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why me? by Goodness34: 12:14pm On Dec 18, 2020
How can I be this down

They say work and pray.

What am I missing?

Why so much hardship?

Why too many rejection when I go for work?
Where will my lunch come from today?

What have I done to be this broke and depressed.

I need a Savior I am losing me.

Am broken.
Re: why me? by Dtruthspeaker: 2:22pm On Dec 18, 2020
Goodness34:
How can I be this down

They say work and pray.

What am I missing?

Why so much hardship?

Why too many rejection when I go for work?
Where will my lunch come from today?

What have I done to be this broke and depressed.

I need a Savior I am losing me.

Am broken.

Sorry you were born in the Times of the Fulfillment of the Revelation, Nothing else matters other than the turning away from doing Wickedness To Seeking the forgiveness of your numerous Offences to the preparation for your Trial before the Lord like Adam and Eve that you may be found Blameless like Job and not Guilty like Mr and Mrs Eve-Adam!

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Re: why me? by Goodness34: 2:24pm On Dec 18, 2020
Dtruthspeaker:


Sorry you were born in the Times of the Fulfillment of the Revelation, Nothing else matters other than the turning away from doing Wickedness To Seeking the forgiveness of your numerous Offences to the preparation for your Trial before the Lord like Adam and Eve that you may be found Blameless like Job and not Guilty like Mr and Mrs Eve-Adam!

but this is too harsh am plainly dying of hunger
Re: why me? by Dtruthspeaker: 2:39pm On Dec 18, 2020
Goodness34:
but this is too harsh am plainly dying of hunger

Sorry, that is what Must Happen Because the Death and Hell has been Poured upon the earth.

The Word of The Lord Must Be Fulfilled!
Re: why me? by Goodness34: 2:41pm On Dec 18, 2020
Dtruthspeaker:


Sorry, that is what Must Happen Because the Death and Hell has been Poured upon the earth.

The Word of The Lord Must Be Fulfilled!
nawao
Re: why me? by Dtruthspeaker: 3:01pm On Dec 18, 2020
Goodness34:
nawao

Yep, but I think this is also the time to Rep The Lord!
Re: why me? by Goodness34: 3:12pm On Dec 18, 2020
Dtruthspeaker:


Yep, but I think this is also the time to Rep The Lord!
can you for the love of God render me a little help?
Re: why me? by MaxInDHouse(m): 3:29pm On Dec 18, 2020
This is why Jesus said his own true followers will become one body {John 17:20-23} so that none of them will lack anything good {Psalms 23:1} though what Jesus promised all his followers is basic necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter) {Matthew 6:31-32} because the Christian congregation will take the best care of the less privileged in their midst! Mark 14:7

So i'll advise you to go to God's people in your neighbourhood, they will know how to take care of you. True Christians don't send money to people on faceless social media, it's a means of encouraging idleness and begging! 2Thessalonians 3:10

God's people in your area knows the condition of the earth and the time we're in now {2Timothy 3:1} they will not mock you neither will they despise you! Globally we're taking care of our Christian Brothers and sisters, this is the time of tribulations that we've been trying to warn people ahead before it comes, though most people just drive us away from their doors! embarassed


Goodness34:

can you for the love of God render me a little help?
Re: why me? by Goodness34: 3:31pm On Dec 18, 2020
MaxInDHouse:
This is why Jesus said his own true followers will become one body {John 17:20-23} so that none of them will lack anything good {Psalms 23:1} though what Jesus promised all his followers is basic necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter) because the Christian congregation will take the best care of the less privileged in their midst! Mark 14:7

So i'll advise you to go to God's people in your neighbourhood, they will know how to take care of you. True Christians don't send money to people on faceless social media, it's a means of encouraging idleness and begging! 2Thessalonians 3:10

God's people in your area knows the condition of the earth and the time we're in now {2Timothy 3:1} they will not mock you neither will they despise you! Globally we're taking care of our Christian Brothers and sisters, this is the time of tribulations that we've been trying to warn people ahead before it comes, though most people just drive us away from their doors! embarassed


wow am impressed what a love of God
Re: why me? by Ihedinobi3: 4:57pm On Dec 18, 2020
Goodness34:
How can I be this down

They say work and pray.

What am I missing?

Why so much hardship?

Why too many rejection when I go for work?
Where will my lunch come from today?

What have I done to be this broke and depressed.

I need a Savior I am losing me.

Am broken.

Hi there.

I'm very sorry for your trouble. Your experience is very likely remarkably different than mine, but I understand being broke and depressed. I can't tell my story here, but suffice to say that I have gone through sufficient pain to understand those who get perplexed with the way of life in this world. Although God has always sustained me and protected me, I have not been completely kept from knowing the embrace of despair and depression. They are old friends of mine.

I'm sorry too that I can't help you right now. I don't know you well enough to know the best way to help you or even if I can help you at all, but I will offer you what I can give to any stranger that I happen upon.

You probably know of Jesus Christ the Man Who was also God but denied Himself of the incredible privileges of His Deity in order to die for our sins. If you need a Savior, there's no one more fitting for that role. You could suddenly be given a feast right now. You could be made a powerful prince in this world this very moment. You could be blessed with an exceptionally healthy mind and body right now, and all these blessings will not even tip the scale in comparison to being accepted into God's Family as His son. Think about it. This world's wealth comes and goes. This world's respect comes and goes. No matter how healthy we might be, we all die. Not a single human being who has ever lived has escaped death. Even if we think that that does not matter, death is never a pleasant prospect for any human being who is not at peace with God. But in Jesus Christ, we all receive something that will never go or fade or perish. If we are accepted into God's Family, death in this world (and that is the worst thing in this world that human beings can suffer) only brings us straight into His Paradise, a place of enjoyment and pleasure such as this world has no hope of ever equaling in a million years. We would be with God Himself, rejoicing in all His good gifts. This is what believing the Gospel guarantees to everyone who chooses it.

I encourage you to believe the Gospel. There is no point to life otherwise.

It is true that faith in Jesus does not automatically remove all the pain of life in this world. The Lord never promised us that. In fact, becoming a believer adds more trouble to our lives than what is normal to every human being. But this is what makes that easy: the Lord Himself is with us in everything we face. He strengthens us, comforts us, encourages us, protects us, and carries us on His Wings until He brings us to our place of deliverance, even if that deliverance is ultimately our departure from this world to be with Him. Think about Lazarus in Luke 16, for example. We know that he died poor, sick, disrespected, and beggarly, but as soon as he died, he was in a place envied by the wealthy man from whom he had been begging while alive. It is true that this does not appear very comforting to many of us in this world, but would you really rather have all the sweet things of this life for a few decades and then spend eternity in the Lake of Fire with no family, friends, and most certainly no God showing you any of the kindness and generosity that you were used to on earth? I know my choice there: I wouldn't. That too was Lazarus's choice. He held on to faith in God's Messiah and ultimately that faith was rewarded. Even if he is the least of all the saints, we can be sure that he is wealthier than Jeff Bezos can even begin to dream of being. And while Bezos will die and be separated from all his wealth, Lazarus's wealth is permanent forever.

Is God able to rescue you out of this painful spot that you're in? Absolutely! Should He though? I am not wise enough to answer that, and I suggest that no human being is. Many of us insist on a change of circumstances as the best answer to our existence, but we know that many whose circumstances are great are rabid haters of God. That is the unfortunate reality of life. The human heart is ridiculously arrogant. That arrogance is fed by acquisition. The more we have the more resistant we are to God's Truth and His Authority. Only very few human beings in all of human history have ever been able to submit to God in the midst of prosperity and good health. A wise man writing under divine inspiration therefore said,

8 Remove falsehood and lies far from me;
Give me neither poverty nor riches—
Feed me with the food allotted to me
Proverbs 30:8 (NKJV)

We can be sure that even in poverty, the Lord blesses us and sustains us:

25 Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.
Acts 17:25 (NKJV)

27 These all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season.
Psalms 104:27 (NKJV)

15 The eyes of all look expectantly to You,
And You give them their food in due season.
Psalms 145:15 (NKJV)

Sometimes He does it through the work of our own hands (Psalm 90:17), sometimes He does it through the kind generosity of others (1 Samuel 22:3-4), sometimes He does it through the unwilling obligation of others (1 Timothy 5:8; Luke 16:21), sometimes He does it through supernatural means (2 Kings 17:6), but He always does it. Our God provides for and protects us. We can count on that more surely than we can count on the sunrise.

We don't need wealth in this world. We just need faith in God. Please understand: even without faith in God, the wicked are provided for by the Lord (Matthew 5:45). We need faith in the Lord Jesus because that is what makes life worth living at all. Wealth may make life significantly more tolerable and pleasurable, but in the end, the loss of it whether through events in this world or through death is terrible beyond words. To work so hard and have everything snatched from your grasp is heartbreaking, that is why the Bible strongly discourages the pursuit of wealth and the pleasures of this world (see Psalm 73, for example).

If you choose to believe in Jesus Christ, you will need to also grow spiritually. It is true that very few Christians actually bother to grow spiritually, so they remain on the edge spiritually, easy to seduce or threaten into giving up their faith in Jesus, but that is not how it ought to be. Growing spiritually enables us to begin to see life from God's perspective. When we start to see things this way, we become truly wise and less panicky about things that happen around us or emotionally invested in our circumstances. So please allow me to encourage you to commit to spiritual growth. You will find that there is tremendous wealth and sustenance in this.

To grow spiritually, you need to read the Bible to know what it says, submit to a gifted and prepared pastor-teacher to understand what you read, believe what you hear, and actively and enthusiastically apply what you have believed to your life. It is a very challenging process, but it is well worth the cost. In fact, for those who choose this path, reaching spiritual maturity and holding that position until we depart from this life guarantees the crown of righteousness to us. If we go beyond that to pass the tests of maturity (very painful experiences and challenges that the Lord brings the way of the spiritually mature), then we also win the crown of life. If we go beyond that to fulfill ministry, that is to use our spiritual gifts to help other believers to learn the Truth of God and also become able to do their bit in the Body of Christ, then we win the crown of glory. These three crowns together represent the very highest level of reward available to believers. As you must be able to see, they represent incredible wealth that would make Jeff Bezos look like a pitiful pauper even if, in addition to being the wealthiest man on earth, he were also the king of this whole world. And this is wealth that one will have forever. Very few Christians indeed will win all three crowns. Some will win two, some will win just one, and the vast majority will win none at all. This is not because God does not want to give these incredible blessings to everyone. Rather it is because most people, including Christians tragically, couldn't care less what God has to give to those who love Him. So they don't bother to work for these riches. You could be different. Regardless what you are facing, you have everything that you need to begin to grow spiritually and begin to count for the Lord in the Body of Christ. I urge you to take advantage of this opportunity.

Pastor-teachers are hard to find and there are very many false ones out there. These latter are the majority by far and they are the most visible too. This is not an oversight on the Lord's part. He permits people to sin if they want to. If people want to lie in His Name, He lets them. If people want to listen to lies told in His Name, He lets them. In the end, He will give everyone their due reward. On the other hand, if people really want to obey His Truth, they often show their love for that Truth by what they are willing to endure to get to it. As a result many of us who love the Truth actually have to fight very hard to find trustworthy pastor-teachers to listen to. I did. I started seeking clear reliable teaching in the Truth when I was a child. I only found it after I turned 31. Those were incredibly difficult years of confusion, fear, despair, and all kinds of pain. But the Lord kept me until He brought me to the one whom He had prepared to care for me spiritually.

The ministry under which I grew spiritually and under which I have continued to grow is called Ichthys. You will find it at https://ichthys.com. It is incredibly well provisioned, so you will not lack for any teaching of the Truth there. I highly recommend it to you. It is highly textual, so you might have to be a bit patient going through the material on it. Another one that I always recommend as an alternative is www.bibleacademyonline.com. They are both run by excellent pastor-teachers whose life mission is to teach everything that the Bible says to any believer who is willing to learn. The latter is more video-based. If you can afford the data expense and that suits you better, then you should absolutely go for it.

It is important that you stick to only one teacher after you have tested his teaching against the Scriptures and found it faithful to the Bible. Don't mix teachers or hop from teacher to teacher. There is no possibility of spiritual growth that way. One only gets confusion and a swelled head from that approach. That is the gist of 1 Corinthians 4:14-16. You don't have to choose Ichthys or Bible Academy. If you find any other pastor-teacher that suits you but who teaches the whole Truth of the Bible comprehensively and courageously, you should submit to that one.

As you grow spiritually, these troubles you face will become easier to bear, and if it is the Lord's will to deliver you out of them, you will become better able to sense His leading of you to the deliverance that He has prepared for you.

I will say a word of prayer for you here.

The Grace of Jesus Christ be with you.
Re: why me? by Dtruthspeaker: 5:48pm On Dec 18, 2020
Goodness34:
can you for the love of God render me a little help?

Yes for the love of God I would, but I am not able to at this very moment for I am in the hospital with my kids, even right now.

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