“We live in a time where we often feel compelled to cover up our true selves. We rarely reveal who we really are, or speak of our hurts and pains. We avoid sharing what we’ve been through or the challenges we’ve faced in our lives. Instead, we put on smiles when tears are what we truly feel. Amen. We hide our true selves and our lives from others. We cover up our feelings, our imperfections, and the beautiful, authentic us. Amen. Because despite all our imperfections, we are beautiful. We are beautiful creations even in our brokenness, despite our past mistakes, and regardless of who we were then or who we are now. We are still God’s children. Amen. We will never be perfect, as (Romans 3:10) reminds us, but we are forgiven, saved, loved, and healed. These truths will always remain! Praise the Lord. So never be ashamed of the real you—all of you. Everything you’ve been through, all you’ve done, and all you’re going through has shaped you into the wonderful person you are for Christ Jesus our Lord.

Let us be as real as we can be with who we are. All anyone wants is someone who is real, not fake, not putting on a façade, but someone who is transparent with their life. Amen. My prayer and my heart this morning are simply this: give the world you. Give the world all of you, because who you are is exactly who God has made you to be. Every mishap, every quirk, every imperfection, even all those loose screws, so to speak. Amen. It’s all part of who we are, and no one else has our stories, our lives, or our testimony. I pray we never hide who we are, because we are all beautiful creations of the Lord. He formed us in our mothers’ wombs, as (Jeremiah 1:5) tells us, and He fearfully and wonderfully made us, as (Psalm 139:14) reminds us. And as they say, after He made us, He broke the mold. Amen. There will never be anyone like us. We are different, unique, each and every one of us, and we are all completely awesome in the way the Lord our God has made us. We are children of the Most High God. There is no greater privilege or honor than that! So embrace who you are, be who you are, and share all that you are. Amen. In His name, Jesus’ name, I 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.”