“So one of my friends had texted me this saying..Stay around people who are good for your mental health..Amen..and I say this in much consideration because our mental health is who we are in our lives..everything about us..Amen..it keeps us going..it keeps us optimistic..it keeps us fueled with happiness..and clarity..with peace..with a vision..with a purpose..Amen..for many fall down into a deep sadness and depression..all for the fact of their mental health..and it’s not the fact that they chose this persay..but somehow when life happens to us..and our lives changes..and things end up different for us..and considering these past few years..many that I have spoken to have gotten depressed and so sad in their lives..but it’s because life changed for them..well, life changed for everyone..everything it seemed overnight went south so to speak..Amen..and the life that others had..their jobs..their involvement in church and ministry stopped..so in and of that it effects us..anytime there is this drastic change that is out of our control..it changes us..and for many they get this way because they’ve lost loved ones..or they are the type of people that doesn’t discuss their feelings or emotions..they don’t release any of it..so it begins to take root and grow and most of the time the persons mind stays there in that place of bondage and sadness all by themselves..and they carry and hold on to much grief and much heartache and it overwhelms them to the point of sometimes completely giving up in their lives..and letting go of themselves and their loved ones..Amen..so this morning I want us all to know that our mental health has everything to do with us and who we are..for you see the bible says as a man thinks so is he..Proverbs 23:7..Amen..and our minds can make or break us guys..and it can happen quickly..it’s a battlefield the mind..and we are the Captain of that battle..Amen..we decide to be victorious in our minds..we can’t give the enemy not one square inch of who we are..we can’t give him anything..because once we let him take over one tiny thing he wants to take it all..and we end up feeling defeated..and we end up turning away from all that is good for us in our lives..we let go of everything..everything that once excited us and gave us energy and passion ends up being gone..and again no one decides that this is where they want to be in life..it just ends up happening thats why we have to stay alert for the word of God says, Be sober, be vigilant; because the enemy as of a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour..1 Peter 5:8..Amen!”

“So I wanna give us all some practical tips to staying healthy in our minds..Amen..first off we must stay close to the Lord in our lives..stay prayed up..and stay in His word..not all the day long guys..but you know every now and than it’s nice to pick up our bibles and read a little..we don’t have to know it all..because probably none of us will ever know it all or understand it all..but we can read and understand what we do know..Amen..and that should not keep us away from the word..because that will make us end up making excuses as to where we will never read our bibles..Amen..and stay active in your life..find things that excite you and go for it..Amen..stay around people..don’t get disconnected from others..because people need people..and eat well..and do you very best to get on a sleep schedule..Amen..and whatever you do have a purpose in life..doing something..volunteering..getting involved in something that inspires you..because without a purpose we will end up feeling worthless..like we don’t matter..and we will fall away from life..from others..from society..from our careers..from church..from loved ones..we will lose sight of who we are and what we need to be doing in our lives..for we are all created from the Master for a purpose..and He has magnificent one at that for each of us and our lives..so make sure to ask for help and to seek it out from someone in whom you trust..and make plans in your life..and try your best to shake things up and be adventurous in your life..for guys we have one life to live..and my whole heart and prayer is that we ALL are well..whole, happy and healthy..that we all are thriving and living the best life that we can possibly live..Amen..because if we let life go and let ourselves go..we lose and we lose greatly in our lives..and I want us to live well..to live life so well..that it spews out of us..all over on others,,Amen,,so take care of you,,be sure to do what you need to stay well..stay happy..stay healthy..being the best version of you that you can..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 ❤