Problem is they shut down or ferociously fight back if you start to go the “hard way”. I simply just don’t talk about it anymore if I get the sense the person isn’t aligned.
I don't let it bother me. Most of my friends (and my wife) are entirely oblivious to the real situation. And it's the same with anything medical. A friend has serious diabetes and the initial symptoms of Alzheimer's (now known as "type 3 diabetes" by those in the know). So I tell her to cut out carbohydrates and reduce her insulin as much as possible. She ignores me, drinks gin & tonic, eats pizza, cakes, pies, sandwiches, chips ... and on and on. So I tell her husband who does all the shopping, cooking and taking her out for meals. He answers "But how can I stop her?"
DON'T BUY THE STUFF!
It’s a painful process especially with those you love. My mother was put through the cancer industry assembly line when she was diagnosed and I’m convinced the chemo is what ultimately killed her. She refused to change anything about her diet or lifestyle until the very end when there were no options left and it was too late.
My wife and I are struggling to get pregnant (month 14), Docs want to put her on all these hormonal drugs. She tried one dose and it sent her into a hyper anxious depressed mindset for 3 weeks. We bagged it and are now going full Mediterranean diet with a focus on Whole Foods and reducing stress. Fingers crossed it works.
Mental/psychological stability. People NEED an anchor to "normal" or they'll just completely break down.
That's why they cling on to sportsball, church or whatever "thing" gives them ANY sense of feeling normal, commeraderie , a safe escape or stability of any kind...
People are fragile and confused. They MUST maintain a certain degree of cognitive dissonance in order to function in some semblance of normal...
I feel this way at church. The vast majority are still taking every vaxx offered. They sing the praises of Netanyahu. They applauded the pagers exploding. I about burst when a lady I was talking to gushed on and on about Mother Theresa and what a beautiful soul she was. I love my church family and boy am I praying for them all!
Same. I literally quit a bible study I'd been in for years when my small group all flipped out when I mentioned TikTok, telling me the chinese were spying on me. Meanwhile these old bags were vaxxed and boosted and one had just been diagnosed with vulva cancer. I mean WTAF
My Bible study group gave a young 20-something grief because she said she evangelizes on Facebook. They told her she needs to do it in person. I chimed in "Ya'll don't want to know where I go on line if you think Facebook is a bad place . . ." Fortunately once I spoke up, our teacher said "We all need to go to where the souls are and that includes on the internet. So if she can reach souls on Facebook, good job!"
BTW, could you please say a prayer for my Bible study teacher? She's been battling bronchitis for weeks now and is only getting worse. Sadly she has every vaxx except RSV (she was told that under 60 is not eligible for it otherwise she would have taken it)
Done!
Yeah, I had 9 or so women all pointing at me like Invasion of the Body Snatchers and squawking about how evil Tiktok was. All I said was that when the R/D (aka uniparty) got together to take something away from the people, we should wonder why, and that there was a whole lot of evangelizing going on over on Tiktok. My small group leader, who also taught the group as a whole, called me a couple days later to tell me I couldn't say things like that. I told her I wasn't gonna be told to be quiet by anyone. And bid them all adieu
Thank you!
I'm currently texting back and forth with the children's Bible study teacher (she's in her mid 70s) and she's fascinated by this discussion. She never thought about using social media and message boards to reach souls. She says that when the battlefield changes then tactics must change. The devil is on the internet so God's soldiers should be, too :)
Ditto. I try to use some careful consideration when RPing my fellow church goers but they get very scared and run away. So I don't do it any more, it's 'effing frustrating. Prayer is needed here.
You think you struggling! Somehow I feel like you missed the real war against principalities! Whoever understood and went through the real spiritual war is suffering PTSD without experiencing being in a real physical war!
I gave up trying to be subtle years ago. Either they're gonna listen or they're gonna learn the hard way. Either option works for me.
Problem is they shut down or ferociously fight back if you start to go the “hard way”. I simply just don’t talk about it anymore if I get the sense the person isn’t aligned.
I don't let it bother me. Most of my friends (and my wife) are entirely oblivious to the real situation. And it's the same with anything medical. A friend has serious diabetes and the initial symptoms of Alzheimer's (now known as "type 3 diabetes" by those in the know). So I tell her to cut out carbohydrates and reduce her insulin as much as possible. She ignores me, drinks gin & tonic, eats pizza, cakes, pies, sandwiches, chips ... and on and on. So I tell her husband who does all the shopping, cooking and taking her out for meals. He answers "But how can I stop her?" DON'T BUY THE STUFF!
Nah, I don't bother.
It’s a painful process especially with those you love. My mother was put through the cancer industry assembly line when she was diagnosed and I’m convinced the chemo is what ultimately killed her. She refused to change anything about her diet or lifestyle until the very end when there were no options left and it was too late.
My wife and I are struggling to get pregnant (month 14), Docs want to put her on all these hormonal drugs. She tried one dose and it sent her into a hyper anxious depressed mindset for 3 weeks. We bagged it and are now going full Mediterranean diet with a focus on Whole Foods and reducing stress. Fingers crossed it works.
Why?
I'll tell you why...
Mental/psychological stability. People NEED an anchor to "normal" or they'll just completely break down.
That's why they cling on to sportsball, church or whatever "thing" gives them ANY sense of feeling normal, commeraderie , a safe escape or stability of any kind...
People are fragile and confused. They MUST maintain a certain degree of cognitive dissonance in order to function in some semblance of normal...
I feel this way at church. The vast majority are still taking every vaxx offered. They sing the praises of Netanyahu. They applauded the pagers exploding. I about burst when a lady I was talking to gushed on and on about Mother Theresa and what a beautiful soul she was. I love my church family and boy am I praying for them all!
Same. I literally quit a bible study I'd been in for years when my small group all flipped out when I mentioned TikTok, telling me the chinese were spying on me. Meanwhile these old bags were vaxxed and boosted and one had just been diagnosed with vulva cancer. I mean WTAF
My Bible study group gave a young 20-something grief because she said she evangelizes on Facebook. They told her she needs to do it in person. I chimed in "Ya'll don't want to know where I go on line if you think Facebook is a bad place . . ." Fortunately once I spoke up, our teacher said "We all need to go to where the souls are and that includes on the internet. So if she can reach souls on Facebook, good job!"
BTW, could you please say a prayer for my Bible study teacher? She's been battling bronchitis for weeks now and is only getting worse. Sadly she has every vaxx except RSV (she was told that under 60 is not eligible for it otherwise she would have taken it)
Done! Yeah, I had 9 or so women all pointing at me like Invasion of the Body Snatchers and squawking about how evil Tiktok was. All I said was that when the R/D (aka uniparty) got together to take something away from the people, we should wonder why, and that there was a whole lot of evangelizing going on over on Tiktok. My small group leader, who also taught the group as a whole, called me a couple days later to tell me I couldn't say things like that. I told her I wasn't gonna be told to be quiet by anyone. And bid them all adieu
Thank you!
I'm currently texting back and forth with the children's Bible study teacher (she's in her mid 70s) and she's fascinated by this discussion. She never thought about using social media and message boards to reach souls. She says that when the battlefield changes then tactics must change. The devil is on the internet so God's soldiers should be, too :)
I feel like this every day. How can you have a conversation with these people and not tell them what is going on?
Ditto. I try to use some careful consideration when RPing my fellow church goers but they get very scared and run away. So I don't do it any more, it's 'effing frustrating. Prayer is needed here.
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I feel this way, except the crux of my dilemma is my faith in Christ vs. the walking dead around me.
You think you struggling! Somehow I feel like you missed the real war against principalities! Whoever understood and went through the real spiritual war is suffering PTSD without experiencing being in a real physical war!