HELP WHOM SHOULD I TRUST? God, priest, pastor, neurologist, physical therapist, quack doctors, spiritualists??
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Um, I'm a bit confused... you're telling me she has a brain tumor, a  bacterial infection, AND a viral infection?  And you're still looking for a diagnosis???  The symptoms you listed are all clear signs of a neurological problem.  Any of the three actual diagnoses you listed (brain tumor, bacteria, virus) could cause them, as could any number of other actual medical conditions.  She should be seeing a neurologist.  More than that, she should be seeing a GOOD neurologist.  There are plenty of crappy doctors out there, and it doesn't sound like you did much research into WHICH neurologists she saw.  Find her a GOOD neurologist NOW, and stop wasting your time on "alternative" solutions.\n\nThere's no such thing as demonic possession, so you can cross that one off your list.  People can't cause someone to suffer actual symptoms just by cursing them, either, so cross those too of your list as well.\n\nDo you even know what a quack doctor is?  Generally, the term quack doctor is used to describe someone who has no qualifications and isn't going to successfully treat anyone.  People who go to what other people might call quacks don't consider them quacks.
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Avoid the false teachings of churches. They set people up. They preach and teach prosperity and blessings and then when it doesn't happen the people fall hard. True relations with God are quite different and not easy but the comfort is there. If you are truly seeking out God and need to talk you can e-mail me through my below website. I can't promise that I can help, but I try and genuinely care. I also am very busy but try to check e-mail daily. If not and I don't hear from you then best wishes in your life.
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Contact a pastor and/or a psychiatrist.
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As long as the person had the ability to save my life, I wouldn't care what religion they were...as a matter of fact, I'd almost be willing to bet the surgeon who did save my life many years ago isn't Christian....(never did ask, because it really didn't matter...)  It isn't spiritual matters that make the primary difference in your medical care, but whether a doctor has the knowledge, skills, and sometimes just the sheer nerve to try a procedure that might help. Competence, experience, intelligence, etc., are all far more important than whether we happen to share the same religious beliefs.
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i think you are onto something there.\nthe best rule is to just put your trust in yourself and your own faith, and go with that.
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1 Corinthians says "And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. "\n\nSo, we know that God put humans in a position to teach and lead others. So, putting your faith and trust in those of leadership is Biblical. \n\n2 Peter 2:1 says "But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction."\n\nYou can't trust just anyone. How do you know who to trust?\n\nMatthew 7:15-16 says "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. \nYe shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?"\n \nYou will know who you can trust by their fruits (or a thorough background check).\n\nWhat what qualities should you look for?\n\n1 Timothy 3:2-7 says  "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;  One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. "\n\nYou might think it is impossible to find such a person. I know of such people of various religions that actually meet those guidelines. They are out there, you just have to look.
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Yep - me too. The difference between the preacher at your local church and these guys is money and power. As Dante said, power corrupts & absolute power corrupts absolutely. So unfortunately, if a preacher has good intentions when he starts it is almost guaranteed that he will become corrupted by the money, power & fame of televangelism (with one exception - Billy Graham). But I don't worry too much about the people you named - people will believe what they want to believe. It's frustrating at times, but Jesus is the message. And the people who seek Him will find Him. That's why God uses the local church to save the lost & minister to the community. May God bless you & your friends.
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God had me in mind before I was born, there is a verse I know of that says "I know even the number of hairs on your head, but if your asking that is  the first sign that your listening to God's quiet voice, it takes time to understand but praying and reading the Bible (one you can understand) does help you get the answers. A kind person who understands what and how God works in our daily life would help you out, find a local coffee house, mission, someplace informal. Sometimes going to a Church is hard to do, but what do you really have to loose?
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Your best bet would be to find a  priest, nun, minister\nsocial worker and see if you can't get help through a Charity Organization where someone will sponsor you-there are several Christian Organizations -The Christian Children's network   etc. The Catholic Church also has Organizations that help children,families and adults with living help-food, clothing medical needs  etc .  If your need is real any Christian organization will help for the reality it if you get the means to better yourself  by getting a good education you'll better your life and someone else's when you're able.  If your need is real hope you fined will pray for you for you are still a child of God even if it turns out to be scam-then maybe God will help you to be honest.  Peace
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I pray that your eyes will be opened to the Truth, and you will come to Know Jesus as your Lord and Savior.   anything else will lead you down  the wrong path . Accept the truth about the Lord........ you are so lost.
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There are two kinds of doctors.  Those who think they are god and everyone tells them so and those who know there is a God and marvel at his creation.  You have mostly meet the former.
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Angela h,\n\nThat is a difficult question. People die every day and many of them are Christian. It is obviously to our advantage to believe in healing as we do, but we will all die and some of us will die sick.\n\nI believe in healing. I have been healed many, many times. However, My eyesight has degraded with age, and I have not been healed. I have a good friend who is believing God to heal her vision. She believes that she can have good vision just like Moses had good vision until he died at 120 years old. She hasn’t received 20/20 vision yet, but she was healed of cancer last year.\n\nThe Bible clearly teaches healing, and Jesus very clearly revealed God’s will for us to be healed with all the people that He healed during His ministry.\n\nPart of your question relates to commanding God to do things through prayer. We almost do command God to do what He wants to do anyway. God has revealed His will relating to many things that we pray for regularly. So when we pray, we remind Him of His promises, and it is guaranteed that we will get what we asked for.\n\nIn my humble opinion, the greatest hindrance to prayer is praying selfishly. God’s Kingdom works by humility – which is faith and obedience – motivated by love. When our motive is wrong, we are not guaranteed a favorable answer. God is SO merciful that sometimes He answers our prayers even though we ask incorrectly. He especially answers prayers like this for new believers.\n\nWhat causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. James 4:1-3\n\nYou also asked about faith. Faith doesn’t vacillate. Faith doesn’t change its mind.\n\nIf any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, Who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does. James 1:5-8\n\nGeorge Mueller was a man of great faith who kept a diary of his prayers and God’s answers. God never failed to answer a prayer that he prayed. He said, “The most important part of prayer is the 15 minutes after you say, ‘Amen.‘” What he meant was that people may pray with faith, but they often tear down their prayer with words of doubt within a very short time after they pray.\n\nPersistence is important sometimes. Also hearing God speak to you or reading promises from the Bible can encourage your faith. Prayer is simple, but sometimes we try to make the things of God complicated. Let me give you one last quote from, “Why Revival Tarries” by Leonard Ravenhill.\n\n“One of these days some simple soul will pick up the Book of God and read it and believe it.  The rest of us will be embarrassed.  We have adopted the convenient theory that the Bible is a book to be explained, whereas first and foremost, it is a Book to be believed – and after that to be obeyed.”\n\nGod bless.
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My prayer is that God, the creator of all things seen and unseen, will give you aid, comfort, and healing.  I pray that you would be open to asking for his help, and that you would trust in his answer (which may not be audible, or even understood for some time).  I pray that you would not be decieved by Satan, and that he would be caused to flee from your presence.\n\nIf you feel you can trust that the God who put you together, can heal you, and has a plan for your life, and are willing to submit yourself to him, I would ask that you find a church that takes God very seriously, submit yourself to the Elders of that church, and request that they anoint you for healing.  If they are faithful, they will hear you, they may ask you some probing questions, but they will surely, at the very least, pray.\n\nAgain, God may not answer you right away, or in the way you expect, but he holds you and will not everlasting harm come to you if you are one of his own.\n\nIf I may recommend a church... look for a PCA church [Presbyterian Church IN America. I do not recommend PCUSA].\nI will lift you up in prayer!
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You need someone to talk to.  Talk to a counselor, your mother, a close friend, a police officer, fireman, librarian or a church member.\n\nI no longer recommend priests.  Seems that there are too many problems with folks being taken advantage of...
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This is a good question.\nI would say I believed in you until I went to AA and all those allegedly spiritual people back stabbed me.\nI would ask him Why did you put the serial killer and the man who is suspected of killing his ex-wife into my life if you were just going to abandon me and not help me figure out what to do when they targeted me to be their next victim.?  Why is AA so messed up if it is a spiritual program? I just sponsored a woman.  I did not know her ex had such a dirty secret to hide.\n\nI would also ask why he allows all the people (preachers) to distort his words and why does he not clarify things to prevent wars over how to get to him?\nI really don't understand why you haven't come back to clear things up and are you a sociopath to let confusion and bickering over you words to get so out of hand.\nand lastly....   Why did you refuse to help when I asked for guidance?    Why do you let good people get suckered by swindlers?\nand   Where did you come from?  Who made you?
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don worry..jsut pray and accept jesus as ur Lord and savior.\nHe will be ur guide and you will learn to trust him\n\nGod bless you
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Dear Friend,\n   You are dealing with demons.  It is a very real problem, and you should NOT try to face it alone! When I was younger, I was involved in minor occult activities, without recognizing the diabolical source of this activity. Strange, scary things began to happen to me at night when I was trying to sleep.  At one time, I cried out, "Jesus help me!," and I felt a hard hit on the top of my head, as if someone were slapping the very top of my head, but then no more problems, and I was able to rest peacefully.  I thanked God for His immediate answer to my prayer, and I began to seek Him with increasing seriousness and urgency.  I eliminated ALL possible occult connections, because I realized that Satan was behind these.  If you tinker with these things, you are inviting evil into your life (although you may not be aware of it).  Since making these changes, I have had no more problems.\n     When I was in law school several years ago, one of my classmates who was Hmong, was very fearful of this phenomena (shadow people).  His religion was multi-theistic/spiritist.  This religion recognized evil spirits that tormented people at night (they believed that these things were "ghosts");  however, the people following this religion did not understand that God alone is strong enough to handle this problem.  My classmate had claimed to have been bothered at night by these "shadow people."  He actually died in his sleep a few months after our graduation (he was in his early 20's).  Medical doctors were unable to identify a cause of death, but his relatives insisted that it was the evil spirits, who had "taken" his soul during the night.   \n     Do you own a Oiuja board?  Tarot Cards or other fortune telling devices?  Have you ever sought the advice of a fortune teller?  Have you ever been involved in any occult activities (including witchcraft, mediums, communication with "the dead")?  Do you have any objects in your home that might be associated with demons, witchcraft, or the occult (even "souvenirs" from possible occult/voodoo sources)?  Do you have any friends who might be involved in this?  If so, REMOVE these items/activities from you life IMMEDIATELY, and seek help from Jesus Christ.  You need power that only God and Jesus Christ can provide.  Seek the Lord earnestly through prayers, and through a prayerful, thorough search of the Bible (NOT exorcism, or other human devices).         \n     Please don't try to deal with this problem alone.  It is real, but no human being is strong enough to handle it without the power of God.  You need Jesus Christ.  If you call on Him, He will hear and deliver you.  Seek Him with all your heart and mind.  You will receive His peace, His power, and His protection.  Shalom to you, friend!!!