That brother needs to rely on Jehovah and spend more time in FS, then he wouldn't be homeless. Right?
Poor homeless Bro. Larry Jackson
by ShirleyW 27 Replies latest jw friends
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lumper
You have the right idea Billly. If he had a magazine route and four Bible studies along with enough return visits he wouldn't need a place to live he couldbe 24/7 in the homes of potential converts.
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Scott77
That brother needs to rely on Jehovah and spend more time in FS, then he wouldn't be homeless. Right? Billy the Ex-Bethelite Mr. Billy,
Spending more hours in FS sounds like a good idea however, where is he going to get a shower? You would need to be dressed well the Watchtower way. Br. Larry J. has already done that with respect to grooming but how about the shower? Thank you lumper for your perspective. I agree that 'a magazine route and four Bible studies along with enough return visits he wouldn't need a place to live he couldbe 24/7 in the homes of potential converts."
Scott77
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ShirleyW
So that woman was probably right to keep him out of that shelter, her fear was he'd be knocking on the doors there !!
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
Scott77: "Spending more hours in FS sounds like a good idea however, where is he going to get a shower?"
Bah! You're worrying about the fleshly, physical things that are completely unimportant. Jesus had nowhere to lay down his head, was often forced to sleep in boats, eat as a guest in the homes of Pharisees or plucking grain from fields, and bathe himself and his followers in whatever lake or stream was available. Similarly, this dude should be content to bathe in the East or Hudson River, eat from religious handouts or dumpsters, and sleep in the subway. His fleshly needs are unimportant as long as he keeps preaching the WTBTS message about the end coming very, very soon now... just like Jesus did!
Jehovah provides rain for the flowers. Does he not provide rain for homeless people as well? Aren't his homeless Witnesses of more worth than many flowers which are tomorrow thrown into the oven? Jehovah will provide all his physical needs miraculously.
This dude needs to follow the example of Jesus who worried not about finding shelter in "worldly charities", but rather spent his efforts to full in happifylingly proclamacizing Jehovah's Kingdumb!
Wait... it looks like this guy is over 33 1/2 years. So if this dude is going to follow Jesus example, he should be dead by now... So maybe he should follow Paul's example by making tents, preaching, circumcising younger men, and insulting women.
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Chariklo
The brother should accept what Jehovah allows to happen, knowing that Jehovah will put things right when he chooses.
Just wait for Jehovah to sort it out; trust Jehovah, and all will be well.
Am I close?
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MC RubberMallet
He is being tested. No one will be tested beyone what they can bear. So obviously, he can handle it if Jehovah is allowing it, right?
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Scott77
Billy the Ex-Bethelite states in part,"Jehovah provides rain for the flowers. Does he not provide rain for homeless people as well? Aren't his homeless Witnesses of more worth than many flowers which are tomorrow thrown into the oven? Jehovah will provide all his physical needs miraculously." Chariklo points out that,"The brother should accept what Jehovah allows to happen, knowing that Jehovah will put things right when he chooses" while MC RubberMallet
writes that,"He [Br. Larry Jackson] is being tested. No one will be tested beyone what they can bear. So obviously, he can handle it if Jehovah is allowing it,".
Granted, all your practical suggetations might work better in Br. Larry Jackson's best interest. However, what surprise me is that, no one has come up a suggestation advising Br. Larry Jackson about the possibility of becoming a special pioneer or perhaps, being to a close proximity to the Watchtower Headquaters, apply to become a Bethelite. Once admitted, Br. Larry Jackson would have access to unlimited supply of food and free accomodations. And what do you think about his lawsuit 'seeking $60,000 in punitive damages and, above all, an apology.'?
Scott77