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THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020
Ours and Yours
THE GEORGIA POST 4
The blessing giver
As I sat with Jesus this
morning, my heart was
filled with gratitude. God
has been good to me all
the days of my life. But
during the past few weeks
my heart has burst with
pure joy, love and excite
ment.
If we turn on
the television,
we hear nothing
but things that
are negative or
bad. That’s not
because God
hasn’t blessed
us. For things
that seem bad
to people in the
world are often
times done to
help us move forward and
closer to God.
Who would ever be
lieve that at 65 a person
could feel like they are
just starting a new and
exciting life? I wouldn’t
believe it if it wasn’t hap
pening to me.
But in recent days, God
has shown me how much
fun life can be. He has
shown me that we don’t
have to settle for less than
the best. He has revealed
to me that with Him,
we can do anything and
be the exact person He
created us to be.
He has opened my
heart to new ideas and
answered prayers from
even way back when I
was a child, sitting on the
side of a pond, talking to
my God about my life and
my future. I was praying
for my knight in shining
armor and for my chil
dren even before I knew
them.
We can’t always guar
antee a storm-free life
and sometimes we face
many difficult times. But
the one thing we can
count on is that God is
the giver of many bless
ings.
If life has you
in a rut right now,
simply be patient,
use this time to
renew yourself,
look to God with
a brand new set of
eyes, and ask Him
to strengthen you.
He can and will
forgive you.
He might allow
some suffering and
pain in the days to come.
But the closest you will
ever be to Jesus is while
you’re on your knees.
Will you ask Him today
to renew you? Will you
ask Him to forgive you?
Will you give Him your
heart? If you can say yes
to all of these things, He
will see you through any
storm.
You may, like me, look
back and be able to see
many hills and valleys,
but you can also look
forward to days filled
with pure joy, love and
excitement.
Remember me when
you open your eyes to a
brand new and happy day
and say. “Yep. She told
me so. Jesus does love
me. And He will give me
a brand new start.”
NANCY GIBBS is an author,
minister’s wife and motivational
speaker. Contact her at nancy-
bgibbs@aol.com
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Who are you trusting other than God?
Georgia Governor Jack Kemp
has specifically ordered that
cities and counties can not
mandate citizens wear masks.
They can recommend but they
cannot require or mandate.
He is suing the Atlanta mayor
for going against his order. He
should also be suing, Savannah,
Athens and now you can add
Byron to the list.
Byron’s Mayor Michael
Chidester has gone against that
order in mandating masks in
city hall. City hall is a public
place and it actually belongs to
the citizens of Byron. Mayors
who do this in my opinion,
do not care about all of their
citizens, nor about Governor
Kemp’s wishes. Byron Munic
ipal Complex was paid for by
taxes paid by citizens, therefor
in essence, belongs to them.
They have spent much
money putting up plexiglass
and changing things around to
make it safe at city hall. Kudos
for that but now the mayor
wants to tell citizens they can’t
enter if they can’t wear a mask.
It should be a citizen’s choice
on whether or not they wear
a mask. These mayors do not
care about those with health
problems who cannot wear a
mask. They also don’t care their
action is tyrannical. An officer
at city hall told Kristi if she had
a problem to take it up with the
mayor. I’m still waiting to hear
back from Byron’s mayor on a
request I made in January and
he assured me at least three
times or more he’s getting back
with me. Hasn’t happened.
I am sure some pro-maskers
will agree with him, but they
aren’t taking into the consider
ation those who can’t medically
wear a mask either, yet they
call others selfish. I hope those
citizens who are against this
will remember it come re-elec
tion time.
You may think it is just a
mask but I personally do not
trust any of the data. It has
been proven to be wrong and
inflated. Science even differs on
whether masks work on not. I
don’t care if you want to wear
one, but don’t force your fear
on healthy people.
We all have a right
to an opinion and we
have a right to choose.
Mayors who take
away that choice have
trampled on your con
stitutional rights. The
Constitution does not
say a national emer
gency whether real
or politically planned
takes away your rights.
The mortality rate
for the virus is lower
than many other things
in comparison. We
are exposed to viruses every
day and never worry about it
because the media hasn’t told
us to do so.
So, if someone asks what is
wearing a mask can save one
person’s life? To that I say,
what about the one abortion
that is going to take place
today? What about the one
combat vet who will take his life
today. What about the one can
cer victim who will lose their
fight today. What about the one
drunk driver who will be cause
of a death today. What about
the one drug addict who will die
from an overdose today.
Please don’t talk to me about
that one when if you were to
really think about it, you know
the narrative is driving you and
not the reality of what’s going
on.
Wear your mask if you want
but don’t bully or oppose those
who don’t. It’s your right and
prerogative and I expect the
same in return.
My heart goes out to those
who have lost people whether
or not it is labeled as Covid-19
as cause of death. Death is
death and to me it doesn’t mat
ter the cause for me to grieve
over it. But I grieve for those I
mentioned above as well. Don’t
they matter just as much? They
do to me.
The mask issue has become
political and about control and
that’s why I am against them.
When my constitutional rights
and yours are trampled
with unconstitutional
mandates, I will not
comply without a fight.
If you choose to comply,
that’s your right.
It has become more
than a virus. It is now a
weapon against our free
doms and if you don’t
see that, I will watch
as you take the vaccine
or are led into a boxcar
without a fight. When you
cannot purchase things
unless you are masked
up, that is a problem and
if you don’t see that, I’ll pray for
you.
We have laws, yes, we have
to abide by and if given to the
law of freedom, which is the
law of Christ, then all pertinent
and moral laws will be fulfilled
and obeyed. However, I will not
bow down out of fear nor will I
give one inch to communism,
socialism, marxism or any oth
er ism threatening my freedom.
Last time I checked, I am a
free American and too much
blood has been spilled to keep
our national free.
When you give an inch, they
will come back to take a mile. I
will not fear man, nor do I fear
death. I will only fear God.
They have already “nor
malized” mask wearing for
some and they will continue to
narrow your thinking while our
freedoms are being ebbed away
little by little.
They have used the media
to help them in normalizing
that which is not normal. Even
if mainstream media covered
concerns about other topics
we would be bent on fixing it
because many are like sheep
headed for the slaughter.
I respect your decision to
wear a mask. Please respect
mine not to wear one. I will
never ask anyone to take theirs
off, so don’t try to guilt me
into putting on one because of
your fear. If you are that afraid,
please just stay home.
God tells me to not be afraid,
do not fear, nor be dismayed
because He is with me. He
strengthens and helps me and
protects me. I’m covered by
His blood. I stand on His word
and I am not afraid. It’s not just
about saying you have faith.
Anyone can claim that but un
less your actions speak it, your
words don’t matter.
Don’t try to talk about wis
dom, because yes He gives you
wisdom, His wisdom not the
world’s and He also gives you
discernment. You can’t say you
believe certain parts and not all
of it or just use certain verses to
try and prove your point. Either
you believe all of it or none of it.
Personally, I’m all in and have
watched Him not only fight my
battles but supply every need I
have. That’s who my God is and
when He tells me not to fear, I
trust Him.
He took all our diseases,
sicknesses and sins on His back
at Calvary. It’s settled, it’s done
and therefore I walk in faith
and do not fear. He promised
me life abundantly and again
I take Him at His word. Living
in fear is not living life abun
dantly.
And do not tell me I haven’t
been affected yet or otherwise I
would change my mind. You’d
be wrong on both counts. I will
not be moved as on Christ the
solid rock I stand.
He is looking for people to
have faith like Daniel, Abra
ham, Moses and more in these
days. He wants us to stand out
from the crowd and to stand
firm in that faith. Will you or
will you succumb to the fear
going on around you? When I
stand in front of Him, I want to
be able to say I stood firm, no
matter the cost.
VICTORIA SIMMONS Is a columnist,
author, motivational speaker, minister
and publisher of The Georgia Post/By
ron Buzz. Contact her at: vsimmons54@
gmail.com
Day At
ATime
Victoria
Simmons
A virus control opportunity left untapped
We have had a massive focus
put on testing and contact
tracing (early detection) but
almost dead silence when it
comes to early treatment pro
tocol guidance. Instead there
seems to be contempt from
medical governing authorities
toward drug therapies that are
getting good results and that
have been keeping patients
from needing hospitalization.
Think about it, when did the
WHO, FDA, CDC, or NIH
show anything more than
a ZERO level of excitement
over a treatment protocol that
involved old drug therapies
already in place?
Example; the combination of
hydroxychloro
quine, azithro
mycin and zinc
seems to work
really good early
in the cycle but
not so good late
in the cycle. The
body produces
cytokines to fight
infections and an over-re
action is refereed to as a
cytokine storm that can yield
severe symptoms (causing the
need for hospitalization). The
usage of hydroxychloroquine
and Azithromycin early in the
cycle seems to control symp
toms by avoiding over-reac
tion by the immune system.
My Uncle is a Dr. with Reiser
Permanente medical
group in Atlanta and
he has had really good
results with this combi
nation. He told me that
he hasn’t lost any of his
COVID-19 patients and
further more he said
none of his patients
needed hospitalization.
This is why I believe
we are missing a hospi
tal overload mitigation
opportunity:
1. Early detection is
already in place with all
the testing and contact
tracing.
YOUR HEALTH
Wade Yoder
The medical
community has been
trained to medicate
symptoms....
2. We now know the prima
ry symptoms that COVID-19
yields and why someone
winds up needing hospital
ization. If the symptoms are
quelled (with early treatment)
so is the need for hospitaliza
tion.
3. The medical community
has been trained to medicate
symptoms, they should quit
trying to figure out
COVID-19 (it’s a
moving target) and
concentrate on the
primary symptoms
a patient has and hit
it early with treat
ments protocols
that are in place for
these symptoms.
Example: one of the
primary symptoms
of COVID-19 that
sends someone
to the hospital (is
difficulty breathing),
what is the best med-
icine(s) for that?
The FDA should know ex
actly what drug therapies and
combinations (including the
old ones) work on the symp
toms (of COVID-19), after all
the FDA approves the drugs
for management and treat
ment of the listed symptoms
right? But then Scott Gottlieb
the former FDA Commission
er is now on Pfizer’s board
of directors and he’s very
much out front on new drug/
vaccination development, so
those waters might be a little
muddy.
If you are reading this
article, please make sure the
doctor’s office you would go to
(before needing hospitaliza
tion) knows how to treat the
symptoms well in advance of
hospitalization. So the ques
tion shouldn’t be, “do you
know how to treat COVID-19,”
but rather “do you know how
to treat these symptoms I’m
having?”
The primary symptoms
are: shortness of breath or
difficulty breathing, cough,
fever, chills, muscle pain, sore
throat and loss of taste or
smell. What helps manage the
severity of these symptoms? Is
it things such as Hydroxychlo
roquine, Azithromycin, Zinc,
Asthma drugs (Budesonide a
corticosteroid for prevention
of asthma attacks), Tylenol
Cold & Flu, Aspirin, Vitamin
C, Turmeric? I certainly would
want the above items acces
sible through my doctor or in
my medical tool chest.
Mismanaging the treatment
of symptoms (in advance of
needing the hospital) and
our hospital systems having
to handle COVID-19 cases so
differently from other viruses
is what is burdening our medi
cal systems.
WADE YODER is a Master Trainer
and Fitness/Nutrition Specialist.
Contact him at wadeyoder@icloud.
com; Phone (478) 955-1999
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