Is it me, or is it god ?

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Well Im needing some help here.
I have some things "working" on me,
And Ive figured out some possible
Soluations....but I can just hear my
Fellow church members po po it.
My mom fell and broke her hip, laid
On the floor for 2 hours untill I
got home...then ems were asking
questions, which I know the answer
But just could not pull it out.
I was going to order a medic alert
A week before, but didnt get around
To it, in part to $30 a month.
Other members in our church have suffered
The same fate...luckly my mom is ok.
So I got to thinking and researching...
I can get, with wholesale...a celluar
Medical alert that calls 911...that will
Work at home the store or anywhere,
And once purchased, NO monthly
fees...the cost, approx $125. I can
Do something simular with a medical
Information pendent.. that has free
Medical info compaired to medic
Alerts $25 a year....wholesale they
Will cost $10.
I have talked to my conference, they may
Do a small grant, and the community foundation encouraged me to
Submit a grant...
I am also burdened in my mind to start
A food pantry....food once a month,
No question, we have an emergency
Food bank, but you can only get food
Twice a year...but we have seniors,
Disabled, on fixed income...and single
Parent families .. i can get the food
For 15 cents a pound...also a education
Program saving money on tv, cell phone
And healthcare....but I get resistace,
Ive asked support/sponsor from several
Churchs...they said no, even tho i
Had the money side figured out.

Ive been told it must be of me, not of
God...if it was of god, i would have
no problem, and support.....

So how do i know....if its me or god.

To me it is so simple...we are to take
Care of the widows, poor, sick and
people in need.
Isnt that what we're supposed to do.

Thank you for listening.
 
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It might be of God. There are many great works of God that are heavily opposed. For example the entire ministry of Christ in Israel.

On the other hand, if wise people whom you respect think you are mistaken, you ought to humbly consider their counsel.

My advice for any well-intentioned idea the church doesn't support is to do it yourself. If you succeed, perhaps the church will join your work.
 
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I get resistace,
Ive asked support/sponsor from several
Churchs...they said no

Ask some more people and take steps to form a nonprofit.

Ive been told it must be of me, not of
God...if it was of god, i would have
no problem, and support.....

Whoever told you that is ridiculous.

So how do i know....if its me or god.

To me it is so simple...we are to take
Care of the widows, poor, sick and
people in need.
Isnt that what we're supposed to do.

Exactly...Let's go!
 
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Well Im needing some help here.
I have some things "working" on me,
And Ive figured out some possible
Soluations....but I can just hear my
Fellow church members po po it.
My mom fell and broke her hip, laid
On the floor for 2 hours untill I
got home...then ems were asking
questions, which I know the answer
But just could not pull it out.
I was going to order a medic alert
A week before, but didnt get around
To it, in part to $30 a month.
Other members in our church have suffered
The same fate...luckly my mom is ok.
So I got to thinking and researching...
I can get, with wholesale...a celluar
Medical alert that calls 911...that will
Work at home the store or anywhere,
And once purchased, NO monthly
fees...the cost, approx $125. I can
Do something simular with a medical
Information pendent.. that has free
Medical info compaired to medic
Alerts $25 a year....wholesale they
Will cost $10.
I have talked to my conference, they may
Do a small grant, and the community foundation encouraged me to
Submit a grant...
I am also burdened in my mind to start
A food pantry....food once a month,
No question, we have an emergency
Food bank, but you can only get food
Twice a year...but we have seniors,
Disabled, on fixed income...and single
Parent families .. i can get the food
For 15 cents a pound...also a education
Program saving money on tv, cell phone
And healthcare....but I get resistace,
Ive asked support/sponsor from several
Churchs...they said no, even tho i
Had the money side figured out.

Ive been told it must be of me, not of
God...if it was of god, i would have
no problem, and support.....

So how do i know....if its me or god.

To me it is so simple...we are to take
Care of the widows, poor, sick and
people in need.
Isnt that what we're supposed to do.

Thank you for listening.
There was a wonderful woman in my city who started a food bank in her garage, she just retired a year or two ago. It started very humble and turned out huge.
Did you ask the churches why they said no? It could be something like insurance cost, something that has nothing to do with God. Maybe it's why God asked you and not them.
I'm praying for your mom, that she heals quickly and completely. My mom fell on the fireplace and broke her arm & shoulder in 3 places, the pain was so bad she couldn't get to the phone. She was only 47 or 48. It was in the 80s so medical alerts weren't heard of. She had to wait a couple hours until someone got home. Things like that have always happened. Don't beat yourself up; it's terrible it happened, but you're doing all the right things.
 
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