Mandisa: Supporting Your Friends With Mental Illness | Better Together TV 

Yes pray for me I am struggling today

Watching this video the day after Mandisa passed away and went to see Jesus. 😢💔 She was such a beautiful, sweet person. Praying for her friends and family.

I was kind to a friend and she betrayed me. She cut me off completely and lied about me. I am glad you allowed your friends to reach out. They were willing to help you but you also allowed them to do so. God bless.

A beautiful message of hope. Mandisa was a beautiful woman inside and out. God bless her family.

No matter how you feel, exude Christ. Thank you sis Mandisa.

I just wanted to say thank you for this beautiful message it hit home for me. I've struggled with depression all my life but hearing from others who have gone through something similar so thank you. Please pray 🙏 for my mental health

Mental health is a real thing and you can be only be hole through Jesus Christ. I have mental health issues but I never gone through deep depression because of Jesus Christ who help me everyday. he loves me and you and sometimes people being ashamed to say they are dealing with mental health because they are a Christian or not. but the more you talk it help you and someone else thank you both ladies for sharing your heart with us because it not easy.

I am that Sister that needed this. I am also that Sister that asks our Lord to use me as example of what only He can do. I am not fully out of it and may also have to maintain with it but God's grace is sufficient and I am so thankful. Thank you so much!

Mandisa, you are such a blessing to me. Sharing your story with courage and gratefulness is so inspiring and confirming. I have battled with grief and depression and anxiety. God has sent people to hold me up and been with me in the darkness. It has been a long and difficult journey but I am seeing the light and feeling God's presence in my life more each day. God bless you and thank you. ❤️

Her name Mandisa sounds like a Xhosa South African, and that makes me joyful as a South African following this channel.

Thank you, Mandisa for being so vulnerable and sharing your story. I resonate with your story so much, except I sleep for hours and have to remind myself to eat. Thank you for having this conversation, and thank you for shining a light on mental health. God has been gracious enough to also help me to manage and after a scary dark moment a couple of months ago I am currently in the process of building community. Thank you for that powerful prayer at the end. Hallelujah.

These ladies are amazing! Thank you Father for loving me

On the day my mother passed away this year, if it wasn't for God speaking through my friend, I wouldn't be in a good space. God is literally carrying me through this season of grief, sadness, disappointment, darkness, loneliness, and anger. God has really been with me. I sense his presence with me.

I love what Natalie said about doing a writing exercise. ❤❤❤❤

Absolutely powerful thank you for this wonderful message … I love mandisas music and I’m so happy she had people to help pull her out of that dark place she was in 💕 ….love you all my sisters in Christ …I know all too well the struggles of mental health… praying for healing for us all…

Love that space was given for Mandisa to pray and that she prayed the Word. The God of all comfort comforts us that we may comfort others. You never know how He may use what you walking through to minister to another.

Wow! Where do I begin? I've been a big fan of Mandisa's for many years. But this post isn't about being a fan. I remember when she was "in the pit" of depression. Her Facebook had not been updated in a long while. I -- and I'm sure many others -- prayed for her. I didn't know what was happening. But I sensed something was wrong. Mental illness is real; I've had my own struggles with anxiety and fear. In 2015 I "lost control" one night. I slipped into a month-long depression. I didn't go to work for a month. Part of the time I could barely eat. Many people prayed for me. I went to counseling and also took medication. I'm so much better now. I work as a business teacher in an area high school (a new career that started in 2017!!). Anxiety and irrational fear may be things I'll always struggle with -- much like Paul's thorn in the flesh. Prayer, reading scripture, and believing the promises of God have been my pathway to healing. Oh -- one more thing. 😃 Much like our sister Mandisa, I'm a person who is full of joy. That's not bragging, that's just who I am. Satan attacks me and tries to kill that joy all the time. He doesn't want us to minister in the area we're called. Keep praying. Keep reading the Bible. Reach out to someone for help. DO NOT turn away when someone is truly trying to help. Yes, it is hard to get up. Some days it was so hard for me to even get out of bed during that dark month of depression. Just take that one step toward healing. God bless and keep each of you. p.s. If you have time, please listen to "The One He Speaks Through" (the song Mandisa referred to). If you love songs full of joy and victory, listen to Mandisa's "Shine." It is kinda an anthem for me. Ok -- love to all of you! -- Donnie

How beautiful, the sticky note encouragements is such a thoughtful idea!

I love you Mandisa🤗

5:37 5:38 5:39 but its true she's always smiling 😊😁 seems to be smiling it always seems to be those people unfortunately I remember a post I recently saying she's not always smiling and showed a serious picture of her face and that kind of scared me too but it's reality for some people

This episode speaks to me so much. I've watched it 3 or 4 times.

Amen

I've had several friends in the past betray me because of the mental illness they are inflicted with I know my boundaries I know my limits when you continue to do things and you keep putting up with it all you do is allow yourself to be inflicted well they have no responsibility of being accountable at least for their actions I cannot be with people that have mental illness it's way too much for me but I will pray for each and everyone I need to protect myself

Wow.... Powerful!!!

Amen.God richly bless you all

Thank you 🙏

Amen! This is such a blessing. And I love that Mandisa's friends were there for her like that. I also love how this is edited.🙏🏾💜

Madisa, thank you ❤️ much love

Thank you 😘

Amen!

Mandisa 🙏🏼🩵💚

Jamie 😢😢😢 I haven't seen her since Ishine great to know she's still around 😃😃

Looking for this episode

Where can I watch the full video if this on RU-vid 😢😢😮

We love you the way you are but we love you so much to leave you there.Just hit me You are sooooo beautiful.Thank God for redeeming your soul.Amen

The friend to “lower me to Christ” took me out!!!!!!!!! I think about that scripture!!!!!! Thank you!

I love you more😍😘

Ooooh my Disa 💔💔💔💔

Please tell me how do you put up with people and it starts with my family in the mental illness that's in my family and I've been a Target with my daughter off and on for 30 years how much are we supposed to take until we say enough is enough if people don't want to take responsibility and go get help when is suggestions and they ignore the fact that they have something wrong all I can say is I think I overdid my limits because I try to be compassionate to people but there's only so much time and so many years until we say no more but to pray is the only thing that I'm going to do now until people take responsibility and accountability for their actions

Ephesians 6:12-13, Be mindful of these scriptures, we wrestle against principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, spirtual wickedness in high places, the Anointing of Jesus thru the Holy Spirit breaks yokes. Mental illness was dealt with by Jesus thru casting out devil's/demons. We must not Shiver from mostly the causes of severe types of mental illnesses.Being under a ministry that is Anointed, Prayer, Reading of Scripture, Fasting, Praise and Worship, a supportive system are all needed to be free from the grips of mental illness and it's a process, unless deliverance is received by the "Power" of Rebuking" by an Anointed Vessel. Some types of medication be helpful for some type of stability. ➕🙏.

Mandisa your spirit lives on love covers a multitude of sins.

To use mental illness and depression as a cover for church abuse is a disgrace and sin of lying. While I feel for individuals who truly suffer, I have to speak up about the duality of it. Right now it’s being used as a tool to discredit and “humble” me after sinning.

We need a black version show

8:13 why do people only say sister like men don't struggle with this too 😭😭🙏🙏 not to take the attention away from her ❤❤ because I actually like her just saying......