Strong meanings:
It may be regarded as the missing of a mark or aim;
The disobedience to a Voice;
The falling where one should have stood upright;
Ignorance of what one ought to have known;
It is regarded as a failing and missing the true end and scope of our lives, which is G-d;
A discord in the harmonies of G-d’s universe;
Ecc. 10:4 If the spirit of a ruler rise up against you, leave not your place; for yielding pacified great offences.
Matt. 18:7 Woe unto the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
Lk. 17:1 Then said He unto the disciples, it is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
Rom. 4:25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
Rom. 16:7 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause division and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have learned; and avoid them.
Love is like a hurricane and I am bending beneath the weight and suddenly I am aware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory. If grace is an ocean we’re all sinking and my heart turns violently inside my chest. I don’t have time to maintain these regrets for the Father is calling me to Him.
Mankind can not express the love that our hearts desire – that true unconditional love comes only from the Heavenly realm. That is the only place were things happen for our good and not our harm.
My people why do you go another hurting one another? Even done un-intentionally it causes much harm.
“Why does not My body cry with the wounded, not only from the highest but to the lowest. Only I can calm the storms and bring rest to the soul. Hold on to My hand and I will walk you through the raging storm. Trust Me for I will not let you fall but take you deeper in Me.
You have come too far to turn back now – finish the race that I have set before you.
The Heavenly storehouses are laden with treasures all for you. Your bank account has been deposited and overflowing.
Don’t quit on Me now! Going backwards is not an option! March proudly forward, for I walk with you. Hold your head up for you belong to Me, and I call you precious.
Emphysema
My mother has the beginning of beginnings of emphysema breathing problems, people who smoke plus non – smokers can get this. She has quite smoking for many years not. Treatment is Low-flow oxygen therapy may be prescribed for continual use, during exertion, or during sleep, and is typically administered through a nasal cannula. Oxygen therapy requires careful measurement by a doctor to determine the correct dosing (flow rate) because if too little is administered, the patient still experiences symptoms. However, if too much oxygen is administered, the patient can cause further, long-term damage to the lungs.
Emphysema patients are prone to lung infections, which if left untreated, can be life threatening. When respiratory infections accompany the emphysema, antibiotics may be prescribed. It is critical that the patient follow the instructions carefully to avoid becoming resistant to the antibiotic treatment.
Since emphysema patients are susceptible to frequent lung infections, it is important that they keep the lung passages from becoming mucous. Drinking sufficient fluids and occasionally using a mist inhaler can help keep mucus from accumulating in the lungs, and therefore reduce susceptibility of bacterial infections.
Pulmonary rehabilitation may be suggested to improve exercise tolerance and quality of life. However, any exercise program should be performed only under doctor supervision. This is one of the newest treatments for emphysema that have proven to be effective in slowing the progression of the disease.
I understand that smoking is an addiction; they say it is worse to quite than trying to break the strongest dope. Smokers have rights same as non-smokers, but their rights have been taken away, since you can't smoke in enclosed public areas anymore. If you are around a smoker and it offends you – move away from them; allow individual chooses by maintaining yours.I agree with everyone who's said if you want to condone someone for smoking which may damages your health, the same would have to go for anyone overweight. Anyone with a poor diet maybe even anyone without an EXCELLENT diet? Anyone who drinks too much, anyone who abuses drugs, anyone who works in dangerous jobs, and anyone who drives too fast, anyone who you know...who lives. A lot of things can end up killing you, once they said it was the red m&ms, every year they come up with different health tips revising the old theories. A lot of diseases could have been preventable through diet and lifestyle [heart disease, etc] and a lot of accidents could have been prevented through precaution etc. Essentially YOUR reaction to a situation is YOUR responsibility, and as harsh as it sounds, other people shouldn't have to spend their lives not-doing-things [like smoking, drinking, eating etc] just because of how YOU might react if it should kill them. Do you enjoy spending time with them, or harp on the subject? I personally would like the harpers not to be around, for loving me is letting me be me.
Smoking has been proven to shorten your life, and if you have kids it means they lose you earlier, it is not the time you spend together but the quality of that time. But I think this applies to drinking too much as well, because that messes up the liver and a bad diet to (because weight + diet can be inherited). The point is, a lot of things our parents do could be deemed selfish, but no one is perfect, INCLUDEING children, and friends.
There are so many ways you could look at this. What if smoking was the only thing stopping the people form having a complete mental breakdown? 'I have scars because I have a past; but they, like my past, do not define my future' In the olden days Doctors use to recommend smoking to calm their patients down.
We all reap what we sow – it is called free chooses – and death were is thy sting – grave were is thy victory?
Live and let live for we are all individuals heading to the same destination.
Emphysema patients are prone to lung infections, which if left untreated, can be life threatening. When respiratory infections accompany the emphysema, antibiotics may be prescribed. It is critical that the patient follow the instructions carefully to avoid becoming resistant to the antibiotic treatment.
Since emphysema patients are susceptible to frequent lung infections, it is important that they keep the lung passages from becoming mucous. Drinking sufficient fluids and occasionally using a mist inhaler can help keep mucus from accumulating in the lungs, and therefore reduce susceptibility of bacterial infections.
Pulmonary rehabilitation may be suggested to improve exercise tolerance and quality of life. However, any exercise program should be performed only under doctor supervision. This is one of the newest treatments for emphysema that have proven to be effective in slowing the progression of the disease.
I understand that smoking is an addiction; they say it is worse to quite than trying to break the strongest dope. Smokers have rights same as non-smokers, but their rights have been taken away, since you can't smoke in enclosed public areas anymore. If you are around a smoker and it offends you – move away from them; allow individual chooses by maintaining yours.I agree with everyone who's said if you want to condone someone for smoking which may damages your health, the same would have to go for anyone overweight. Anyone with a poor diet maybe even anyone without an EXCELLENT diet? Anyone who drinks too much, anyone who abuses drugs, anyone who works in dangerous jobs, and anyone who drives too fast, anyone who you know...who lives. A lot of things can end up killing you, once they said it was the red m&ms, every year they come up with different health tips revising the old theories. A lot of diseases could have been preventable through diet and lifestyle [heart disease, etc] and a lot of accidents could have been prevented through precaution etc. Essentially YOUR reaction to a situation is YOUR responsibility, and as harsh as it sounds, other people shouldn't have to spend their lives not-doing-things [like smoking, drinking, eating etc] just because of how YOU might react if it should kill them. Do you enjoy spending time with them, or harp on the subject? I personally would like the harpers not to be around, for loving me is letting me be me.
Smoking has been proven to shorten your life, and if you have kids it means they lose you earlier, it is not the time you spend together but the quality of that time. But I think this applies to drinking too much as well, because that messes up the liver and a bad diet to (because weight + diet can be inherited). The point is, a lot of things our parents do could be deemed selfish, but no one is perfect, INCLUDEING children, and friends.
There are so many ways you could look at this. What if smoking was the only thing stopping the people form having a complete mental breakdown? 'I have scars because I have a past; but they, like my past, do not define my future' In the olden days Doctors use to recommend smoking to calm their patients down.
We all reap what we sow – it is called free chooses – and death were is thy sting – grave were is thy victory?
Live and let live for we are all individuals heading to the same destination.
Election Day
I was with a person at the lake and we were journaling as we heard from the
L-rd, then read what we got to each other. Now this person rarely shares unless feels led to. As we were leaving, were impressed that G-d said to know the meaning of the date. That afternoon when I started to study, I felt impress to look up the meaning since I was the researcher; here are my results:
11/04/08
11 Stands for judgment Matt. 13:25; 14:1-31
Eleven judgments upon Egyptians Ex. 7:14
Eleven days journey in the wilderness Deut. 1:2
Dinah was the eleventh child born to Jacob and name means judgment
Gen. 30:21
Eleven things John saw Rev. 20:11-15
4 Reference to the earthly creation;
four regions ( north, south, east, west),
four seasons ( winter, spring, summer, fall)
four horns on the altar
four winds. Matt. 24:31; Rev. 7:1
four world empires Dan. 2
8 Represents resurrection and tells of a new beginning, fullness or abundance.
Circumcision on the eighth day. Col. 2:11
Eight souls passed through the flood
Eighth dispensations (millennium)
All equal up to;
23 Death
There is a change in the atmosphere!
Freedom as we know - will change
Life will take a change – for the good or the bad
Bottom line is to speak no evil about anyone – you do not want your words to go into the atmosphere for the advisory to use. We are told to pray for our leaders.
Know G-d is in control and His word says “His people will not beg for bread”; but it also says “It rains on the just and injust”.
Look up your redemption draweth nigh!
My interpretation: "Judgment will come on the people from the north, south, east and west in fullness or abundance. Spiritual and physical death, many will be taken home."
I even toke it a step farther to: 2 represents witnesses and 3 is the G-d head.
"Thinking we're closer to the last days when the two witnesses are proclaiming G-d, even onto their death." Do you get anything different?
L-rd, then read what we got to each other. Now this person rarely shares unless feels led to. As we were leaving, were impressed that G-d said to know the meaning of the date. That afternoon when I started to study, I felt impress to look up the meaning since I was the researcher; here are my results:
11/04/08
11 Stands for judgment Matt. 13:25; 14:1-31
Eleven judgments upon Egyptians Ex. 7:14
Eleven days journey in the wilderness Deut. 1:2
Dinah was the eleventh child born to Jacob and name means judgment
Gen. 30:21
Eleven things John saw Rev. 20:11-15
4 Reference to the earthly creation;
four regions ( north, south, east, west),
four seasons ( winter, spring, summer, fall)
four horns on the altar
four winds. Matt. 24:31; Rev. 7:1
four world empires Dan. 2
8 Represents resurrection and tells of a new beginning, fullness or abundance.
Circumcision on the eighth day. Col. 2:11
Eight souls passed through the flood
Eighth dispensations (millennium)
All equal up to;
23 Death
There is a change in the atmosphere!
Freedom as we know - will change
Life will take a change – for the good or the bad
Bottom line is to speak no evil about anyone – you do not want your words to go into the atmosphere for the advisory to use. We are told to pray for our leaders.
Know G-d is in control and His word says “His people will not beg for bread”; but it also says “It rains on the just and injust”.
Look up your redemption draweth nigh!
My interpretation: "Judgment will come on the people from the north, south, east and west in fullness or abundance. Spiritual and physical death, many will be taken home."
I even toke it a step farther to: 2 represents witnesses and 3 is the G-d head.
"Thinking we're closer to the last days when the two witnesses are proclaiming G-d, even onto their death." Do you get anything different?
Love of Creation
Are you enjoying My creation?
Are you enjoying the birds softly singing to you?
Are you enjoying the cool breeze on your head?
All things I have made in My garden for your pleasure; wouldn’t you take the time to enjoy them?
Life goes speeding by one day your young the next day you are old. Sometimes I need to slow My people down enough to enjoy My creativity and to fellowship with Me. So if things get you up set because it ruined your plans – know that it has not ruined My plans.
Maybe I am just calling you back to rest a while with Me. I have created such days to fellowship with you.
Have you studies My animals? They were put there to teach you and comfort you. If only My people would learn from them how to become of one-accord. Animals are industrial and plan and store for the seasons. They are never found being sloth and useless.
If I love them and care for them – how much more I love you who were made in My image. You must work and toil and do all you can do; then I will meet You and provide where you lack. In Me, you can do all things, have I not said you will do even bigger and better things.
All is done for the glory of My Kingdom, so take your rest for soon you will be busy gathering in My harvest.
Are you enjoying the birds softly singing to you?
Are you enjoying the cool breeze on your head?
All things I have made in My garden for your pleasure; wouldn’t you take the time to enjoy them?
Life goes speeding by one day your young the next day you are old. Sometimes I need to slow My people down enough to enjoy My creativity and to fellowship with Me. So if things get you up set because it ruined your plans – know that it has not ruined My plans.
Maybe I am just calling you back to rest a while with Me. I have created such days to fellowship with you.
Have you studies My animals? They were put there to teach you and comfort you. If only My people would learn from them how to become of one-accord. Animals are industrial and plan and store for the seasons. They are never found being sloth and useless.
If I love them and care for them – how much more I love you who were made in My image. You must work and toil and do all you can do; then I will meet You and provide where you lack. In Me, you can do all things, have I not said you will do even bigger and better things.
All is done for the glory of My Kingdom, so take your rest for soon you will be busy gathering in My harvest.
Standing Firm
I have made you to stand strong and straight. But you have been placed towards the bottom and started to bend over from all the pressure. You are full of large gapping holes that go very deep but they have not penetrated completely through. Scar tissue has formed all around the outside but I have covered them with My grace.
You appear to be mummified but I have given you strength to stand the course I have set before you. I have built you strong and deposited My words in you. Smoothing off the rough edges as you release them to Me.
The world goes by outward appearances but I see the whole pattern that I have design, and I call you beautiful! Rest in Me, My Child, for I am in control and can change all circumstances to work for My good. Keep your eyes focus on Me and watch My wonders appear right before your very eyes.
I know you have felt lonely, but I have sent other eagles to fly with you for a season.
I know you think you are tipping over and falling, but I have you in the center of My hand. Look up into my eyes for you will walk on the water with Me.
Abba
You appear to be mummified but I have given you strength to stand the course I have set before you. I have built you strong and deposited My words in you. Smoothing off the rough edges as you release them to Me.
The world goes by outward appearances but I see the whole pattern that I have design, and I call you beautiful! Rest in Me, My Child, for I am in control and can change all circumstances to work for My good. Keep your eyes focus on Me and watch My wonders appear right before your very eyes.
I know you have felt lonely, but I have sent other eagles to fly with you for a season.
I know you think you are tipping over and falling, but I have you in the center of My hand. Look up into my eyes for you will walk on the water with Me.
Abba
Wayward Waves
Wisdom from the Lord on Wayward Waves
October 6, 2008
Oh the nation seems it is on a wavered wave of down and under. But I say look up for your redemption draweth nigh.
Recall dear one I showed you almost three years ago that the richest of the rich could be the poorest of the poor. A time such as this is needed to bring man to his knees, man has looked to himself for provision, yes, I give man the skills needed both in wisdom and physical, means, however, they have left me out of their decision an let greed and self take over. Does it not say everything that can be shaken will be, but does it not also say do not fear the terror of the night, also do not fear for I am with you. This is a work that needs to be done so all things can come to pass for My kingdom to be at hand. Time is drawing short and the evil one knows it and has sent every demon in hell out to fulfill his purpose, but I am who I say I am, the beginning and the end and the end is not yet to be, no one knows the hour but I tell you dear one I am on the throne, and some things that don’t look to be of Me will be concluded in the end, it was I moving, changing, extending, shortening, shifting all so that everything is in place for My next move, even down to the very hairs on the heads of those called by name. I tell you destinies of Mine will come to pass and those that have let the evil one pull them into things that should not be, will repent and My grace will be sufficient. My covenant with My people will not be broken. I will make My voice heard in the middle of the storm. It is a wake up call for the elect of Me to the things out of the way, and get ready to move out in the army of God. Each one has a place, even the highest position does not mean the lowest is just not as important.
What does all of heaven rejoice in but one soul coming into eternity with Me.
Wake up and get ready oh sleepers, arise in Me and I will arise in you for My plan and purpose; again I say GET READY do not worry about tomorrow for I already have made provision, do not look to any man but look to Me and My plan and purpose in your life: be mindful of your brother that you set an example in the shifting and that you do not become a stumbling block. Whether My body sees it or not, all eyes are watching through this storm. Set your eyes on me; watch your words during this crucial time, put a guard at your mouth and speak negative of NO ONE for you don’t want the evil one to take your words and use them against the plans and proposes of Me. Trust in Me and do well for what is ahead for the hour and time has come for My people to arise and no weapon formed against them will prosper, for I am at the head of My army. It is My love and compassion for each one the world needs to see now. Again I say be encouraged. Go out now and be used of Me for My glory, seek Me first in all you do and I will guide your steps all the way.
From a vessel of the Lord
October 6, 2008
Oh the nation seems it is on a wavered wave of down and under. But I say look up for your redemption draweth nigh.
Recall dear one I showed you almost three years ago that the richest of the rich could be the poorest of the poor. A time such as this is needed to bring man to his knees, man has looked to himself for provision, yes, I give man the skills needed both in wisdom and physical, means, however, they have left me out of their decision an let greed and self take over. Does it not say everything that can be shaken will be, but does it not also say do not fear the terror of the night, also do not fear for I am with you. This is a work that needs to be done so all things can come to pass for My kingdom to be at hand. Time is drawing short and the evil one knows it and has sent every demon in hell out to fulfill his purpose, but I am who I say I am, the beginning and the end and the end is not yet to be, no one knows the hour but I tell you dear one I am on the throne, and some things that don’t look to be of Me will be concluded in the end, it was I moving, changing, extending, shortening, shifting all so that everything is in place for My next move, even down to the very hairs on the heads of those called by name. I tell you destinies of Mine will come to pass and those that have let the evil one pull them into things that should not be, will repent and My grace will be sufficient. My covenant with My people will not be broken. I will make My voice heard in the middle of the storm. It is a wake up call for the elect of Me to the things out of the way, and get ready to move out in the army of God. Each one has a place, even the highest position does not mean the lowest is just not as important.
What does all of heaven rejoice in but one soul coming into eternity with Me.
Wake up and get ready oh sleepers, arise in Me and I will arise in you for My plan and purpose; again I say GET READY do not worry about tomorrow for I already have made provision, do not look to any man but look to Me and My plan and purpose in your life: be mindful of your brother that you set an example in the shifting and that you do not become a stumbling block. Whether My body sees it or not, all eyes are watching through this storm. Set your eyes on me; watch your words during this crucial time, put a guard at your mouth and speak negative of NO ONE for you don’t want the evil one to take your words and use them against the plans and proposes of Me. Trust in Me and do well for what is ahead for the hour and time has come for My people to arise and no weapon formed against them will prosper, for I am at the head of My army. It is My love and compassion for each one the world needs to see now. Again I say be encouraged. Go out now and be used of Me for My glory, seek Me first in all you do and I will guide your steps all the way.
From a vessel of the Lord
Tears are a Language
John 11: 35 Y’Shua Wept
A very short verse, but it affords many useful instructions.
1. That Y’Shua Hamshiach was really and truly man, and partook with the children, not only of flesh and blood, but also of a human soul, vulnerable of the impressions of joy, and grief, and other affections.
Messiah gave this proof of His humanity, in both senses of the word; that, as a man, He could weep, and, as a merciful man, He would weep, before He gave this proof of His divinity.
2. That He was a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, as was foretold, Isaiah 53:3. We never read that He laughed, but more than once we have Him in tears. Thus He shows not only that a mournful state will consist with the love of the Father, but that those who sow to the Spirit must sow in tears.
3. Tears of compassion well become Believers, and make them most to resemble the Messiah. It is a relief to those who are in sorrow to have their friends sympathize with them, especially such a friend as their L-rd Y’Shua.
It becomes us, according to this example of Y’Shua, to show our love to our friends, both living and dying. Though our tears profit not the dead, they embalm their memory.
These tears were indications of His particular love to Lazarus, but He has given proofs no less evident of His love to all the saints, in that He died for them.
If Y’Shua's friends, whom He loves, died, --if His people, whom He loves, be persecuted and afflicted, --we must not impute it to any defect either in His power or love, but conclude that it is because He sees it for the best.
A very short verse, but it affords many useful instructions.
1. That Y’Shua Hamshiach was really and truly man, and partook with the children, not only of flesh and blood, but also of a human soul, vulnerable of the impressions of joy, and grief, and other affections.
Messiah gave this proof of His humanity, in both senses of the word; that, as a man, He could weep, and, as a merciful man, He would weep, before He gave this proof of His divinity.
2. That He was a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, as was foretold, Isaiah 53:3. We never read that He laughed, but more than once we have Him in tears. Thus He shows not only that a mournful state will consist with the love of the Father, but that those who sow to the Spirit must sow in tears.
3. Tears of compassion well become Believers, and make them most to resemble the Messiah. It is a relief to those who are in sorrow to have their friends sympathize with them, especially such a friend as their L-rd Y’Shua.
It becomes us, according to this example of Y’Shua, to show our love to our friends, both living and dying. Though our tears profit not the dead, they embalm their memory.
These tears were indications of His particular love to Lazarus, but He has given proofs no less evident of His love to all the saints, in that He died for them.
If Y’Shua's friends, whom He loves, died, --if His people, whom He loves, be persecuted and afflicted, --we must not impute it to any defect either in His power or love, but conclude that it is because He sees it for the best.
Shortcuts for the Computer
1. You can double-click a word to highlight it in any document, e-mail or Web page.
2. When you get an e-mail message from eBay or your bank, claiming that you have an account problem or a question from a buyer, it’s probably a “phishing scam” intended to trick you into typing your password. Don’t click the link in the message. If in doubt, go into your browser and type “www.ebay.com” (or whatever) manually.
3. Nobody, but nobody, is going to give you half of $80 million to help them liberate the funds of a deceased millionaire ... from Nigeria or anywhere else.
4. You can hide all windows, revealing only what’s on the computer desktop, with one keystroke: hit the Windows key and “D” simultaneously in Windows, or press F11 on Macs (on recent Mac laptops, Command+F3; Command is the key with the cloverleaf logo).
5. You can enlarge the text on any Web page. In Windows, press Ctrl and the plus or minus keys (for bigger or smaller fonts); on the Mac, it’s the Command key and plus or minus.
6. You can also enlarge the entire Web page or document by pressing the Control key as you turn the wheel on top of your mouse. On the Mac, this enlarges the entire screen image.
7. The number of megapixels does not determine a camera’s picture quality; that’s a marketing myth. The sensor size is far more important.
8. On most cell phones, press the Send key to open up a list of recent calls. Instead of manually dialing, you can return a call by highlighting one of these calls and pressing Send again.
9. When someone sends you some shocking e-mail and suggests that you pass it on, don’t -- at least not until you’ve first confirmed its truth.
10. You can tap the Space bar to scroll down on a Web page one screen. Add the Shift key to scroll back up.
11. When you’re filling in the boxes on a Web page (like City, State, Zip), you can press the Tab key to jump from box to box, rather than clicking. Add the Shift key to jump through the boxes backwards.
12. You can adjust the size and position of any window on your computer. Drag the top strip to move it; drag the lower-right corner (Mac) or any edge (Windows) to resize it.
13. Forcing the camera’s flash to go off prevents silhouetted, too-dark faces when you’re outdoors.
14. When you’re searching for something on the Web using, say, Google, put quotes around phrases that must be searched together. For example, if you put quotes around “electric curtains,” Google won’t waste your time finding one set of Web pages containing the word “electric” and another set containing the word “curtains.”
15. You can use Google to do math for you. Just type the equation, like 23*7+15/3=, and hit Enter.
16. Oh, yeah: on the computer, * means “times” and / means “divided by.”
17. If you can’t find some obvious command, try clicking using the right-side mouse button. (On the Mac, you can Control-click instead.)
18. Google is also a units-of-measurement and currency converter. Type “teaspoons in 1.3 gallons,” for example, or “euros in 17 dollars.” Click Search to see the answer.
19. You can open the Start menu by tapping the key with the Windows logo on it.
20. You can switch from one open program to the next by pressing Alt+Tab (Windows) or Command-Tab (Mac).
21. You generally can’t send someone more than a couple of full-size digital photos as an e-mail attachment; those files are too big, and they’ll bounce back to you. (Instead, use programs that can automatically scale down photos in the process of e-mailing them.)
22. Whatever technology you buy today will be obsolete soon, but you can avoid heartache by learning the cycles. New iPods come out every September. New digital cameras come out in February and October.
23. Just putting something into the Trash or the Recycle Bin doesn’t actually delete it. You then have to empty the Trash or Recycle Bin.
24. You don’t have to type “http://www” into your Web browser. Just type the remainder: “nytimes.com” or “dilbert.com,” for example. (In the Safari browser, you can even leave off the “.com” part.)
25. On the iPhone, hit the Space bar twice at the end of a sentence. You get a period, a space, and a capitalized letter at the beginning of the next word
2. When you get an e-mail message from eBay or your bank, claiming that you have an account problem or a question from a buyer, it’s probably a “phishing scam” intended to trick you into typing your password. Don’t click the link in the message. If in doubt, go into your browser and type “www.ebay.com” (or whatever) manually.
3. Nobody, but nobody, is going to give you half of $80 million to help them liberate the funds of a deceased millionaire ... from Nigeria or anywhere else.
4. You can hide all windows, revealing only what’s on the computer desktop, with one keystroke: hit the Windows key and “D” simultaneously in Windows, or press F11 on Macs (on recent Mac laptops, Command+F3; Command is the key with the cloverleaf logo).
5. You can enlarge the text on any Web page. In Windows, press Ctrl and the plus or minus keys (for bigger or smaller fonts); on the Mac, it’s the Command key and plus or minus.
6. You can also enlarge the entire Web page or document by pressing the Control key as you turn the wheel on top of your mouse. On the Mac, this enlarges the entire screen image.
7. The number of megapixels does not determine a camera’s picture quality; that’s a marketing myth. The sensor size is far more important.
8. On most cell phones, press the Send key to open up a list of recent calls. Instead of manually dialing, you can return a call by highlighting one of these calls and pressing Send again.
9. When someone sends you some shocking e-mail and suggests that you pass it on, don’t -- at least not until you’ve first confirmed its truth.
10. You can tap the Space bar to scroll down on a Web page one screen. Add the Shift key to scroll back up.
11. When you’re filling in the boxes on a Web page (like City, State, Zip), you can press the Tab key to jump from box to box, rather than clicking. Add the Shift key to jump through the boxes backwards.
12. You can adjust the size and position of any window on your computer. Drag the top strip to move it; drag the lower-right corner (Mac) or any edge (Windows) to resize it.
13. Forcing the camera’s flash to go off prevents silhouetted, too-dark faces when you’re outdoors.
14. When you’re searching for something on the Web using, say, Google, put quotes around phrases that must be searched together. For example, if you put quotes around “electric curtains,” Google won’t waste your time finding one set of Web pages containing the word “electric” and another set containing the word “curtains.”
15. You can use Google to do math for you. Just type the equation, like 23*7+15/3=, and hit Enter.
16. Oh, yeah: on the computer, * means “times” and / means “divided by.”
17. If you can’t find some obvious command, try clicking using the right-side mouse button. (On the Mac, you can Control-click instead.)
18. Google is also a units-of-measurement and currency converter. Type “teaspoons in 1.3 gallons,” for example, or “euros in 17 dollars.” Click Search to see the answer.
19. You can open the Start menu by tapping the key with the Windows logo on it.
20. You can switch from one open program to the next by pressing Alt+Tab (Windows) or Command-Tab (Mac).
21. You generally can’t send someone more than a couple of full-size digital photos as an e-mail attachment; those files are too big, and they’ll bounce back to you. (Instead, use programs that can automatically scale down photos in the process of e-mailing them.)
22. Whatever technology you buy today will be obsolete soon, but you can avoid heartache by learning the cycles. New iPods come out every September. New digital cameras come out in February and October.
23. Just putting something into the Trash or the Recycle Bin doesn’t actually delete it. You then have to empty the Trash or Recycle Bin.
24. You don’t have to type “http://www” into your Web browser. Just type the remainder: “nytimes.com” or “dilbert.com,” for example. (In the Safari browser, you can even leave off the “.com” part.)
25. On the iPhone, hit the Space bar twice at the end of a sentence. You get a period, a space, and a capitalized letter at the beginning of the next word
Winter Wonderland
Job 37:6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth.In the original it is, be thou earth: hence one of the Rabbis formed a notion, that the earth was created from snow under the throne of glory. This is one of the great and incomprehensible things of G-d. What is the cause of it, how it is generated, what gives it its exceeding whiteness and its form?
There are some things relative to snow not easy to be accounted for: as that it should be generated in the lower region of the air, so near us, and yet be so cold. And be so cold in its own nature, yet be like a blanket warming to the earth; and that being so cold, it should fall in hot countries, and though so easily melted, yet lies continually upon the top of a burning mountain.
G-d has His treasures of it, and He brings it forth from thence; it is at His command, it goes at a word speaking; it is one of the things that fulfill His word, (Psalms 148:8).
Snow never falls upon the high seas or Main Ocean, the expression here is, with great exactness and politeness, be thou on the earth. However, this is certain, that to the earth only it is useful, warming, refreshing, and fructifying; it has a wonderful virtue in it to fatten the earth. In the northern countries, where it falls in great plenty, the fields are more fruitful than any others are, and sooner put forth their fruits and increase than other fields prepared and cultivated with the greatest labor and industry. They are often obliged to drive off the cattle from them, lest they should eat too much and burst, the fields and meadows becoming so luxurious by it; and frequently they mow off the tops of herbs and grass with their sweep, to prevent their growing too thick. The word of G-d, as for its purity, so for its warming, refreshing, and fructifying nature, is compared unto it, (Isaiah 55:10, 11).
Job 9:30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
Snow water - thought to be more cleansing than common water, owing to the whiteness of snow (Ps. 51:7; Isa 1:18). If we be ever so industrious to justify ourselves before men, and to preserve our credit with them. If we keep our hands ever so clean from the pollutions of gross sin, which fall under the eye of the world. Yet G-d, who knows our hearts, can charge us with so much secret sin as will for ever take off all our pretensions to purity and innocence, and make us see ourselves odious in the sight of the holy G-d. Never so clean - Better, to answer to the parallelism of the first clause which expresses the cleansing material, "lye:" the Arabs used alkali mixed with oil, as soap (Ps. 73:13; Jer 2:22).
Job 38:22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail?
The vapors rose, and clouds formed in the atmosphere, which is the storehouse of those meteors; and may be called treasures, because hidden in the clouds, and not seen by man until the fall of them. They are in the keeping and command and direction of the Father, the administrator of them. Rich and enriching, especially snow, and because of the abundance thereof which it sometimes falls.
Sometimes they come so opportunely, to serve the purposes of Providence, in G-d’s fighting for His people and against His and their enemies, that one would think they were laid up as stores of arms, ammunition, and provisions, against the time of trouble. The day of battle and war, when G-d will either contend with the world in general when the windows of heaven were opened, and the waters fetched out of these treasures to drown a wicked world that waged war with Heaven. G-d can fight as effectually with snow and hail, if He pleases, as with thunder and lightning or the sword of an angel!
Ps. 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
He prays that G-d would cleanse him from his sins and the defilement he had contracted by them (Psalms 51:7). Hyssop did not procure remission of sins, but has a mystical signification, and refers to what was meant by the sprinkling of the blood of the Passover; and then he says, thoroughly clean; for the blood sprinkled on the heart by the spirit clears it from an evil conscience, purges the conscience from dead works, and cleanses from all sin. One who was black with original corruption, and actual transgressions needs a washing not only the conversation garments white that are washed in it; but even crimson and scarlet sins as white as snow, and the persons of the saints without spot or blemish, (Rev. 7:14; Isa. 1:18; Eph 5:25-27.
If this blood of the Messiah, which cleanses from all sin, cleanse us from our sin, then we shall be clean indeed, Hebrews 10:2. If we be washed in this fountain opened, we shall be whiter than snow, not only acquitted but also accepted; so those are that are justified. Isaiah 1:18, though your sins have been as scarlet, they shall be white as snow.
Ps. 147:16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
Like wool for the softness and warmth of it falls silently. See how G-d can work by contraries, and bring meat out of the eater, can warm the earth with cold snow. He scatters the hoar-frost, which is dew congealed, as the snow and hail are rain congealed. This looks like ashes scattered upon the grass. He casts forth his ice like morsels, which may be understood either of large hail-stones, which are as ice in the air, or of the ice which covers the face of the waters, and when it is broken, though naturally it was as drops of drink, it is as morsels of meat, or crusts of bread. When we see the frost, and snow, and ice, we feel it in the air: Who can stand before His cold? Therefore we must bear it patiently, and be thankful for warm houses, and clothes, and beds, to relieve us against the rigor of the season, and must give Him the glory of His wisdom and sovereignty, His power and faithfulness, which shall not cease any more than summer, Genesis 8:22. And let us also infer from it, if we cannot stand before the cold of His frosts, how can we stand before the heat of His wrath? Hard weather does not always continue; it would be sad if it should. He does not contend for ever, but renews the face of the earth. Converting grace, like the thaw, softens the heart that was hard, moistens it, and melts it into tears of repentance; it warms good affections, and makes them to flow, which, before, were chilled and stopped up. The change which the thaw makes is universal and yet gradual; it is very evident, and yet how it is done is unaccountable: such is the change wrought in the conversion of a soul, when G-d's word and Spirit are sent to melt it and restore it to itself as in Prov. 25:13.
Conclusion:
G-d commissions’ snow, He commands it, He appoints it, where it shall light and how long it shall lie. It is sin and folly to contend with G-d's providence in the weather; if He send the snow or rain, can we hinder them? Or shall we be angry at them? It is as absurd to quarrel with any other disposal of Providence concerning ourselves or ours. The effect of the extremity of the winter-weather is that it obliges both men and beasts to retire, making it uncomfortable and unsafe for them to go abroad.
1. Men retire to their houses from their labors in the field, and keep within doors (Job 37:7): He seals up the hand of every man. In frost and snow, husbandmen cannot follow their business, or some tradesmen, or travelers, when the weather is extreme.
The plough is laid by, the shipping laid up; nothing is to be done, nothing to be got, that man, being taken off from his own work. Now they may know His work, and contemplate that, and give Him the glory of that, and, by the consideration of that work of His in the weather which seals up their hands, be led to celebrate His other great and marvellous works.
Note, When we are, upon any account, disabled from following our worldly business, and taken off from it, we should spend our time rather in the exercises of piety and devotion (in acquainting ourselves with the works of G-d and praising Him in them) than in foolish idle sports and recreations. When our hands are sealed up our hearts should be thus opened, and the less we have at any time to do in the world the more we should thereby be driven to our Bibles and our knees.
2. The beasts also retire to their dens and remain in their close places, Job 37:8. It is meant of the wild beasts, which, being wild, must seek a shelter for themselves, to which by instinct they are directed, while the tame beasts, which are serviceable to man, are housed and protected by his care, as Exodus 9:20. The ass has no den but his master's crib, and thither he goes, not only to be safe and warm, but to be fed. Nature directs all creatures to shelter themselves from a storm; and shall man alone be un-provided with an ark?
We find our tears
Part of the reason women are so tired is because we are spending so much energy trying to “keep it together.” So much energy devoted to suppressing the pain and keeping a good appearance. “I’m gonna harden my heart,” sang Rindy Ross. “I’m going to swallow my tears.” A terrible, costly way to live your life and part of this is driven by fear that the pain will overwhelm us for we will be consumed by our sorrow. It’s an understandable fear – but it is no more true than the fear we had of the dark as children.Grief, dear sisters, is good. Grief helps to heal our hearts. Why, Y’Shua himself was a “Man of sorrows, acquainted with grief.” (Isa. 53:3)
Let the tears come. Get alone, get to your car or your bedroom or the shower and let the tears come. Let the tears come. It is the only kind thing to do for your woundedness. Allow yourself to feel again. And feel you will – many things.
Anger. That’s okay. Anger’s not a sin (Eph. 4:26).
Remorse. Of course you do.
Fear. Yes, that makes sense. Y’Shua can handle the fear as well. In fact, there is no emotion you can bring up that Y’Shua can’t handle. (Look at the Psalms – they are a raging sea of emotions).
Let it all out.As Augustine wrote in his Confessions, “The tears . . . streamed down, and I let them flow as freely as they would, making of them a pillow for my heart. On them it rested.” Grief is a form of validation; it says the wound mattered. It mattered. You mattered. That’s not the way life was supposed to go.
There are unwept tears down in there – the tears of a little girl who is lost and frightened.
The tears of a teenage girl who's been rejected and has no place to turn.
No one understands the tears of a woman whose life has been hard and lonely and nothing close to her dreams.
Let them come it is a cleansing.
Offer your heart
Women minister something to the heart of G-d that men do not. Look at the record.
It was a woman who rushed into the Pharisee’s house uninvited and washed Y’Shua’s’ feet with her tears, dried them with her hair and kissed them in an act of intimate repentant worship.
It was a woman who broke the alabaster vase over Y’Shua’s head, anointing Him with oil and the fragrance of her sacrificial worship filled the room.
It was women who followed Y’Shua from Galilee to care for His needs.
It was women who stayed at the foot of the cross offering Him the comfort of their presence until Y’Shua breathed His last.
It was to women that Y’Shua first revealed Himself after He rose from the dead and it was women who first “clasped His feet and worshiped Him” as the Risen, Victorious
L-rd. Women hold a special place in the heart of G-d.
A woman’s worship brings Y’Shua immense pleasure and a deep ministry.
You can minister to the heart of G-d. You impact Him. You matter!
Y’Shua desires you to pour out your love on Him in extravagant worship that ministers to His heart.
This is not just for women who have the time; women who are really spiritual.
You are made for romance and the only one who can offer it to you consistently and deeply is Y’Shua.
Offer your heart to Him.
It was a woman who rushed into the Pharisee’s house uninvited and washed Y’Shua’s’ feet with her tears, dried them with her hair and kissed them in an act of intimate repentant worship.
It was a woman who broke the alabaster vase over Y’Shua’s head, anointing Him with oil and the fragrance of her sacrificial worship filled the room.
It was women who followed Y’Shua from Galilee to care for His needs.
It was women who stayed at the foot of the cross offering Him the comfort of their presence until Y’Shua breathed His last.
It was to women that Y’Shua first revealed Himself after He rose from the dead and it was women who first “clasped His feet and worshiped Him” as the Risen, Victorious
L-rd. Women hold a special place in the heart of G-d.
A woman’s worship brings Y’Shua immense pleasure and a deep ministry.
You can minister to the heart of G-d. You impact Him. You matter!
Y’Shua desires you to pour out your love on Him in extravagant worship that ministers to His heart.
This is not just for women who have the time; women who are really spiritual.
You are made for romance and the only one who can offer it to you consistently and deeply is Y’Shua.
Offer your heart to Him.
Scenario
Did anyone fall into this scenario?
[Job 9:17] For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
[Breaketh - His present miseries, which G-d had brought him into notwithstanding his integrity, gave him too sensible a conviction that, in the ordering and disposing of men's outward condition in this world, G-d acts by sovereignty. Though He never does wrong to any, yet He does not ever give full right to all (that is, the best do not always fare best, or the worst fare worst) in this life, because He reserves the full and exact distribution of rewards and punishments for the future state.
Tempest - Every man must expect the wind to blow upon him and ruffle him, but Job was broken with a tempest. Every man, in the midst of these thorns and briers, must expect to be scratched.
Wounds - Job was wounded, and his wounds were multiplied. Every man must expect a cross daily, and to taste sometimes of the bitter cup.
Cause - Not simply without any desert of his, but without any special cause of such singular afflictions; and peculiar and extraordinary guilt, such as his friends charged him with.]
[18] He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
[Breath - My pains are continual, and I have not as much as a breathing time free from them.
Bitterness – he was a product of what someone else sowed.
On the one hand, there are many who are chargeable with more sin than the common infirmities of human nature, and yet feel no more sorrow than that of the common calamities of human life. So, on the other hand, there are many who feel more than the common calamities of human life and yet are conscious to themselves of no more than the common infirmities of human nature.]
Do you feel like you keep getting hit by the storms of life?
Wounds upon wounds, being multiplied without much breathing time to free yourself from them?
May we stand as strong and steadfast as Job, for this is all but a test and trials we go through. In short, it is folly to contend with G-d, and our wisdom, as well as duty, to submit to Him and throw ourselves at His feet.
[Job 9:17] For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
[Breaketh - His present miseries, which G-d had brought him into notwithstanding his integrity, gave him too sensible a conviction that, in the ordering and disposing of men's outward condition in this world, G-d acts by sovereignty. Though He never does wrong to any, yet He does not ever give full right to all (that is, the best do not always fare best, or the worst fare worst) in this life, because He reserves the full and exact distribution of rewards and punishments for the future state.
Tempest - Every man must expect the wind to blow upon him and ruffle him, but Job was broken with a tempest. Every man, in the midst of these thorns and briers, must expect to be scratched.
Wounds - Job was wounded, and his wounds were multiplied. Every man must expect a cross daily, and to taste sometimes of the bitter cup.
Cause - Not simply without any desert of his, but without any special cause of such singular afflictions; and peculiar and extraordinary guilt, such as his friends charged him with.]
[18] He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
[Breath - My pains are continual, and I have not as much as a breathing time free from them.
Bitterness – he was a product of what someone else sowed.
On the one hand, there are many who are chargeable with more sin than the common infirmities of human nature, and yet feel no more sorrow than that of the common calamities of human life. So, on the other hand, there are many who feel more than the common calamities of human life and yet are conscious to themselves of no more than the common infirmities of human nature.]
Do you feel like you keep getting hit by the storms of life?
Wounds upon wounds, being multiplied without much breathing time to free yourself from them?
May we stand as strong and steadfast as Job, for this is all but a test and trials we go through. In short, it is folly to contend with G-d, and our wisdom, as well as duty, to submit to Him and throw ourselves at His feet.
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