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What I have noticed over the years. Paul in acts 20:35 says it is better to give than to receive.
USA Christians are taken advantage of this in a lot of ways. The darkness capitalizes on this verse and USA Christian’s become ashamed of having wealth.
The same victimhood as the Marxist proclaims is actually on the mentality of the USA Christians.
To give us not always money. It is time and other things such as talents too. For one to be a giver of such there HAS to be receivers. Many receivers are ashamed of being given such things in the USA and the democratic system is full of vigor to take those things.
If a Christian in the USA can humble themselves and allow to be given another Christian’s gifts without being ashamed of it and -feeling- bad because some ghetto brained terrorist criminal is not given it, we will see more people awake.
We need people in the USA to be givers of such but the receivers are those who refuse to accept such things.
The best example is Trump. My question is his talent or one his talents to give wealth to millions? It seems as-if whatever he touches is blessed by God and whatever these dark creatures touch has no growth. Yet we still see Christians doubting.
The USA should be the most prosperous country in the world just by this one verse.
Teaching is a gift too. To teach others is giving. Maybe with some of the government shutdown we can relearn what giving really is. It is not taking as the darkness expects.
You are definitely on something here, fren.
If someone has a business, or property, find a way to give them by blessing them with work and structure and knowledge of faith, rather than just some donation to someone else to do whatever, or to fill their belly, or to give them more opportunity to destroy themselves.
Yes. The real conspiracy theorists are those who believe they are doing a good thing when giving homeless people money. The real gift is to teach others how to take care of themselves and pass it on.
Not being a victim or have the victim mentality. :)
Can USA become what it can be? I believe it can/we can. The shift in awareness of this is required and one of my personal tells is churches. If the preacher is still preaching about missionaries in other countries and has that victim mentality, well it is sad to me.
Revival is what it is called but I think we need are repentance of arrogance in the USA.
When the preacher only talks about giving money and not these other talents it is telling of their faith
Now to get my wife to see that… I am only one person but I do see a slow shift happening.