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I understand your predicament. You believe you are entitled to the kind of help you have offered others, but maybe you have some blind spots?
#1. The fact that you list all the things you've done means you're missing the part of Holy Scripture that instructs us to give of ourselves completely, that is, to not expect a return. You are listing these things because now you expect a return. It is not the fault of the people who turn away from you, they probably often wish they could help, but clearly the Lord is not putting it in their heart or their resources to help you.
#2. If this feeling of entitlement goes back to when you had the resources to help others, perhaps it was setting you up for just exactly this kind of frustration, because you were actually "investing", not "giving".
#3. You might be breaking the 10th Commandment, "Do not covet...", and unwittingly placing yourself in a state of serious sin. The Christians who are rejecting your pleas for help might be unconsciously sensing this and spiritually praying for you.
This 10th commandment is a very subtle commandment. It is at the root of the previous 9.
Jay Notapplicable, I hope you will take my post in the love it is offered and deeply understand that if I had a million dollars right now, I would not send you any money, because you really don't need it.
What you need is an epiphany. Only the Holy Spirit can give you one.
HI Jay, its nice you found an atheist to help you, but you probably need more long term help, maybe in managing your money or in getting into a place where you can pay the bills. Possibly by renting a room in a private home.Hi, you might already know about my situation from previous posts, but some people might be new here, so forgive me for repeating myself about anything.
I've spent my entire adult life helping people. I had a dozen foster children in all, I've provided homes for the homeless, I pick up hitchhikers whenever I see them, I'm poor but I donate to other poorer people when they cross my path, and I help anybody who asks for my help.
So now when I'm in a time of need, I expect that others would treat me the way I've spent my life treating others. But I find it incredibly difficult to get any help at all from Christians. Nobody except my friends and family are willing to help me, with the exception of one very generous person here on the forums who donated $10 to me.
In addition to asking Christians for money, I also asked literally dozens of churches in my area for help. And not one was willing to give me a dime, except for the church that I actually attend. The pastor there gave me $2 cash.
I am on social security disability, and I've been trying to find a job that I can do for a year now, but nobody will hire me. So I've given up wasting my time trying to find a job that's not there, and I've started my own business. It's a video editing business. I convert people's old VHS home movies to DVD and YouTube videos. I also can convert other formats that were invented in the 1980's and 1990's, such as 9mm. But getting my business started required a few hundred dollars. And nobody was willing to help me until my stepmother got her tax return and lent me some money.
Now I've only just a day ago launched my business, and I haven't received any money from the business just yet. So lately I've been in need of a few dollars. But Christians are unwilling to help me. So I turned to the atheists. And you know what? They helped me. They know that I'm a Christian, and they respect me. And they are willing to help me. I think it's sad when the church won't help a Christian out, but atheists will.
Wow....we need to be compassionate to one another....I guess that's how we love our neighbor....
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And for the people saying that I was doing all those things, expecting to be repaid, you are wrong. I did them out of the kindness of my heart. Maybe I worded myself wrong earlier. But I was not trying to get something in return for my good deeds. I simply expected that the church would take care of me in my time of need. I thought that was what the church was there for. I also felt that the good things that I was doing would someday be proof that I'm not a fraud trying to get free money from the church for selfish gain.
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