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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2014 5:26:22 GMT -8
I have not been on much because of being busy with work at the school and at the store. Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays I get up at 6:00 am. This is my quiet time before the rush of the day and the business of children at the school. Mostly the weekends I work at the store which is much later. So then I get up at 7:00 am. On my days off I try to sleep in until 7:30 or 8:00 am. With working and home life here it does catch up on a person.
I also have been in much pain, which is partially my fault. I had head and neck injuries when I was younger and little minor jolts to the neck in the last few years. So it is now catching up to me. Two weeks ago I woke up with loud ringing in my left ear, however it did go away within a half hour of being awake. The following days and weeks after that I have such pain on the right side of my neck and even at times there felt like there was soreness to my left part of my throat. The soreness to the throat went away. I must admit though that three weeks ago I had started carrying a heavy backpack with me to the library, to school and to work. That is when the problem increased. What happens when one carries a heavy back pack on their back is it pulls the neck and head muscles and causes strain to the muscles and other parts of the neck and head.
I was not supposed to wear or carry heavy things on my back. I do have a little carrier type suitcase with wheels on it. I don't like dragging this around because people think that I am dragging a suitcase around with me or going on vacation. But if I need to get my head and neck better I must do what needs to be done.
The pain at times gets so bad to the point that I get migraine headaches from the injuries. It is okay for the moment, just a stiff neck. Also I have been taking calcium and vitamin D, along with exercising the neck and changing my sleep comfort. The other night my neck was so sore that I could not lift my head off the pillow to change positions. When I have done way too much at the school, at the store or here at home it lets me know that I have over done it.
This is why I have not been on the computer as much. I do what I have to do and then I am off. So if anyone was wondering where I have been and why I have not been responding to postings or emails, this is why. I'm still debating if I should make a doctors appointment to get it checked again. I had it checked three years ago and had x-rays done. There was deterioration starting with a bit of arthritis. But I am not sure if it has become worse because of the little minor jolts in the last year.
I think that I will wait it out for a little longer and see if it gets better. One thing is not to carry heavy back packs on my back and continue taking the vitamins and exercising.
Other than that I am okay.
I am going to end this on a good note. Three weeks ago I had come into the school on a Friday to do volunteer work with the SKs. I still work with them as a paid Educator Assistant, but it was agreed that I work only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fridays I can still come in to volunteer, it is that I will not get paid for that day, which is fine.
However, I came to school on a Friday morning. As soon as I walked into the office to sign the volunteer sheet the High School secretary came to me and put her arms around me and stated, "I'm so glad that you are here." I stated, "You are?" She stated, "Yes, as a matter of fact we were just ready to call you?" I stated, "You were?". She stated "Yes. How would you like to have a paid position for this afternoon?" I asked, "Doing what?" She stated, "Looking after a little boy for the afternoon."
She mentioned the little boys name, which I cannot disclose here for privacy and policy reasons. Of course I stated that I would do so. Now this boy has health issues where he is not able to play and run around as other children. No he does not have MS or cerebral palsy. The disease does start with an M. He had an older brother who also had the same condition as him, however passed away several years ago at the age of 9 or 12. His school photo hangs in the hallway at the school.
So anyway, I really didn't know what I could do with this young boy or how to relate to him. The info that was provided was from the day before so I could not go by that information. The teacher gave me a few suggestions. So I gave the young boy options as to what he wanted to do. We spent the afternoon doing his penmanship, which is his writing and printing skills. He is to be left alone for a half hour during this time.
After that we went to the library to read some books. When it came time for gym, he totally surprised me with what he could do. Of course my mind was like what about his health. But again I played it by ear. He ran around the gym twice. For a young boy who has the condition that he has he certainly can run fast. I was so amazed. Then we got out scooters that had four wheels on the bottom. We sat on these and had races back and forth on them. He thought it was a blast. He was laughing and having fun. This certainly made my day to be a joyful one.
When we went outside to play he just wanted to walk around the playground. But I started to make it interesting for him that whenever we came to a muddy, watery area in the playground we would pretend that there was alligators in the swamp waters. Every time we came to swamp water I would be very dramatic and say, "Yikes, watch out for the alligators. They might eat us for their lunch." So we did this until the bell rang. The young boy thought it was hilarious and he was laughing himself silly. But I am glad that I had a good time with him. It was an afternoon well spent.
Last week I found out that I was filling in as a DSW with this young boy. I thought to myself, "Wow, what honor was I shown to be asked to take the place as a DSW when I know nothing of what a DSW does." Now I know there are DSWs for the elderly people, but I never thought there was one for children. But I was so honored to be asked to fill in as a DSW for that young boy.
That is not all. Two weeks ago the principal who had hired me on as an Educator Assistant, asked me if I wanted to help out in the Learn and Play program on Wednesday mornings. As there was another program starting that same day to get the little children ready for the next school year. Again I felt such honor that I would be asked to help out for the Learn and Play program. The first day went really well.
So this is what has been happening for the last three weeks. Just in case anyone was wondering why I have not been on the forums as much or responding to postings and emails. With being busy with work and being in pain, it has been an interesting few weeks. Happiness and agony all at the same time. The good thing about it is I am still here, thanking a Holy God for being who He is.
Blessings to you.
Moriah Ruth
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Post by alon on Apr 7, 2014 14:26:17 GMT -8
I have not been on much because of being busy with work at the school and at the store. Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays I get up at 6:00 am. This is my quiet time before the rush of the day and the business of children at the school. Mostly the weekends I work at the store which is much later. So then I get up at 7:00 am. On my days off I try to sleep in until 7:30 or 8:00 am. With working and home life here it does catch up on a person. I also have been in much pain, which is partially my fault. I had head and neck injuries when I was younger and little minor jolts to the neck in the last few years. So it is now catching up to me. Two weeks ago I woke up with loud ringing in my left ear, however it did go away within a half hour of being awake. The following days and weeks after that I have such pain on the right side of my neck and even at times there felt like there was soreness to my left part of my throat. The soreness to the throat went away. I must admit though that three weeks ago I had started carrying a heavy backpack with me to the library, to school and to work. That is when the problem increased. What happens when one carries a heavy back pack on their back is it pulls the neck and head muscles and causes strain to the muscles and other parts of the neck and head. Ruth, I'm sorry to hear about your chronic injury problems. Your life seems to just parallel mine- I too have neck injuries which have plagued me all my adult life. Several from motorcycle accidents and on from a bull riding incident (one doctor told me that "if I got on that thing on purpose it was no accident!"). Like you I always worked several demanding jobs at the same time all my life as well, and was an emergency services volunteer. I just want to pass on a caution to you that it all does tend to catch up with us. I now have several debilitating medical conditions due to the abuses I heaped on myself, especially overworking. Well, that and the bull ..., and maybe the motorcycles and a few other things. But point is, there is often a price to pay later. You need to make time for yourself to relax and catch up, rest up, and take something from life for yourself. Take care of yourself. Find ways to make it easier, or better. Make sure your backpack is not overloaded, heavier objects to the upper half and well padded, evenly balanced- and make sure the straps are adjusted evenly and so that the weight is transferred to both hips and shoulders, and not pulling back. Most people wear their packs with the straps way too loose. You may know most or all of this, but I thought I'd put it up just in case. My advice is if your insurance covers it, get the x-rays, MRI's, or whatever else might help. I had problems show up on x-rays for a completely unrelated thing show up problems that had been not long before checked and I was cleared. So sometimes just getting fresh eyes on the films or someone with different technique in the x-ray room can make a huge difference. That's what we like about you, Ruth!  The way you handled that kid was very smart. Treat the patient, not just the problem! That's our curse and our blessing- people that DO love to look back at the end of the day and see a job well done, someone we've helped and made a difference in their lives, or at times just that we were there when no one else was. We just like to DO. But like I said, it tends to catch up to us. I know so many people like us that have ended up like me. I just would hate for you to end up like this too. But you seem to get so much satisfaction out of helping this kid, and you've shown a definite natural ability there, maybe even a gift. Maybe you should start praying for God to open doors here; that maybe your abilities and interests could be consolidated into one position (if it paid enough you could drop some others it'd be nice too), and your life could be fulfilled without killing yourself. Let us know if you decide to do this- a few extra prayers couldn't go wrong. Besides, we miss your insights here. Dan C |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2014 15:58:17 GMT -8
Thank you Alon for your encouraging words and also for understanding the pain that I am in physically. Right now I am in pain, neck and head. It could be from the weather also because right now it is raining steady. Sometimes the weather does give me headaches which causes other issues. I also have had injury done to the shoulder, but the shoulder has been fine for quite some time.
As for the minor neck injuries, within a two year period I have banged my head hard while getting in the car, slipping down stairs and steps, which resulted in the right foot being sprained and the left foot with a fractured bone going to the little toes.
However at the beginning of the school year, the first day of school no less, I was standing on this chair putting up the children's artwork. I moved a bit from the chair and fell off of it. Now when I landed I was trying to avoid going down on the foot that I had broken. This resulted in losing my balance and I went down hard on my back side. When I went down on my back side I heard this crack in my neck. I did not move for several minutes, simply because I was checking to see if my foot was okay, which it was hurting a bit, but that was the least of my worries. My neck was my concern. So I moved my neck around and my head was hurting.
But here is the funny part. There were three little boys standing at the end of the shelves. They were laughing themselves silly. Their exact words were, "Miss Donna fell off the chair." And they again were laughing themselves silly. They thought it was funny that I had fallen off the chair. What could I do but laugh at myself along with them, because in a child's mind they thought it was funny. I would probably think the same thing if I saw what they saw. I just pointed my finger at them and told them that I was going to get them. They ran off. Only to come back to see if I was still there. By that time I had slowly picked myself up off the floor and continued on with what needed to be done that day, with a headache mind you.
Two weeks ago I was in the doll center. Above the doll center there is a loft for the children to go up and play in. However the loft and the doll center is only made for the size of the child. So I am under the loft in the doll center picking up the toys. And do you know want I did within a half hour period? I banged my silly head on the loft three times. Yes three times. One would think that knocking some sense in ones head the first time was good enough, but two times and then a third time? I told the teacher that the loft had it in for me that day. She started laughing. Mind you I gave myself another headache. Which I think may have triggered the rest on the neck injuries and pain. Talk about being a pain in the neck. There ya have it.
Now on another good note. Children has always been my pride and joy, my hearts desire. When I have left home I had worked at a day care for part of a program that I was going through. I also had taken a home day care course. However at the time I could not have children where I was because it was above the store that I was staying at. So I went into doing child care work with families. Babysat two families children and then became a live in nanny for the third family. I enjoyed every minute of it. Also I was doing a children's ministry at one of the churches here in the city for two years.
Then I had met my husband. We got married and moved away for about 10 and a half years. Then we moved back here. Now I do not have children of my own. I wish I did. Even at my age I should be having teenage children by now. But nope.
So while I was looking for work I had asked one of my friends, who is the teacher that I currently work with, if she could use some volunteer work. She stated yes. So for 4 years I volunteered at the Christian School without pay. Until just recently. The teacher wanted me as her EA so she put in a request and we went from there. Her and I work well together. I enjoy working with the children very much.
One of my husband's friends several years ago had told me that he saw me being surrounded by children. Of course at that time I was not working with children. It was until I came back did I start working with children again. I learn much from children, just by watching them and listening to them. It also has been my hearts desire to work with children. I trusted God to open doors in this area no matter what situation or where I was or how it was done. God has opened the doors. And I hope to go further. Many have suggested that I should become a teacher. Well this of course takes finances, which I do not have at the moment.
And I agree with you Alon, when you stated that maybe working with children can become a full time job. Which this has been my request as of late. Full time during the week and then I can have the weekends and Sabbaths off to rest. So again I wait and see what God has planned for me. I desire for it to be for His glory and purpose.
Blessings to all.
Moriah Ruth
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Post by alon on Apr 7, 2014 16:33:38 GMT -8
Thank you Alon for your encouraging words and also for understanding the pain that I am in physically. Right now I am in pain, neck and head. It could be from the weather also because right now it is raining steady. Sometimes the weather does give me headaches which causes other issues. I also have had injury done to the shoulder, but the shoulder has been fine for quite some time. Weather seems to be a major factor in how almost everyone I know with chronic health issues feels at any given time. Yeah, shoulder injuries just seem to go along with head and neck injuries. The worst thing about my shoulder problems is that it puts tremendous strain on my upper thoracic vertebra. That and the almost constant guarding of muscles in my torso and neck pulls everything out of alignment and causes me to have really bad headaches too. So bad that it is preferable for me to spend hours at a time laying with all my weight on a 6-8 inch spike (usually @ 3/8th in dia) in order to release the guarding. I've gotten so I can (and often do) fall asleep while laying with one of these spikes in my back. No such thing as a minor head or neck injury. Get yourself a bump helmet for areas like under the loft where you tend to bump your head frequently. It'll help your head, and relieve a little of the stress transmitted to your neck. Not a cure all, but any help is worth getting, and they are cheap. Any safety supply place should have them. Yeah, little boys (and even us big'uns) tend to think that kind of thing is funny. But it might not be a bad idea to teach them how seriouse that sort of thing can be, especially for older people who don't bounce as well as they do. Could be you or someone else might need them to get help some time. Shabbat is, of course, the perfect time to take off and rest, as God promises to bless us if we follow His commands. That Sabbath rest (which is not Sunday) is probably the most often repeated. So it is important to Him, and should be to us. My wife has become resigned to the fact I won't work on Shabbat, so she's quit trying to find things that just have to be done on Saturday for me. There are always more problems to crop up (thanks to Rabbi Reuel's excellent d'rash a couple of weeks ago  ), but He has blessed me there as I try to keep His commands concerning Shabbat. I hope you can at least get to that point with both your work and your husband. I don't believe helping his ministry on Shabbat now and again would be a sin- just watch those Shabbat B-B-Q's!  I'll keep praying for you, and will add this information to the list. Dan C |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2014 17:26:16 GMT -8
Thank you Alon. Prayers are so much needed. Blessings to you.
Moriah Ruth
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2014 2:45:00 GMT -8
Well. I was up at 5:50 am, however I think the robins were up before me. I just realized that for the next four days, which includes this morning, I will be getting up at 6:00 am. I am working at the school for the rest of the week. The good news is, I have this weekend off and the Sabbath to rest. This is something that I am looking forward to. That is if my boss from the other job do not book me for demos this weekend. They tend to do that from time to time.
Also I remembered that I am at the school all day tomorrow because I had told the teacher that I work with, that I would stay after the morning class to put all the papers in the children's books, in order to catch up. This way the children will not be there to bug me. I will go to the library to get it all done.
God will grant me strength to accomplish what needs to be completed for this week. Anyway I had to correct myself with the times. Blessings to all.
Moriah Ruth
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Post by Questor on Apr 10, 2014 19:31:22 GMT -8
Thank you Alon for your encouraging words and also for understanding the pain that I am in physically. Right now I am in pain, neck and head. It could be from the weather also because right now it is raining steady. Sometimes the weather does give me headaches which causes other issues. I also have had injury done to the shoulder, but the shoulder has been fine for quite some time. As for the minor neck injuries, within a two year period I have banged my head hard while getting in the car, slipping down stairs and steps, which resulted in the right foot being sprained and the left foot with a fractured bone going to the little toes. However at the beginning of the school year, the first day of school no less, I was standing on this chair putting up the children's artwork. I moved a bit from the chair and fell off of it. Now when I landed I was trying to avoid going down on the foot that I had broken. This resulted in losing my balance and I went down hard on my back side. When I went down on my back side I heard this crack in my neck. I did not move for several minutes, simply because I was checking to see if my foot was okay, which it was hurting a bit, but that was the least of my worries. My neck was my concern. So I moved my neck around and my head was hurting. But here is the funny part. There were three little boys standing at the end of the shelves. They were laughing themselves silly. Their exact words were, "Miss Donna fell off the chair." And they again were laughing themselves silly. They thought it was funny that I had fallen off the chair. What could I do but laugh at myself along with them, because in a child's mind they thought it was funny. I would probably think the same thing if I saw what they saw. I just pointed my finger at them and told them that I was going to get them. They ran off. Only to come back to see if I was still there. By that time I had slowly picked myself up off the floor and continued on with what needed to be done that day, with a headache mind you. Two weeks ago I was in the doll center. Above the doll center there is a loft for the children to go up and play in. However the loft and the doll center is only made for the size of the child. So I am under the loft in the doll center picking up the toys. And do you know want I did within a half hour period? I banged my silly head on the loft three times. Yes three times. One would think that knocking some sense in ones head the first time was good enough, but two times and then a third time? I told the teacher that the loft had it in for me that day. She started laughing. Mind you I gave myself another headache. Which I think may have triggered the rest on the neck injuries and pain. Talk about being a pain in the neck. There ya have it. Now on another good note. Children has always been my pride and joy, my hearts desire. When I have left home I had worked at a day care for part of a program that I was going through. I also had taken a home day care course. However at the time I could not have children where I was because it was above the store that I was staying at. So I went into doing child care work with families. Babysat two families children and then became a live in nanny for the third family. I enjoyed every minute of it. Also I was doing a children's ministry at one of the churches here in the city for two years. Then I had met my husband. We got married and moved away for about 10 and a half years. Then we moved back here. Now I do not have children of my own. I wish I did. Even at my age I should be having teenage children by now. But nope. So while I was looking for work I had asked one of my friends, who is the teacher that I currently work with, if she could use some volunteer work. She stated yes. So for 4 years I volunteered at the Christian School without pay. Until just recently. The teacher wanted me as her EA so she put in a request and we went from there. Her and I work well together. I enjoy working with the children very much. One of my husband's friends several years ago had told me that he saw me being surrounded by children. Of course at that time I was not working with children. It was until I came back did I start working with children again. I learn much from children, just by watching them and listening to them. It also has been my hearts desire to work with children. I trusted God to open doors in this area no matter what situation or where I was or how it was done. God has opened the doors. And I hope to go further. Many have suggested that I should become a teacher. Well this of course takes finances, which I do not have at the moment. And I agree with you Alon, when you stated that maybe working with children can become a full time job. Which this has been my request as of late. Full time during the week and then I can have the weekends and Sabbaths off to rest. So again I wait and see what God has planned for me. I desire for it to be for His glory and purpose. Blessings to all. Moriah Ruth
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 4:07:36 GMT -8
Thank you Questor for your prayers and encouragement.
I trust that God will open the right doors to be used for His glory and purpose.
Moriah Ruth
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2014 5:24:20 GMT -8
Good morning folks. Yes, I am still here, however busy as usual, nor have I been on the forum for the last week, until now of course. It is catching up time for me. With working at the school and the store, there is hardly time to study or read. Also as of the last few weeks we have been entertaining a 13 year old who comes when her mother comes to visit with her boyfriend. She is so much looking for acceptance and attention.  to say I have not been as open to her as I would like to. My reasoning of course is because I do not know how to relate to teenagers. I deal mostly with younger children. However if I watch and listen to my husband in how he responds to her then I can learn and be more open with her. Her mother is so messed up and yells, swears and is negative toward her. Which doesn't help. She is at the stage of, "I want to grow up but still be a child." On top of that she wants the attention and acceptance but not getting it where it is supposed to come from her mother and father. Both her parents are divorced. So we have decided to take her under our wing. Yes she still lives with her mother. She comes to us when she is here visiting with her mother. So this has been happening for the last few weeks. And then summer will be here soon and that means she will be here most times. Which now I am wondering if I will get any studying in. Oh well, I will leave that up to God. However other then that, it has been a trial with working with the teacher as of late. I only can trust God that He will work it out. Right now I need to go find my cat as he had escaped from his leash and over the fence. Life is so wonderful sometimes. Blessings to all. Moriah Ruth |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2014 7:25:24 GMT -8
Good news..kitty came back.
Not so good news. He brought home a bird and ate it. Yuk. Not kosher. He brought it in the house, only for me to shoo him out with the bird. The bird was already dead, so I let him have it. The crazy things one does for their pets.
Any way, the other reason why I have not been here is because of computer problems and silly pop-ups. Last Friday my husband decided to finally take it in to get it fixed. Now it works like a charm. I almost threw it out the window when it was not working properly, but realized it was not my computer, but my husband's.
Now me go and enjoy the nice weather.
Moriah Ruth
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Post by Questor on May 21, 2014 18:50:59 GMT -8
Good news..kitty came back. Not so good news. He brought home a bird and ate it. Yuk. Not kosher. He brought it in the house, only for me to shoo him out with the bird. The bird was already dead, so I let him have it. The crazy things one does for their pets. Any way, the other reason why I have not been here is because of computer problems and silly pop-ups. Last Friday my husband decided to finally take it in to get it fixed. Now it works like a charm. I almost threw it out the window when it was not working properly, but realized it was not my computer, but my husband's. Now me go and enjoy the nice weather. Moriah Ruth
Glad your computer is fixed...those days when nothing works are so frustrating! I set my computer to go through a series of deep cleaning the minute it starts acting weird, turn off the screen, and read for a few hours...usually by then the computer is working again. I am so pleased your husband got it fixed for you! Of course, if he knew you were going to throw it out the window if he didn't may have been a motivating factor...but I prefer to believer he was being a blessing to his wife!
Is the teenager you will be spending a lot of time with a Believer of some kind? Perhaps you could ask her what she would say to some of the things we talk about and see if some sincerely adult talk catches her interest. I always pretend teenagers are already 21, and it seems to work for me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2014 5:27:55 GMT -8
I am sharing this because this is exactly what I am going through with two teachers at the school that I work at. In situations like this when I don't know exactly what to do I just simply leave it in God's hands. This is hard for me to do at times but I am learning. Here are my thoughts.
Many of us have had people falsely accuse us of wrong-doing when we know in our hearts we haven't done wrong. Or have someone mistreat us or say unkind things to us.
Let it be known that Jesus Christ also was mistreated, wrongly accused, which lead to His crucifixion. Yet the prophets of old stated that this would happen. And that He died for just this very thing. The sins of accusation, mistreatment, gossip and back stabbing.
However there is one thing that we can learn from Jesus Christ.
1. He never lashed out at His accusers.
2. He never defended Himself.
3 He held His peace.
4. He never spoke out or talked back.
Yes, He did speak against the Pharisee and leaders of His day when they were distorting God's commandments and laws. They were also adding to God's laws. Yet Jesus when called Beelzebub, He never lashed back. There are many other examples that Jesus gave us.
Now I know that there are times that I wanted to lash out at the person for falsely accusing me of wrong doing, when I knew in my heart that I did nothing wrong. Many a time I wanted to speak out, but God would say no. I had to hold my tongue as hard as it is for me to do.
The best part of it all is when I keep silent and lay it before a Holy God, He takes care of the situation. When one stays silent and leaves the situation in God's hands they will begin to see God working in that other person's heart.
For example. One will see the person come back and apologize and ask for forgiveness.
Or the same will be done to them in return.
So as hard as it is to not speak out against someone who is falsely accusing us of wrong doing, or mistreating us in an unkind manner, or lashing out because they are frustrated, or gossiping about us, we need to take it before a Holy God and leave it in His hands.
Moriah Ruth
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2014 5:47:08 GMT -8
Another situation that I am dealing with.
Do you at times believe that no one believes you when you tell them things? Rather it be the word of God or something real simple? If so I can so much relate to you. It can be frustrating at times.
One morning I was reading my devotions and I came across this. John 9. You may want to read it for yourself. It is about a blind man who was born blind. Jesus healed the man on a Sabbath. The man was healed. He went his way. His neighbors could not believe that it was the same man that was born blind. So they questioned him. The man that was healed stated that yes he is the one who was born blind.
They did not believe him. So they took him to the leaders. They questioned him. They did not believe the man, so they sent his parents. The parents did admit that yes he is our son who was born blind, but as to how he was healed we don’t know. Let him speak for himself.
Even after all of this the healed man was still questioned.
Have you gone through this? I know I have. I go through this on a constant basis. Yet again I want to scream at them and say, “Why don’t you believe me!”
Yet again Jesus went through the same thing. No one believed Him either. And again He didn’t lash back.
I must say that I am learning much in the past few months as hard as it may be. I give all these situations over to a Holy God.
Moriah Ruth
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Post by alon on Jun 8, 2014 14:54:08 GMT -8
Another situation that I am dealing with. Do you at times believe that no one believes you when you tell them things? Rather it be the word of God or something real simple? If so I can so much relate to you. It can be frustrating at times. All the time, but I gotta admit I don't usually deal with it as good as you do. Dan C |
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Post by Questor on Jun 8, 2014 15:29:45 GMT -8
I am sharing this because this is exactly what I am going through with two teachers at the school that I work at. In situations like this when I don't know exactly what to do I just simply leave it in God's hands. This is hard for me to do at times but I am learning. Here are my thoughts. Many of us have had people falsely accuse us of wrong-doing when we know in our hearts we haven't done wrong. Or have someone mistreat us or say unkind things to us. Let it be known that Jesus Christ also was mistreated, wrongly accused, which lead to His crucifixion. Yet the prophets of old stated that this would happen. And that He died for just this very thing. The sins of accusation, mistreatment, gossip and back stabbing. However there is one thing that we can learn from Jesus Christ. 1. He never lashed out at His accusers. 2. He never defended Himself. 3 He held His peace. 4. He never spoke out or talked back. Yes, He did speak against the Pharisee and leaders of His day when they were distorting God's commandments and laws. They were also adding to God's laws. Yet Jesus when called Beelzebub, He never lashed back. There are many other examples that Jesus gave us. Now I know that there are times that I wanted to lash out at the person for falsely accusing me of wrong doing, when I knew in my heart that I did nothing wrong. Many a time I wanted to speak out, but God would say no. I had to hold my tongue as hard as it is for me to do. The best part of it all is when I keep silent and lay it before a Holy God, He takes care of the situation. When one stays silent and leaves the situation in God's hands they will begin to see God working in that other person's heart. For example. One will see the person come back and apologize and ask for forgiveness. Or the same will be done to them in return. So as hard as it is to not speak out against someone who is falsely accusing us of wrong doing, or mistreating us in an unkind manner, or lashing out because they are frustrated, or gossiping about us, we need to take it before a Holy God and leave it in His hands. Moriah Ruth
I am truly sorry that you are going through this just now...you have a lot on your plate already! And your comments are dead on...I know that if I turn things over to Abba it solves the problem...and yet, it is a very difficult thing to do.
Is the adversary attacking, or are you being tested? ( They are probably the same thing, but I thought I ask both questions!)
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), but He has blessed me there as I try to keep His commands concerning Shabbat. I hope you can at least get to that point with both your work and your husband. I don't believe helping his ministry on Shabbat now and again would be a sin- just watch those Shabbat B-B-Q's! 
to say I have not been as open to her as I would like to. My reasoning of course is because I do not know how to relate to teenagers. I deal mostly with younger children. However if I watch and listen to my husband in how he responds to her then I can learn and be more open with her. Her mother is so messed up and yells, swears and is negative toward her. Which doesn't help. She is at the stage of, "I want to grow up but still be a child." On top of that she wants the attention and acceptance but not getting it where it is supposed to come from her mother and father. Both her parents are divorced. 
