It may not be on the mountain height

Or over the stormy sea,

It may not be at the battle’s front

My Lord will have need of me.

But if, by a still, small voice he calls

To paths that I do not know,

I’ll answer, dear Lord, with my hand in thine:

I’ll go where you want me to go.

𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰, 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥,

𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘢;

𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥;

𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦.

Perhaps today there are loving words

Which Jesus would have me speak;

There may be now in the paths of sin

Some wand’rer whom I should seek.

O Savior, if thou wilt be my guide,

Tho dark and rugged the way,

My voice shall echo the message sweet:

I’ll say what you want me to say.

𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰, 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥,

𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘢;

𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥;

𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦.

There’s surely somewhere a lowly place

In earth’s harvest fields so wide

Where I may labor through life’s short day

For Jesus, the Crucified.

So trusting my all to thy tender care,

And knowing thou lovest me,

I’ll do thy will with a heart sincere:

I’ll be what you want me to be.

𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰, 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥,

𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘢;

𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥;

𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦.

-Mary Brown

Amethyst 😎

Actually, you know what? I'm sorry I ever said anything here in this entire thread at all. Clearly, these are the kinds of things I should just keep to myself. So I'll be muting this whole conversation now.

Oof. I never said that we should hang out in the red light district and have prostitutes feed us wisdom from their poisoned cup. I also never said that "anything goes", nor do I believe that (though I do agree 100% with Matthew 10:34, which you quoted). You're putting words in my mouth; so are you projecting, or are you simply incapable of nuanced thought?

Something tells you that I'm reading the Bible wrong? Well, given what I just pointed that I *didn't* say, my comments certainly couldn't have told you that, so exactly what source are you getting your hate from?

Please stop looking for enemies among friends. In general: I. Agree. With. You. But it's possible to love and weep over a vile sinner while also recognizing the vileness of the sin.

If you had the love of God in your heart as much as His Word, you would have already known know that.

"Everyone is weird. And if you're not weird, then that's what makes you weird."

-Me to my 9-year-old daughter earlier today, after she said I was weird 😆

https://youtu.be/fcDW697xiUs

Absolutely! I agree 1000%! I don't want to bring attention to their "business", but I *do* want to bring attention to themselves as human beings, because they are still individuals who matter, and can still change for the better.

Wasn't that the point of the initial post, anyway?

Great job dodging the question. Re-read the original post, and maybe you'll see how my question was related. But you clearly don't like thinking about that kind of thing, so I won't be holding my breath.

Yes, the Bible is very clear that we should not tolerate sin, but it's also very clear that we should tolerate sinners. I'm sorry that you don't have God's love in your heart to shine it like a lens upon others to brighten their lives and help guide them away from sin. But that's a matter between you and God alone.

I will not defend "simping" for prostitution, because I don't believe such a thing can be defended. I think we agree completely, there.

I *am* saying that I'm against prostitution. I'm glad that you're against people being weak and simping and trying to be a white knight; I'm against that, too. I'm also against people trying to pick fights everywhere they go, like a chihuahua, and lying to themselves by avoiding simple questions that they would prefer not to think about.

But those who do so are still my fellow travelers on this road called life, and while I hate those behaviors, I still love those who behave that way. So call me a simp (because now I'm simping to you, eh? 😅), call me weak, call me a "white knight"; it doesn't matter. I will continue to do my best to be honest with myself and shine God's love on everyone, including you.

Later! 👋

Next time someone starts talking about how big and powerful the government is, show them this video.

The government isn't the enemy; it's a distraction. The enemy is the clown world around you and (hopefully to a lesser extent) within you. Focus on fighting against that, and rest will be taken care of.

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Does one have to agree with another's choices to show them God's love?

I believe our Savior would treat sex workers with love and respect -- in fact, He did! -- so how can I say that I'm one of His followers if I don't treat them, and everyone else, with a similar kind of love and respect?

Thank you for your inspiring words! ❤️

My family is widely considered to be weird by people at our church, for avoiding things like refined sugars and seed oils (which is really quite odd, since our church is well-known for teaching abstinence from things like coffee, tea, alcohol, and tobacco all in the name of health, but are perfectly fine with donuts and potato chips).

We went to a potluck at my church yesterday evening, and a lady there offered my 9 year old daughter a can of soda, saying, "It's fine. It doesn't have any sugar in it." My daughter wisely and politely declined, and later, when I checked the ingredients, the first 2 were carbonated water and high fructose corn syrup. 🤦‍♂️ And that's saying nothing of the various added acids, "natural flavors", and colorings.

So this meme really hit home right now. 😅

"& more" 🤣

The best news I've heard in a while was what you said about nostr:npub1hu3hdctm5nkzd8gslnyedfr5ddz3z547jqcl5j88g4fame2jd08qh6h8nh and your little one on the way! 🤩 Congratulations! 🎉 This was the first time I heard about that, and as a father of 5 children, I can only tell you that you're going to LOVE being a dad! 🧡

Maybe I should just put "3 Letter Organizations" in that space, so it includes all the above. 😅

Wait a minute, I guess I've been out of the loop too long, but some people actually say that Bluesky is decentralized??

8 years ago today, after studying #Bitcoin for about a week and a half, I tested it out by buying $5 worth of it on Conbase. 8 years ago, I got off zero, and I have never gone back.

🚀

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GM, Nostr fam.

In addition to leaving Twitter, I just left MeWe, as well, which is a centralized social media platform built around the ideals of privacy and freedom of speech (similar to Parlor, Gab, and others). Late last year, MeWe's CEO announced that they were partnering with Polkadot, in order to store MeWe's data on their web3 💩coin platform. A lot of 💩coiners also recently started dominating the discussions in the Bitcoin group there. And lately, I've barely been using MeWe anyway, due to being so busy at work, and preferring to use Nostr instead, so I felt like the time was right to leave.

I'm supremely grateful that Nostr is here, so I can focus on having the social networking experience that I've always wanted. 💜🤙

I couldn't stand the woke propaganda woven into all the lessons on Duolingo, so I'm down to just 1 bird app. 🫤

Sometimes, toxicity is overrated.

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