“The most hurt that I have ever gotten in my life came from the ones in whom that I thought shouldn’t have ever been the ones to hurt me in my life..Amen..and battles that I have faced in my life have came through those hurts..Amen..and not easy ones to say the least..Amen..but those hard times and the lessons that I have learned through them..and the compassion that I have towards others is there because of what I have gone through..Amen..its what we go through in our lives that give us an open doorway to the lives of others..it gives us more of an understanding of what others are facing and how they feel and what they’re going through..Amen..because I always tell myself even now..Mandi go by the fruit that they are giving to you and your life..Matthew 7:16-27..Amen..go by the way they make you feel..Amen..and regardless of who it is at those moments I separate myself..and very quickly at that..Amen..I do not have time to play around with the enemy..Amen..and neither should you..Amen..we are to guard ourselves..guard our lives..and daily so..Amen..and when people are not kind to you..and people are just saying stuff..and making you feel bad about you and your life..and how your living..and judging you..and always making those negative comments..well, you have to let that stuff go..because what happens is we get stuck in a cycle of not feeling good enough..not feeling good about ourselves..and changing who we are to fit their mold of who they think you should be and what not..Amen!”

“So what I came this morning to say is this..be careful with the company you keep..Amen..because we all are eating daily..we are getting fed something..Amen..and I am not speaking of the food per say that we eat I am speaking spiritually here..whatever we hear..whatever is being spoken over us..that is what we are eating on..Amen..does that make sense?..and that is what we live out and what we react too in our lives..Amen..because words are so powerful..Proverbs 18:21..and they really do powerful things in our lives..whether they are good things or bad..they bring with them blessings or cursings..they bring goodness or hurtfulness..Amen..and so I just say protect yourself..Amen..you don’t have to always try to fix people..or try to make them like you..or try to live up to their standard..Amen..because yeah we don’t always agree with people..and we do have words from time to time..but when there is more strife and drama from these so called friends or family..than that is the time to step away..Amen..you don’t stop loving..or praying for them..but you don’t eat on their mess..and the messes that they bring to your life and your table..Amen..so be wise about your company..Amen..guard your home..both naturally and spiritually..Amen..because let me tell you that is the most important things in your life..that is our well being..and when we leave doors open to just whatever and however..we suffer the consquences of their actions..their words..their drama..and their messes..and that is not a good place to grow..or a good place to live..so again..some people never change..and they never will..so know the difference..pray for discerment..and choose carefully everything you allow to be apart of your life and your world in which you live..Amen..because it truly does matter and matter greatly..Amen..so follow after peace in your life..contentment..joy..happiness..and freedom..Amen..follow hard after those things..and live well in your mind..and in your heart..live well in it all..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 ❤