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On this day and every day –
God is in Control
. . . and His Grace is Sufficient, so . . .
Keep Looking Up
Hopefully, every Sunday, we can find something here that will build us up a little . . . give us a smile . . . and add some joy or peace, very much needed in all our lives.
“This day is holy to the Lord your God;
do not mourn nor weep.” . . .
“Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet,
and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared;
for this day is holy to our Lord.
Do not sorrow,
for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Ask, Seek, Knock
Matthew 7 is part of what is commonly called the Sermon on the Mount. It’s a description of the truly righteous life, an outlining of “the law of Christ” (1 Corinthians 9:21, ESV). When Jesus says, “Ask and it will be given to you,” prayer is in view (Matthew 7:7a). Prayer is how we communicate our needs and desires to God. Of course, God, being omniscient, knows what Christians need whether they ask or not, but prayer is the means God has chosen to bring about those answers (James 4:2b).
Jesus is not saying that believers always get what they ask for—wrong motives, for example, will hinder answers to prayer (James 4:3). However, the more time a Christian spends in communion with God, the more he or she will know what to ask for in accordance with God’s will. Prayer, in and of itself, does not produce an increasing holiness in a believer’s life, but it does show a dependence on God for needs that can be met by Him. God is always pleased with such displays of faith. It is only faith in what God can do, and what Christ has done, that brings about true sanctification, not an artificial self-righteousness (Hebrews 11:6).
Jesus went on to say, “Seek, and you will find” (Matthew 7:7b). What is it believers ought to be seeking? It is God Himself! “You have said, ‘Seek my face.’ My heart says to you, ‘Your face, Lord, do I seek’” (Psalm 27:8). “The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing” (Psalm 34:10). “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!” (Psalm 105:4). “Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart” (Psalm 119:2). God is not hiding from His children. His heart’s desire is for us to persistently and passionately look for Him all around us, and when we do, He promises He will be found (Proverbs 8:17). Seeking is a matter of paying attention with an engaged mind and acute awareness.
Earlier in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said to “seek first his kingdom and his righteousness” (Matthew 6:33). Seeking God’s kingdom means putting God’s plan before our own; seeking God’s righteousness means setting a priority on personal holiness and desiring to be sanctified.
Jesus then said, “Knock and the door will be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7c). Here, the Lord uses a metaphor for the action a desire produces. If a person needs something from someone behind a door, the most natural thing to do is knock—until the door is opened and the desire is met. In the same way, a believer should pray in faith for God’s provision and be persistent in prayer (see Luke 18:1).
Ask, seek, knock. Notice the three different senses being considered here. Asking is verbal; Christians are to use their mouths and petition God for their needs and desires. And believers are to seek with their minds—this is more than asking; it is a setting of priorities and a focusing of the heart. To knock involves physical movement, one in which the Christian takes action. Although asking and seeking are of great importance, they would be incomplete without knocking. The apostle John said Christians ought not to love in word alone but with actions also (1 John 3:18). In the same way, it’s good to pray and seek God, but if one does not also act in ways that are pleasing to God, all is for naught. It’s no accident that Jesus said believers should love God with all their heart, soul, strength, and mind (Luke 10:27).
The commands are followed by promises: “Everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened” (Matthew 7:8). God delights in the prayer of faith, and He promises to give us what we need.
Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above,
coming down from the Father of lights,
with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
James 1:17
TY Bakocarl
Prayers Answered!
WB 47 VSGPOTUSDJT o7
must be dusty, my eyes are watering. sniff. Best President EVER.
It is amazing, isn’t it?
yes
Amen! A gift that appears to those who want it.
YES BABY!!!
Finally teach politicians that they don’t control time itself
^^ Please get it done finally. ^^
Most people, when asked, want to make DST permanent….not to go back to standard time year round.
This makes me want to gag, honestly, because DST is fake. And they will only complain about waking up in the pitch dark during the winter, but they don’t realize that.
It seems that most people are lacking the Logic Gene 😉
100% Standard time
If people want to shift their schedules use their calendar tool not my clocks
I want my transit scope to work every time
Then, again,
Strange I’ve never thought of it that way before
How time flies 😂
I’d rather standard due to sunlight affecting me in various ways. In fact, I’m seriously considering relocating south of here when I can.
Somebody revoke her License to Cackle.
Apparently anyone from any state can sign up to cure ballots for Arizona.
🚨 Out of state people can call and text people to inform them that their votes haven’t counted and they can cure them by phone or internet. We have until 5pm Sunday to cure these votes. Even from out of state you can help and make this Too Big To Rig!
🚨 All hands on deck. And you don’t need for them to email you to get started. Download the TPAction app on your phone. Click the left side of screen that shows <<< after you sign up with your email and phone number and you can call, text or if you live in Arizona you can actually go to their homes to get them to cure their ballots. It only provides Republicans if you use the white buttons that say the county – curing or just the county name, so you don’t need to worry about wasting time helping Democrats.”
Links:
TP USA Ballot Cure Site: https://www.tpaction.com/Cure
11/10 9 AM AZ time Zoom Training: https://zoom.us/j/93055951231?pwd=amaNv1rDWulwU0k5bdFYtAp3jSj13T.1
AZ Ballot Cure Training Video:
TP USA App: https://www.tpaction.com/app
I don’t understand anything. It looks as if voters who made mistakes are getting a second chance through “curing”?
The RNC says they have lawyers in AZ and in other states. James O’Keefe says his people are watching. I’m under the impression that Kari Lake has her own lawyers (though I’m not sure).
So why does it seem as if elections are being stalled and stolen again, and we are hearing nothing except that “lawyers are present”?
“I don’t understand anything.”
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I frequently have the same thought 😂
Is the Trump team trying to expose some sort of RICO effort by Harmeet Dhillon and henchmen?
I don’t know… I don’t understand anything anymore… 😂
Yes, everything keeps getting turned inside and out I don’t think even our vaulted Rex can keep track of it all. I’d think we are on to Volume XII heading to XXIV of this modern epic that will easily rival both the Ramayana and Mahabharata combined in size, scope and importance to world affairs. We are going to need a sage the caliber of Vyasa to tell it and that person would have to speak English and have a command of the whole kit and kaboodle as this story is clearly Trumpian. Say, what’s that girl Brett, that we posted about yesterday doing besides just podcasts? 😉
That young gal, Brett, IS impressive.
To think she grew up in LA/Hollywood.
Incredibly logical, aware, smart, organized, great speaker, clear stream of thought, speaks quickly, clearly, clean cut, All American…
Someone pondered if she was home schooled.
Need more like her.
I have to suggest one simple thing;
Kari Lake is really losing.
Lawyers can watch, but if it’s real, what can they do?
since her opponent is the son of a cartel boss (?) i would suspect there are many illegals voting or many too scared to vote for anyone else.
Highly likely.
100%.
Actual illegal votes can do it every time.
Yeah, of course. Arizona’s whole system needs top to bottom overhaul.
I suppose it’s possible, but this is happening with House races in other states too.
I think it’s a case-by-case issue. Every state has its own problems that desperately need addressing.
Lawyers can file lawsuits. I would think they could file suits to immediately stop illegal activity. Maybe they haven’t seen any.
Gotta wonder, hence my original question. What other explanation is there for their inaction?
I can see new labels on packaging now.
“RFK APPROVED”
Now we are getting silly.
Funny how this tweet will post… 🤔
Did tweet posting get fixed or is this just weird?
WGTTs will do it every time.
didn’t see any of those just a bunch of bat-crap crazy killer cat “ladies”
That’s because you’re not a guy. 😆
yup 😉
From the tweet:
“Aqua Tofana was a powerful poison in 17th-century Sicily, sold by women to other women seeking to escape abusive relationships by discreetly poisoning their husbands.
First, Karens on TikTok and Instagram kicked off the 4B movement, refusing to marry, have children, date, or have relationships with men.
They started wearing blue bracelets and getting blue heart tattoos to recognize each other in public as Harris voters, and this soon evolved into the MATGA movement. WTAF?!! The first video got over 1.3 million LIKES!!”
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Just imagine how this would be going over, if it was men suggesting anything like this toward the wymyns.
It’s murder. They might as well say “Just shoot your husband to solve your problems.” I can’t believe what I’m seeing.
AWFULs are AWFUL.
I’ve seen that exchange attributed to some bint, and Winston Churchill.
It was good old Winston.
When I see those videos of people screaming and tearing their clothes and cutting their hair, I turn them off because they seem demonic to me. This strikes me in the same way. They are promoting murder. Every one of those people needs to be questioned.
Demonized – I think you’re on to something
Dabney
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They want to kill their husbands if they voted for Trump?
Or are they saying they want to kill ANYONE who voted for Trump?
Creating a movement in which women are encouraging other women to kill those who vote for a different candidate than you l, further illustrates
significant mental illness among liberal women.
Are they the TRUE threat to democracy?
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Mama’s Mead & Menageries
@FranDHexe
Ok, so this actually terrifying. I used to be a witch and ran in these circles. I learned all about this and how to use herbs for various nefarious things, including abortion “potions.” Yes, there are some dumb bitches who think their pretty rocks and tarot cards make them all spiritual. There are plenty that dive deep into some dark shit. Thankfully I left before I was sucked in further. It’s also not hard to gain access to these herbs.
MEN: BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!
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Witches as single childless cat ladies makes total sense
Of course the question is do they cackle…
Oh wait, they’re Harris voters
I think we have a BINGO
From Political Moonshine:
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“Please consider sharing this open letter to President Trump in all of its forms: social media, website, Substack, etc. Thank you.”
AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP / A CALL TO ACTION ON COVID-19
@realDonaldTrump
Dear President Trump,
Congratulations to you and all of America on a resounding historical victory and the opportunity to remake the Republic in accordance with the blueprints provided by the Founding Fathers.
On behalf of millions of Americans, I implore you to make the victims of the COVID-19 “pandemic” an immediate priority for your incoming administration.
What makes these Americans victims is the nature of COVID-19 not as a “pandemic,” but as a construct of enterprise fraud prosecutable under RICO statute.
Since 31 Dec 19, the analysis and investigation into COVID RICO crimes has consumed an inordinate but necessary portion of my entire life and it cost me everything – literally.
The team for which I work has been in federal court litigating the COVID RICO crimes for several years now and to no avail; however, the fight goes on as we prepare to soon refile in another circuit.
Additionally, I have my own federal litigation against my employer knowing that I was an Oregon public school administrator and teacher subject to then Governor Kate Brown’s mask and mRNA injection mandates; and where I refused to comply with both.
Moreover, my personal circumstances relative to my COVID analysis are a part of an ongoing US Supreme Court case in the form of an amicus curiae brief filing.
From the very beginning and quite literally standing alone at that time, I’ve been fighting to expose the COVID RICO crimes including directly approaching two school principals, the human resources director, the superintendent, the school district’s law firm on retainer, the county sheriff, local GOP leadership, superintendents in other school districts, the governor, peoples’ rights groups, various House and Senate members, a former Trump White House advisor [personal friend], former Trump Administration White House Counsel [through a direct personal back-channel], governors and officials in a number of states, mainstream and independent media, and others.
It has mostly fallen on deaf ears and blind eyes but now your second opportunity in the Executive provides a second opportunity to act accordingly and begin to right the wrong of COVID; beginning with its victims.
My circumstances motivated me to take personal action on COVID and that landed me on my team sponsored by two Oregon State Senators, led by a doctor and supported by a wide array of highly skilled and capable attorneys, judges and other professionals.
In my own case, we are scheduled for opening arguments in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on 05 Dec 24 where I seek compensation for COVID damages caused by my employer’s enforcement of arbitrary and capricious COVID mandates issued by the State of Oregon.
My circumstances are devastating but not as devastating as those who have faced or will face injury, illness or death because of coercion, manipulation or mandate.
The governor’s mandates bore down directly upon me when the district returned to on-campus operations and applied State mask and mRNA injection mandates as a new function of existing employment.
By this time and on my own accord as a former fraud investigator, I had already written and made available to the list of individuals and entities above a 331-page forensic report on COVID-19 as a construct of enterprise fraud prosecutable under RICO statue; including 252 evidentiary exhibits.
In conjunction with local GOP leadership, every week for months on end I would present that report and its exhibits weekly to small groups of local Americans seeking the truth about the distinction between what was happening to them v. what was being done to them.
Beyond those folks, no one would listen but it didn’t matter because there was no chance I would ever comply with such a blatantly political construct of enterprise fraud and I could prove it to the legal threshold required in a court of law.
That decision had disastrous consequences.
Before it acted, the district required me to execute a form with respect to the action it would take and therein, I placed the district on written notice relative to the enterprise fraud of COVID-19 as it intersected with my employment.
In February 2021, the district’s actions placed me on unpaid leave and remarkably, that is where I remain to this day encroaching on four years later and despite being forced to leave the state in January 2022.
The district cited my noncompliance with State mandates as the reason for my placement on unpaid leave and then it began ramming me through the disciplinary process in relentlessly going after my teaching license, ergo my livelihood; right up until I retained counsel and filed suit.
At the same time, the State of Oregon and then governor Kate Brown issued COVID unemployment rules that specifically denied benefits to anyone who was noncompliant with the State’s COVID mandates.
Citing fraudulently predicated data, Governor Brown issued arbitrary and capricious COVID mask and mRNA injection mandates that failed the test of common sense given that in a supposed “pandemic,” the mandates only applied to healthcare workers and educators as if the SARS-CoV-2 virus could discriminate by the occupation of its hosts.
Not by accident, healthcare and education represent the largest combined sector of employers in America and by a wide margin.
Moreover, the arbitrary and capricious mask mandate flew in the face of decades of conventional and widely accepted medical evidence indicating that masking is an ineffective barrier protection against viruses.
In aggravating form, the State then egregiously contradicted itself by issuing conflicting mask guidance on mitigating seasonal wildfire smoke.
According to a robust aggregate fact set, it was clear that the State’s COVID mitigation policies were a thoughtfully and deliberately premeditated construct of legal coercion that was assembled to deliver functional bankruptcy onto those to whom it applied – the largest combined sector of employment of healthcare and education workers.
This aggregate fact sets clearly evidences federal crimes that are included in a substantial list of other COVID federal and RICO crimes.
This broader criminality cost me everything and in my case, the purveyors wittingly committed it because I directly confronted them in writing with the forensic evidence, which they refused to receive, of course.
The product of the State’s mandates and the district’s enforcement of them resulted in me not receiving any form of pay since February 2021 and it functionally bankrupted me as designed.
I expired all of my $31,000 of cash life savings trying to hold onto everything it took me 50 years to modestly assemble in a scenario where my path to retirement was set and I was living in the dream home in which I intended to retire.
In the end, I would lose my job, career, reputation, home, cash life savings, truck, healthcare, benefits, full retirement and more.
After a year of waiting-out the insanity of COVID, I was down to my last $1,000 with no remaining options but to sell my home in order to capture the equity in it to continue providing for myself in a state where employment was the same impossibility as receiving unemployment benefits.
This necessitated moving but I had no where to go.
Therefore, I did the only thing that made sense – I went looking for a new hometown where an American could live the way an American is supposed to live.
I placed all of my personal possessions into storage, rid myself of my truck, bought a van, moved into that van and then lived in it for 14 months as a homeless individual.
In the first three months alone I drove over 30,000 miles through 27 states going as far south as Mississippi and South Padre Island, Texas and as far east as the Tennessee-North Carolina border; all to find a new hometown.
My travels even took me to the Midwestern home of one of your former Oval Office Advisors.
Several box stores permit overnight camping in their lots and I spent a copious amount of time doing just that.
Through personal experience, I can attest that the COVID era of Third World homelessness entailing Americans living in squalor inside overpacked vehicles and RVs on the lots of big box stores was somber, sobering and difficult to fathom for this nation.
I spent most of my time in God’s country – Montana, Idaho and Wyoming – before settling down in a small southwestern Montana town that’s good for my soul and fits like a comfortable pair of broken-in boots.
The slithering tentacles of COVID still firmly maintain their grip on me with continued destructive effects, though.
The van was swapped out for a house in March 2023 but the only home I could afford was one built in 1927 and it required total restoration and renovation.
The only way to afford that work was to do it myself and since that time, I have lived in a construction project doing that work full time for no pay.
My living and working circumstances combined with my federal lawsuit against my employer and my activity in other litigation have made me tainted goods to prospective employers and lenders; with the net effect of closing off any meaningful pathways to opportunity.
It has become nearly impossible for me to gain new employment matching my qualifications and experience in the area where I now live.
It is also detrimental when you’re ripped away from your employment at the top of the pay scale and college graduates for such positions are substantially less expensive and a dime a dozen.
Having managed to hold on to a fraction of the equity from the forced sale of my home and to the extent that I could scrape-up a 10% down payment, I have most recently explored going back into debt as a borrower to become a small business owner.
I can’t even do that.
Due to my circumstances, I do not qualify for a conventional business loan.
Moreover and even more aggravating; and despite having been a homeowner since 1996 who maintains zero debt and liabilities of any kind and who has an impeccable credit score and credit history, I can’t even qualify for an unconventional business loan.
Tainted goods, indeed.
This is far, far away from the storied land of opportunity and more accurately, it’s a rigged system and I know you can relate, Sir.
It’s time to enact significant change for the betterment of all and rig that system FOR Americans; not AGAINST them.
COVID-19 decimated and eviscerated everything it took me 50 years to modestly assemble at the same time it prevents me from recovering; much less advancing.
The fraudulent “pandemic” is over but its detrimental effects that eliminated untold lives and incalculable generational wealth remains in a seemingly imperceptible but steadfast undercurrent of unmitigated devastation and destruction for millions.
Without intervention by the hands of good men and women, those millions of Americans will never recover what was stolen from them under the guise of a construct of enterprise fraud dressed-up like a pig in lipstick and called a “pandemic.”
I wasn’t a wealthy man to begin with, but COVID took everything I had, stuffed me into a van for 14 months and said ‘go pound sand.’
I started working when I was 15 years old and have paid into the system ever since as a self-reliant, self-dependent and independent individual.
The one and only time I ever had to rely on the system that I have paid into for my entire working life, the system stole everything I had and told me to go to hell.
My story is just one account of one victim of COVID-19 and in representing all victims of COVID-19, it alone is sufficient enough to make this a priority for the incoming Trump Administration.
Millions of Americans offer a similar or worse COVID account and it is past time to redress the crimes of COVID and present these victims with a remedy to make them whole again.
Today, my employer doesn’t require anyone to wear a mask or receive an mRNA injection as a function of their employment because it’s no longer politically valuable.
Today, I wonder when it is that I will get back my reputation, my career, my livelihood and everything it took me 50 years to modestly assemble so I can climb myself out of this chasm where little is left and most importantly, few opportunities lie ahead?
On behalf of all victims of COVID crimes, please make this matter an immediate priority for your incoming administration.
God bless you, Sir.
God bless all Americans and this Republic.
Respectfully yours,
A Single American COVID Victim
Montana, USA
09 Nov 24
I hope Kennedy sees this letter.
saw an X post the other day…Kennedy said something like…
Anybody seen Fauci lately ? I’m looking for him.
That X was debunked. Though I wish it to be true. Likely is, just RFK Jr won’t say it out loud, yet.
did Kennedy “debunk” it ? do you have a link for that, I’d like to see it…looked legit to me.
Perhaps it’s legit. Not going back to whatever it was, I read. Rather sure it was not RFK Jr himself.
Looks legit.
Not being combative, trying to be an ass, although commonly I am. But, link please that looks legit.
I do wish it to be true.
Let’s see if I got this straight.
This guy/gal is in fed court litigating this matter. Yet does not sign his/her name. But wants help from POTUS-elect [who has his own legal woes].
I’m pretty sure it’s safe to say that political moonshine is click-baiting.
scott, why on earth would you post that in its entirety when it has ZERO attribution?
We used to follow Political Moonshine’s research here regularly, he did a ton of work on the Covid fraud in the early going.
He did very good work on Covid. So yes I think he is legit.
This is his website: https://politicalmoonshine.com/
Agreed
A video on the PM media page says Keith Wilkins is the name of PM.
Given what this man has apparently gone through I can understand why he doesn’t noise his own name abroad very much. Hopefully the actual letter, if sent to President Trump, includes KW’s real name & contact info.
https://politicalmoonshine.com/media-interviews/
The video is the 7th down, just below the sheep image. It was titled something like the best reporter you’ve never heard of, fyi. It’s Rumble
https://rumble.com/v21qixw-the-best-investigative-journalist-you-never-heard-of-political-moonshine-on.html
Okay but …
The article [cut n pasted here in its entirety] does not indicate anywhere that it is written by political moonshine or anybody associated with the website.
This is the link from “open letter” in Scott’s original comment
https://politicalmoonshine.com/2024/11/09/an-open-letter-to-president-trump-a-call-to-action-on-covid-19/
This is the header at that site & there’s a pdf there to share too, fwiw
An Open Letter to President Trump, A Call to Action on COVID-19An open letter to President Trump. A call to action on COVID-19.
Political Moonshine
November 9, 2024
11 minutes
Please consider sharing this open letter to President Trump in all of its forms: social media, website, Substack, etc. Thank you.
“The article [cut n pasted here in its entirety] does not indicate anywhere that it is written by political moonshine or anybody associated with the website.”
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It’s the first line: “From Political Moonshine:”
I thought from the body of the text it would be self evident that it was written by PM, both from the writing style and because of the hardships he mentions, which he has talked about many times before, though not all together in one letter like this.
I was going to post this above but will place it here.
Throwing cold water: It’s too long, it’s too rambling, and it needs serious editing. If it reaches someone who is already on the same page and is already on board with helping COVID victims, then it would provide them with some information. Otherwise, IMO it’s not going to capture and hold the attention of any busy executive and convince them to take action.
“Throwing cold water: It’s too long, it’s too rambling, and it needs serious editing.”
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That’s his writing style. :shrug emoji:
That he assembled the voluminous info archived at Political Moonshine while going through all of this personally is profoundly moving. This man is an American Hero!
Woman with Alopecia SLAMS retarded Karens who shaved their heads following Trump’s win. stating that the trend is insensitive to women who have lost their hair due to cancer or other health issues.
Good for her!
https://twitter.com/ImMeme0/status/1855262349864665127
the right tweet will show up on a refresh but see’s although it was from the same guy below this one won’t expand unlike the other one that did. I guess some messages are allowed through and others are not?
I’m not seeing any consistency yet, but my prediction is that more and more tweets will embed and expand as the number of visits to X drops after the election.
Didn’t someone get slapped at the Oscars recently for being insufficiently respectful of alopecia?
Who watches the Oscars.
Well, other than that Ricky Gervais video.
great stuff!
There is a long history (millennia) of mentally disturbed women cutting off their hair. It is a weird mental flex, but it is fairly common. Bizarre.
Kinda like the Butch haircut look at me thing?
ThanQ for your attention to detail.
Honestly, I think it is akin to the “cutting” phenomenon. Disturbing.
that’s a good point
Sad.
We can get help for the mentally ill
time to reopen the mental hospitals & get most of the homeless off the streets–Call it Boarding School for lefty teachers & students!
MMHGA Make Mental Hospitals Great Again 😂
AMEN to that.
I am old enough to remember when there were no homeless, or at least they were few and far between.
Surely the vast majority of these unfortunate souls are mentally ill AND/or chemically dependent 🙁
From what I remember they were. But I will also add in too ill to work.
all very sad
Stop calling Gail “Shirley”
What do you make of this?
OK my memory’s not perfect, shock!
I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue…..
I have a drinking problem 😉
But do you like movies about gladiators?
I do 🙂
And we should.
That I didn’t know. I just thought it was the stupidest thing I had seen in a long time, and I can understand how women with cancer and alopecia are very hurt by this. I know women who have suffered and still do suffer from both. Losing hair, even if it is for a short duration in the case of cancer survivors, is still traumatizing. Even having my locks cut short the summer I turned nine was traumatizing. Once I could grow it back out, it’s been long, and no bangs since 1986.
1 Corinthians 11:15
But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering.
A woman’s hair is a gift from our Creator. It’s sad when illness causes us to lose it. It is also sad when a mental disturbance does the same.
I was just going to post that 👍
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“Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? [14] Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? [15] But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.” (1 Corinthians 11:13-15, KJV)
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This is why I always wonder about the ‘traditional’ (probably medieval times) paintings of Jesus portray Him with long hair.
Satan’s trademark?
I don’t know, I don’t understand anything anymore.
That’s my new go-to 😆
If I recall my history correctly, shaving a woman’s hair at the end of WWII was a sign that that woman had collaborated with the Germans. It was a reaction from the French and Italians to shame those women. As with many things that were considered acts of shame in the 20th century, they are now considered acts of virtuous protest.
I do not agree with your closing clause. The lunatic left are trying to achieve that but its acceptance as such is a long way off. IMO.
you are correct. In truth, only a certain subset of people would consider it virtuous. A great many others will (probably rightly) consider it a childish tantrum.
It comes across to me as yet another example of performance play acting. Look at me! My feelz need to be expressed bigger than words.
Whether it’s wearing bloody clothing to show men can menstruate or to somehow relate to clothes hanger abortion or Pelosi and others wearing a tribal shawl ( i forgot what that was about) or the FIB kneeling or a hundred other dumb things….Look at us
I don’t care what they do but I can understand why cancer treatment women feel put off by it,
IMO this comes across as whining. No one is thinking about alopecia or cancer sufferers, and they shouldn’t have to. People are shaving their heads as part of a fad that will fade quickly.
Are those who go on hunger strikes insensitive to people suffering from anorexia? I feel for those with alopecia, but IMO this complaint Is just silly.
You are ignoring the difference between male baldness and female baldness. Women have far more of their self-image invested in their hair than men do. It is socially acceptable for men to lose their hair; that is not so for women.
It comes across as whining to you because you are male.
It comes across as whining to me because it is whining. It is part of the trend that if something upsets you, you make a video and post it on the internet. IMO it’s no different than crying on the internet because your candidate lost.
So that makes it okay for them to rage about the free speech choices of others?
This discussion is failing.
I think females who don’t have a choice about their hair loss are overly sensitive about it. Whether they express themselves in an acceptable way or not is not the issue for me.
My issue is loonies who shave their heads as a protest AND are loud about it.
No matter what else, do you want bald obnoxious females or blue and purple haired obnoxious females?
I thought TT was female LOL my bad 😂
I did too
no offense
yeah, not that it matters either way 😉
Well, it could be.
I just assumed due to the male POV that TT expressed.
I’m not trying to be a smart A here, is the “male POV” because TT was chastising irrational leftist females or over-emotionality in general? For myself & a few other females here might have pretty similar views on that topic, regardless of our sex 😉
The whole thing is “victim olympics” – standard insanity on the left.
That’s how it strikes me. I don’t know what the political leanings of the people complaining about this issue are. I suspect they are probably mixed. But “victim olympics” describes it perfectly. I hate to see anyone on the Right fall into the practice of posting victim videos.
Closely tied to “oppression olympics” of the intersectionality delusion
Exactly!
This is fun.
https://twitter.com/hartgoat/status/1855434085847449759
more in replies seen on nitter, 1 1/2 minute video, they taser the guy & arrest him & his buddy, but it claims “Olmos Park open carry tasered and arrested, police chief fired”
https://nitter.poast.org/hartgoat/status/1855434143020036580#m
https://twitter.com/hartgoat/status/1855434143020036580#m
dozens of attempts to reload the nitter page get “rate limited” or “tweet not found”…
Looks like the cancer folk are getting angry at the libs now.
Whole bunch of these showing up… I’ll stop here though.
https://twitter.com/IslandDuchess_/status/1855444495439188305
And you have a right to be furious if you want to waste time and emotion on that. People also have a right to shave their heads if they want to. That it makes you uncomfortable or brings up bad memories or highlights your own misfortune is regrettable, but that’s life. People have to deal with all kinds of conditions that are difficult, embarrassing, isolating, maddening, etc., but those people don’t have a right to impose restrictions on someone else. I guess the next best thing is to whine about it on the internet.
I am appalled that you lack any empathy in this area. Your comments seem excessively harsh from my POV. Your point could be made without disregarding the feelings of female baldness victims IMO.
I am not disregarding their feelings. I’m sorry for their suffering and have empathy for what they’re going through, including when they see others shave their heads.
That said, to continue my bluntness, I don’t need to hear about it. I don’t need to see these angst-filled videos on the internet. I’ve had my fill of them from leftists who can’t control their emotions.
These kinds of unfortunate occurrences and misfortunes happen all day, every day, in life. We could find a multitude of disparate groups of people who are suffering and whose suffering is perhaps highlighted by the actions of others. It’s part of life.
What is the purpose of these videos? What do they accomplish, and what is their goal?
Again, I’m with you. It’s almost like these are CIA videos seeding victim olympics on the right.
No fucking way.
I feel like making a video chiding these head-shavers for stupidity, but at the same time, I know they’re stealing a page from Joan of Arc and many other women in history, who cut or shaved their hair, so I just say nothing and let them be stupid, because head-shaving does not automatically confer virtue. Virtuous women MAY shave their heads. Whatever.
These AWFULs are not virtuous. Especially the poisoning witches.
Sinead O’Connor….
She’s under the lawn so …
Well, you won’t hear about it. The world has not dumped on you, you do not have cancer and no one will confuse you with a Harris supporter so you good.
I’m talking about a broader principle. Everyone either has something very difficult they have to deal with, or they have a close family member or they know someone who is affected by something. The normal practice is to commiserate with family and friends, talk to a clergyman, or get counseling. I disagree with victim-signaling on the internet, especially when it appears to blame others who were not specifically targeting you.
Agree. It seems like these people are unable to vocalize rationally why their preferred candidate lost and actually need to be able to look in their mirror 24/7 to reaffirm their anxiety..over and over.
To clarify, I’m not saying you shouldn’t post about it. I’m addressing the concept of people making these videos about those who were not even targeting them.
I’m 100% behind you on this. People have the right to be offended. And that’s it. So I will quote Matt Gaetz to them. “Be offended.”
No victim olympics in MAGA for me. NONE. Wounded vets deserve respect, but free speech goes to both the assholes who attack them, and those who defend them by mercilessly attacking the attackers.
Free speech sorts out the truth.
I agree.
https://twitter.com/IslandDuchess_/status/1855444495439188305
Given it’s content, not surprised it didn’t show.
Better if it did show.
Hey! Lady Penquin reposted and this will likely not expand given it’s message.
https://twitter.com/IslandDuchess_/status/1855444495439188305
It’s completely a female thing. When you think about how much time most women spend on hair, and in a hairdresser’s chair, let alone the expense, and work it takes to maintain healthy hair, we ladies get it. I don’t blame the alopecia victims for being offended and expressing that at all.
ThanQ.
I certainly agree.
Mom lost her hair to Chemo. I had mine come out by the handful thanks to mononucleosis while in my 20s. It has never really recovered and I am stuck with very thin, very fine hair that barely grows.
However I just consider the shaved head brigade typical Marxist idiots.
I see where leftazoids are planning massive protests on Inauguration Day (which also happens to be a Monday holiday this year — MLK Day), and it got me thinking…..
Wouldn’t it be hilarious if IT, security, and locksmiths leapt into action at 12:01 and changed the landscape in Washington, D. C. while everyone was out partying and/or protesting (or just on holiday)?
What if everyone came back to their offices on Tuesday, January 21, and 2/3 of their access badges (card keys), logins, office computers and phones, and door keys didn’t work? Instead, they could be greeted at the door of their former workplace with a personalized manila envelope telling them their path forward.
Very deliciously clever. Elon would love it.
Barcky just pooped in his pants after hearing that Sloe Joe made a deal with Trump:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1855521576575275519
“The Art of the Deal”.
Huge cutting edge satire. Wild is an understatement. 😮
Did y’all catch the J6 banner? Nice touch.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/11/09/good-sign-president-trump-announces-no-position-for-nikki-haley-or-mike-pompeo-in-new-administration/
Maybe if they went on Joe Rogan’s podcast, they might improve their chances…..
DJT actually saying this:
On Friday, Bannon was prepping the posse for a possible Pompeo appointment.
PDJT watching Harris speech with Gaetz, Susie Wiles and…Oliver Stone
link…video..
rumor has it, Oliver Stone might be discussing a new movie (but probably not with Jon Peters)
wow.
(if I were in charge of casting…I’d choose Jon Voight for PDJT…then James Woods, Dennis Quaid, Tommy Lee Jones for other parts…who would play Mayorkas ?? George Clooney as Mayorkas ! yes ! and of course, Alec Baldwin on the roof.)
Who was the lady with the silver streak? I know her but old brain is misfiring.
Tulsi Gabard
ThanQ.
Very interesting peek behind the curtain–TY for sharing 🙂
It might be worth it to see a bald George Clooney.
How to cut realistically $2T out of the deficit — https://reason.com/2024/11/08/how-donald-trump-and-elon-musk-could-cut-2-trillion-in-government-spending
Starting point:
Article I, Section 8 can lead us away from our troubles…..
Vivek and Tucker discussed this on Friday.
The SCOTUS decision to declare the ‘Chevron Deference’ presedent created by a previous SCOTUS decision, unconstitutional, helps actually with this, because this lets the new Trump admin legally wipe out a huge number of unconstitutionally created regulations and offices and with that a lot of staff positions
See this part of the interview:
https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1854953677401784508?t=1624
The whole interview:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1854953677401784508
Yup. Totally agree.
Can I say DUH? Too late; I already said it.
I know I haven’t kept up with the Fripps, but I do have a ticket to the BEAT (King Crimson 1980s) concert on the 20th and I thought I’d bring their latest…..
55 secs in. upbeat moment… saturday night fire works display “what the Angel and Trump put on the people…” ? 😮😏😆
sunnydaze
November 10, 2024 1:43 am
OUCH!
WAY TO GO!
sunnydaze
November 10, 2024 1:44 am
Based on personal observations of just some of the area – yup. There was no FEMA presence or evidence on site. Some may ask how I would know. I helped in the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. FEMA sucked then, but they were there in force organizing relief teams, providing mobile trailers for the homeless, contracting demo/clean-up efforts, etc.
FEMA need to be shuttered. Fed funds should be given to the affected states to administer is the way to do this. Nothing the federal government is involved in works well.
everything the federal gov’t does consists of layers–upon layers–of managers and directors–insulating the next layer from discovery or accountability.
IIRC, FEMA was also the thugs that went door-to-door confiscating firearms.
bakocarl: TY so much. I always get something from you, often an astonishing new understanding. Sometimes a subject is clarified even when I did not know I needed the clarification. And sometimes the clarification happens exactly when it is needed (for me, personally).
My faith is not contingent upon any particular gift God has given to me personally, but the value of the gift is contingent upon my accepting it with grateful understanding. God has given me many gifts, and He keeps on giving them to me. You are such a gift.
this deportation issue is what they’re gonna push hard, into a racial crisis so the Pentagon can step in and try to thwart PDJT’s deportation policy before he has a chance to actually implement any of it, and is a huge issue in Arizona, as well (hence the frantic cheating there)…they’re already politicizing this and mobilizing the radical activists to get out in front of this, cause mayhem, inspiring Antifa et al to also jump in, casting PDJT as some racist thug who wants to kill em all.
listen to the insufferable fiend Rachel Maddow (!)…she’s really vocal about this, encouraging violence & chaos.
here’s a link to Maddow…
https://www.infowars.com/posts/msnbcs-maddow-calls-on-military-media-millions-of-americans-to-defy-trump-administration
they have no legitimate right to be here. the gov’t could track their phones (ala J6) and deport immediately those that protest.
if they don’t like our laws…they can go back home.
well…yeah…anyone with a brain knows that but they won’t see it that way…the Left needs them here, and not just for voting demographics…
they’re here also to turn on us when needed, like now.
and the corporate media is fanning those flames.
they are here to create a crisis.
they are just a drain on resources at this point. Adams turned off the free food cards…so the next month will be interesting
it’s subversion.
ending free food and stuff is intentional…
it’s a plot.
YUP! I said as much yesterday.
Maddow talks about “pirate energy.” If that keeps up, they are going to be showered with memes. 🏴☠️😂
seriously??
i thought she said IRATE energy–cuz the left is always pissed about sumthin’
Yo, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum. 😅
lol
Good, they self identified. Pick ’em up and ship ’em out.
Easy pickins. Hope it becomes reality.
Deep State Planning False Flags To Frame Trump As Dangerous…
https://banned.video/watch?id=672e5a507e6e359b9e2b125b
this is Alex at Infowars…he is making serious points, we can begin to see some of it starting to play out now…
well worth watching & listening to him on this.
He mentions strategies of the Left that I could never come up with on my own, and I think it’s good for us to be aware of them.
One of the most important applications of faith that Christians should undertake. Thank you, bakocarl! Doing so in the manner described changed my circumstances and life forever!
I understand people have different opinions on Lame Cherry. Nevertheless, IMO she is worth reading because she often has an unusual pov which is worth considering.
She talks about Wiles in this link. I found it interesting because of the harsh criticism being expressed given that she was a lobbyist for Big Pharma. LC is a Wiles supporter:
https://lamecherry.blogspot.com/2024/11/donald-trump-shed-his-blood.html
thanks for mentioning this…I saw something about this, yesterday, at another link, but was afraid to read it !
if true, can foresee a clash betw her & Kennedy.
let’s hope not.
Possible Wiles was vaxx injured or close family member died suddenly?
Great position for justice.
It’s always important to know one’s opponent. No attorney ever won a case without knowing a helluva lot about the other side.
So I was working my way through some open tabs & found a series of tweets related to Kari Lake. Since I’m still banned on twitter I was trying to view the conversations on Nitter. Each of these was “rate limited” or listed as “tweet doesn’t exist” but after numerous page reloads they showed up Finally.
Has anyone actually seen this video James O’Keefe is referring to?
James O’Keefe
@JamesOKeefeIII
Nov 8
We’re about to put out a video regarding @KariLake.
They enemy doesn’t sleep, but neither do weGail Golec #AmericanPatriot
@GailGolec
Nov 8
WHAT ARE THE FINAL NUMBERS OF BALLOTS CAST IN AZ?
Why have we not received a final number for ballots cast from the Arizona Secretary of State? @azgop @Adrian_Fontes
We have a number of ballots that are yet to be counted but that number is increasing according to reports from @AzPinkLady
@JamesOKeefeIII perhaps you can get some answers?
https://nitter.poast.org/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1854939727524163739
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
15h
JUST IN: Kari Lake must win 52.7% of the remaining vote in Arizona to be elected to the Senate. There are 600K ballots remaining.
https://nitter.poast.org/EricLDaugh/status/1855235056173797592
Charlie Kirk
@charliekirk11
Nov 8
We have hundreds of full-time staff and hundreds more volunteers curing every last ballot in Arizona for Kari Lake.
We are relentless.
https://nitter.poast.org/charliekirk11/status/1855031435754910007
2 replies to Charlie Kirk
Larry
@LarryECornell
Nov 8
Replying to @charliekirk11
I pray in Jesus name God that you will give Kari the victory. I know it’s not just about her but please do it for her as well. She is an honest broker & we need those kinds of people representing us. I put this in your hands God not trusting in anything or anyone else. 11
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https://nitter.poast.org/LarryECornell/status/1855032266071724535#m
L. Ron Hubbard (Parody)
@FakeLRonHubbard
Nov 8
Replying to @charliekirk11
https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f525.svg Ah, the battle for Arizona rages on, and Team Kari Lake isn’t backing down, not by an inch. Curing ballots, line by line, signature by signature—this isn’t a casual exercise. It’s an all-out campaign to make sure every last vote gets counted, to secure what the people of Arizona decided, loud and clear. You’ve got hundreds of staff, hundreds more volunteers, all grinding away to protect the integrity of this election, don’t you see?
https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f4aa.svg This isn’t about just counting ballots; it’s about restoring faith in the process. After all the chaos we’ve seen in recent years, people want to know their voices actually mean something, that their vote won’t get lost in the bureaucracy or thrown out over a technicality. That’s what this army of volunteers represents—relentless dedication, refusing to let a single vote slip through the cracks.
https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f1fa-1f1f8.svg So keep pushing, keep fighting. Arizona’s watching, and so is the nation. This isn’t just one election—it’s a statement. If we can’t trust the process, what else is there? 1
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https://nitter.poast.org/FakeLRonHubbard/status/1855032289958543709#m
Two or three days ago, after OMG said watch for a video.
All I’ve seen is the goof in charge of counting ballots, essentially saying he’d make Kari’s life miserable. Or something alike.
Can;t say I’ve seen the promised video. Which has had me wondering.
It was prolly Thursday, I came to the conclusion, AZ WOULD be stolen. As would the House.
Wished then and now, to be totally out to lunch.
It is very alarming. I hope & pray that Kari wins & that “we” hold the House…
Nice to at least see the tweets showing here again. 🙂
I attempted to reload the O’Keefe nitter page more than 100 times to see replies but finally gave up.
The second nitter one w/ the chart only showed again after 3 dozen reloads. This reply:
Andrew Fisher
@acpandy
23h
Replying to @EricLDaugh
Deep State already managed to steal quite few house seats overnighAndrew Fisher
@acpandy
Nov 9
Did the Deep State sneak in another 3 a.m. vote dump?
House majority control is looking less optimistic than yesterday, now projected at just 220 seats with 80% odds.
Why Deep Blue Shit counts votes forever ?
@elonmusk @realDonaldTrump
https://nitter.poast.org/acpandy/status/1855235541463105898#m
https://twitter.com/acpandy/status/1855235541463105898#m
also seen in replies
Here’s another thoughtful reply
Andi
@AnditrustinHim
Nov 8
Replying to @charliekirk11
Pima County, LD 17… something is very wrong.AZ Representative Rachel Jones
@RJ4arizona
Nov 8
Who thinks it’s possible that a Democrat in a majority R district, during a massive red wave, has the ability to get 100% of the Democrat votes, a fairly good share of the Republican votes, and most of the Independent votes, in an AZ legislative race? Asking for a friend.
https://nitter.poast.org/AnditrustinHim/status/1855031818720100835#m
Recount and reconcile every ballot.
~Three days ago someone raised the WTF flag over AZ, Kari count.
Harmeet chimed in saying she’s on it.
Have heard NOTHING from RNC, Whatley, Lara…
Recount and reconcile every ballot needs to be funded by RNC. Kari and the AZ 8, if we lose it. Latter Ciscomani +2.7K votes, +0.7%, 87% vote counted.
Yes, that Must happen ASAP
OK Dems, you say you aren’t cheating: MAKE IT MAKE SENSE.
That’s not exactly their forte LOL
I have not been able to find an O’Keefe video. I don’t see one on his website. He has always come through before when he said he was going to do something. I speculate that legal issues might be silencing some of these people (IOW, they need to hold their ammo for now), but I don’t know.
That’s a pretty plausible theory. Deep State Darkness still swirls 🙁
Hold their ammo until its too damn late. SMH.
I am struck by how little, if anything OMG has put out since 5 November. Perhaps since early voting started.
Certainly in CA and AZ bad stuff is happening.
Can NOT fix it IF we can not see what is broken.
TY Carl for this teaching which my husband & I used as a devotional today, sparking a lively discussion. God Bless YOU for your faithful ministry to the Q & sister Trees!
People are not going to fall for the same old tricks this time around. They needed traditional values oriented citizens and families to be kind to the idgits, racists, commies and fascists the last time around. Since then the fake news industry has cratered and the people clearly stand in one camp or the other. Even enemies know that PDT is the boss and has withstood the attacks of lies, misrepresentation, disinfo and lawfare.
Riots and such can still happen in blue hellholes. They are only destroying their own. Let them. Then give them no fed funds to rebuild. It is tough love to the lesser numbered patriots who are living in them. How else are people going to learn to work to prevent the Commie Party’s Tampon Tims and Newscums from taking over states?
Fight, fight, fight or leave. No more going along to get along.
I am just going to sit back and watch it all unfold knowing that The Donald and JD have this. My part is to spread truth and live a good life.
stay alert
be prepared
remain vigilant
keep The Faith
but take nothing for granted
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03647-0
This scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in the labVirologist Beata Halassy says self-treatment worked and was a positive experience — but researchers warn that it is not something others should try.
…researchers warn…
Nuff said.
Barbara O’Neill said on twitter today that a fruit called supersop is highly effective for cancer and other assorted ailments. I respect O’Neill a lot, and had never heard of this.
A web search supported her contention. Tellingly, even the “official” medical sites sort of supported her contention, and the worst they had to say was that scientific studies had not conclusively established some contentions.
I bought some supersop tea to try.
My own doctor and his office refuse to even consider any alternatives but prescription drugs.
I truly hope Kennedy can put the scientific apparatus to work to establish what is what.
You need a new doctor. A closed mind [and a wide open one] can be dangerous.
Bubby
November 10, 2024 8:27 am
One has to believe that 140,934 Arizonians who voted for President Trump didn’t vote for Kari Lake? That makes no sense! Looks like the Mexican cartels have a Senator!!! JMO
I hope the good guys are challenging this ASAP
Sure would like to hear from the good guys.
those perpetually elusive white hats 🙄
EACH DAY WE TAKE UP THE OFFENSIVE WEAPON OF THE WORD OF GOD – THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT – ONE VERSE OPENS THE DOOR TO THE CONTEXT OF THE CHAPTER MESSAGE
Verse of the Day for Sunday, November 10, 2024
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“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”
Romans 6:14 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
WE ARE FIGHTING A SPIRITUAL WAR OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ABUSED, MISSING, AND TRAFFICKED CHILDREN
BE MY VOICE
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
CHILD NOT CHOICE
GOD MAKES NO MISTAKES
I love You, Lord – You are my strength;
My rock; my refuge – my wavelength;
Without You, Lord – I am nothing at all;
Without Your help – I am just a screwball!
You are my solace in perilous times;
You poke and prod me to create these rhymes;
What should I say – I ask – out of the blue;
I have to admit – I haven’t a clue!
I Love You, Lord – there is nothing you ask;
That I would not do or set to the task;
So many times You have asked me to see;
And take on a problem far beyond me!
A young boy I met – oh, so long ago;
The pain in his heart he could not forego;
I knew neither what troubled him nor his pain;
Or what he could lose or have never again!
I taught him the Bible – I tried my best;
He would not take part in this learning quest;
He would pummel me with spitballs at every turn;
And make the girls laugh until class would adjourn!
I scolded him – questioned him – to no avail;
Each week his antics just seemed to prevail;
So I gave him an assignment not easy or quick;
A problem – a paper – twas no gimmick!
One week had he to complete this sole task;
Precise – with references – just as I ask;
At the next class – he presented to all;
A magnificent paper – as I recall!
Can you imagine my unexpected delight?
As I listened to him speak – share his insight;
He was brilliant – he was wise – beyond his years;
My heart filled with joy – my eyes filled with tears!
After the class, I thanked him profusely;
Did not hold back my praise even loosely;
From that day on, he gave his all weekly;
No longer did I look at this class bleakly!
Then, one day he came to class with sadness;
Gone was his joy – gone was his gladness;
He asked – after class – could he talk with me;
Surely, I said – wondering what it could be!
He said he was sorry he could not be in class;
With me next year – it was impossible – alas!
His family was moving far away;
And that is not all he wanted to say!
I want to say what a great teacher you are;
How sorry I am I misbehaved and by far;
No one has ever cared about me like you;
See – I was a mistake – not much I could do!
Shocked and dismayed – what could I say;
I asked why he thought of himself that way;
He told me he heard his parents say;
He was a ‘mistake’ they had made one day!
Oh, no – said I – that is not what they meant;
A child late in life was their only lament;
The reason I know this and listen – please do;
The mistake that was made was not really you!
Children are gifts that come only from God;
And really – the fact it came later – was odd;
There is something important you need to know;
God makes no mistakes – my little fellow!
D01: 6/05/2013