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Ricochet

Admittedly this post is intended as ricochet ministry. Described by a beloved Pastor (my paraphrase) as bouncing the message off my regular Readers (who highly likely have already embraced it and will) hopefully rebound it to others who might benefit. 

The picture is copied from a public domain and is pictured here as the springboard for this essay. This picture does not tell the whole story though. Does it?

It does tell me the targeted man is only valued, and the wife deems herself only loved, when the husband conforms to all the wishes and dictates of the wife. It tells me the wife sees herself predominately as One to be served rather than a partner in service. This is heartbreaking for both of them.
The pictured message is the opposite of the Spirit of Scripture. It is a 180 in the wrong direction from the principles that make for a healthy, happy marriage.  Biblical Principles when applied and treasured by BOTH will bring Life to life. 

Marriages are BUILT, not by one, not by two but by Three – GOD and the two. This building happens when the two individually love GOD FIRST and Secondly, love their mate more than they love their own needs, ways and comforts.  

Scripture does not give the option – I will if he will – someone has to start and the one who starts and does not give up reaps a harvest of plenty. 

Such is rare in our world because marriages today are contracts made to be broken instead of covenants entered for keeping in JESUS name. 

I know whereof I speak  – I’ve had both! The contract for breaking and the Covenant for keeping and that means SOMETHING!

So let us not grow weary of doing what is good; for if we don’t give up, we will in due time reap the harvest.  source

Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. 
Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. source 

End of Essay,

Who Knows Who Else

Smallpox. It was a deadly disease. But the world did not shut down for it. 
It was a long-standing disease. But the world did not shut down for it. 

The origin of smallpox is unknown;[13] however, the earliest evidence of the disease dates to the 3rd century BCE in Egyptian mummies.[13] The disease historically occurred in outbreaks.[10] In 18th-century Europe, it is estimated that 400,000 people died from the disease per year, and that one-third of all cases of blindness were due to smallpox.[10][14] Smallpox is estimated to have killed up to 300 million people in the 20th century[15][16] and around 500 million people in the last 100 years of its existence,[17] as well as six monarchs.[10][14]As recently as 1967, 15 million cases occurred a year.[10]
source Wikipedia

A child with smallpox in Bangladesh in 1973.

The bumps filled with thick fluid and a depression or dimple in the center are characteristic.

A horrid picture isn’t it?! 
Smallpox was horrible for anyone, especially children.
More children died than adults.
Thirty (30%) percent of the people who contracted smallpox died.  That’s a lot.  Even so, that is a 70% survival rate, but some had residual blindness. 

Horrible does not really describe it, does it?
Use the
link and read more if you can stomach it – horrible does not even begin to describe it! 

So, Science gave us a VACCINE. One dose and no smallpox.


The facts are different with Covid 19. 

If a child gets it all – very few – for teens and young adults, the recovery rate is 99.997%. Presently, no residual effects. 
And according to the CDC, 70 years and older, your recovery rate is 94.6%.  Source
And with these
horrible death rates the WHO and who knows who else, set out to give us a vaccine!

But alas this ‘vaccine’ is a two-dose and must be renewed annually and the recipient is still not assured that he or she will not get Covid, however, if you do, it might not be as bad.
Actually, there are
NO guarantees with this Covid ‘vaccine’.

The risks are still unknown and I am told when one is injected with this ‘vaccine’ a waiver must be signed, resulting in, NO ONE is responsible for any ill effects.
In summary, NO ONE can be legally held responsible, be the effects minor or even result in death.

What’s wrong with this picture?

Please do not let the blindness of this world prevent you from seeing.

Additional Reading. 

Personality Tests

Just a little Sunday afternoon considered opinion to be taken or left as the reader wills. :)
 
Personality tests, seeking to discover who we are along with the gifts, talents, even our hidden potential, and the like seem particularly popular on social media.
Admittedly, it’s fun, intriguing, enticing even, and the results from time to time even ring a bell or two. 

Albeit, for us seriously desiring to know who we are perhaps we would read The Bible.
There without fail, not only do we learn who we are but who we can become and how to get there.
 
The Bible.
The only fully accurate personality test available.
And so readily available – no app needed – just take it down from the shelf, open, read, learn, live.