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“So this year will be 15 years that I started writing my devotion..Amen..and for most that know me..know that I am not a quiet person..nor have I ever been..I have always been loud..and I always laugh or tell jokes to make other people laugh and happy..Amen..and if you know then you know that I love to hug you..if I am around you before long I am gonna reach out and hug you..I can’t help it..it’s just who I am..women and men alike..Amen..but as well over these past years of writing..I have went from a extrovert type of person to an introvert type of person..and I have looked this up and they say that you can’t change that..whether you are an extrovert or introvert..but I would beg to differ..because I have changed a lot..Amen..I used to stay busy constantly..doing something..I never ever ever slowed down..Amen..I would rush from one point to the next..Amen..but as I say since writing God has pulled me away to Himself..Amen..and people will ask Mandi how do you write something daily?..thats pretty impressive..Amen..and of course I always come back with this..well, first I have to be with the Lord..I have to be still with Him..I can’t have distractions..because if I do I lose my train of thought quickly..Amen..so whatever the Lord is trying to give me if I am not paying attention and looking for it..or listening for it..then I will miss it..Amen..because busy is okay..but as well being still before the Lord..and quieting your own soul..and finding who you are as a person..other than not is not a good thing either..Amen..because many stay busy just not wanting to deal with their life..or maybe they don’t want to hear what God is trying to say to them..and so for the most part I would tolerate anything and anybody..just to have people in my life..because I thought that is what was needed..Amen..but it only causes so much hurt at times when you allow just whomever in your life..and a lot of extra stress that never should be there..Amen..because this is the thing..people try to run from their lives..but all the while no matter where you run in life..you take you with you..Amen..so when you can be okay with yourself..no matter if their is people or not..no matter if you are all alone..no matter if you are eating by yourself..when you have peace in your heart and in your life..and you can be still and be quiet..and have quietness in your home..and in your heart..then what happens is you know that you are okay..Amen..and then you can choose well the things you wanna do in life..Amen..you don’t just say yes to everything..Amen..you choose and are wise in your choosing of what all you say yes too..Amen!”

“Because I have become that person..and I love this person..Amen..I love the peace in my heart..and I love the peace in my mind..and I love my time with Jesus..that is my favorite time..for all that don’t know..you do sacrifice when you are doing a work for the Lord..Amen..for I get up every morning usually around 4 or 4-30..Amen..because that is when my home is truly quiet..and I get to spend time at my computer with my Father..getting filled up..crying it out with Him..pouring my heart out to Him..and I sing..and I read..and I am not rushed in any way whatsoever..Amen..no one is needing anything..no on is pulling on me to do something..its just me and the Lord..Amen..so know that you have to find what works for you..and as I say running from you is never a good idea..trying to run from your problems is not a good idea..because as I say you take you with you..so find your happy..by yourself..along with the Lord..Amen..so now I love quiet..I love a noise free atmosphere..Amen..and I still do have my moments with my family and friends as to where I am loud..and I am laughing and crying and everything in between..but for the most part I am alone with my Father..and I am okay with that..to do His work you have to know Him..and you have to love Him..and you have to hear His voice over every one else and their opinions..and their points of view..because too much of that stuff gets you confused..and God is not the God of confusion..He is the God of peace..1 Corinthians 14:33..so find your place..find your quietness with the Lord..Amen..for in the book of Psalms it says this..as a deer pants after the water brooks..so my soul pants after you Oh Lord..Psalm 42:1..Amen..so I must ask what does your soul pant after this morning?..I do hope and pray that it knows that the Lord is the One and the only One that satisfies the longings of your heart and of your soul..Amen..nothing in this world does that other than Him..we can go anywhere and everywhere..but as King Solomon says..it all is vanity..Ecclesiastes 1:2..Amen..it doesn’t last..only what you get from the Lord Jesus last forever..what you get from Him..never ever gets takin away..Amen..so feast at your Fathers table..slow down and enjoy your life..and find who you are..and enjoy you..Amen..work on you..Amen..because you as I say is always with you..and if you don’t like yourself..then there is a problem..and it needs to be addressed..because if you can’t get along with yourself..then you can’t get along with others to well..Amen..so again find your quiet place..find your freedom in and of yourself..and be at peace in your life..enjoying the quietness of it all..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 ❤