other one Posted December 7, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 596 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,047 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,790 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted December 7, 2019 1 hour ago, ReneeIW said: I hope that’s not true. I have one recent example. I received $500 out of nowhere on a day that I was stressing out over bills(we had some unexpected expenses). After getting the cash, I had a very intense feeling something was going to happen and told my husband and daughter. A few hours later my son walks in the room screaming that he swallowed a quarter. We ended up having to rush him to the emergency room to have it removed. Costs us $3600 out of pocket(the insurance paid $9000). That is just one of many examples. It sounds silly but every single time I get the bad feeling, something happens. Sometimes something very serious happens. I can also tell when a quarterback is about to throw an interception. It scares my husband every time. I’m getting scared just writing this now Lol I swallowed a quarter when I was about eight.... we just checked the toilet for the next few days and three days later it came out all by itself.... I guess we saved a lot of money. BTW that was a bit over 60 years ago. Over the years I've just learned to take things as they come.... good or bad.... My wife has M. S. so we go through good and bad all the time... I refuse to worry myself about it or you will not enjoy the good things by worrying about the bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnthebaptist Posted December 7, 2019 Group: Non-Conformist Theology Followers: 6 Topic Count: 118 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,361 Content Per Day: 2.32 Reputation: 2,109 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/25/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/03/1953 Share Posted December 7, 2019 7 hours ago, ReneeIW said: I know as Christians we should not be superstitious, but I was wondering if all superstitions were inherently evil? There is one superstition all the women in my family have, and it has rubbed off on me. Whenever something really good happens to me, I start bracing myself for something terrible to occur. whenever something really good happens to me, I get an instant and very intense feeling that something really bad is about to happen, and usually it does- sometimes the very next day. Is this a sinful superstition, to always be worried about something bad happening when something good happens? Or do you think that God actually brings good into our lives to brace us or prepare us for something bad that may be coming down the pike? Life has it's ups and downs, but I don't think "God actually brings good into our lives to brace us or prepare us for something bad that may be coming down the pike?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReneeIW Posted December 7, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 42 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 944 Content Per Day: 0.54 Reputation: 780 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/06/2019 Status: Offline Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, other one said: I swallowed a quarter when I was about eight.... we just checked the toilet for the next few days and three days later it came out all by itself.... I guess we saved a lot of money. BTW that was a bit over 60 years ago. You were lucky it went into your stomach. The quarter got caught in his throat and wouldn't move. He thought he was going to die. Edited December 7, 2019 by ReneeIW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted December 8, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 596 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,047 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,790 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted December 8, 2019 was it going to his lungs or stomach? that's kind of scary size wise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReneeIW Posted December 8, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 42 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 944 Content Per Day: 0.54 Reputation: 780 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/06/2019 Status: Offline Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 22 minutes ago, other one said: was it going to his lungs or stomach? that's kind of scary size wise... It wasn’t going anywhere. It was stuck in his throat and he was in pain and coughing and screaming. Never ever a dull moment with my boys. The doctor went in and got it out with a scope. Took twenty minutes to get it out and that was 12 grand. We hear a lot about the insurance companies ripping people off in this country, but these hospitals seem suspect to me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted December 8, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 596 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,047 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,790 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted December 8, 2019 7 hours ago, ReneeIW said: It wasn’t going anywhere. It was stuck in his throat and he was in pain and coughing and screaming. Never ever a dull moment with my boys. The doctor went in and got it out with a scope. Took twenty minutes to get it out and that was 12 grand. We hear a lot about the insurance companies ripping people off in this country, but these hospitals seem suspect to me as well. we spend a bit more for insurance but we have no deductibles or co-pays on anything... so if the insurance is ripping anyone off it's the doctors and hospitals and not us. There are so many different insurance policies that one can't keep up with all of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebloggs Posted December 8, 2019 Group: Junior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 105 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 34 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/20/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted December 8, 2019 What are we talking about when we say being superstitious? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted December 8, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 0 Topic Count: 904 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 9,642 Content Per Day: 2.03 Reputation: 5,830 Days Won: 9 Joined: 04/07/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted December 8, 2019 At the heart of superstition is the distrust of God. The point of the Law is essentially there is no other way other than God's way to accomplish all things. Any other way we subscribe to by superstition or efforts (works) we try to add to the things of God only screws up what could have been great blessings! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted December 8, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 0 Topic Count: 904 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 9,642 Content Per Day: 2.03 Reputation: 5,830 Days Won: 9 Joined: 04/07/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) Knock on wood... actually a pagan Druid ritual. Btw, Roman Catholicism appeasing the Druids is where Christmas trees came from. Edited December 8, 2019 by JohnD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted December 8, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 0 Topic Count: 904 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 9,642 Content Per Day: 2.03 Reputation: 5,830 Days Won: 9 Joined: 04/07/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted December 8, 2019 Swearing by something is another superstition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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