[Faith-Talk] serving and connection

Sun Aug 11 02:28:48 UTC 2024

Well, you asked for help and we offered many suggestions, but now it seems that you are rejecting our help.  The first thing you should always do is to take your situation to the Lord in prayer.  We have reached out to you with many suggestions.  We are not judging you.  We all have lived with blindness and misconceptions and discrimination.  We would be the last people to condemn you or to judge you.  We have offered our suggestions to try to help.  It is up to you to decide to take them or not.  If someone offers you a meal, it doesn't nourish you unless you eat it.  If someone offers you a gift, it isn't yours until you unwrap it and enjoy it.  I know you must be feeling overwhelmed, so I will stop now.  Joy

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From: Faith-Talk <faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of andrew edgcumbe via Faith-Talk
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2024 5:17 PM
To: Faith-talk, for the discussion of Blindness in faith and religion <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: andrew edgcumbe <rollercoasterman86 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Faith-Talk] serving and connection

to me it is not worth the struggle struggle of finding my place is not rewarding to me at all.

On Sat, Aug 10, 2024 at 6:43 PM Theresa Taylor via Faith-Talk < faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Great suggestions! Remember Andrew you are child of God. Even when you 
> do not have a disability, it is often tough to figure out what your 
> gifts are and where to serve. Great advice to take it to the Lord. 
> Also, it is not only helpful but quite interesting to fill out a spiritual gift inventory.
> Let me know if you would like one that is accessible to print disabilities.
> I will be praying for you! It is worth the struggle to figure out how 
> to serve our mighty Lord!
>
>
> Be a blessing to someone today
> Rev. Dr. Theresa C Taylor
> Website: www.seektheson.org
>
> > On Aug 10, 2024, at 11:16 AM, Linda Mentink via Faith-Talk <
> faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Andrew,
> >
> > Please allow me to make some observations and suggestions here.
> >
> > One thing is that you are going a lot by your feelings. Feelings 
> > change
> and are not reliable because they center on you. You are centering on you.
> It's all about you. That's not good, and I'm guessing that people 
> sense that in you.
> >
> > Others here have suggested that you reach out to blindness 
> > organizations
> in Canada, and Joy has given you information. We've suggested that to 
> you here before, and you always have some excuse or other. As long as 
> you make excuses, you won't get anywhere.
> >
> > You must take it to the Lord in prayer and ask Him to help you be 
> > more
> confident in yourself and in the gifts He's given you. If you don't 
> know what those gifts are, then take an online test to find that out.
> >
> > Meet with the church leadership for the purpose of informing them 
> > about
> your skills and your desire to minister to others, whether that be in 
> the actual church service or somewhere else in the church's ministry.
> >
> > Maybe you just need to move to a town or city where transportation 
> > is
> available and where there are other blind people.
> >
> > You come across here as a very needy individual, and your 
> > disabilities
> make that seem worse. Therefore, people do not know how to help you, 
> and maybe they don't have a lot of time to devote to someone as needy as you.
> When they are too helpful, just nicely explain what you need or don't need.
> As blind people, we are always educating by what we say and how we act 
> around others. If you can learn to be more articulate rather than 
> saying "and stuff like that", that will go a long way in your figuring out a plan.
> As I said, pray and seek the Lord. Then set one small goal that is doable.
> That done, set another.
> >
> > I hope something we've said here will help; but nothing will if you
> don't make some changes!
> >
> > Blessings,
> >
> > Linda
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