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God will provide: Reading Day 9

Happy Monday! Today I have a sinus infection AND pink eye! Last Friday my husband came home and said, I’m pretty sure a girl at work has pink eye. Saturday morning I woke up with pink eye, did he manifest this!?

This weekend was still a good weekend, I raked the yard and burned the leaves. The front ditch looks great (I’m pretty sure the last owners never did this) and every muscle in my body is sore! My husband mowed the yard and worked on the pool, the girls swam in the pool- a lot. I took my car in for a much needed oil change and we had Sonic and played outside at the playground while we waited. The girls had so much fun there. We also wrapped up the editing of last weekends photo shoots and they both turned out beautifuly!

Tonight I go in for a sleep study and I’m nervous about leaving my little one. My husband and B will be fine but my Henny is just such a momma’s girl. I hate the idea of her crying for me. Fingers crossed this goes well and we can mark sleep apnea off the list and move on to other reasons I am cronicly exausted. Speaking of health updates, yesterday was my last shot at the current dose of my semaglutie but because I gained two pounds in the last few days I went ahead and increased a half dose. We will see how it goes. This week I get to see the Rumo! And B has her first play, it’s 50’s themed.

Anyway, back to our bible study! This morning I was able to get in two chapters Genises 26 – 27.

In this chapter there's a famine in the land and Isaac travels away from the land he is in. God tells him to stay in the land of the Philistines and he decides to pull one of his father's old tricks and he tells the king of the Philistines that his wife Rebecca is his sister. The king then catches Isaac and Rebecca together asks why Isaac would lie to them about this, someone could have lain with Rebecca and brought guilt upon their land.  Isaac said he was afraid someone would kill him for Rebecca.

The king allowed Isaac and Rebecca to stay in the land told everyone within the land to leave them alone. Isaac grew and gained flocks until the king sent him away because he was great.

Isaac found a place to stay in the valley and dug wells for water. My understanding her is that the local people claimed the first two wells they dug and when they dug the third well it was not claimed Isaac decided there was enough room for everyone there and stayed.

Later, the Philistines came and feasted with Isaac so that there would be peace.

There is also a small mention of Esau getting married.

We then learn that as Isaac grew old he lost his sight and when he knew his time of death was near he called his oldest son Esau and he asked that he hunt a deer for him and feed him so that Isaac may bless Esau before he died. Rebecca overheard the conversation and she instructed Jacob the second son to bring her a young goat so she could prepare it and Jacob could feed it to Isaac and pretend to be Esau so he could take the blessing. Jacob was worried that he would get caught because he was not hairy like Esau. Rebecca put goat hair on Jacob and sent him with the food to his father to pose as Esau. Jacob had gotten Esau's blessing when Esau returned with the deer. Isaac told Esau what had happened and that he gave Jacob the blessing by mistake. Esau cried out and swore he would kill Jacob after his father's death.  Rebecca sent Jacob away to her brother so that Esau could calm down.

Rebecca told Isaac that she did not want Jacob marry a local woman.

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We live in a world where simps allow their girlfriends to spread their cheeks on Onlyfans while they cry silently. People pleasing robs men of their personal power. It kills them from the inside out like a vicious cancer. Here is what to do about it.

Building Power

He F**cked Up

I once heard a story of a lighthouse keeper who had a limited amount of oil to keep his beacon lit.

For many years, his lighthouse helped passing ships avoid rocky shores.

One day his neighbour asked for some oil. Not wanting to look like a bad neighbour, the lighthouse keeper obliged.

The next day, a passing traveller knocked on the door and offered the lighthouse keeper some bread in exchange for some oil. The lighthouse keeper had plenty of bread already but did not want to deny the poor man, so he gave him some of his oil.

The next week a beggar knocked on his door and begged for some oil – The beggar wished to sell it so he could buy some food. Feeling bad for the beggar, the lighthouse keeper gave him some oil. He was always taught to be a good Samaritan, so this act of kindness pleased him.

The next day a ship crashed into the rocky shores killing hundreds of people. The lighthouse keeper had run out of oil and could not keep the beacon lit.

Paying too much attention to other people’s needs whilst omitting his own led to the preventable disaster.

Whatever good he did prior was undone by his neglect towards his personal mission.

Mother Theresa and Jeff Bezos

From early childhood most of us are told to put other people’s needs first.

We are told taking care of our needs is selfish and wrong.

Society propagates this mentality.

People who accumulate success for themselves are depicted as being evil and selfish (Mr. Burns from The Simpsons being the archetype of a rich man).

From a spiritual perspective those who keep giving and ask for nothing are seen as pure, whilst those who wish for reasonable compensation are seen as the scum of the earth.

I’m sure we have all heard the bible verse,

“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."

Mother Theresa was made a saint for her philanthropy whilst the likes of Jeff Bezos are branded as corporate monsters.

Mother Theresa is celebrated because she did not get to fly in private jets and eat caviar from a gold plate. She was on the streets helping people with little time for herself – These acts of service making her a paragon of virtue.

If we were to look at the net good created in the world, one could argue Bezos has done more in terms of charity ($10 billion goes a long way even if you are not feeding the poor with your hands).

Weird Programming

When you were young, your parent subconsciously programmed into you the notion other people’s needs were more important than yours.

If you dropped a plate, they would yell,

“How can you be so clumsy, what’s wrong with you?”

If a visitor to your household did the same thing, they would say,

“Don’t worry about that, let me clean it up.”

People see the world as a zero-sum game - If you are winning it must mean someone else is losing.

The world is not a zero-sum game as I have shown with the Jeff Bezos example.

You don’t have to please everybody else while secretly suffering inside.

You don’t have to give up your oil like the lighthouse keeper when you desperately need it.

Real Life Applications

Jobs

Stop working in a shitty job just because you feel like you have to do it.

You don’t have to do shit.

You are not trapped despite what you might think.

Find something that fulfills you which also creates a tangible benefit for people.

Making money from this will become easy because you will find creative ways to produce more value.

I did this myself. I once studied a mechanical engineering degree and dropped out.

I now write posts like this which inspire people to see the world differently.

Life is good.

If everyone was committed doing the work they love, our world would be a much better place.

Fitness

Prioritize your health.

It doesn’t matter if you are a new dad or mum.

It doesn’t matter if you are working a job that requires a lot from you.

You need to put your health first.

You have only one body and failing to take care of it because you were concerned with other people’s issues will be to your detriment.

Don’t wait to develop an illness before you start taking your health seriously.

Relationships

Have clear boundaries in your relationships.

Don’t suffer quietly whilst your partner does something you do not like.

If something bothers you, speak out.

We live in an age were many simps allow their girlfriends to show everythin on Onlyfans.

They say nothing and allow the resentment to build up and destroy them from the inside.

This is foolish and destructive.

Closing words

Our world will be better once you start respecting yourself. Once you build your self-esteem and reclaim your personal power, you will be able to create more win-win situations. You don’t always have to lose, there is a way for everyone to get what they need.

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The first paragraph was exausting 🥵 so I stopped reading after that. But I hope you feel better! or whatever 👋🏾.