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My mom's lungs are filling up again, and now she is critical.

My mom is in ICU. Please pray for healing. 

7 minutes ago, Justin Adams said:

as a Christian, our lives are not our own...

True

I should not forget that. Thank you

29 minutes ago, Clipper said:

Washing your hands to the point of cracking seems reminiscent of OCD to me, but I'm no psychologist so that's just out there.

You're 40 years old and physically healthy, even if you do get it, staying at home and toughing it out just might work for you.

But that all depends on if you even get the virus, which if you live alone and are stocked up on stuff shouldn't easily happen.

If you go outside, don't touch your face. Once you're inside, wash your hands and you should be good.

We're going to get through this. Just social distance when you can, wash your hands, and don't touch your face. Hopefully it'll be over before we know it.

Thank you very much for the encouragement. You are probably right. My constant hand washing is a little OCD. Thank you

12 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

Blessings worth

Im going to start off by re-naming you,I can see why you are terrified,you do not know your worth.....you are here sayingyou are a Believer,......get your nose in the Book of John & renew your mind!!!!

 Brother,God Loves you,He does not want anything harmful to touch you and He has not given you a spirit of fear-that is the enemy & he gets a foothold by deception....you are already convinced it is out to get you...it isn't ,its a non-thinking parasite

    You've got to start Understanding WHO you ARE in Christ!!!!TRust God,you are doing all that you can...concentrate FIRST on Jesus,2nd)keep healthy,suppliment & boost your immune system & 3rd) Relax,your weakening your immune system by worry,anxiety,stress & fear

  Do you read the Bible,pray,talk to God?Trust Jesus,cause He already suffered corona virus for you on the cross.....

                                                                          With love-in Christ,Kwik

Yeah, I meant to change my username. I created this account when I was depressed. But I am no longer there. So, thank you so much. And I will change my username. Also, thank you for everything else you said. God bless

I am terrified. All I can think about is this virus that's going around. It is in my town right now and so far 4 people have found to be positive with this virus. I am afraid to go shopping. I won't even spend time with my family. My mom has invited me to go and spend time with her, and she is a widow. But I won't do it. I won't let anyone touch me. I am obsessed with washing my hands every second of the day. My hands are starting to crack.

I am healthy physically right now. But mentally I think I'm going to have a breakdown. I keep getting news about so many people dying and how the death toll is increasing. I took the trash out and some stuff flew in my face. That freaks me out. I washed my face but I know that if I end up with a virus, washing it won't stop it.

I don't know what advice you can give me. But any encouraging or advice will be helpful. Thank you very much.

On ‎3‎/‎18‎/‎2018 at 10:52 AM, MMAlex said:

"I guess my question is, do you think it is racist that an African American loves his own history?"

 

Racist? No. Prideful? Kinda.

 

Jews, Blacks, Mexicans, Asians, ect loving their own ancestral history and working to serve their interests is totally acceptable today. 

But for the whitey? "Nah ah ah. Racist! Nazi! White Nationalist!"

Huh. I have thought about that. I do think that stinks. I don't believe it is racism whether or white or black to be proud of who you are. 

Thank you everyone for your opinion. I really appreciate. I know that some people disagreed. And that is OK. I asked for your opinion and you gave it to me. Everyone gave me a lot to think about, even those who were disagreeable. So thank you

Thank you very much everyone.

9 hours ago, BK1110 said:

I'm white and was born in 1986, and I'm proud of what was accomplished during the civil rights movement. When we say we're proud of something like that, it's not the sinful kind of pride, where we puff ourselves up and believe that we personally are better or are more important in some ways. It's nothing sinful to be proud of another person's hard work that accomplishes something great. I believe God is "proud" when He sees us make right choices and follow His will in various ways. Change the word to "pleased" or "happy" and the meaning is exactly the same.

That is very true. Thank you so much for your reply

11 hours ago, MorningGlory said:

No.  It's great to revere your cultural history.  We are all Americans and we have many different origins.  Just as I would write about my Irish ancestors, you should write about yours and your heritage.  As an American, it's your birth right. 

Thank you very much for your reply

10 hours ago, wingnut- said:

 

No, I don't think it is racist at all.  Nothing wrong with taking an interest in history, and some of the brave men and women who helped to make the world a better place.

Thank you very much

14 hours ago, Adstar said:

I cannot see anything racist in enjoying history,, The thirst for knowledge of the past is a good thing.. As long as it is accurate history.. Not over emotionalized or distorted propaganda used as a weapon to attack others.... 

 

But beyond your question i will share some thoughts related to what you have said at the beginning of your post..

I believe that pride or shame or resentment over happenings that i did not take part in is shallow and fake pride/shame/resentment...  The Holy Bible makes it clear we shall be judged upon our own actions in life not on what our ancestors did.. So feeling pride for what ones ancestors did is wrong.. I did not do the deeds of my ancestors so why should i feel proud about them?  I should only feel good about the good things i have done or achieved in my own personal life..

Same goes for shame.. I can only feel ashamed for the things i have done wrong in my own life.. As for resentment i cannot justify being resentful towards people who never committed and unjust act upon me.. If those who did wrong and those who where wronged are all long dead and buried then i trust that God will judge those people righteously..  How can i hate a Japanese child of today because if the atrocities committed by Japanese forces in the Chinese city of Shanghai in world war two ?   It would be a great injustice on my part to do so.. The only thing i could take offense too would be if the Japanese people of today where denying that such atrocities ever took place..

 

In general i believe pride should be avoided as a Christian.. Reflecting upon ones good deeds with joy and happiness is not the same as being prideful.. Enjoying the outcome of charity for example can be had without being puffed up about it..

 

Thank you. I do need to think about my motives. I definitely don't want to be puffed up. But I guess I didn't think I was being puffed up. I was just proud of what they have accomplished. But I do need to think about my motives.

14 hours ago, 4LdKHVCzRDj2 said:

Sorry, but it sounds like there is too much pride in all this. And where there is pride, love is not the priority.

"Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
    does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity,
        but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

And all this talk about races, seems too futile to me... We are all the same inside.

If we all just repent of our sins and wicked ways and surrendered to the Lord Jesus Christ we would all be in peace with one another.

"and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again." - 2 Corinthians 5:15

 

And yes, people will say evil against us, they will act in a racist way... They will hate and offend us without any reason.

"And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me." - John 16:3

 

But for those who know and love the Lord Jesus, we should walk in the same as He did: in truth and love.

"For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
    “Who committed no sin,
        Nor was deceit found in His mouth”;
who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered,
    He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;" - 1 Peter 2:21-23

 

God bless you in Jesus' name!

Thank you very much for your bluntness. What you said is something that I need to think about.

15 hours ago, Still Alive said:

Yes, but that's ok. We're all racist, sexist, ageist, culturist, etc. The only question is, how do you act on it and how does it affect how you treat other people. 

And the point of the assignment is to bring out exactly what you're talking about. 

As a student of history, I would not change a thing. It's all part of God's plan. This means the assignment would be very difficult for me. The problem is that, to give an example - if you stopped Hitler, Stalin may have tried to take over the world with Japan. And they may have been successful. And a host of other possibilities exist as well. 

Though this world is Satan's domain and we are like the French resistance in occupied France in WWII, God IS in control. 

But again, your assignment is really a mental exercise to bring out your personal attitudes about human history and your own personal culture.

Thank you very much.

Thank you everyone. I know that Christmas is now over, but I hope that everyone had a very good Christmas.

Thank you everyone

And thank you for the advice.

Thank you, everyone.

9 hours ago, listener24 said:

Dear brother, your empathy is not to blame, but to appreciate. We all need to keep our own empathy strong. Even if it costs suffering.

There are things going on in this world that are sad beyond any imagination.

And there have always been, sadly. It's easy to close our eyes. We, as Christians, often forget that we are here because of the original sin.

We forget this, and then we say that everything that happens under this sun is decided by God, or some other similar sentences. We forget this because we think we can preach the good novel from our couches, grabbing another beer and forgetting about all the evil going on in the world.

Therefore, we CAN'T understand the good novel of the Kingdom.

We CAN'T understand Jesus prayer "thy Kingdom come", or the cry of the Spirit "Maranatha".

The one who have empathy about things going on like the one you described, he would understand some Word of Jesus:

"Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place."

"But he continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world."

How can His Kingdom be of this world if we are here because of the original sin?

Unfortunately, death penalty won't fix that sufferings of the victims. 

Human authorities needs to put people in jails, so that they won't hurt other people anymore (and we shouldn't rejoice in the penalties, because the penalty won't fix sufferings of the victims. Rejoicing in "vengeance" is a cavemen concept that Jesus wiped out.) But we should just see prison for what it is: a way to prevent other evil to be done.

Meanwhile, as Christians, Jesus taught us to pray for another form of justice: the coming of His Kingdom.

 

"Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’

4 “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’”

6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

What you can desire and ask for, as a Christian, is the coming of the Kingdom. That will wipe out all the tears, and nothing as bad as what you have described will happen anymore, because all the results of the original sin in this world will be wiped out, and satan will be cast off.

"Deliver us from evil".

Are we praying for this as Christians, while meanwhile spreading the Gospel? If not, then we should stop to remain shocked by the evil that happens, because we are missing the opportunity Jesus gave us to speed up the end of evil. (2Peter 3:12, Luke 18:1-8, Lord's prayer, Last prayer in the Bible)

Yeah, I know I should never rejoice when anyone dies. Thank you for the reminder.