“For in being a light for the Lord..I always think that the hugest thing that shines brighter than any other thing is our kindness towards people..Amen..the gentle side of us being kind to all..regardless of what a person does or does not do..that we choose to shine brightly to them by being kind towards them..Amen..because I do know that as Erik and I are traveling and we go different places that if the service is kind and the people are nice..then we always will make our way back to those places..Amen..but if there is strife and anger and people are just down right rude..well, that truly is the last time that we will go there..Amen..because I do not like people who are so rude and bitter towards others..I think its the worst thing ever..Amen..we were speaking last night and we were talking about our kindness is really falling by the wayside..that somehow people put up this huge guard and this bitter face..and the smile is not there as before..and so others don’t know how to deal with that type of personality..Amen..but I do know that when we turn the other cheek..Matthew 5:39..and we overcome evil with good..Romans 12:21..and just go beyond what or who someone else is even how they are acting..that somehow it takes down a wall..or the anger that is there within the person that makes them feel they need to be this way in their lives..because again we all have a story..and that makes us all the way we are because of where we’ve been and what we’ve been through..so everyone responds differently in life..Amen!”

“So regardless of how a person is towards you..I do pray that you go beyond them and that you choose to rise and simply be kind towards them..Amen..because people who are this way and then they are treated with respect and kindness they don’t really know how to deal with someone that way..because it is out their comfort zone..Amen..but when you retaliate towards them with being the way they are..well, then you are speaking their language that they understand so nothing changes with the atmosphere..but when you shine and you share the goodness of God..by going above and beyond..going that extra mile so to speak..and turning the cheek..and just being loving and kind..well then you speak a language that changes them and changes the whole situation at hand..Amen..so to be a light we do have to choose to look beyond who they are..and how they are..and we choose to be good to them..and speak to them as we wanna be spoken too..and reach out in love and be considerate and kind all the while smiling and sharing soft and gentle encouraging words to them..Amen..because the bible says that words are powerful..and they that love them will eat the fruit there of..Proverbs 18:21..so we choose to speak well..and choose to sow good seeds into the day that were in..and the atmosphere and places that we are in..Amen..sharing and shining Christ Jesus our Lord..for the word says that just a little repels away that darkness..1 John 1:5..so be that candle that’s not hidden..but be the one that is on that candlestick..Matthew 5:14-16..Amen..shining a light,,making a difference..and choosing to live for the Lord..and not being as the world and its ways..because we all just wanna be loved and we all just wanna be treated fairly..respected..and having others to be kind to us as we choose to give all that back to them..Amen..for no one ever forgets how you made them feel..Amen..they’ll forget what you said maybe..but not ever how you made them feel..so treat this world well..being kind and caring to all..making a difference..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 ❤