleasing..Amen..you wanna keep everyone happy..regardless of how it is making you feel and live your life on the inside..Amen..and so in return it is really and honestly nothing more than some huge lie..Amen..because people pleasing is not a fun thing to get into..Amen..because with it as well comes no change..people don’t change when you are satisfying there every whim to keep them happy..because you, yourself don’t want conflict and or strife..so instead of confrontation..you instead say it’s okay..whatever the problem was..whatever happened..whatever occurred..and or whatever took place..instead of saying..you know that was not okay..Amen..peace keepers will say it’s okay..to over look the offense..or what happened..because in their minds they think it’s the same thing as being a peace maker for the Lord..Matthew 5:9..of course..Amen..but it’s not the same thing at all..Amen!”

“Because peace makers for the Lord come in peace into whatever situation there is..that is taking place..they don’t lie about what happened..and or they don’t overlook it..but rather they discuss it..because growth happens when you confront a situation..not when you cover up the problem and or situation that may have taken place..when people are nasty and mean..when they are not kind or nice..you can’t look at them in the face and say to them it’s okay..when they say their sorry..all the while pretending that whatever happened didn’t happen..Amen..because again change never takes place..for you will find yourself down that road so to speak and you will be in that same ole place again..hearing those same ole words again..Amen..for with peace keeping you are over looking truth of what happened all the while disregarding as I say your feelings..and pushing that all down on the inside of you..just to make other people feel good about them..to keep peace..and to keep happiness..but when you are a peace maker for God..you come with a heart of humbleness..and after the fact there is peace but not only with the other person..but as well with yourself..because Gods peace is true peace..not some form of a made up peace..see God is looking for true peace makers..for none of us were called to be peace keepers..we cannot change others..we cannot over look problems..because you may sweep them under a rug but they are still there..Amen..so today don’t feel the need to put on being a peace keeper..but rather let us all be peace makers..for sometimes we do have hard conversations..we do have to face things head on..and place all the cards on the table..but distorting yourself for the happiness of others trying to keep others content and satisfied all the while lying..well that is not at all a place to live..or to be in your life..it is okay if everyone in this big ole world doesn’t like you..and it is okay to step away from this form of being a people pleaser..Amen..so know the difference..and then you walk that out in your life with God..and with His grace and with His peace..for only than are lives..friendships..situations and or circumstances changed with having true blue peace..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