Have you ever tried to help someone and he doesn't exactly appreciate it?
- By Zaha Torte
- The Kitchen Sink
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Yes - I have similar stories and my theory is that they made all the decisions that got them into their present circumstances - and in their pride - they find any attempt on your part to help them out of their situation is a personal attack on them.Have you ever tried to help someone and they don't exactly appreciate it?
I tried to help a homeless person who was living in his car and had car issues. It's been a strange experience and I don't know if I should go into details because, who knows (?), maybe he comes to this forum?
But in any case, I was willing to get car parts and even pay for his tags to be updated but he always had some reason for dragging his feet on getting the car going. He asked me for items that I frankly did not think he needed at all. But some day, the city is going to get tired of him staying in one spot. Neighbors already have.
There is more to this story, but again, I don't feel like airing his business in public so maybe I should leave it at that but I am wondering about other stories of trying to help people and they just don't seem to... uh... appreciate it or what have you. I mean, it seemed the guy was irritated w/ me recently and I couldn't figure out WHY. Maybe it was because I had some business of my own to deal with and didn't spend time socializing much the last time I saw him? God knows. But I do have problems myself...
Anyway, I was getting irritated feeling HE was irritated w/ me when I have been kind and etc... makes no sense. Maybe he knows more about the car's problems than he is telling? Maybe getting insurance and all the other stuff feels like too daunting a task, but as they say "a journey of 1000 miles begins with one step."
You have any stories like this?
We all get what we want in life.
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Awake O Arm of the LORD as in Ancient Days
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"Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?" - Isaiah 51:9
Here we see the call for the LORD Yahweh to awake; that His arm awake, that is, that He take action. Of course God is "awake" for He never sleeps. "Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep." (Psalm 121:4)
We are to remember what God has done in the ancient days, and in the generations of old. In fact we can remember more now than they did in Isaiah's day, because God has moved mightily in the approximately 2,700 years since Isaiah, most mightily in the life of Christ and by His resurrection, the defeat of Satan on the cross, the Church being established and spread throughout the world. We can also look at the prophecies of Daniel, and the defeat of Babylon according to Isaiah's prophecy, and Israel returning from Babylon, and then in 1948 becoming a nation.
But what of this "hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?" - Most say this is an epithet for Egypt, and the following verse would seem to imply it's referring to Israels deliverance via the red sea, when it says, "Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?" (Isaiah 51:10)
But there are many, including myself who believe this is a dual message, and that Rahab and the dragon not only refers to Egypt, but to a time even more ancient than the Exodus, when Lucifer and the rebel angels were cast out of heaven, and that they once inhabited a planet referred to as Rahab, and the "Dragon" none other than the same serpent and Satan mentioned in Revelation 12.
We find things like this if we do a search on the topic:
"Q:I have had several people recently ask me about the missing Planet Rahab once being the headquarters of Satan that God destroyed. I know there are several verses that could refer to this but have a hard time believing this. If you have time I would appreciate your opinion.
A:
The name Rahab appears in the Old Testament a total of 11 times. Five times it refers to the Rahab of Jericho who hid the 2 spies, was the mother of Boaz, and appears in the Lord’s genealogy. The other six times it does not. Some believe these other references refer to a 10th planet, also called Planet X, that was once part of our Solar system and that Satan and his followers inhabited. People disagree as to whether it was originally our 5th or 6th planet, but supposedly it was judged along with Earth and Mars at the time of Satan’s rebellion in the gap between Genesis 1 :1 & 1:2. They also disagree as to whether it was completely destroyed leaving the asteroid belt as a memorial or whether it was sent spinning out into space or a combination of the two. Proponents of the partial destruction theory say that the remnant of the planet Rahab can be seen again in the Eastern sky, and that NASA has known about it for 30 years but isn’t saying anything. They believe that God will use the planet Rahab to effect some of the judgments of Revelation.
All this is wild conjecture developed out of a study combining the Apocryphal Book of Enoch with the application of ELS (Equi-distant Letter Sequencing), commonly known as the Bible Codes. If we’re as close to the end as I think we are, it won’t be long until we know whether the Rahab theories are truth or fiction."
gracethrufaith.com
There are many others that hold this view, and for me, I believe it, especially when I see artifacts on Mars, and we know Mars lost it's water and its atmosphere. This also shows how even more powerful is Yahweh whose arm was outstretched in ancient times: not only parting the red sea which is a powerful miracle enough, but by defeating 1/3 of the angels in heaven, destroying their outpost, and smashing a planet, while completely rearranging another. We can also consider the flood of Noah, which is a very powerful miracle, which I think is tied in with Mars losing its water, because you had the sons of God coming down to the daughters of men, you had the giants, the nephilim, then the earth so corrupt God had to destroy everything by a flood, while a planet Rahab would be a base for the sons of God, and would explain why Egypt and other ancient civilizations were so obsessed with "sky gods" and the planets.
Anyways, for me, this verse speaks very greatly of Gods power and what He has done in the ancient times, and He doesn't change, He can still work in this mighty power today, and will also in the future when He creates the new heavens and earth.
Amen.
Here we see the call for the LORD Yahweh to awake; that His arm awake, that is, that He take action. Of course God is "awake" for He never sleeps. "Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep." (Psalm 121:4)
We are to remember what God has done in the ancient days, and in the generations of old. In fact we can remember more now than they did in Isaiah's day, because God has moved mightily in the approximately 2,700 years since Isaiah, most mightily in the life of Christ and by His resurrection, the defeat of Satan on the cross, the Church being established and spread throughout the world. We can also look at the prophecies of Daniel, and the defeat of Babylon according to Isaiah's prophecy, and Israel returning from Babylon, and then in 1948 becoming a nation.
But what of this "hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?" - Most say this is an epithet for Egypt, and the following verse would seem to imply it's referring to Israels deliverance via the red sea, when it says, "Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over?" (Isaiah 51:10)
But there are many, including myself who believe this is a dual message, and that Rahab and the dragon not only refers to Egypt, but to a time even more ancient than the Exodus, when Lucifer and the rebel angels were cast out of heaven, and that they once inhabited a planet referred to as Rahab, and the "Dragon" none other than the same serpent and Satan mentioned in Revelation 12.
We find things like this if we do a search on the topic:
"Q:I have had several people recently ask me about the missing Planet Rahab once being the headquarters of Satan that God destroyed. I know there are several verses that could refer to this but have a hard time believing this. If you have time I would appreciate your opinion.
A:
The name Rahab appears in the Old Testament a total of 11 times. Five times it refers to the Rahab of Jericho who hid the 2 spies, was the mother of Boaz, and appears in the Lord’s genealogy. The other six times it does not. Some believe these other references refer to a 10th planet, also called Planet X, that was once part of our Solar system and that Satan and his followers inhabited. People disagree as to whether it was originally our 5th or 6th planet, but supposedly it was judged along with Earth and Mars at the time of Satan’s rebellion in the gap between Genesis 1 :1 & 1:2. They also disagree as to whether it was completely destroyed leaving the asteroid belt as a memorial or whether it was sent spinning out into space or a combination of the two. Proponents of the partial destruction theory say that the remnant of the planet Rahab can be seen again in the Eastern sky, and that NASA has known about it for 30 years but isn’t saying anything. They believe that God will use the planet Rahab to effect some of the judgments of Revelation.
All this is wild conjecture developed out of a study combining the Apocryphal Book of Enoch with the application of ELS (Equi-distant Letter Sequencing), commonly known as the Bible Codes. If we’re as close to the end as I think we are, it won’t be long until we know whether the Rahab theories are truth or fiction."
Planet Rahab – Grace thru faith
gracethrufaith.com
There are many others that hold this view, and for me, I believe it, especially when I see artifacts on Mars, and we know Mars lost it's water and its atmosphere. This also shows how even more powerful is Yahweh whose arm was outstretched in ancient times: not only parting the red sea which is a powerful miracle enough, but by defeating 1/3 of the angels in heaven, destroying their outpost, and smashing a planet, while completely rearranging another. We can also consider the flood of Noah, which is a very powerful miracle, which I think is tied in with Mars losing its water, because you had the sons of God coming down to the daughters of men, you had the giants, the nephilim, then the earth so corrupt God had to destroy everything by a flood, while a planet Rahab would be a base for the sons of God, and would explain why Egypt and other ancient civilizations were so obsessed with "sky gods" and the planets.
Anyways, for me, this verse speaks very greatly of Gods power and what He has done in the ancient times, and He doesn't change, He can still work in this mighty power today, and will also in the future when He creates the new heavens and earth.
Amen.
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The latest tall tale from the president
- By hislegacy
- American Politics
- 25 Replies
I don't think so.
Why Joe Biden’s First Campaign for President Collapsed After Just 3 Months
Biden made a bid for his party's 1988 nomination, but a scandal quickly ended his run
Why Joe Biden’s First Campaign for President Collapsed After Just 3 Months
Again - no
Biden Is Facing Growing Debate On His Speeches (Published 1987)
He quit the campaign because of his plagiarisms.
Your statements are not based IMHO- in fact, but hope and that makes them all unsubstantial and silly.
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Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury
- By perplexed
- American Politics
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The correct collective Noun for a group of sycophants is "a conga line of sycophants"For some reason when I named this "Parade of the Sycophants" a soundtrack popped into my head: "Dance of the Sugerplum Faries" (I think that is the name) from the Nutcracker.
parade is the collective noun for echidnas because they walk in a line
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grateful to join CF!
- By nelkaa
- Introduce Yourself
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thank you, Michie!Welcome nelkaa! I look forward to seeing you around.
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What Is the Biblical Way to Avoid Fake Friendship?
- By Michie
- General Struggles
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My sister who is dealing with serious mental illness is struggling with this at the moment in various ways. I shared this with her and she seemed receptive to it as it helps her set healthy boundaries. I thought others might benefit as well.
The pain of losing a dear friend is unbearable, but after being stabbed in the back by a trusted confidant, choosing a friend becomes more cautious. What are some biblical directives for avoiding being or making fake, self-absorbed friends?
King David knew about fake friends. When his son, Absalom, rebelled in an attempt to usurp the throne, David’s highly regarded counselor and advisor, Ahithophel, sided with Absalom. David’s Psalm 55:12-14 reflects the hurt. “If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide. But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend, with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God as we walked about among the worshipers.”
Another heart-wrenching betrayal is that of Judas Iscariot, once among Jesus's disciples and closest friends. For a mere 30 pieces of silver, he facilitated Jesus's arrest, identifying him to the authorities with a deceitful kiss.
Even amidst betrayal and deceit—acknowledging our imperfections—forging genuine friendships offers invaluable qualities like love, loyalty, stability, and wisdom. Despite our inevitable mistakes, lapses in judgment, and regrettable words, true friends accept us with all our flaws. Cultivating such meaningful connections demands patience, dedication, and unwavering commitment.
Jesus painted a picture of friendship. Of the twelve He chose, one betrayed Him, and another failed Him. Though Peter denied knowing Jesus the night of His arrest, Jesus saw past that failure to Peter’s true heart. “Wounds from a friend can be trusted,” unlike the latter part of the same verse that depicts Judas, “but an enemy multiplies kisses” (Proverbs 27:6). Peter messed up. Still, he repented, and Jesus restored him because. “Love covers over a multitude of sins” (Proverbs 10:12).
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The pain of losing a dear friend is unbearable, but after being stabbed in the back by a trusted confidant, choosing a friend becomes more cautious. What are some biblical directives for avoiding being or making fake, self-absorbed friends?
King David knew about fake friends. When his son, Absalom, rebelled in an attempt to usurp the throne, David’s highly regarded counselor and advisor, Ahithophel, sided with Absalom. David’s Psalm 55:12-14 reflects the hurt. “If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide. But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend, with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God as we walked about among the worshipers.”
Another heart-wrenching betrayal is that of Judas Iscariot, once among Jesus's disciples and closest friends. For a mere 30 pieces of silver, he facilitated Jesus's arrest, identifying him to the authorities with a deceitful kiss.
Even amidst betrayal and deceit—acknowledging our imperfections—forging genuine friendships offers invaluable qualities like love, loyalty, stability, and wisdom. Despite our inevitable mistakes, lapses in judgment, and regrettable words, true friends accept us with all our flaws. Cultivating such meaningful connections demands patience, dedication, and unwavering commitment.
Jesus painted a picture of friendship. Of the twelve He chose, one betrayed Him, and another failed Him. Though Peter denied knowing Jesus the night of His arrest, Jesus saw past that failure to Peter’s true heart. “Wounds from a friend can be trusted,” unlike the latter part of the same verse that depicts Judas, “but an enemy multiplies kisses” (Proverbs 27:6). Peter messed up. Still, he repented, and Jesus restored him because. “Love covers over a multitude of sins” (Proverbs 10:12).
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What Is the Biblical Way to Avoid Fake Friendship?
Read What Is the Biblical Way to Avoid Fake Friendship? by Judy McEachran and more articles about Christian Life and Wiki on Christianity.com
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