Updates, Changes & Corrections

Hi all. I know I’ve been outta sight for a while, so I felt a need to update you all on what’s been going on. In addition, I have to address an error I made in the course of the two studies I’ve been doing.

Corrections

In the Beginning Pt. 9

First, the error. When I read Gary’s study on Ish, I was quite fascinated…so much so that my mind ran with the ideas being given to me as I looked back at Genesis. The ideas were so exciting to me, because God was, through these ideas, unblocking some self-esteem issues I had that was holding me back. So on that account, it was a good thing, and hopefully blessed someone else in the same way.

However, seeing as how I am working towards becoming a published writer in some major magazines and publications, I felt that I needed to go back and look at that word  “man” in the beginning to see where Gary first found Ish at and to make sure that my impression on who Ish was, was indeed correct. I realized that much of what I saw was based on the information in the first two chapters of Genesis, but not specifically on that word man, which is what Gary had focused his attention to. So I thought I needed to also focus on that word to ensure the clarity of what I was stating, and in doing so, I found something else.

Now, to be clear, the duality or separation of the clay man/shell and spirit man of Adam is correct. There is a separation of the two, and they were indeed created at two distinctively different times/days in the creation process. However, the reference I found for Ish first appeared with Ishshah, and in that context, it was a reference to the “woman” as “wife.”

When Eve was first created, she was not referred to as “Eve” but as “the woman” which is where we first see Ishshah. I did not see Ish prior to this, but it is possible that I missed it, although I checked every reference to man in the first two chapters. I found Ishshah referenced first, and then Ish at the point in which they were being tempted.

Thus, this put a whole new spin on the perspective in which we were examining this, because I believe that when Gary found Ish, he found him in chapter 3, as I believe his focus was the temptation in the garden, but I found Ishshah in chapter 2, because I went all the way back to the beginning to find this separation of clay and spirit that I was shown. In the process, I found a pattern or methodology that God operates in. Upon checking on this finding of Ishshah in the concordance, I found the reference to “wife” and then with Ish the reference to “husband.”

So that showed me that the clay form is nameless, but is a part of the overall being of Adam. Satan came and tempted them via the marriage bond, because his intention was not only to cause them to fall from grace, but to sever their bond…to put an enmity between man and woman. He has been successful in doing this, as evidence within the church points out in their subjegation of women in the body as a result of the fall.

Changes & Updates

In other news, I became unemployed as of 9/25/07, so I have been busy handling the various agency information requests to ensure that my son is provided for, as well as searching for a job. However, I have come to the conclusion, that every person I know of that is seriously serving the Lord in a ministry, is self-employed in some way and self-sufficient in God, so their time is free and flexible to serve Him. Since I want to serve Him, I am walking in faith on this issue as well, and working towards being self-employed.

I’ve been asking the Lord if this state of unemployment is the answer to the requests I have been putting in about being freed up to serve Him, and I am of the opinion that it is. This is just something that I have to walk in faith on, so I am.

So I’ve been pretty busy…in fact, it amazes me to think and wonder how some people sit around their homes with nothing to do, because I have so much to do, that I wondered how I had time for a 9-5 before.

God is still blessing, despite the well-intentioned discouragement I received from a sister in the benevolence dept. It was a little seed in something she said to me, and then right after that, she commented, “But you are confident in God, right?” It facsinates me how much christians can be the worst source of discouragement we can have sometimes.

I had to even say something to my mother about the spirit of skepticism that she constantly shows me. I was explaining to her that my son (11yrs) has just moved into the “noticing girls” phase, and how I was addressing it. Immediately, she started berating me with all of this skepticism because she doesn’t believe in one of my gifts from God, and she didn’t feel I should expose my son to this gift. I had to just shut her down on that conversation really fast, because frankly, I’m tired of nega-speak. (My term)

Speaking of perceptions, I got offered several opportunities. I am currently working on two of them, and as soon as I can get websites up and running, I will let you know. However, one of the people I am interacting with, gave me a DVD of The Secret. At first, I was slightly skeptical, as in the beginning of the DVD, they do a lot of what I call “unnecessary prep,” which is a bunch of talk about how this is something that persons XY & Z  have known for centuries…etc; and that it is something everyone should know. I can’t stand when people waste my time on constant baiting about how much I and everyone needs something they are pushing. Just get to the point.

At any rate, when they finally got to the point, it was so simplistic…in fact, God had revealed this to me before in a different way. It is a biblical principle they present without a lot of focus on God, because I think they are trying to appeal to a wider audience. It’s basically a faith principle, but the thing I liked about this presentation, is that they actually explained how to operate in it, and answered some of the typical questions that we all tend to have that create doubt and inhibit us from receiving. For instance…my biggest issue of late, and something I have been talking to God about is time. In the DVD…they explained the “time delay” and the reason for it, and so it made a lot of sense, and calmed my nerves and resolved my issues about time. So I think that it is a good presentation, and they did mention that the principles they were espousing were biblical and God based.

At any rate…this is what is going on with me at the moment. I will update again when time permits, and will try to get back to posting my studies asap. Thanks for still visiting even while I was gone, and for checking up on me. Peace and blessings.