What to do?
cherry to ransomnote
it seems everyone in my extended family have taken this vax....
what do I say to them?.....
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I can only make well-meant suggestions as I don't have all the answers. :)
You can say, "Don't worry, what ever happens to you, me or anyone else in our family, God is in control and we'll follow Him through this wherever it leads. He'll provide the strength and resources we need."
As often as I exhort people not to take the vax, it's not like there's any guarantee that I won't die tomorrow in a car accident or you won't fall down a flight of waxed stairs and maim a leg. We're advocating for the best for them in an uncertain world. Their days of health and happiness may extend well past ours. :)
They need to know we love them, respect them and want what's best, and so we fearlessly advocate when we see potential risks.
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I hope that the vax is safe but so many are saying it is not and there will be horrible consequences in just a few months....
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Again with my 'uncertain world theme', we could have a Civil War or market collapse, or maybe nothing bad will happen. I don't trust the vax for good reason, but I think white hats have 'left doses out' of refrigeration many steps along the way, some doses were saline, some were rejected by the body of the host, some had (documented) manufacturer defects, some will cause mild harm that will go unnoticed, so will be noticable, some may die, and we have no way to 'tell people apart'.
Also, we have no idea what treatments are in the wings. White hats have known about the China's biowarfare plans since 2019 of not sooner. All those high level 'elite' planning meetings did not go unnocticed. Real doctors are studying treatments to deal with this.
If my friend, who has suddenly developed a 'weak knee' for no reason 4 weeks after the vax, suddenly becomes severely ill, I still won't know if it is the vax or her own illness because we're all immune suppressed by design (keeping us masked and locked down), so many of us are going to be contending with health issues.
I felt a pang of fear for her, so I stopped to pray when she expressed wonderment at her weak knee and I turned fear into prayer. I prayed for her. It helped to remind myself that I don't know what's going on, but God does and none of it is a surprise to Him.
I also pray for all on our thread, for our health, peace of mind, faith....and thread 'harmony' (*cough* *cough*).
Our friends and family may yet end up helping us through illnesses instead of the other way around, or sign a cast on our leg from an accident.
There's no way to know. I say this after decades of being a worrier - it doesn't help to worry. Took me forevah, to figure that out, and longer still to actually be able to use it. People say 'give your concerns to God' and I'd fearfully throw it at Him overhand. Yeah. It's hard to learn.
I liked someone's idea for a prayer box. They prettied up a shoe box and put a slit in the lid. Each night, they'd write on little slips of paper each fear or worry they had (e.g., mom with cancer, interview on Tuesday) and then slip the papers into the box (e.g., handing it over to God) before going to bed. It helped grant them peace at night to know that God was taking care of it while they slept.
Matthew 6:27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
I used to struggle with that verse, it sounded hopeless. What helped make that verse work for me was printing off some of God's promises, putting them in my handbag, and on my nightstand, and reading these reminders that God is for me, so I can withstand whatever is against me. Awaiting a biopsy report, it converted 'what if I have cancer?!' to mean 'if I have cancer I'm going to rely on God to help me deal with it.'
Another friend, when consumed by worry (baby with malignant brain cancer), found herself becoming ill worrying 24/7 and was burning out when she needed to function.
She learned to make 'an appointment' to worry during which time she would allow herself to experience the full force of every fear in all it's gory detail. The rest of the day, when she caught herself worrying about the future, she'd stop herself and postpone worry until her appointment. She said it took a lot of practice to make that work and that she had to start small.
Years later, when I was struggling with worry, I asked her how 'small' her intial efforts were. She said, '10 seconds'. I was startled into laughing (her healthy child was by then running around the room) and she said really at times it used to be a battle to keep her mind off worrying about her baby for 10 seconds. But she practiced until she could put off worry to once a day for 20 minutes, and later to once a week.
I am a bit down tonite due to my brother being in critical condition in the hospital due to covid 19....I've never denied that it existed.....
I don't deny severe version of the illness exists in some people, but I don't believe it's Covid-19 as the tests they use don't identify a Covid virus. I think almost all of it is the flu (denied treatment) and in there are some who have something else. There is a rough illness that some people really struggle with. Prayers up for your brother and all who love him (that puts you in there :) )
continued buyden/communist takeover....
That massive container ship in the Suez and the continued absence of China on our streets means things are happening behind the scenes that China/Biden don't want to happen.
and knowing that most of family could be gone....
I'm not counting the vaccinated out - they may well outlive us by years. Again, I think each person will have separate responses (e.g., not become ill etc.), benefit from unknown treatments, and we ourselves may yet meet our maker within a few days.
I want the world to stop so I can get off....
I've felt that way lately. Maybe a touch of battle fatigue, and I have never been on a literal battlefield as have those who have been in a traditional war. And yet, I do feel tired of the constant psyop we're under. It's 24/7 by design.
We are in a psyop information war and must give ourselves credit for enduring a constant barrage of cyber combat for years now. I don't mean to take away from the valor of those who picked up a gun and endured enemy fire; I've never experienced anything remotely like that, and so I honor their service.
Do you remember when we pulled together resources for the event that we might have 10 days of darkness? I was going to read the book about Shackleton, others had ideas too. We gathered distractions and activities with which to give our minds and spirits a break. I know it's hard to think of distractions right now, but perhaps some are in order. This may not technically be 10 days of darkness, but fatigue takes a toll that deserves respect.
Everyone needs to take breaks - I think we carry our knowledge around like a secret burden without being aware of it. A friend's greatest concern in life right now is whether or not to buy a certain RV or not. I am alienated from pretty much everything in media etc. as I watch things unfold and so I don't partake of most of the uplifting activities going on. But really, there needs to be time for everything, even relaxation and fun.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8King James Version3 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
My friend (i.e., with the baby w/brain cancer) learned to force herself to leave the house and seek entertainment because she knew she would shatter like glass if she continuously held herself in tension for the survival of her baby. She had to fight to make herself leave the room, even when she hired a nurse to attend the baby while she was out. Leaving the house was harder still. Then, when she was seen at a concert with me, she was judged as an uncaring mother for 'playing while her baby is at home dying.'
God knew we'd need breaks or we'd shatter too (Psalm 23)
1The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake.
4Even though I walk
through the darkest valley, a
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
Military needs to take control....they need to do it very quickly....
Yes. From your lips to God's ears. We wait upon the military, but God is the one who is in control. I've been praying about this as I too am tired and want Him to BRING THE PAIN!
I need to know that at least the good guys are controlling the country, openly ....
Amen! GOD'S IN CONTROL. GOD WINS!
Prayers up, Father in Heaven, please lift us up, renew us body and soul, and grant us swift victory over our enemies. We look forward to the days of restoration, rest and celebration. Amen
*goes to search for a book to read*
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