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1rst 1 min funny AF!
https://rumble.com/v3o4nt2-the-un-blasted-for-ignoring-israel-palestine-conflict-and-instead-virtue-si.html
Oh boy this ride is bumpy. Is it me or does it seem like the left is money laundering in Ukraine. And the right is money laundering with Israel? I definitely do not support Hamas/Isis either, don’t get me wrong.
It just seems like the war machine is making money for the Elite. Am I crazy to think this?
I just want mean tweets and world peace. Is that too much to ask for?
That’s all it has become. There are no good actors(no pun intended). I think we are witnessing the take down and exposure of both Israel and Ukraine. They are both corrupt to the core. I can’t get past the fact that Netanyahu allowed this invasion. But when I revisited the Q drop about Israel standing down I relaxed. Could Bibi already have been arrested when he was out of the position for a while and this is his replacement? I’ve heard Lin Wood say he is a 2.0 and after Peter Navarro and Trumps comments about him, I’m convinced he is a bad dude. I listen very carefully to what they say.
Has anyone had weird, disturbing dreams this week? I had three that woke me up from a deep sleep.
I haven’t had dreams but I will wake up out of a sound sleep and my mind will not shut off with with all the what if this and what if that’s? Then I can’t go back to sleep.
I used to have them but started a new prayer routine, a gentler one that praised the Lord for all the good things he has done instead of continually asking for his help for my health problems. Whinging and moaning basically.
I’ve been sleeping better by trying not to eat past 8pm.
Yes, last night. Very disturbing. But then again, I have very vivid dreams most of the time. Sights, colors, smells, etc. but last night in particular was very disturbing.
It was a crossover from my former life of drug use, to my new life of working as a pet sitter. It’s a pretty long dream, but anyway… there was the temptation to use drugs again, and me needing to meet up with my new boss who’s fantastic, and I respect very much. I was struggling to complete a task, and by the end of the dream I had ruined something that was my bosses. There were red rose petals all over the ground that she had saved in a book. And I had to face her with my disappointment. I woke up with the heaviest of heart. Like I had failed.
But the good news is… I am free in Christ! I’m sitting here with a beautiful, great Dane, and having my breakfast. My client gets home early today so I get to leave a little early as well. Overall, it’s just a message that I have overcome my past life, and I have the privilege of staying in other peoples homes and caring for their pets.
Jesus wins!
Congratulations on being clean and finding Jesus… keep up the hard work👍
“The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.”
― Werner Heisenberg
I like this.
Pasteur said something similar
"A little science estranges men from God, but much science leads them back to Him"
Only the evil scientists see the truth of God and refuse to accept it. Fauci is one of those
Call to action. We need your help. Together through Christ we have endless potential
https://communities.win/c/GreatAwakening/p/17rSo1PUXt/local-action-for-thewin/c
Celebrating my grandson’s 1st birthday tomorrow and he’s a happy & healthy little guy! My daughter is also pregnant with another grand baby… feeling very blessed by God right now.
How exciting!! My grand boys are 3 and 6 months. They are a gift from God, I love them with all my heart, and the 3 yr old and I are best friends. ❤️
Enjoy every minute of it. I will never be a grandmother, and sometimes I am envious of others, however, I do have a pretty freed up life, but still having a grandbaby I think would make up for all the freedom might have. God bless you and have a great day.
I've just started reading "And There Was Light" by Jacques Lusseyran who was blinded at the age of 7. He went on to become a member of the resistance, was imprisoned in a concentration camp and later a university professor. Inspirational and beautiful.
"Joy does not come from outside, for whatever happens to us it is within... light does not come to us from without. Light is in us, even if we have no eyes".
I just commented on another post using your comment. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to grow and change my thought process. Your comment was part of that.
God bless you have a great day. Hope all is well with you and your family.
Why? Why in the world would I love my enemies??? (Aside from killing them with kindness)
Because it's through all their relentless darkness and evil that we walk towards the light of God.
Sooner or later, everyone may realize just how infiltrated, adulterated and molested every. single. person, place or thing. in this world is ... and realize the only Truth and worthwhile endeavor is communion with the True Living God within all of us.
Honestly... what else is there really, when you break it all down?
NCSWIC - WWG1WGA - All roads lead to God. End of story.
Amen, and that’s why I struggle with people wishing death on anyone, whether they be Jew or Palestinian. The WORD says to LOVE. Revenge is not for us but for God .
When you know who you really are... and realize everyone else is too, killing for hateful reasons is a nonstarter...
That’s so true.
Amen, fren.
What I have done, in practice, to follow this commandment of Jesus Christ, when I cannot love as HE would have me love, is to pray for those my mind and ego tell me to condemn. Religion means practice, practice, practice. Prayer is essential. Asking God to "love them for me, Jesus, as I fall short today, but please love them for me". Hate takes away our humanity, not anyone else's. Resentments erode us from inside, we become obsessed, and evil can seep in. Before you know it, your mind starts creating horrible fantasies of revenge and violence for our enemies, when we should be using our mind to connect with God, we are connecting with the darkest thoughts, which are not from God. We are given life here and now through God, we can strive for Grace, live by example, and be kind without losing one drop of obedience to God. It is the atheists that exhaust me, so I shake the dust from my feet and put it in Gods hands, I am just a tiny soul in a very big Universe, my resentments have no consequence except to my own state of being.
This was very well said. Thank you for sharing that. It is so true. We need to pray for our enemies, and when I don’t have the strength need to ask Jesus to help me. I really like what you said. Love them for me.
This morning is bringing a lot of awareness to me. Just from these little comments. Thank you so much. God bless you and have a great day.
So that we don't succumb to sin along with them?
Yes good stuff.
We are all Greek word sarx.
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g4561/kjv/tr/0-1/
An interesting note on sarx in Revelation is it is not mentioned until the 17th chapter, which is the explanation of the judgment of Babylon.
prediction: Trump's progress towards speaker is a red herring.
it coincides with Powell's guilty plea, which is the real play.
i eat crayons though, i don't really know if this is possible. just going with my gut
Oh boy! Which one tastes the best 🤔
Username, checks out! 👍
your gut is full of crayons, stop that! If you crave that waxy texture, there is something called Little Debbies, a mild upgrade from crayons, but just barely.
Had an overabundance of tomatoes and green peppers from my garden this year. It has kept me busy.
I have canned 16 quarts of salsa, 16 quarts of tomato sauce and 8 quarts of spaghetti sauce. Get yourself a Squeezo strainer, take the handle off it and put a electric drill on there. Turns a few bushels of tomatoes into sweet juice in no time.
My apple tree I planted few years ago is finally producing apples. I had 2 apple trees but 1 died last winter. Luckily my neighbor across the street has a small apple orchard to pollenate my 1 apple tree. I made 12 pints of apple butter, plus I have been putting them in my smoothies.
My watermelons and cantaloupes were kinda small this year, I have been feeding them to my chickens, they love them. I got 10 chickens and I am stocked up on chicken feed for the winter. I have so many eggs, enough to give away to friends and family.
I had canned like 10 pints of sweet relish and 10 pints of bread and butter pickles earlier this summer. Cucumber crop came in early, I should have planted another crop for a late fall harvest. I will do that next year.
I made 4 loaves of blueberry walnut zucchini bread couple nights ago, I ran out of gallon size freezers bags and had to shut down the operation. I have enough zucchini to make 20 more loaves, I will continue that this weekend.
I have been digging up my carrots and beets. Cleaning, dicing and freezing them on cookie sheets. I then bag them in gallon size Ziplock's to put in my smoothies. So far, I have 4-gallon bags frozen and I only dug up aprox 50% of my crop.
I dehydrated a shit ton of chili, cayenne and Habanero peppers. I will grind these up in my coffee grinder and add the powder to my smoothies. Lots of good health benefits from these, keeps your arteries clean.
My kale got attacked by worms, I sprayed them with some organic pesticide, but it did nothing to stop them. I make the mistake this year and let them grow too long. You have to harvest the entire plant mid-summer to get the leaves before the bugs infest them. I typically wash them, trim the stems away and cram a couple pounds of leaves in a gallon size freezer bag and freeze it. They store really well this way. Cut a chunk off, toss it in your smoothie. The key is harvest early!!
I am going to plant some garlic soon, late fall is best time to plant them.
We had a litter of 4 kittens that was born under my deck this summer. They have been running around terrorizing my dog, chihuahua, lol. The wife has me building some winter cats houses out of storage containers (Small container in a big container stuffed with hay as insulation), so they don't freeze. What is it with women and cats, its a strange connection.
Needless to say, I been busy but its almost over.
Gosh! I’m exhausted after reading all of this. You get my vote for Husband of the Year 🥳
Well done! Sounds like you’ve been having a blast. Who would’ve thunk? At this time in life that this is the thing that we are interested in. Enjoy your bounty.
Amazing fren - blessed with bounty AND the energy to work it well!
Bless your Harvest!!! I miss those days, my gardens have become just flowers and medicinal herbs, a patch of onions, and garlic and fresh greens. At 73, and a son who does not have a knack or motivation to do the gardening for food that I did while he was growing up, I have let some gardens go back to nature. Makes me sad, he may want to some day when I am not around, I tried to pound into his head that on these five acres, he really could survive on the food he could grow here, but all he hears is nagging and dissapointment, so I have let it go. I will continue to keep those spaces brush hogged, I think, it breaks my heart to have it all go back to wild raspberries and trees, but I just cannot do it anymore, and I live in an agricultural area, there are farms all around that I can get bushels of potatos and winter squashes and tomatos for sauce, but it is not the same.He is great with the animal care, the poultry and goats. I love cats, but I also must have a dog or two in my life. Who would I take on walks with me?
OMG, you're amazing, now I want to marry you! 😄
The "Bouncy, Upbeat Song" from Mystery Science Theater 3000
Whenever I want to cry and bawl
Because I'm feeling sad
I think of ironing boards and drywall
And then I don't feel so bad!
Whenever I'm feeling down and blue
And sorry for myself
I get some staples and some glue
And I'm happy as an elf!
Whenever I start to mope and pout
And there's nothing left in my soul
I check the toilet paper and if we're out
I buy another roll!
Have you ever touched a Post-it Note?
Have you ever looked at boots?
Have you ever sat down in a chair?
Have you ever used a paper clip?
So if you listen to our advice
And you wanna feel terrific!
Do things that make you feel nice
I wish we could be more specific!
Also, don't forget the CANADA song! Oh man, that one kills me.
Ecclesiastes 12:13&14
13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.