THEIR SYMPATHY OR THEIR PITY. THEY’LL BUY YOU AND TRY TO CONTROL YOU WITH THEIR “O POOR THING”. BUY YOU WITH THEIR WOE IS YOU ATTITUDE. MAKE YOU FEEL SORRY FOR YOURSELF AND GIVE YOU COUPONS TO GET DISCOUNT TICKETS TO A PITY PARTY. NO, ANGELA DIDN’T BELONG TO ANYBODY BUT GOD. SHE WOULDN’T TAKE WOODEN NICKLES OR LET YOU MAKE HER FEEL SORRY FOR HERSELF. NO SHE BELONGED TO GOD. SHE KNEW THAT GOD PURCHASED HER BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS AND SHE WILLINGLY ACCEPTED JESUS AS THE FULL PAYMENT FOR HER SUFFERING, FOR EVERY TRIAL, FOR HER PAIN AND YES, FOR HER SOUL. SUFFERING THAT IS PROTRACTED. I MEAN SUFFERING THAT LASTS A LONG TIME AND WON’T GO AWAY KIND OF SUFFERING, IS THE KIND OF SUFFERING THAT CAN TAKE THE OY OUT OF JOY. IT CAN DARKEN YOUR SPIRIT AND MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE DOING WHAT JOB’S WIFE TOLD HIM TO DO, “CURSE GOD AND DIE”. IT’S CALLED A THEODICY. MAKING SENSE OUT OF YOUR FAITH, WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO THRU GREAT SUFFERING. I TOLD HER I KNOW IT’S HAD TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH AND STILL FIND YOURSELF GOING THRU. IN THE HOSPITAL FOR MONTHS AT A TIME. OVER SEVERAL YEARS. SHE TOLD ME YES. SHE AGREED BUT THEN SHE SAID, BUT REV. I’M SOLD OUT.
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