“So I remember this women’s bible study that I had attended for the fall semester..and I had ordered my book for the study on Amazon..so finally it had came in and when I opened it the front cover of the book was ripped..like it had been bent and in the bend was the rip..and I thought to myself well that’s okay..it still can be used and I can still get everything out of it that I need too..Amen..so I went on to thinking about us and at how we are all slightly broken eggs so to speak..that even in our brokenness that God still uses us..Amen..that even if the scars are there and the memory of the past hurts and mistakes that were made or done to us..that still God uses us for His glory..and for His purpose..just as He used King David..even His brokenness the Lord used King David mightily..the word of God says that he was a man after God’s own heart..1 Samuel 13:14/Acts 13:22..was he perfect?..by no means was he perfect..but I believe that he strived with everything in him to serve and live wholeheartedly for the Lord our God..for you see we can’t hide our hearts and minds from God..and that is what God see’s when He looks at us..He looks at them things..we may be whomever in the world we want others to see..but we can’t hide from God and all of who we are..Amen..for we are all once again slightly broken..but God loves us just as we are..and He loves us enough to use us and to know that we are all just sinners saved by His grace..Amen!”

“See we don’t justify our actions..but we shouldn’t hide them either..so for the most part when we look to others we can’t look away because of something we see as a fault..because we all have them..but we look towards others with eyes of love..and we look at others the way Christ Jesus looks at us..we never pretend to be anyone were not..but we live to be the best us that we can be..living and loving all for the Lord..for we know who we are..just as Christ does..and just like that book of mine it may have been a little tore up on the outside of the cover..but boy on the inside it is all fine and dandy..Amen..and that is as well all of our goals in life to be made whole and to be all good on the inside..because that outside may be tarnished..it will get old and it does get bumps and bruises along the way..but it really matters not when considering the person in whom we are..for once again let us not forget or ever fail to remember that the word of the Lord says that man looks at the outward but God looks at the heart..1 Samuel 16:7..so let us love who we are, brokenness and all just as Jesus loves us..and let us love others in all of their brokenness and all..for then we will shine as brightly as we can for our Lord and our Savior Jesus Christ..living and loving all and not merely few, always and forever that should be our goal..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