traps • triggers • tragedy
The American Nurses Association estimates one in 10 nurses today abuse drugs or alcohol.
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Nurses with a substance use disorders have impaired judgement and slower reaction times, which compromise their work performance. They may harm themselves, patients and the nursing profession as a whole.
NO CONTINUING CITY
but looking for a city whose builder and
MAKER IS GOD
Was Abraham a little 'loopy' maybe . . .
or totally unhinged, something had to be a little "off" mental health wise, right?
#1. The thing with the wife
#2. The thing with the kid
#3. All the talking to God thing
WOW !!!!
the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, 17(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. 18Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. 19And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb: 20He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 23Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; 24But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; 25Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
EVIL ? Matthew 5
I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also
Refined Rough Refined
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Good Bad
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things
Right Wrong
if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also
Strong Weak
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Proverbs 25 . . .
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink
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the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
IS MY KNOWLEDGE BASED ON BELIEF OF WITNESS TESTIMONY
How do you know your birthdate?
What else do I believe? How reliable are my sources?
If Individual reality is a web of beliefs
and is the basis of mental health, and if
community is the result of shared beliefs, should mental health be the (primary concern) foundation of community?
WHAT ARE OUR SHARED / FOUNDATIONAL (values) BELIEFS?
LAWLESSNESS?
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Humanism
Materialism
Elitism
The Welfare State
The 'nanny' State
GOVERNMENT IS GOD
What is the significance of the present Putin war and why so much seeming worldwide confusion? Is it a spiritual/ideological clash of belief systems?
In the Old Testament God raised up 'heathen' Kings to 'chastise' His people Israel. They were taken 'captive'. God raised up leaders like Nehemiah to start a 'movement' to lead THE PEOPLE back to THE OLD PATH of total trust.
America seems like ancient Israel to have forgotten God. Have we been so subverted by satanic woke lies that we are powerless to confront the enemies of God?
LIMITING BELIEFS
JESUS ASKS:
"Will you be made whole"?
To put it simply, self-limiting beliefs are assumptions or perceptions that you've got about yourself and about the way the world works.
These assumptions are "self-limiting" because in some way they're holding you back from achieving what you are capable of.
SATAN LIED AND SAID:
Yes, and his 'supernatural power' will make sure YOU ARE NEVER TEMPTED"
SUPERNATURAL MEANS BEYOND NATURAL
to be supernaturally powerless?
fearful of failure?
fearful of weakness?
What happens when the
strong say I AM WEAK?
Having a form of godliness that DENIES THE POWER?
I have been duped
Believing satanic lies !!!
LET THE WEAK SAY
I AM STRONG . . .
PROVERBS 24:16
a right belief will allow falling many times, and rising: but the unbeliever in God's power will be without strength to overcome.
WAR
If in the past we looked at (WW 1 & 2) wars as 'IN-PERSON' confrontations, now in the era of COVID, should we be learning to perceive our international conflicts in terms of 'NOT IN-PERSON' events?
Are 'modern' wars more like games?
What if all teams chose a venue for the final tournament, like the Olympic games?
What if Ukraine is the venue for international Olympic style war games?
There is livestock and wheat and fertilizer production, all competing in the food section of the games: THE HUNGER GAMES?
There is chemical and biological production competing in the BIOWARFARE section.
ENERGY, WAR MACHINES, ARMAMENT & AMMUNITION are other competing categories.
INFORMATION WARS involves competing narratives (storytelling), misinformation, disinformation, fake news and propaganda.
The stakes are high. In the END,
who will have the most Gold?
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