“Well, here it is another year come and gone 2024 is here upon us all..Amen..and I couldn’t help but talk about the thing that we all truly need to talk about which is that O grudge..Amen..that lingers and lingers never to let us go..Amen..it follows us around like an ole stray dog..and we at times we stop and feed that ole dog..and give it a drink of water..and maybe a little attention a pat on the head..Amen..and then in turn that ole stray dog..just continues to follow us around..that O grudge..Amen..so when this happens and we do all of those things..such as acknowledge it..and comfort it..and feed it and give it a drink..well, then it will just grow and continue to be there in our lives..and for most it is a year after year grudge..that just as I say follows us like that ole stray dog..just waiting on the food..the drink..and the pat on the head..Amen..but I wonder this morning if we all could let that ole dog just wander on somewhere else..other then us just giving it all of these things that in turn just at times reaches out and gives us a bite..Amen..gives us the thing that we don’t wanna see happen but it does sooner or later..Amen!”

“And the thing is most of the time a grudge happens in a moment of anger..or within the walls of a joke..and we in turn get offended and we get hurt..so we hold on to the grudge..but somehow we lose sight of the person..and who they are..and the fact that no one is perfect..Romans 3:10-12..Amen..we want forgiveness for ourselves over the things that we have said and done but when it comes to others we don’t give it out as easily as we should..Amen..but as well we forget as I say all the other good that the person has done in their lives..and all that they have probably done for you in your life..Amen..but I do pray that we let that ole stray dog stay back there in 2023..and that we leave him there..that we begin this year afresh and anew..Amen..thanking Jesus for His forgiveness that He has given to us..1 John 1:9..and in turn that we are gonna give it to others..Amen..because unforgiveness is a prison that we hold oursleves in..and that prison is such an ugly one at that..it steals ever so much away from us..our joy..our peace..our love..and our happiness..so let it go that O grudge..and forgive and be free in yet once again this beautiful thing that we all call life..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 ❤️