notes to share ...

Hope to share some information on some helpful sites others have been making people aware of, on various fronts (on differing topics, but most are of interest to many people, though they cover a wide range of "interests").

It will take some time to list those.
So, I may split them up into several posts.

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Many are sensing that 'something' is 'about to break.'  Many are aware that there are quite a few activities going on, in the heavenlies, and ... potential results which could occur, or begin occurring, soon on earth.  I agree.

No one, who is a true follower of Messiah Yahshua (Yeshua) should fear.  (I know I've been guilty of that, though.)  Having a G-dly fear, which YHVH builds into those who are His children, in Truth, is healthy.  But, any other fear, of man, of what any human could do to anyone else on earth, ...will have no positive effect on those who have, already, put their trust in The One Who is above all and rules over all.  So, guard your thoughts!

Keep a quiet heart, friends!  Waiting upon YHVH is wise.  As is shared in Psalm 27:14 (shared as a command of His), we are to "wait on YHVH: ...."
The word, in Hebrew, used (according to James Strong's concordance #6960) for "wait" is chavah or qavah.  It means "to bind together (perhaps by "twisting"), i.e., collect; figuratively, to expect."

 Those of us who are bound, "by Love's strong cord," to our Master & Redeemer's (agape; unconditional) Love, Mercy, Life, Power, Protection, Provision, Joy and (Shalom) Peace, are to dwell "in expectation" of whatever He has for us.
He has us in mind, even when 'life circumstances' seem to tempt us to "wonder what's up."

When we are "expectantly waiting" upon The (only) One Who *can* deliver us from any problem, or even from this earthly world, if need be (according to His Will), we know we are in the Hands of The One Who stilled the waters of the tempestuous Sea of Galilee.
He can take care of what ails us, or tempts us to worry (though we are commanded not to; when He gives a command, He always gives, with it, the enablement for us to accomplish what He has told us to do -- even if we know we don't have it "in us," we must trust He knows He has it "in Himself" to accomplish this, for His honor & praise, and ... for our blessing).


Am not always trusting (with no doubts) as I should.
Am not always thinking with all my thoughts having been (already) taken captive to the obedience of Messiah.

Am not always doing the right thing, in making sure my attitudes are (all) in full agreement with His (that He has taught me, thus far, in my life).
Am not always walking with Yahshua (Yeshua), my Redeemer, in complete harmony with what He wants me to do.

Am not always sensing the Shalom Peace I know He wants me to sense, deep inside.  (... due to my sins that even I do not always seem to be aware of, which have not yet been fully resolved.  Those are the ones which I, like you all, have been trying to be aware of, or had thought I had dealt with, as fully as possible.  Yet, His Ruach ha Chodesh {Holy Spirit of YHVH} is continuing to work in me, to tell me what those are, and to lead me to 'more fully' deal with those, so my conscience is, once again, made clear / clean by His Might and Power at work in me, His child.  -- HalleluYah!)

Am not always showing others the kind of (agape) Love my Master Yahshua (Yeshua) has shown me in His living Example as Emmanuel.

Am trying, more and more, to let Him work His Will in me.  And, as I see Him filling me with His Shalom Peace, as I praise His Name, ... it is so bless-ed!  HalleluYah!
As I see Him patiently & merci-fully deal with me, it is so bless-ed!
Am so thankful for His immense and gentle loving care of me, His child!  HalleluYah!


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I will share more information on helpful sites as soon as I am able.  Just wanted to share these notes with you all, first.  To me, these are more important.


Life is keeping us quite busy, isn't it?
Yet, our King is in control, and though the world around us may seem to be so out of control, by our standards, He is using what He is allowing to happen, ... to turn many more people's hearts to His Son, and fathers to their children.
He is taking care of the business He needs to take care of.


Someone once told me:  He (YHVH G-d) is not as hard on some of us, as some of us are 'hard' on ourselves.  Those of us who tend to take life (on earth & our spiritual lives, as well) rather seriously can take heart and be encouraged to know this is true:  He surrounds us, and walks before us and behind us, ... ready to bless us and ... smiling upon us who are obedient to His commands.

He does not want us to fear, or worry, or be concerned (anxious = 'full' of cares) about what may happen tomorrow, or next week, next month or next year.
He "does" have all things -- down to the detail -- under His Loving control.  He will not let a hair of your head be touched by anything He cannot use to bring honor & praise to His Name through, ... with real blessing for you, in return for your walking faithfully before Him.

Keep filling your mind (and soul) with His Truth!
As you study diligently, He puts His (Pure & Holy) Thoughts into your mind, and you begin to see you "do" have the mind of Messiah.  That should be convicting as well as comforting to know.  He will use those "thoughts" from His Word ... to lead you & guide you, as you remain sensitive to His Ruach's (Holy Spirit's) leading.  Listen!  He will guide you.


Proverbs 3:1-35, Psalm 147:5 and Psalm 119:1-18 seem, to me, to be helpful reminders of some of the things I need to keep in mind, as I see more of what He wants me to learn and know.  ... and live by.


Grace and Shalom to you!
~ helpnotes blog owner ~


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Truth Verses from I John 3

I John 3 shares with us these words ...

Behold, what manner of (agape) Love The Father (YHVH) hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called (by Him) the sons (children) of G-d (Elohim; YHVH): therefore the world (and those who are "of" this world's "system") knoweth us not, because it knew Him not.

Beloved, now are we the sons (children) of G-d (Elohim; YHVH), and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.

(Who is "He" this verse refers to? Yeshua, The only-begotten Son of YHVH, our Father in Heaven, for all who believe in & trust in & obey Him & His Son, Yeshua)

And every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself, even as He is pure. ("He" is Yeshua)

Whoever committeth sin transgresseth also the Torah (the words "the law" as used in the KJ version of the Scriptures actually refers to "the Torah" which is in the Tanakh and includes the first 5 books written down by Moshe, but authored by YHVH Himself): for sin is the transgression of the Torah.

And ye know that He (Yeshua) was manifested (on earth) to take away our sins; and in Him is no sin. (true!)

Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, neither known Him.

Little children (followers of Yeshua, YHVH G-d's Son), let no man deceive you: he that doeth Righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous.

He that committeth sin is of the devil (deceiver); for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose The Son of G-d (YHVH; Elohim) was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

Whosoever is born of G-d (YHVH; Elohim) does not commit sin; for His Seed remaineth in him (the believer in Yeshua): and he cannot sin, because he is born of G-d (YHVH; Elohim).

In this the children of G-d (YHVH) are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not Righteousness is not of G-d (YHVH), neither he that loveth not his brother.

For this is the message (or commandment) that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

Not as cain, (who) was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore (why) slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother (Abel)'s righteous.

Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not (his) brother abideth in death.

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (abiding is the key word, here)

Hereby perceive we the (agape) Love (of G-d), because He laid down His (Yeshua's, His Son's) Life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

But whoso hat this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels (of compassion) from him, how dwelleth the love of G-d (YHVH) in him?

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

And hereby we know that we are of the Truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

For if our heart condemn us, G-d (YHVH) is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, (then) have we confidence toward G-d.

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His Commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His Sight.

And this is His Commandment, That we should believe on The Name of His Son Yeshua haMashiach (The Messiah of YHVH), and (agape) love one another, as He gave us commandment.

And he that keepeth His Commandments dwelleth in Him, and He in him. And hereby we know that He abideth in us, by The Spirit (Ruach haChodesh) which (Who) He hath given us.

-- Yochanan (John) shared these words of truth with us, so we would know "The "Man" Who is The Truth, The Way, ... and The Life."
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some articles you will want to read

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I recommend that you all (if you wish) go to the site links I am sharing below here. There are three articles for you to learn from, regarding creation science versus evolutionary theory. But each article is unique. The first one I am sharing with you is one I think should be shared far and wide!


http://creation.com/inheritance-biological-information-2

The title for the article at the link, above, is: "Inheritance of biological information--part II: redefining the information challenge"


http://creation.com/anti-creationist-slanders-are-back-to-front-the-evolutionary-basis-for-racism-eugenics-and-nazism

The title for the article at the link, above here, is: "Anti-creationist slanders are back-to-front: the evolutionary basis for racism, eugenics and Nazism," with thoughts (in response to one who had commented, a long while ago, on what the commenter misunderstood, mis-perceived, about several facts regarding belief in a Creator and that "all men are crated equal" by Him) shared by Jonathan Sarfati, CMI -- Australia

http://creation.com/genesis-the-missing-piece-of-the-puzzle

"Genesis: The missing piece of the puzzle," by Calvin Smith

I agree with the author of this article that Genesis "is" the information that the young people, of any era, should know quite well, especially studying the original Hebrew wording, and the meanings of the words used especially in Genesis 1 - 11. When this is done well and thoroughly, one gains a good understanding of the Truth shared in Genesis. The result? One knows enough to have a worldview that is sound and ... since evolution does not have a truly scientific (science means "knowledge" -- true science would mean knowledge that is "true") foundation, but is actually based on many assumptions and pre-suppositions, and represents a man's way of thinking, rather than an infallible, Truth-ful, all-Knowing Creator's way of thinking.

Note: While I do appreciate what is shared in this article, because it presents much that I agree with, I would *not* have used some wording in it, such as the word "Christmas." The holiday most may call Christmas originated as a very pagan festival (with the murder of babies as part of the rituals done by the pagans; the truth about this "holiday" is a long story, but if I were the author, I would not have use this wording, since I believe it is true that Yeshua, YHVH God's Son, was born at the time of year when Succoth / Sukkot is celebrated in Israel ... in early October or late September. Besides, in those mountains near Jerusalem, no shepherds would be abiding in the fields by night, at the time of year that is late in what we call December. It's much too cold, there, at that time of year!).

I would also not have mentioned "Easter Sunday" as "the Celebration of Jesus' (Yeshua's) resurrection...." I know what is meant by this wording. However, it is offensive to our Heavenly Father, I believe.
Why? Because His Son was sacrificed (on the Roman execution stake) "as" the Passover / Pesach Lamb, during (the last day of) the feast of Passover / Pesach. The meal Yeshua shared with His disciples / followers in the chamber / room in Jerusalem "was" the Passover / Pesach meal!
He died as The Lamb of God / YHVH, Who takes away the sins of all who will believe in Him as their Redeemer, as God's only-begotten Son, Who shed His Blood to take away the debt / penalty we owed to our Father Who made us, because of our sins & iniquities. "Easter" merely refers to Ishtar, or another Babylonian name, for the one whose worship and rites point to a pagan belief system, which should not remain part of what we call a time when we, as believers, are wanting to commemorate the wonderful time when our Messiah / Redeemer arose from the dead, ... and ... now, He lives forevermore!

"Easter" and "Sunday" are words used as a result of the pagan & 'established Roman church authorities' changing what had been "done" for several centuries among the true believers & followers of Yeshua The Messiah of The God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob. (Avraham, Yitzhak and Yaakov) ... after His Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven. Before the year 400 A.D., the "church rulers (within the Roman Empire, at that time)" changed what they "said" believers / followers of Yeshua should do. They admitted that they had no Biblical basis for what they, soon, forced believers to do -- about which day to worship The Almighty God (YHVH our Elohim) and His Son, Yeshua our Messiah. In The Word of YHVH God, Yeshua never makes a statement, nor does Paul (Rav Shaul), teaching the followers of Messiah Yeshua to change what YHVH God had, before, commanded & established as a part of His covenant & instructions / teachings (Torah) for all generations, even for those who were "strangers among" the Hebrews / the Israelites. The books of Deuteronomy and Exodus, and in other inspired books in the Tanakh and what many call the Bible, confirm this. The same guidelines and teachings / instructions were to be kept / and lived by, by anyone who joined himself or herself to YHVH, The God of Moses / Moshe. (The God of Israel) The Lord YHVH says He changeth not. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He did not say He changed the day on which He was to be worshipped, but some use the "misunderstanding" of the day His Son arose from the dead ... as some type of confirmation that, now, all who believe in Messiah Yeshua "should" worship / meet / fellowship on the first day of the week. The only day YHVH God (Elohim) gave a special name to was the Sabbath, the seventh day of the 7-day week He established in the book of Genesis. He never changes. Would He change the day by working things out so that His Son was resurrected on a day of the week that would, then, lead Yeshua's followers to disobey His former command to "rest" on the seventh day of the week? Why would He do this? It would be inconsistent with His other teachings in The Word / The Tanakh.

He (Yeshua) was already resurrected (alive from the dead) "before" the sun came up, ... on the first day of the week. The Word does "not" say He arose "on" the first day of the week. (even before the sun arose) One may search the Scriptures in the New Covenant / New Testament / B'rit Hadashah, to check the wording used in the most accurate translations available. It does not say He arose "on" or "during" the first day of the week. Please, be "Berean" in your thinking & searching of The Scriptures, so you can be accurate in what you believe to be true and right.

Please understand: I am not condemning. Only clarifying what I am stating. (for my readers) And, am taking this opportunity to share these beliefs & clarifications with you. This article merely reminds me that I have not shared some of this information, before. (and I should have)

Nevertheless, this article is worth reading for the information shared in it regarding worldviews, and what an atheistic evolutionary worldview "teaches," as opposed to what a Biblical creationist worldview "teaches."

And I do agree with the write of this article that pastors & congregation leaders / teachers "should" address evolutionary theory, sharing about where it stems from, where it leads to, and ... how true believers should respond ... and "stand firm." (my own emphasis; am not quoting any wording used in the article, in my statements here)

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Keep (continue) thinking!

for those who "buy" (at this time of year, for specific reasons)

... please remember those who do not celebrate the so-called "Christian" holiday -- Christmas -- because of a personal conviction that The Word of YHVH God has developed within their souls & spirits, ...

("Christmas," as many Americans "know it," is actually pagan-based, originally & symbolically; it is celebrated in much of America, the U.S., but it still remains a pagan holiday in the items included in the celebration of it by most who call themselves Americans *and* believers in The Lord Jesus Christ / our Redeemer Yeshua ha Mashiach.)

... and please remember that, though you are so glad you have finished your "Christmas shopping," some of us are still getting over the loss of income, or the lack of regular, sufficient income (to meet meager expenses), and wonder about our futures and whether our children will think we do not value them, because we have "nothing (so to speak)" to give them like what some of their friends will be getting "this year." (on "that" holiday others, around them, celebrate)

This lack of regular, sufficient income-producing work leaves them either with a need to search their hearts / souls to figure out "why," or else they are left to wonder why there seems to be no work that will pay *them* the wages their living expenses require. Or are they faced with wondering where & when they will find paying work, to cover their meager costs of living in America?

... this means (some folks like me and, also) I can no longer, in my foreseeable future, give as I had done, "way back when...." Now, is this a complaint? Am I not willing to choose to have a heart / soul that is content with whatever my Master & Lord has provided for me, at this time & season in my life? Am I just never satisfied? Am I just a taker, rather than a giver? Am I simply a selfish soul? Am I unwilling to see the good, only focusing on what is going wrong, or what YHVH God is *not* doing, that I wish He would do?

What I mean is: Wishing it were not true, I must admit it still hurts in my emotions to read what others share about the gifts they have bought, which I know I cannot buy, even for those I love. I must hope my family members understand that I *do* love them, but will have to demonstrate it without giving them purchased gifts. (but that, too, "shall pass," in time; the emotional part will pass, I mean) I have found that time does not heal *all* wounds; YHVH our Healer *does* heal all wounds!!

YHVH, our Loving Father in Heaven, is able to heal us of frustrations & struggles that are a regular part of life on earth, from negative memories, from regrets from past unwise choices, from ongoing consequences that come from our past mistakes & errors of judgment and from unspiritual or immoral thoughts (or lies) we have thought (or believed) and then followed, which took us down paths we had never intended to "walk down."

It does not hurt in my spirit, because I am free from a former "caught-up-in-it" kind of trap, that others, before me, had not become aware was linked with Babylonian goddess & god worship (false gods, I mean) and with pagan worship & rituals tied to Molech, Chemosh, Tammuz, Ra, Aphrodite ... about "the queen of heaven" and "her son." (and other mythological gods, I'm sure)

HalleluYah!

Am merely asking anyone "who has money (or a regular income)" to be sensitive to those who have lost their jobs, those who are nearly homeless, or are living at the mercy of other believers, but who use library computers to log onto the internet, to check emails (they set up in former days), or those who used to have decent incomes but (not due to the present administration) simply have not been able to find gainful employment, as it used to be called, in America.

Result? We do without. You all can enjoy a time of buying for others, but we must either make any gifts we wish to give or not give any gifts at all. We may (many of us who are living in this "condition") not be able to give our own family members, whom we love very much, gifts similar to the ones we may have given them in the past, ... even for part of Chanukah's days of celebration this year. All we can do is to give food using government "subsidies." (how sad!) And that means we can only give food gifts to those who may actually need a new pair of socks, or a new pair of shoes, or a warm pair of winter gloves (that fit their hands).

It does "hurt" inside. (at least for now) But ... once again, that is because some of us are letting our "flesh," or our "pride" from our old selves, get through again. We know we should not. Our pride and our flesh have actually died (as shared by Rav Shaul, Paul the Apostle, in Romans 6:1-23), ... but it tries to creep back in, to unsettle us, in our minds, from time to time. So, as I am still workin' on guarding against those negative thoughts creeping in to my mind, as I read what others share, online. But I know I should "get over it." You can tell I have not fully succeeded in my battles against that happening. (aagh!)

Other ideas for gifts: ... or ... we must rely on other items we have had in our possession, from earlier times, ... to make them into some gift we would like to give to those in our own families, during Chanukah, or for a birthday in our own family, or to a relative for a special occasion.

( I do happen to have a late December birthday, so am aware that some folks have birthdays close to the end of December, as I do. )

Knowing that others have been able to spend "plenty" to "bless" their own family members does sadden those who do not have any money to buy even several of the $1 items that they have, at times, settled for buying, when they felt they had no other choice. (this seems like a less-than-likely circumstance for an American to go through, to some, but it is truly what many people, in America, have been living faced with, for more than a few years, for some of them) Having lived as one "who had," in the past, it is taking me quite a while to now see that I must be content to be one "who has not."

However, YHVH is teaching me much more compassion & a real & clearer understanding of what "those who do not have what others have," have gone through, ... some for quite a few years. ;o(

We all must learn to show more compassion, & reach out to help meet the needs of others, ... because many of us have more things we "could give" to those who "do not have them," than we realize. ! YHVH has been teaching me that I can give something I really could live without, to someone who would appreciate that item, ... because they could not, otherwise, get to enjoy it. This is one benefit of not having any extra money to spend on gifts, for those who are "not" family, but are in the "family of YHVH." It also leads those of us "who have not (money)" to become more resourceful & begin to produce some gifts our Creator will enable us to make, for someone else, to brighten their day. The need for an income led one, formerly homeless man, to begin a company making chocolate-chip cookies, called Famous Amos brand cookies.

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If others have not been through this type of complete change from their former way they used to live, they will not comprehend what I am sharing.

If anyone reading this has done without regular food for any amount of time, eaten only inferior food from such places as a food pantry, they'll understand. (some of this kind of food is just fine & actually of very high quality, at times! Some of it is like this -- canned food is dead; -- dried foods, such as dried beans, are okay. But after a week or two of eating only those, several times a week, or every evening, one does wish one could get something that is fresh, to eat.) If people go without "decent" food (including fresh, healthy food) for very long, it affects their body systems and their overall health. It affects their thinking and their overall attitudes and interactions with other people. When people figure that their life situation may not change, soon, that is when some people will begin "looking outside" to see if they can glean some wild berries or nuts, or parts of God's bounty of plants, that can be gathered, & cut, & dried, or taken home to cook, to eat.

If anyone has done without their needed healthy foods for a few weeks or months, or for more than a year, that is when they will have a clearer idea about what I speak of. Groups of true believers can look for opportunities to help those in (true) need.

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Please, be sensitive to others, even in America, who are doing without what they used to enjoy doing (giving to others, I mean). However, we must all remember that this is not even close to the intensity of (physical and emotional and mental) suffering that many true believers, across the world, have been going through, for much longer than many of us realize, especially within the 10/40 window. Please! -- remember to pray for those you are aware of, who are suffering due to persecution against believers in / followers of Yahshua The Messiah!

Thoughts: Am thinkin' of goin' offline (from some networks I've been on) for a while, just to avoid reading what some share, by email, on blogs, on social networks ... about ... packing their boxes of gifts (they bought) to mail to others, or sharing that they've finished shopping & are ready to mail their packages, ... or ... whatever wording they choose, ... to share their gladness about the buying they have been enabled to do.

They may be quite happy upon realizing that the rush-to-spend time has ended (though its end only comes "after" the buyer has "sent off, within the U.S. mailing & package-delivery system," the items the buyer bought for others, as part of this season of the winter solstice celebration of the son {whose name is Tammuz} of the queen of heaven {the mother of Tammuz, whose name is known as Ishtar}).

(an added note: ... that "son" is not my Messiah, Whose Name is Yahshua; some spell it Yeshua, as I often do, also) (By the way, this pagan deity is taught about, in the form of Aphrodite, and ... her son, Adonis, is another name for Tammuz; this is just the same pagan god with a different naming system, that another group of pagans used to worship. Each successive civilization seemed to take up the same basic story line, to further perpetuate "the lie" that the enemy of YHVH's children would like them to fall for.)

( ... please, if you're still with me, here, read on ... )

Time of year has been corrected: My Messiah Yahshua is The only-begotten Son of YHVH (YaHWeH) The Almighty One, The I AM. He "is" The I AM. He was born in early October, or late September, when the weather on the mountainsides outside Bethlehem was not below freezing! He was born ten 4-week months (Americans say 9 months later) after He was conceived during Chanukah, the festival of lights. He is The Light and Life of all those who will believe in Him, as Messiah as The Lamb of YHVH God, Yahshua! He was not born, ... nor could have been, to fulfill the prophecies in The Old Covenant (The Old Testament), the Tanakh, ... during a very cold, winter time of any year! That would have shown that He was not truly of YHVH God! His being conceived during the festival of lights, and then being born at the time of Sukkot (Succoth), the feast of tabernacles, makes sense, though that is not the only reason why anyone should believe it is true. He came, as shared in John 1:14, to "dwell" (the word means "to tabernacle" with us) among us, .... So, His being born during the feast of tabernacles fits into the prophetic calendar of His Father in Heaven, YHVH.

Personal Conviction. -- that is what this is. Please take it for what it is.

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So, please, if you wish to write to me about what I have shared here, please consider what I, or someone I know well, ... or someone I have helped with "free government food" to, with my family (in ministry we help others with, enabled by YHVH God), or someone who is currently unemployed, ... is going through.

With or without having formerly celebrated a holiday time (that now I know to be pagan), at this time of year, ... either way, it does not "build up (edify)" others in Messiah Yahshua (Yeshua) ... for other believers to share about how they have (had the opportunity) to spend enough money on gifts & then on postage costs, ... to buy & mail gift packages to their living-away-from-home family members or their local-area relatives or friends they want to bless, in some way.

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What I have been sharing here is not the result of envy, jealousy, anger, or bitterness, or regret over past mistakes or wrong choices. It is a result of YHVH allowing me to see "more of the other side of life" in America, that so many will not do anything about (who could), to help those who are the "truly" needy. These folks have nothing to give their own children, and many (not myself) do not even have enough decent, healthy food to feed their little ones, whom they love just as much as you love your children. This is simply a situation that, to me, should not be occurring, in "the land of the free & the home of the brave." (my personal belief)

Someone (true believers in YHVH & in Yahshua, His Son) could bring them enough food to keep them going for at least a month, or more! There are some folks who spend money on frivolous, unneeded items or activities & on vain pursuits. Some of these folks cannot (or do not know how to) repair the hole-filled socks or clothing they or their children wear. Someone could help them learn how. Someone could show them how to clean their houses, and get rid of things they no longer use, that may even bring them a bit of money, if sold or traded for something they "do" need.

Someone could show them how to plant seeds, to grow foods they could eat, in the spring. Yes, there are some things that can be planted, at this often-very-cold time of year, in some parts of the USA! Someone could help by trimming their children's hair, so they will not figure they have to pay someone else, for a hair cut they do not have the money to get. Someone could offer to come & clean their clothing, if their washer has broken, or if they have been washing their clothing in their bathtub, because they do not have the money to buy even an old, used one to replace their non-working washer.

Someone could teach them more about spiritual warfare, so they could learn how to take back the ground in their souls that they had given, in previous times, ... to the enemy of their souls, satan (the accuser) and the devil (the deceiver, the liar). By the way, every person on the earth has been affected, at some point in time, by satan (& the devil, who are one & the same), in one way or another. Some have "given ground" in their souls without even realizing it. So, everyone *does* need to learn how to take back the "surrendered ground," so that YHVH's Spirit is able to renew their minds through The Word of YHVH and teach them Truths that will give them spiritual Understand they need, to face their future on earth. (and to use to help others)

Someone could take a copy of Neil T. Anderson's _Steps to Freedom in Christ (Messiah)_, & read through it with them, & explain any topics or issues they have questions about, ... & pray with them through it, until they, themselves, realize the freedom (by experiencing it) Messiah Yahshua has bought for them by shedding His Blood on the Roman execution stake, to pay the penalty they owed for their sins, to YHVH, their Father in Heaven.

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What I share is simply a plea: please be sensitive to those who have no money to buy gifts during this season of the year.

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You are all, of course, quite free to write whatever you wish (as a true believer in Yahshua / Yeshua The Messiah), as you write emails on yahoo groups or to individuals, or as you share something on a social network, or write on your profile page on "facebook."

I am not telling you what to write. I am merely pleading with you, to *please* consider those who can manage to "get online" to try to share with other believers ... but who do *not* have any income except what another very generous believer is helping them with, in order to pay their basic bills.

It hurts our flesh. Our flesh is to die, by our choice of denying it. (personal conviction) I know I need to "get over it." !!

This year, having lived with a less-than-what-I-believe-YHVH-wants to bless us with, ... I am having to choose, by will, to thank & praise His Name, YHVH, The I AM, ... instead of seeing Him enable me to give anything (they'd like) ... to some of my family members or to relatives who "do" believe it is right & good to buy (and then send them) gifts.

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This is a bit hard to explain (in words only).

Am hopin' that somethin' I have written here might lead someone else, who is a true believer, to search The Word, to find where it was commanded, that all who have put their trust in Yahshua (Yeshua) The Son of YHVH (YaHWeH) God, ... to remember His Birth, to celebrate it.

YHVH is The God of Yisrael, He is The Almighty, The I AM, The Ancient of Days, El Shaddai, Who is El Elyon.

Yahshua (Yeshua) commanded His followers (many American believers call them the Disciples or the Apostles, and they include Paul, or Rav Shaul, as the 12th one who was chosen, by YHVH, to replace to Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Yahshua and truly never had a part in Him, as Yahshua had said) to remember & commemoriate the Passover (Pesach) meal with the cup of wine (slightly fermented grape juice) and the bread (an unleavened cake used during Pesach, or Passover) He has used to share with them what these would represent, to them, after He died on the Roman execution stake, to redeem them all, and all others (Hebrew believers) who would believe on His Name. (Yahshua knew this also included the Gentiles, who would believe on His Name; it was prophesied, more than once, in the Hebrew writings of the prophets, and it was written about even by king David in the Psalms).

In other words, Yahshua told us to commemorate and remember His Death. This bought our eternal Life! We are also to rejoice in and commemorate His Resurrection from the dead, because this sets our Savior / Redeemer completely apart from the ones others, of what they call their "religions," claim they believe in, for their so-called future life in their so-called Heaven, or paradise, or ... where they think they will "go to," after they die.

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We naturally would want to celebrate the fact that our Messiah was born as a man on earth!

But ... He wants us to focus on celebrating the feasts He celebrated, while on earth, and especially celebrate the story of the time when He died, to buy our new Life in Messiah Yahshua, and then was resurrected, after 3 days & nights in "the heart of the earth," to being seen alive on earth by other 500 brethren (on one day, at one appearance), believers in His Name, along with others who listened to His Voice and talked with Him, before He ascended back into Heaven, from the Mount of Olives!

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And ... He wants us to live for His Name (Yahshua), above all, not for times in the year when we think we must (or may choose to) go into debt (some do), or spend more than we have on hand (... or to wish we "could" do that) ... in order to just try to do what others are expecting us to do, or (worse) to keep a tradition we have been taught honors The Son of YHVH God, though I doubt it does (personal conviction).

Please ... Let's keep in mind the real reason that (Americans, at least) "set aside" this time of year to honor The One Who was pierced, and Who gave His Life a ransom for many, who would believe in His Name, for the redemption of their souls ... is this: they "intend" to show Him they are quite thankful (more than words could express, of course) that He chose, freely, to humble Himself, come to be born on earth, to live as a man (though quite poor & homeless, after He began His earthly ministry) Who would live on earth, and then show the ones who observed Him, during His lifetime on earth, how YHVH has commanded all who believe in His Name "how to live" for YHVH in Righteousness, sincerity and Truth.

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As we study more & more about Him, The One Whose Name is above every other name in all the universe, we continue to learn more.

... I am still learning ....

And, by the way, I do very much appreciate the wonderful Grace you all, my friends, have extended to me.

Sometimes I share things which I realize some will consider quite controversial. I do not overlook the Grace you all extend to me, as I share these things. You could tell me what you think about my sharing some of these "news items." But you choose not to. (or else are too busy to read them all) I know YHVH God will (and does) reward those (of you) who walk in Righteousness! in Meekness! in Humility! and in agape Love!

John 15 and I John 1 through 5 especially share more about what He wants us to know about abiding in Him, walking with Him! Continue to store His Word in your mind / heart! He will use it to do the good He wants to do in you... and He will also use it (The Word, which is alive) to open the eyes of those who now dwell in darkness, ... so they, too, can "see The Light!" ... as YHVH has opened your eyes to see His Truth more clearly.

He does not want that any would perish, but that all would come to the knowledge of The Truth, in His Son, Yahshua! -- see II Peter 3:9

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