in the book of Zechariah, chapter 12

Please read especially verses 1 through 12 (below):

The 12th chapter of Zechariah has some great insights into what's coming, and what's beginning to happen, on this earth. Please read it, and read the related verses that these verses lead you to read, in other portions of God's Holy Word. You may end up as inspired as I am, right now. Hallelujah! God is with us, and with all who are His chosen people!

He promised He would put His law (His instructions to us, as His children, His teachings ... called the Torah, in Hebrew) into our hearts, and write them / His law on the tablet of our heart / mind. He has done that. Now, we are to submit our lives (our thoughts, our will and our emotions, our words, our attitudes and our actions), and our plans, hopes, dreams and expectations to His Life He has shown to us, through the witness and testimony, suffering and sacrificial atonement made by God's Son, Yeshua the true Messiah, and ... Who is now alive, having been resurrected from the dead on the third day after He was killed, and hung on a cursed tree (a Roman execution stake, outside the city walls of Jerusalem), and Who now sits at the Right Hand of The Almighty God, YHWH, in Heaven.

We, who are true believers, have been made "alive in Messiah Yeshua." Hallelujah! He has purchased us, has chosen us, has redeemed us, by His precious Blood, which was shed, in our place, on "the tree," and ... now, we belong (entirely) to Him -- to God our Father in Heaven, and to Yeshua, His Son, the Messiah, the Promised, Anointed One of Israel.

Yeshua *is* The Way, The Truth and The Life! He is Lord over all! He made all things, and in Him all things consist! He is The King of kings, the Lord of all lords! He rules over all, and God, YHWH, The Lord Adonai, The Almighty, has put all things under Yeshua's feet! All will, one day, submit to Him and bow down and worship Him -- Yeshua! Prepare for that day. If you do not know Him, then please read what is in the book of Zechariah, and ... ask The Lord YHWH, Yeshua, to reveal Himself to you! He is ready to listen to all who call upon His Name, in truth! ... haShem Adonai Yeshua .... (see Psalm 145: 18-21, especially verses 18 and 19)

Blessings to you all!

Zec 12:1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.

Zec 12:2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah [and] against Jerusalem.

Zec 12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

Zec 12:4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

Zec 12:5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem [shall be] my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.

Zec 12:6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, [even] in Jerusalem.

Zec 12:7 The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify [themselves] against Judah.

Zec 12:8 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David [shall be] as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.

Zec 12:9 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn.

Zec 12:11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

Zec 12:12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;

Zec 12:13 The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;

Zec 12:14 All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

Please Take Action re: HR 20 -- we do NOT want it to pass out of committee!

I realize that part of the information needed to do "all" that is suggested in the article I am sharing, below, is missing. So, please do use the "live link" just below this paragraph to go to the actual article, to be able to use their "live email links" and "website links" there, for sending an email / letter, or to go to the government site to read the actual bill. okay?

Hope that helps you all!
Please call your senator's office, if you are able to. This is urgent.
Especially those senator who are on the committee, who are listed below. The article below explains this issue.
God bless you all!
Hope you all have a most blessed day, walking with The Dear Lord, Who has bought you with His Blood He shed, in your place (and mine), on the Roman execution stake (the "tree" / the "cross")!
The Lord YHWH is rejoicing over over you with Joy and with singing! (Zephaniah 3: 17)

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http://www.dailypaul.com/node/89675

House of Representatives bill 20 --New Mother's Mandated Mental Health Test -- JUST PASSED HOUSE!
(Posted April 14th, 2009 by runforron)

http://www.govtrack.us/co...

A sweeping government policy for all new births in the United States has just passed the House of Representatives and is now headed to the Senate. The Mother's Act, if passed, will mandate that all new mothers be screened by means of a list of subjective questions that will determine if each mother is mentally fit to take their newborn home from the hospital. Just imagine that after your child is born, you are told that you can't take them home since a multiple choice questionnaire wasn't answered correctly. Just imagine being told that the only way you can take your child home is if you or your spouse goes into treatment or on anti-depressants which we know causes psychosis, delusions, and even homocidal thoughts. It just doesn't make sense. Unfortunately, this bill is on a fast track--No public debate, no public disclosure of the broad impact on our society and that is why we need you to act now!

The Mother's Act violates our Constitutional right to privacy and your right to liberty and it is just outright dangerous. That is why we need you to help stop this. We urgently need you to call and email each Senator on the HELP Committee and tell them you STRONGLY OPPOSE the MOTHER'S ACT and that you are OUTRAGED that there was NO public debate or disclosure on the impact this would have on our society as a whole.

Send a letter by going here: http://salsa.democracyina...

Please call the following Senators on the HELP Committee and tell them that you want the Mother's Act to die in committee.

Lisa Murkowski, R: 202-224-6665, AK
John McCain, R: 202-224-2235, AZ
Christopher Dodd, D: 202-224-2823, CT
Johnny Isakson, R: 202-224-3643, GA
Tom Harkin, D: 202-224-3254, IA
Pat Roberts, R: 202-224-4774, KS
Edward Kennedy D: 202-224-4543, MA
Barbara Mikulski D: 202-224-4654, MD
Richard Burr, R: 202-224-3154, NC
Kay Hagan, D: 202-224-6342, NC
Judd Gregg, R: 202-224-3324, NH
Jeff Bingaman, D: 202-224-5521, NM
Sherrod Brown, D 202-224-2315, OH
Tom Coburn, R 202-224-5754, OK
Jeff Merkley, D 202-224-3753, OR
Bob Casey, D 202-224-6324, PA
Jack Reed, D 202-224-4642, RI
Lamar Alexander R 202-224-4944, TN
Orrin Hatch R 202-224-5251, UT
Bernard Sanders, I: 202-224-5141, VT
Patty Murray, D, 202-224-2621, WA
Michael Enzi, R, 202-224-3424, WY

Thank you so much for caring enough to call and take action!
Remember "We The People" are in charge!
Respectfully,
Sheila Matthews
Cofounder www.ablechild.org

Life continues to "go on" spring-ing: Gardening

Gardening is such fun!
We have been putting some seeds into the ground here, not knowing which ones will survive "the last frost" this year.
But it has been fun.
Due to our camera man ... well, ... being "elsewhere" serving / helping someone else, for a while still, ... we are without a camera to share photos.
But you're not missing much.

;o)

God is good! He is ever Mercy-full !
He lets us loosen very heavy clay soil and plant seeds in it, ... and now we're seeing them coming up!
... and the seeds we planted were generously given to us, last year. Yes! They are "out of season," and yet, many are still germinating, even in soil that the local "agri expert" claims is nearly impossible to grow anything in, except certain acid-loving things, and only if one uses a tiller (ha ha! Wish we had one, but we do not ... yet.), and only if one adds "certain elements" which would cost us more than our current budget will allow for. (my high school English teacher would not like that last word being the "last word" in that last sentence! ouch! Maybe she has something better to do today, rather than checking up on me, even if she were to be alive.) ;o)

Anyway, if you're reading this and want to find some helpful links to some helpful gardening websites, there are too many to list, but I will share some:
(here is one to get you started; looks like they have some help-full articles there!)

http://www.backyardgardener.com/article/index.html

(more in my next post)
... the "blogger" mechanism that is for saving this post ... claims the "auto save" function is not working, for now.

I won't worry. God is working, right now, and ... always!
He always know what each of His children are doing, for the good of others.
And God (our Father in Heaven; the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob; the "real father" of The Lord Yeshua the Messiah, Whom many call Jesus.) has not given me a spirit of fear, but (a spirit) of power, and of Love and of a sound mind. You may wish to read II Timothy 1: 7 for the actual text that shares this truth with you. ;o)

Gardening: a large, dirt-filled topic with many life-enhancing, sprouting results!

with Love to you, who are trusting in The Lord, and are redeemed by The Blood of The Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of all who will believe in The "true" Son of YHWH God, Yeshua, the "true" Messiah (the Only Messiah, Who ever was, and Who ever will be).

False messiahs may come and go.
But (I am dead to the world and to my flesh, my former, carnal self, and) my life is hid with Messiah in God (the Father Almighty). You may wish to read Colossians 3: 3 for the actual text that shares this truth. It is from a letter written by a former Jewish Pharisee, formerly named Saul of Tarsus, but later, re-named by Yeshua the Messiah, as Paul (the apostle). He wrote the letter to believers living in or near Colossae, in what we now call Turkey. Used to be called Asia Minor.

... it is a very inspiring "letter" ... by Paul (the apostle). If you care to read it in its entirety, I recommend your reading either the King James Version at http://www.blueletterbible.org/ or else you may wish to read it at http://www.genevabible.org/Geneva.html

Just do a search for the book called Colossians.
... or look for the "name" of *Colossians* (on the Geneva Bible site) ... by scrolling down the main site page. ;o) Enjoy!

Free Plagiarism Detection Service

Please visit the Plagiarism Detect website, using the link below, if you have a middle-school or high-school age student who writes a research paper, and is not sure whether or not they have employed plagiarism in it:

http://www.plagiarismdetect.com/index.php

This is a Free Plagiarism Detection Service!

What a blessing! The instructions for using this service are there, on the website.

Be sure to thank them for offering this as a free service!

;o) Blessings of The Lord to you all !

David Wilkerson's blog ... and more

Friends,

David Wilkerson, the preacher who was willing, long ago, to humble himself and try to find a way to reach the hearts of gang members in New York City, ... and God enabled him to, ... is still sharing "serious truths" with those who wish to listen to him, at a blog he writes on, at:

http://davidwilkersontoday.blogspot.com/

I am so encouraged by what David shares on his blog, besides what he shares in his "Pulpit Series" messages his ministry is willing to send to those who request them. These newsletters share some very important reminders with us, who believe in and trust in The Lord Almighty, but who sometimes see we are becoming anxious or worried, or even tempted to be fearful, ... due to the extreme and dangerous "moves" our legislators and political leaders continue to make (in the wrong direction).

http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/pulpit_series

http://www.worldchallenge.org/coverletter/an_urgent_message

I am realizing we simply must choose to trust in The One in Whom we find true Faithfulness! We must remember He *is* El Shaddai, our All-Sufficient One!

If we know Who He is, The Lord Almighty, YHWH, the One Who made the entire universe, then we "must" see Him, and believe in Him, as The Only One we know Who can deliver us for disaster (on earth), if that will glorify His Name most. He is The Only One Who can take care of us in the midst of the "impending storm," if that will glorify His Name most. He is The Only One Who can demonstrate His mighty Power, in us, and through us, and how we respond to what our government does, or will do, or what others who hate Him may do, since whatever will bring His Name (haShem, YHWH) the most Glory is what He will do (and it's what we want Him to do, since that is what is right, and it also is in our best interest, though our flesh and our emotions may tell us otherwise.).

We know the Truth! We must choose to listen to His Voice! He is waiting for those who know Him to begin, again, to listen to His Voice, gentle, kind, patient, merciful and good... and to heed what He says, as He told many disturbing things to Jeremiah, long ago, but as long as Jeremiah obeyed God's Word to him, He did take care of Jeremiah. (sometimes in ways Jeremiah did not understand, at the time, but ... God was still with him! and He still used Jeremiah to do much good for those who would listen to God's reminders and His warnings.)

Will you be one of the ones who will listen to The Voice of Love, The Lord's Voice?

I hope I will remain faithful to Him! Lord, help me to live as You would have me live, for Your glory, and for the Kingdom of Your dear Son, Yeshua the Messiah! I am Yours! I am Your child! Keep me within Your Will, Father in Heaven! You have given me Your all! Now, I know You will enable me to follow You in The Way that will bring glory to Your Name and turn hearts to Your Son, Yeshua the Messiah, The Anointed One of YHWH God.

;o) -- keep smiling!
Keep looking down! -- your position, as a true believer in Heaven, if you have accepted the free gift of salvation (deliverance) obtained by the willing sacrificial atonement by The Lamb of God, Who died on "the cursed tree" outside of Jerusalem, as The Scriptures foretold of the Messiah, ... and He arose on the third day, according to The Scriptures. He now lives, and intercedes for us, as our High Priest, in Heaven, before The Throne of God!
He says, through writings His Holy Spirit inspired Paul the apostle to write, in the letter Rav Shaul (Paul) wrote to the Ephesian believers, in Ephesians 2: 4-7, that " God, Who is rich in Mercy, for His great Love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Messiah, (by Grace ye are saved;) and hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in Heavenly places *in* Messiah Yeshua (Christ Jesus): that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His Grace in His Kindness toward us through Messiah Yeshua."

Hallelujah! He is awesome! He loves us so much! He even lets us be "a little higher than the angels" in the position He gives to us, ... within His realm!! That means we are 'right there' ... seated *in" Messiah Yeshua! He is our Lord, ... our Master, ... even ... our Friend (He calls us His friends if we do what He commands us to do)! He is indeed so much more Loving than we can imagine with our (present) finite minds! But He is able to do things we simply do not understand fully, yet, but which are still true! Let's rejoice in Him, Who has chosen us, from eternity, to belong to Him, and to be used by Him to persuade men and women to turn their lives over to His Son, as The One in Whom they should put all their trust and in Whom they should believe, in order to fulfill the purpose for which they were created.

I have put my trust in Yeshua as The Messiah!
Have you?
If you have any questions about that, or about how to give control of your life over to Yeshua (Jesus) as God's only Son, and The Only One Who can deliver us all from the eternal destruction and damnation we deserve, because of our sins (all have sinned and come short of the glory of God) and the resulting debt we owe to Him -- for the many times we have transgressed against His law, His teaching, His Torah -- please, please, will you visit either http://www.lifeinthebible.org/
or http://www.livingwaters.com/ to find out "what you should do?"

great sites with *free* resources for you

These two sites have quite a few *free* resources available, for you to benefit from, and use, whenever you can:

http://gardenofpraise.com/


http://www.oldfashionededucation.com/


Enjoy!

Joel Rosenberg helps me think about things

I realize this may not seem to relate directly to "the journey" of home educators, but it does. Trust me. Well, trust God, above all. And trust others, who are much wiser than I am, please!! But Joel Rosenberg is one you will find you can trust, ... at least so far...... I find his analysis of news, and his sharing of articles and information as it relates to current news is helping me much, to keep up with particular "issues" we are following, in our "social studies" at home. We keep up with world news, news from Israel ( I am not ashamed to say I am pro-Israel ! ... all the way. They are still God's chosen people. No one has replaced them! So, let's pray for The Peace of Jerusalem, as God commands we do, using Psalm 122: 6 to remind us to! And let's do what The Lord enables us to do, to help the needy in Israel, and "within our own communities, around the world." ). Maybe it's just my "bent."

News! I used to hear it, read it, watch some of it, ... even tried to make it, at times, by learning to snow ski after age 33!, and falling down wooden stairs, breaking my tailbone, and yet, not receiving any obvious damage, since God "covered it up" (I call it healing!!) within a short time, and have never had trouble since then! (Amen!). I've tried to drive a small car into a concrete guard rail ... well, okay, it was a true accident, that I did not plan. Was actually trying my best to avoid hitting the car in front of me, on my side of an 8-lane highway ... filled with stop-and-go traffic, during a rush hour. oh well ....

But God allowed it ... for my good. I quit the job I was on my way to, that day. ha ha! You know? It *is* weird sitting there in a car, with blood on your forehead, wondering how long it will take for an ambulance to get to you, through 4 lanes of cars just sitting there mostly, not moving, ... and then, when they arrive, all they want to know is "do you know what today's date is?" They did ask some other basic questions. I was actually fine, but had a headache; my windshield was pooched out ... enough to make them real scared. I was not scared. Just wanted them to "get on with things." ;o) (big grin) So, after they asked me things I already knew the answers to, since I had (sorry to say) watched traffic accident victims being asked these sorts of things, so I was ready, ... well, they finally took me to a hospital. I was by myself, in the car, thanks to God. Now, I only have a very few reminders of that accident. God is such a good healer!!! He truly is The Great Physician! He is YHVH Rophe, The Lord Who healeth thee!! Let's praise His Holy Name!!

God is so fun to get to know -- He still loves me, even though He's let the enemy "try hard" to kill me more than a few times, honestly. Fell off a galloping horse, long ago, and ... was just fine. Weird?! Oh well... Those are a few stories, to show God is with us, no matter what, but ..
we should watch what's going on, in the world news, using websites, and blogs, to do it, ... trusted sites ... when possible. Right? Of course right! (borrowed from Fiddler on the Roof)

I consider some "world news" studies to fall within the category of world history, since it is, each day, "in the making." Those who keep up with it, may feel like they're in a tornado ... that's carrying them along at too fast a pace, since Jan 20, 2009. But most of this stuff has been "in the planning portfolios" of some folks, for well over 100 years! However, rather than taking you through that bit o' history, you may wish to visit, among other very good sites, some that Joel Rosenberg has set up, to keep those who read his books, and know of him, informed, ... on some topics he covers, at these two sites. I found them quite informative, with links to the sources he is getting the stories from. That always helps, as you well know.

http://www.joelrosenberg.com/


http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/


Well, considering that my name is probably already on "one of the 3 lists," ... designated by "color names," within the US, I'd rather be moving, real soon, to Israel. I'd rather die there, than in a land with a man who won't (refuses to !) prove his citizenship status. And our U S justice system is failing to force people like him to do such a thing in a timely fashion. Cover-ups. Deception. Lies. The rich elite. Lovers of power. Those who want control. Corrupt businessmen. Corrupt politicians. (and more) And I'm just honest enough to make folks aware of it, thanks to the news stories I follow on World Net Daily. If you check "news" on their website, you'll stay informed, on many ''fronts.''
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/

I am ready to die. But would like to do it while helping some folks who need some real help, and who may not, yet, know where they will "be found" when they die, ... especially afterward. I know where I will be. If they don't, then my prayer is that The Lord will put me in a place where I can tell "someone (!!)" who wants to know, over there. But in the meantime, I will be ready to give an answer for the Hope that is in me, with meekness and fear.

Well, I can manage most of the meekness attitude, but Yeshua will have to fill in the rest for me, putting it within me, by His Mighty Power, since I depend on Him for everything, and I usually mess up, when I try to do anything. Whenever I do anything "right," I know it was Him Who did it through me! Amen! He is my all in all!
The Lord of lords! The King of kings!
And no one-world currency can provide like He can!
And no one-world army can protect me like He can!
And ... no leader, anywhere, can lead like He does -- He's The Good Shepherd, Who takes care of me, a sheep in His fold.

Rejoice today that your name is written in The Lamb's Book of Life!

Support the people of Israel!!! They need your prayers!

Federation of Jewish Communities in the CIS

Below are two links to a website ... which includes / shares about "folks" who need our support and prayers:

The Federation of Jewish Communities in the CIS (what we call the former Soviet Union)

http://www.fjc.ru/default.asp

The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, helping the needy ...

http://www.fjc.ru/AboutUs/leaderIndex.asp?AID=794649

We believers in the US and Canada should not only pray for all who put their trust in The One, True God, YHVH (YHWH), but we should also share our beliefs and our "new life" in the promised Messiah, Who has come, and ... yet, respect what they've been taught, by those who love them, and want them to know The Lord YHVH (YHWH), The I AM, The Most High, The Almighty.

God is The Lord!
Messiah Yeshua is The Lord!

I realize I must pray for the (Shalom) Peace of Jerusalem (Yerushalayim)! We must support the Jewish / Hebrew people, in every way The Lord enables us to, ... especially in prayer!
It's a command. The Lord, our Father in Heaven, will honor us if we honor Him! And He commands us to "bless" those who are the children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Avraham, Yitzhak and Yaakov) -- from Genesis 12: 2 - 3. Be blessed! (by The Lord) And bless others! (for His sake and for His glory)

I pray The Lord will show these people how to find "the true freedom" they seek, and the Truth they want to live by. He is "Yeshua" -- The Way, The Truth, and The Life. No man can come to The Father except by Him. He is The Lamb of God (YHVH), Who shed His Blood on "the tree," to pay the debt we owed because of our sins and iniquities, ... and He paid it all. Now, we can be re-born in Him, through His faithfulness, by surrendering our lives, trusting in Yeshua as our Messiah (Savior, Deliverer), because He is, and has done all that's necessary to put our names in The Book of Life. !

The Homeschool Lounge -- what a blessing!

For moms who choose to follow what many of us call "a conviction" The Lord has given to us (put within us) and educate our children at home, ... The Homeschool Lounge is a great place to encourage and help others, ... and receive the same from other moms.

A link to go to the site is below.
You must "join in," in order to go "into" the site, though, to receive the benefits, and new friendships, offered there.

Join us, there, if you wish. It is up to you. ;o)

http://www.thehomeschoollounge.com/

I am so thankful to the "founders" there, for setting up this "avenue" to edify, exhort, encourage and ... help others! It has blessed me! And I hope The Lord is honored by what He sees me doing "over there."

God is so Good! His Mercy endures for ever! And His Truth is everlasting!
Call upon The Lord, Who is worthy to be praised! So shall (you, and me) we be saved from our enemies!
His Name is to be praised!
And He is able to deliver us from ... all evil!

And He, through "His divine Power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto Life and Godliness, through the Knowledge of Him that hath called us to Glory and Virtue:" -- as The Lord shares with us in the second epistle of Peter, chapter 1, verse 3.

Praise His Holy Name!
Rejoice that your name is in The Book of Life!
... it cannot get better than this! ....

Helpful "news" and "alerts" sites you may want to visit

It has helped me much, in wanting to keep up with news that other news sources just "don't offer," to look for US and world news updates on World Net Daily.

There are two links below, for World Net Daily -- one for page 1, as they call it, and one for page 2, on their site.

When you can, though I realize we moms keep quite busy, ... it is helpful to check "the news" from sources we can trust to provide us with news that has "our interest" as American citizens (actually "able to prove we were born within the United States, and we can show our birth certificates....") in mind.

http://www.wnd.com/index.php


http://www.wnd.com/Page%202


Eagle Forum has kept me informed, through email newsletters, on several topics of interest, pertaining to "families" in the U.S., as well as "education," and "political" alerts I want to receive.

http://www.eagleforum.org/

Visit Phyllis Schlafly's very informative, very helpful website, any time you are able to. And sign up to receive legislative updates, and alerts, ... if you wish. I like choosing to receive those alerts and information updates, because it saves me much time, ... with a busy schedule.

God is good! He even puts Godly people into positions of "sharing news" with us, that we need, to make wise decisions, and He gives them wisdom, to discern "what" to share, and ... what it's necessary to provide "forms" for, in contacting our legislators, to tell them what we want them to vote for, or against.

Are the Clintons & the man in The White House "anti-Constitutional"? "socialists"?!

If you have kept up with news, lately, from reliable sources (online), you may want to be aware of a source some may overlook, at times, called Accuracy in Media. This website offers some informative articles we may do well to pay close attention to. Am just hoping that anyone reading this will be informed (inform themselves, that is). That's all. Please remain watchful.

http://www.aim.org/aim-column/obama-sells-u.s.-to-china-inc/


The enemy of The Almighty God does not want God's true believers, His children, to "know" his devices, which attempt to keep everyone ignorant about what he is "trying to do" behind closed doors, which will do us damage, or do damage to our children.

Years ago, H. Clinton, who is now the U.S. Secretary of State, I am ashamed to have to admit, ... though it's only a temporary position, before she moves on to something she hopes will bring her even more power, in days to come, ... she went to China (a coward working in such a plan?) to try to "get the ball rollling" for a treaty that would, later, be known as "the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child." Last time I checked, children, in God's Word, were those who only had any rights given to them by their Creator, but who would be totally unwise to assume any rights which either offend their Creator or those who have the responsibility to report to Him (God Almighty, Who made everyone and everything in the universe, and knows them all completely) about how those children are doing, in all areas of their lives, in all aspects of their growth in good character.

Well, this woman is again "at it." She is over there, in China, as I type this, to try to "beg them" for money to "cover" our national debt. Why? Only God knows, ... and H.C., as well as some of her communist friends.

This woman needs prayer! She needs God's Mighty Hand of mercy, and our Father in Heaven to arrange some significant activities or experiences for her, in order to get the work He wants done in her life, and through her life. He may allow this woman to die alone, and with no hope. She already looks quite ill, maybe not getting enough sleep, and ... having to wear far too much make-up, which does not cover up how her eyes look, or how she has aged, since the 1990s, when she was the "other" Pres.'s wife, or shall we say, when "he" was "the Pres.'s husband."

She may be deceived, but we've all been there, at some time in our lives. Let's keep her in our prayers, because she may never live to see the end of all the work she's been hopin' to do, for years! She may ... only see the end to any rights of any of her future grandchildren, that is, if her daughter decides to do the unthinkable, and actually marry some man, ... and ... let him ruin her life, as BHO claims, by enabling her to experience what motherhood is like. I realize H.C. had a mom, who may have loved her. But she, like most of us, must have had some disappointing years in her life, ... which have led her, now, to the point of selling her future grandchildren, ... for " a mess of pottage," "down the pipe" as some would say, or "to the boss man" ...as in the days of the coal mine owners, who "owned" all the stores in the small towns where the coal mines were near to. Those poor, hard-laboring mine workers ... only had hope that they might live long enough to earn enough money to pay the coal mine owner until their mortgage was paid off. Many did not. They died in the mines! (which were not built as safely as they might have, otherwise, been built, and they collapsed, killing many hundreds of mine workers.

If H.C., and BHO, and N.P., and some others, would seriously think with some good, old, American logic, they could easily figure out that they are ruining the future of life in America, ... for their grandchildren! Why? Selfishness? Greed? Anger toward those in America who genuinely, lovingly and dedicatedly worship and believe in The One and Only, True God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Whose Son, Yeshua haMeshiach (Jesus Christ), came to earth, lived as a man, suffered, died and was buried, and arose on the third day, overcoming death, and sin, and now He sits at the Right Hand of God the Father Almighty, the I AM... ? He rules and reigns over all! The earth is His footstool! He has the keys of death and hell! He holds all things in His Hands! He is El Elyon, YHWH Sabaoth, ... and the Ancient of Days, The Prince of Peace, The King of kings and The Lord of lords! There is none other!

If H.C., and her cohorts, and colleagues, think for one moment that God does not have plans for them, now and after they die (or are destroyed by some person who does not like them), these people are surely deceived. ... they are deceived by the enemy of God, and their enemy, who has destruction of their eternal souls "in his plans." He wants to see them "go down with the ship" of hell, of pride, of selfishness, and greed, hatred, lying, bitterness toward God, and ... more. However, our Father in Heaven has good plans for these people, if only they would surrender control over their own lives to The Only One Who understands them, their hearts, their deep desires, their plans, and knows their thoughts, long before the people are thinking them, or planning them, or hoping for them. He has Compassion He offers even these people, but will they accept His free gift? His free offer? Will they listen to His Voice, of Gentle Kindness, Loving Care, and His nourishing, uplifting Shalom Peace and Joy, and His Genuine Love that overpowers evil (it's no contest!)?

Will these people "wake up" in time, before it is too late for them? I could list them all, but if you have been keeping up with news, via the World Net Daily, or The John Birch Society, or One News Now, or CBNnews, or the Jerusalem Post, or Israel National News, or Olive Tree Ministries (Jan Markell), or any of several other helpful sources of information, you should be able to "know" who the folks are, who are trying their hardest to completely change how our country is "run," where the funding for their plans "comes from," and "what" they plan to do about true believers, their Christian children, how they will be educated (in the near future), where "believers" will be allowed to worship, or talk in public, about "their faith," and whether or not, soon, true believers will be allowed to "work," travel, ... or pass out free Gospel tracts.

So, ... are you on the red list, the blue list, or the yellow list? ... just something mentioned by a former CIA employee. So, should I be checking my local area to see how close I love to a FEMA detention center?

Rather than feeling alarmed by the many reports of these places, and the idea of a red, or blue, or yellow, list, ... that exists, according to some who claim these do exist, ... I'd rather (not ignore the fact that these do exist, because I've seen pictures of them, taken around 1999 and since then) praise The Mighty Name of The Lord of all, my Redeemer, my Lord, and King, Yeshua heMeshiach (Jesus Christ)! I'd rather choose, daily, to put my trust in The One Who made all things, Who knows my future, and Who holds my future in His Hands, because I belong to Him, because of my belief in His Son, Yeshua the Messiah!

I trusted Him long ago, with my life, and though I have failed Him, more often than I wish I had, ... He has never failed me, nor forsaken me, nor done anything worthy of any disrespectful complaint I've lodged before Him, in prayer, or when frustrated over earthly conditions of life, that just don't seem to make sense (to us people), sometimes. But He still has everything under His proper "control!" He still has us in the Palm of His Hand! He is still protecting us, though we may, at times, feel like we are in danger! He still has a way (His best Way) to take care of us ... even when we see things in our country "falling apart." (truly or seemingly)

... from Psalm 46: 2-3 ... "Therefore will not we fear (we won't fear, Dear Lord!!), though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah." Psalm 46: 4-5, 7-11 "There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of The Most High (El Elyon). God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early." "The Lord of hosts (YHWH Sabaoth) is with us; The God of Jacob is our Refuge. Selah.
Come, behold the works of The Lord (YHWH), what desolations He hath made in the earth.
He maketh wars to cease unto the ends of the earth; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder (apart); He burneth the chariot in the fire.
Be still, and know that I Am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
The Lord of hosts (YHWH Sabaoth) is with us; The God of Jacob is our Refuge. Selah."

Psalm 122: 6 "Pray for the Peace of Yerushalayim (Jerusalem): they shall prosper that love thee."

Genesis 12: 2-3 (YHWH said unto Avram / Abram, before He changed his name to Avraham / Abraham) "And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."

article on Eagle Forum: BHO "gives what the doctor did not order"

http://www.eagleforum.org/column/2009/feb09/09-02-20.html

The link above should take you to a page on the Eagle Forum website where you should find a very important, and saddening, article about the "new age" of "government in your face," not letting you have the usual freedoms (of what God knows as "real choice"... for doing good things, not for killing babies, as our new Pres. thinks is okay.) guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, at least what there is that is left of it.

The article tells us about some of the "actions" taken, behind closed doors, late at night, by Democrats, leaving out any "slowing down" of what these sly folks wanted to achieve, for their own personal benefit, and to achieve their own selfish goals, including those of our new Pres. (who was not born in the U.S.; he was born in Kenya; and by any laws, in effect, in Hawaii, in 1961, and by his mom's legal age, he also has not automatic U.S. citizenship; see if you can get anyone at Occidental College to admit that he attended classes there under a foreign student scholarship, I think it's been said, as an Indonesian citizen. No American citizenship has been proven, by valid legal documents. I just like folks to know the truth. I figure anyone who reads this blog may already know, but what if you did not know this? I'd want you to know. The U.S. Supreme Court justices have been threatened, so they won't "hear" the case that would prove Mr. BHO, indeed, does not have valid U.S. citizenship. Therefore, he is "the Pres." illegally, and under-handedly. Stay informed! Keep thinking!)

Just thought you would want to know ... why I'd rather be living in some other country, for my time between now and when my Lord Yeshua, the Messiah, returns (in the clouds) for all of us who believe in Him and who have surrendered our lives to Him, as our Lord, Redeemer & Savior, ... and as The Only Son of YHWH God, our Father in Heaven. I'd rather live in Israel, though I have not yet been able to prove my genaeological heritage as being Hebrew, or of the children of Jacob.

For now, I reside in the U.S.A., but that cannot last much longer, since now our new Pres. has decided it must become quickly ''changed over'' (as quick as he can manage it, as the puppet of the Illuminati, the CFR, and the U.N., besides the EU, and more, as Pres. W. Clinton was) into a socialist "state," much like England, Ireland and Scotland, have become, ... over a period of time. Behind our backs, just like he somehow managed to gain the U.S. presidency, Mr. BHO has "done it again," so to speak, though our legislators were behind this overt, tyrannical, dictatorial act only a traitor would attempt to do, in our country -- he has sold us over to the control of an out-of-control "national bank" system (which is what Pres. Andrew Jackson abolished! and it was one of the best things for our country's future!), to the control of whatever the EU is doing in Europe, that we think we can copy (because he sees America as already being Region 10 in the New World Order), and to the control of those in the U.N. who would prefer (for example) that children have decision-making control over their parents, and to the control of selfish doctors who neither have the understanding nor the truthful knowledge of how to get to the roots of disease in a way that does not, in some way, damage or compromise the future health of their patients, ... besides the loss of any decision-making "freedom" of American citizens, over their healthcare ... with regard to prevention of disease or treatment of disease (that is found to be necessary).

I have not personally interviewed those in Canada or in England, but have read testimonies by citizens of both those countries of how ineffective and how "sub-beneficial" the healthcase system is in either of those countries. Now, thanks to BHO and the Democrats in Congress and the Senate, especially those who prefer to work behind closed doors, like cowards, or scared kitty-cats, where no one can oppose their secretive voting, or alter their selfish plans, ... to "gain more control" over U.S. citizens, we now have a medical-care system that most of us would never have approved of, nor would the majority of voting American citizens have voted for. We would not have allowed this to happen, if "the system" as it is designed by the designers of our U.S. Constitution was allowed to work as it was designed to work!!

All of what's just occurred, over the past 30 days, on my calendar, has been more like a nearly-unbelievable horror movie, ... that I never would have believed would have been allowed to happen, ... except that I do live in the U.S., and I am reading "the news" almost daily, online, and am only finding things like a foolish, selfish, known-to-have psychotic tendencies, U.S. Pres., who tells leaders in Israel "what they should do" and ... somehow, thinks that they will agree with what he suggests. They won't go for it, if they are wise! He actually thinks, somehow, that he can call himself a Christian??!!?? He has "the audacity" of a man who is not wise nor is he just (based on his own past, and on the basis he wrote about in his book, upon which he makes his decisions, and those he gets advice from, who are known traitors to our Constitution, who are rebels, and terrorists, among those he knows as friends), nor does he understand what's written and easy to read and interpret correctly, in our U.S. Constitution. He does not understand how to deal with leaders of other countries. He's never led any department of any U.S. government office. And while a U.S. Senator, he voted mostly as "absentee" or "not voting." What is that??!!?? Avoiding "being a real man" and "being a real leader of men."

Anyway, besides my own lack of understanding, of how a man could seriously lie his way into the Oval Office, to be allowed to lead this country down a "slippery, but fast, path toward self-destruction," I just can't figure out how he managed it ...
... except for the fact that God decided it is now time for our country to be (righteously) judged (harshly, but nevertheless less than we deserve) for our allowing such evil to exist and continue within our borders, for many years! I do not feel personally responsible for this problem, though I am personally able to sin, and contribute to the overall "total number" of sins of all those who do dwell in the U.S.A. In that respect, I feel like Isaiah, one who said he realized he was ..."a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: ...."

And as Daniel shared in chapter 9 of his book, beginning at verse 4, through verse 14, I have sinned, others in the land where I live have sinned, and ... we have not followed faithfully and done what God has commanded us to do, in all that He has told us to be sure not to allow in our country. It is true I do not have jurisdictional "authority" over any area of this country other than any land I have ever owned, within it. But ... as a citizen of this land, I am held as guilty by Him, Who over-rules every country on this earth. He is righteous and good, and cannot do anything wrong, so I know I am "guilty" ... as many others are, of what YHWH God is now judging us "all" for, in the U.S.A.

And as Daniel, I must be sure I have "examined myself" and "confessed my sins and iniquities" unto my Lord and God, because He expects it of me, and has commanded me to "be pure in heart," and "humble myself" under His Mighty Hand, and to "love one another" (first, among my fellow believers in The Lord Yeshua the Messiah), and "live out" my salvation, in meekness and in fear (of The Lord YHWH, my God and Father). I have failed Him, at times! And He has ever been faithful to me, and has forgiven me for every sin I have recognized and repented of, and confessed to Him and to those I have trespassed against! His Mercy endureth for ever! His Love is everlasting! I live by the Faith of The Son of God, Yeshua, Who loved me and gave Himself for me, by atoning for my sin through His sacrificial death, in my place, on the Roman execution stake, long, long ago!

Since it is obviously God's timing for 'the end,' of things 'as we've known them' (my husband and I), in our country, I am so ready to take on the joyful, though arduous and sometimes exhausting (but fulfilling), task of leading others to Yeshua haMeshiach in another country, where folks are hungry to meet and get to know the True Redeemer of mankind. I am open to going anywhere! Wherever God would lead our family to go, to plant churches, or to teach The Bible, or to help alongside a truly Biblical ministry of a missionary, or of a native who is a missionary in his own country. I know some Spanish; considered obtaining a degree with a major in Spanish, long ago, but realized this was not what God would have me do. Also have been learning koinonia Greek, used by the writers of the New Covenant (the New Testament), so I trust that might give me a bit of help with the Greek language, if we were to be sent there, to spread The Word of Truth, to win souls for YHWH God's eternal Kingdom. I am a little familiar with some Hebrew, though have not managed to be able to write it, or read it well enough; so, I'd have to study Hebrew much, much more.

But... I am "all ready" to help with any ministry based in Israel, by living in Israel -- that's my life goal -- to dwell in the land where Yeshua walked, and to learn, one on one, to live among God's chosen people. I admire them. They have been through so much, from a human standpoint, and yet, I believe we who call ourselves (true) believers in The Lord ... are just like them in more ways than we might think. ;o)
Am familiar with the man who now heads up the Zola Levitt ministry, having attended a Messianic Jewish congregation where he used to "cant the Sh'ma" and "sang" The Torah reading, in Hebrew, while we fellow worshippers read along in our English Bibles (usually KJV), before the "rabbi" (a completed Jew) shared his "sermon." (well, that may be a Baptist term)
Am glad to see this man, who grew up in America, and has taught Hebrew and other subjects at a Christian ministry (college level courses) in the Dallas area, now getting to teach what he has been learning, through the vehicle of the Zola Levitt Ministries, based in Dallas, TX. ;o)

Anyway, if I must remain in the U.S., though I'd love to live near the mountains, ... I'd honestly rather be in a desert area, if I must live here, ... because I am now convinced that I could find some way to get a water-well dug, ... even if I had to get a grant to dig one myself, using the proper machinery to get it done right ... because the laws here in TN for those who choose to home educate are simply not like the ones we had while living in TX.

And I must admit, though laws, thanks to our legislators who we can't trust in our national government, are changing rapidly, I think I would rather be in a state that, at least, offers more hope of listening, truly, to its citizens, rather than one that caves in, or is afraid of its citizens being given enough freedom to make the wise decisions anyone could make, with regard to educating their own children, using the many, wonderful curriculums, books, materials, and resources, that are now available to parents who fear God and desire to educate their own children, in the ways of Almighty God. (parents who are true believers, that is) Parents who are true believers, at least, fear God above all, and though we make mistakes daily, we do endeavour to do what is right, knowing we will be judged by The Judge of all, one day, and we do what is just, good and we try to use wise judgment and employ an attitude of civic responsibility, as well as teach good citizenship to our children (though allegiance to a higher power we know as The Lord YHWH God, the Creator of the universe, above any nation).

Though I do not approve of what has just recently been "set into motion," in my own country, I still am aware that God is in control of all things, and only allows what He can use / turn to good, for His good purposes! He is able to deliver all who are true believers from not only the wrath to come, but also from evil dictators / rulers! He is able to provide a safe haven for those whose lands are under attack, or whose lives are in danger, from over-reaching government leaders, who think it is wiser to round up and encarcerate honest, upright citizens (who happen to be true believers in The Lord YHWH Almighty, El Elyon)... and their "innocent" children, to be exterminated, so they can continue to carry out their evil plans. It just breaks my heart to "see" that they are really going to do it in my lifetime!

Makes me cry, as a person, deep inside, where my "real heart" is, knowing that their eternal future will be one of horrific, intensely-painful, inconceivably-agonizing pain and suffering!! ... if they do not repent and confess that they've made a grave mistake and that they regret doing it, or even thinking or planning it out, for others to suffer under. -- ! I want to see YHWH God show Himself strong on the behalf of those whose hearts are "mature" (complete) toward Him! -- as He mentions in II Chronicles 16: 9.

Eagle Forum's website was set up by the organization, called Eagle Forum, begun by the Constitutional lawyer Phyllis Schlafly, and those who help her keep us informed, through helpful, informative legal and political, and educational, data and news, as well as reports and articles there. I am so grateful to God for this woman's dedication to "getting the truth out to the people!" She and those who work with her have done a great job of sharing what they know to be true! They warned us all, long ago, of the NWO, and of the dangers of NAFTA, and of the "secretive" signing of our country ... to, some time in our future, be renamed the North American Union, along with Canada and Mexico. I don't think the citizens of either of those countries like this arrangement and decisions-being-made-behind-our-backs any more than I do!

But ... for some reason, I still live here, though, to me, all of what's going on, economically and within those who make the laws in the U.S.A., has simply been one way God has been hoping to use to strongly urge "all true believers" in the U.S.A., to reconsider "going onto" any mission field He has ever urged them to pray about going on, in the past, to serve The Lord, and win souls for His Kingdom. It's time, folks! We can't wait any longer, if we believe He wants us to "go," even if it is within the borders of what we now know to be the U.S.A.

We must "go" and "preach the Gospel" and "teach all nations," (some say "make disciples of all nations"), "baptizing them in the Name of The Father (YHWH God), and of The Son (Yeshua haMeshiach), and of The Holy Ghost (Ruach haChodesh):"

Will we obey the call? He qualifies the called. He does not "call" the (already) qualified. So, we all are able to go, and preach and teach! He will enable us to. "Faithful is He that calleth you, Who also will do it." -- I Thessalonians 5: 24

(the opinions shared in this post are my own, and do not reflect on any opinions shared or on anything shared at the website I have put a link for, at the top of this post, on the Eagle Forum site)

I prefer seeing ladies wearing long skirts / dresses, with lengths near their ankles, full skirts, and petticoat-like half-slips...

Men prefer ladies who wear skirts or dresses. They naturally like to see ladies wearing truly feminine-looking clothing. Most men will admit that they also prefer ladies, whoare not their own wives, or who are "in public," wearing clothing that "covers them," covering their arms at least to the elbows, and covering their knees, and a bit more, as well as not being so tight-fitting that the clothing leaves no question about the lady's "inner form." (underneath)

Whatever happened to ladies dressing modestly? (the dictionary definition of modesty is good enough to define what that word means) Why are women not ashamed to dress in clothing that leaves no element of doubt as to what their "parts" look like, in shape and form, down to the detail!?? What has happened to our understanding that what a woman wears, especially in public, but also at home, can and will defile a man, through his eyes (seeing her, if she is scantily clad)? Do we, especially in the USA, have no fear of God? Do we not realize that we will, one day, answer for and pay the consequences for what we've chosen to do? -- this applies to our thought life, our words, and our actions?

Just as we would teach a child to be "sufficiently covered" ... at least as much as I have described, in words, above, if we are wise, ... we should make sure we are helping our daughters, our growing girls, and more so, our older daughters / young ladies, to cover themselves sufficiently, so as not to entice a man, young or old, to rape, or even to think a wrong thought about these ladies. If we do not teach our daughters, and our granddaughters, to cover their bodies sufficiently, we will reap what we've sown, and we will be held responsible for the results in their lives!

Are we willing to condone under-dressing, any longer, in our society (in the USA)?
Are we willing to "make a statement" that is wise, regarding this topic?
Are we willing to be "seen" as "old-fashioned" or "odd" or "out of touch with the culture," but "wise" in the Eyes of our Lord, Who designed these bodies to be used to give glory to His Name, and not for our own selfish pleasure, or exploitation, due to social pressure (from those who act foolishly, and do not realize what "seeds" they are "sowing")?

I am willing to be criticized. However, if anyone wishes to change my mind about this information I've tried to share here, it is true that I will not be changing my mind about this. A person's personal convictions are given to them by The One Who made the person. Please, if you wish to express your own personal understanding about this topic, you are welcome to email me to express your own opinion or understanding about this topic. If you do not know my email address, then perhaps you do not know me well.

It will do no good to express opposing opinions in response to this blog post, hoping that once you "submit them," they will, then, be immediately "displayed." (they are being moderated) My convictions stand. The Lord does not change. And this teaching has never changed. I did not write it. He did. (However, in this particular blog post, yes, I did write these particular words) I do happen to agree with what He wrote, and I do take what some may call a "very conservative" viewpoint about what The Lord wrote in His Book, The Word of God.

And, yes, what I've shared only expresses my version of what I understand He shared, in His Word, long, long ago, to the best of my ability to "express" what I mean, regarding what dressing modestly means. (I read both the KJV and the Geneva Bible versions) And, yes, I have looked up the meanings of the words used in the Bible in verses that express how women should be clothed. (both Hebrew and Greek, besides doing some cultural studies about modest clothing; God does not change; His standards should remain just as high as they were in Biblical times. This is not "old-fashioned." It is just plain wise to do -- to honor our Maker! He killed an animal to clothe Adam and Eve, when they were "in the transgression." He knows how we should be rightly clothed!)

I can only trust that those who read this post will honor "free speech" by respecting me in sharing my own understanding of what women would be wise to wear. These are, indeed, my expressed opinions / thoughts.

We ladies are not on this earth to attract attention! We are on this earth to work, to serve, to do our duties, love our husbands and our children, and teach our posterity to think and do what is wisest in God's opinion.

If you disagree, I will respect your opinion. I just think it is just (as in "right") to share something I have found to be true -- men do prefer to see women dressing in obviously-feminine clothing, and that means ... in dresses or skirts. And most men will not appreciate seeing a lady who dresses immodestly, ... unless their own lifestyle and behavior, and the company they keep, indicates that they are not wise, honorable, noble, or upright men, themselves.

Below is one website that also offers some thoughts on modesty, for ladies. (and girls)

http://www.lordshandmaid.org/

Encouraging Words from The One Who Loves you most

( These are my notes on what The Holy Spirit inspired the Apostle Rav Shaul to write about, in Ephesians 4: 17 - 24)

verse 17-18:
We are to have our (spiritual) understanding enlightened by The Truth of YHWH God, Who shares with us (gives to us) all things that pertain to life and godliness. This phrase, within the statement just made, is taken from II Peter 1: 3 -- "According as His divine Power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto {eternal} Life and Godliness {God-like-ness}, through the Knowledge of Him that hath called us to Glory and Virtue (having an excellent spirit; doing what is righteous and good, with a right motive and loving heart attitude)."

We are not to be ignorant. If there is any lack of knowledge or of wisdom in us (and there always is), we are to ask God to give us wisdom and knowledge we need to make wise decisions that give His Name (haShem) glory, and that turn men's (and women's) hearts to Him! If we think we "know" something, He will surely show us that we do not know as much as we think we do (in our conceit).

We are to find those who are wiser than we are in The Lord, living a more Godly life than we know we do, and ask them to pray for us, and counsel us, when we need some practical advice, and are not sure "what to do next." He may use them to point us back to His Word, to read a passage in another place we've not explored recently, or they might pray with us, asking The Lord Who knows all things, and Who Loves us with His everlasting (and powerful!), genuine Love, to break down the walls (in us) that are preventing His Mighty, abundant, ever-available Grace to work in us His Will. He will be faithful to "do it."

verses 21-24:
We are to "put off" concerning our behavior and thinking (our thinking, if it is wrongly rooted or influenced, leads to wrong speaking, and a tongue that says wrong things, which hurt God and others) "the (our) old man" (this refers to both men and women, folks!), which refers to our flesh, our human self, our frail nature which is corrupted and is rotting, slowly, from birth on. We are, in other words, not to listen to what our human mind thinks, but to continually, as Yeshua (Jesus) did while on earth, ask The Father in Heaven what He wants us to think, say and do. !! Is this a revelation?

It is written in The Word, that we should follow what our Lord did, and ask The Father "what do You want me to do, for Your glory, today?" Just our marching orders, as some call them. We need to understand this, as well: We are to ask, and then, listen to His response to our question. We are to ask Him and 'wait' (and that may be done while we do our regular daily duties, until we have "a real peace" we can perceive, in our soul, in our spirit, more so, that He has either reassured us that what we're doing is what He wants us to continue doing, or else He will, if we have a clear conscience and clean hands, make it clear to us what He wants us to accomplish that day, ... if we remain vigilant and hearing / listening to His Gentle Voice.

He speaks in quietness. Get somewhere "alone" with God! (to hear Him) Spend time with Him, as if He were your Love, and you desire to be with Him at all moments during your day.

I realize that physically doing this can seem nearly impossible for so many of us, but I've done it while in a restroom, even in a public place, or walking outside for about 60 seconds, or a bit more, in an office environment, ... into the hallway, and walking slower than I might otherwise, ... though still achieving my job (I tend to do things fast, so for me to slow down means I am going more at the pace of most others in my workplace, at the time I did this, years ago), or if you're a mom at home with little ones, then just sit and let them "be" for 30 seconds, and praise His Name aloud, or sing to The Lord a hymn of praise to His Name, or ... just thank Him for whatever He brings to your mind, and begin with the simple things He provides which we Americans take so much for granted. He gives us so much more than we realize!

In verses 22 - 24, remember to notice: The Lord, Who rejoices over us with Joy, wishes we would "put off" what we don't need anyway, ... the way we used to think, before we "believed." (in The Lord Yeshua the Messiah) He wants us to also "put off" our rights, our expectations, our hopes and dreams, just laying them down at His altar, offering them as sacrifices we're "giving up" for His sake, and for Him to work His purposes in us and through us, for His glory due to His Name. We owe it to Him! Not as those "under some burdensome obligation," but as thankful children, or as brothers / sisters of The One Who made the entire universe, who recognize that He has put so much at our disposal, and we should just open our eyes, letting Him do the opening (if you understand what I mean here), to enable us to "really see" (with more spiritual Understanding that He wants to give us, as we mature, day by day, in His Truth and in knowing Him better) what He is working in us, and wanting us to accomplish for Him.

We are to allow (and can easily find Joy in allowing) Him to "renew" us in our "spirit of (our) mind;" we are to lay down our plans, and drink in, eat, if you will, The Word of God, until it permeates every part of our being! We are to digest it, by memorizing parts of it, as much as He enables each of us to do, and (our aim is to) meditate on it, by speaking back to God what we have stored in our mind / our soul. This He uses to give us good success in all we endeavour to do. Now, that does not refer to selfish pursuits. He only blesses what is in agreement with His Word and His Spirit and His Will (as I understand it; am hoping my wording is understood as not being the exact words God uses, in His Word, but the basic idea He wants us to get out of it).

We belong to Him! He owns us! If we have plans, or hopes, or dreams, contrary to Him or His Word, or His Spirit, or His Will (for us), then we must yield them, lay them down (and not pick them back up, later), at the altar, as things we no longer need, because His Ways, and His Thoughts, and His Will are higher than ours, and we'll only get something better back to use for His Glory, if we do this. In other words, we aren't truly giving up anything that's truly good. We are only trading in the inferior for the superior. He is able to use us, as we do this, to bless someone else! He is also able to use it to conform our spirit/ our soul to Him and to His Will! This will return to us so much Joy that we soon will find we won't be able to contain it! Hallelujah!!!

We are to be renewed, daily, or, some days, moment by moment, as we read, even a short passage at a time, in His Word. Yes, we are first to stop and pray, asking The Lord YHWH's Holy Spirit to give us Understanding from it, and to teach us what our Father God wants us to learn from it. We are to ask Him to give us the Grace to enable us to "walk" in it. As we choose to "apply" what we've read and have been learning, He blesses us, and shares that goodness and the Wisdom He's teaching us, with others. Then, our Light is shining!

verse 24 reminds us:
We are to "put on the new man (our re-born self)" as if it were clothing, but that goes all the way through us, and not only around us, "which after God is created in Righteousness and True Holiness." wow! Did you see that?! Will I choose, today, to 'let Him clothe me' with the 'new Life' He has already given me, in such a way that I think differently, I speak more like He would, and I act in an attitude of humility and meekness, as He would? Will I respond to others who are not at the level of understanding I am at, with His spirit of Peace? of Grace? of LovingKindness? of Tolerance (in the right sense of that word, from YHWH God's perspective)? of Patience? of Mercy?

Will I remember to speak a verbal, Scriptural blessing upon anyone who "comes at me" with a wrong attitude, either to hurt me, or in ignorance? Will I remember to ask The Lord to make them the God-honoring, God-Loving people He wishes them to be? Will I remember to accept them at the point they are at, as Yeshua (Jesus) accepted me at the point I was at?,
... when I first surrendered my life to Him, in believing trust that He truly was (and is) The Only-begotten Son of YHWH God, my Father in heaven, and
... that He came to earth to live, suffer and die in my place to redeem me from the curse of the law and from the destruction and condemnation of my self, to eternal destruction, which was the path I was on, before.
He then arose from the dead, by the Power of God, on the third day, according to The Scriptures (God's Word), and He is now alive and dwelling at the Right Hand of the Father Almighty. God has put all things under His Feet, and He is my Redeemer, my Deliverer, my Lord, Master, and Saviour! I belong to Him and am a child of God!

Will I see, more and more, through spiritual eyes that see the Truth as God sees it? Will I accept everyone and not choose favorites, showing "respect of persons" ... treating some better than others? James 2 shares with us that we must treat all others as the same, before God. We are not to treat, for example, a rich man better than we'd treat a man whose clothes are ragged, dirty, or as if his lack of washing makes him a worse person than someone who keeps their body clean but their inner self is corrupt, and in darkness and they dwell in sinfulness. I am to treat all as children of God, because He may be bringing any one of the people I meet to a saving knowledge of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. I don't know who. He may show me who. But if He does not, I am to do as Yeshua taught: to treat them as I would like to be treated.

And when I mess up, as we all do, even as believers in The Lord make mistakes, daily, ... He has made a way for me to make it right again, with my Lord, and King, by admitting I realize I was wrong to ................... (I can mention what it was I did, speaking specifically, naming the sin as what God calls it in His Word; studying His Word often makes me more aware of what He calls sin and what I should call it, as I repent of sins committed after I received His free gift of salvation) And then, I can mention what it did to the one I hurt, by doing what's wrong, and mention what it did to Him, as all my sins do hurt Him (Yeshua /Jesus). Then, I can ask Him to forgive me, or as some say, thank Him for forgiving me, showing me His Mercy.

Then, I can rejoice and ... there may be one more step that some, like Neil T. Anderson, and others, like Jim Logan, teach is good to take: I can, next, ask Him to take back the ground I gave to satan by my bitterness or anger in my sin (if my sin involved either or those two), in The Name and through The Blood of Yeshua the Messiah (Jesus Christ). Amen.

This is not a formula. It's simply a pattern of what I've been taught, and have found is powerful. As mentioned in Ephesians 4: 26 - 27, Paul mentions a powerful truth that many overlook, or just 'miss.' I did, for years! And I still mess up, and let myself get tricked into becoming bitter, or angry, at times, showing that anger or bitterness in speaking or in an attitude I, then, show to others. I do it in ignorance, at the moment "I lost it." (my temper, let's say) But ... I must realize, recognize that it is actually a spirit (of the enemy of God) trying to act on me to get me to do something I would not otherwise do. The Lord wishes me to remain under His (Spirit of) self-control.

He wishes me to honor Him by remaining vigilant regarding the devil's many attempts to trap me, or cause me to fall. But if we each are in communion with our Lord, are keeping our sins confessed, remaining reconciled to God our Father, and are letting Him work in us, to do His Will, and not ours, then He will enable us to "catch ourselves" before letting ourselves 'slip off the path.' (on which we are to walk; how we are to live) And when we don't do all things as He would wish us to, He is so good to us, that He is ever ready to welcome us back, if we will just recognize, acknowledge what we've done wrong, and confess it as sin, and ask Him, again, to forgive us.

He does enable us to live without willfully sinning. (from I John 5: 18 - 20) So, do all you can to study to show yourself "approved unto God" so that you are seen as one who is approved of God, by those who dwell in the darkness of this present world system. (from II Timothy 3: 15) We are meant by The Lord to shine as Lights in this world.