Current Events-COVID

https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/colunas/monicabergamo/2021/12/barroso-determina-obrigatoriedade-de-passaporte-da-vacina.shtml

There are two types of people who believe vaccines and vaccine passports should be mandatory or that it serves any purpose other than control. 

1- The ignorant, like the person who is the subject of this article, who fail to realize that by all standards, including the WHO, and the CDC, the VACCINE DOES NOT STOP THE VIRUS FROM BEING SPREAD NOR DOES IT STOP PEOPLE FROM BEING INFECTED. 

A phone app is not going to make anything better or worse. All it does is prevent places from getting too crowded. And even that becomes an issue because even vaccinated people, in close proximity, in closed-off environments can further spread the disease. It goes to show that vaccine without other precautionary steps, like socially distancing and mask-wearing, can be totally for naught. The disease has a very-low mortality rate for people with no comorbidities or pre-existing conditions that are virus conducive to begin with. That MAY change with time and with new variants but right now mortality percentage remains low.   

He states he is concerned that Brazil "might become the destination hotspot for the unvaccinated" when by its own data, Brazil has close to 65% vaccination rate which is good for top 10 worldwide. AGAIN, VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED CAN TRANSMIT THE DISEASE! So even if a million unvaccinated people were to show up in Brazil tomorrow(WHICH THEY WONT), that's not going to put even a small dent on that percentage total. But see, i'd rather deal with ignorance than negligence all day everyday. 

2- The liars, who are simply going along with the agenda, at any cost and in wanton disregard for any thing that closely resembles truth. At this point, they dont care about Human Rights. They only care about the agenda. 

I'd rather not deal with this bunch (liars) at all.

Luke 21:11

https://noticias.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/afp/2021/12/09/covid-19-leva-100-milhoes-de-menores-de-idade-a-pobreza-afirma-unicef.htm 

A pandemia de coronavírus levou pelo menos 100 milhões de crianças à pobreza, 10% a mais desde 2019, de acordo com um relatório do Unicef divulgado hoje, que afirma que esta é "a maior ameaça em seus 75 anos de história".

11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.

Current Events-Vaccine passports

https://noticias.uol.com.br/colunas/cristina-tardaguila/2021/12/09/aqui-estao-as-mentiras-que-voce-ainda-ouvira-sobre-passaporte-sanitario.htm

The vaccine passport may not be the Mark of the beast itself but consider what it does and think about whether or not it is at least a prelude, or pre-condition to the pledge.

Prior to the new order of things, there will be the Great Reset. The reset will include a new economic order that will consist of a centralized digital currency. Quite possibly, UBI will already be in effect for many UN citizens, and in order to receive any benefits from the world government, a person will undoubtedly have to be vaccinated. The vaccine passport is what would validate the person's vaccine/COVID status. The software, app, technological gadget, whatever you wanna call it, will likely include a social credit score (kinda like what they already have in China) alongside the vaccine status. If your vaccine status or social score aren't up to standard, access to the technocratic utopia will be limited. For vaccines, think about putting into your body whatever you are told to, whether it's a covid booster, a microchip, a tentacled tattoo, etc. For social score, think about not being able to do what you want. You will no longer have as much freedom as you once had. What's more important is that future plans aren't being outlined for the average brainwash victim. The elite/globalists are perfectly fine with a recklessly ignorant and oblivious majority. It's like sheep literally being led into the slaughter. Lost souls will undoubtedly "perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness." 

It probably isn't the the mark itself because scripture states that "The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. 16 It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.

For all the yogis out there, and there are at least 1 billion of them, think chakras, more specifically, think about the location of the sixth chakra, or the third eye. 

About the size of a grain of rice...

Or maybe an invisible tattoo...

Others may prefer a more practical, less radical location, where they can simply wave it past the reader in order to BUY OR SELL! Like, in your hand.

What will you do when you are forced to make a decision? 

Current Events-China

https://br.yahoo.com/esportes/news/china-diz-n%C3%A3o-temer-efeito-130039813.html

That's a much better reaction from Beijing, if after all, the absence or presence of those countries would not have an impact on the event.

But shouldn't China be a bit concerned about having people all over the world converge into mainland China with the virus and its variants still spreading? What if there's an outbreak? How will China react??

Current Events-Covid

https://br.yahoo.com/noticias/for%C3%A7ar-algu%C3%A9m-se-vacinar-fere-184429174.html

Well said Michelle...straight out of the UN Human Rights Commission. If Im sociallly-distancing and wearing my masks indoors Im not doing anything to worsen the outbreak. 

If there is a risk, no matter how small it is perceived to be, there must be a choice. 

(Thanks brother Hi-rez and Jimmy Levy)

Jesus disse...

— 3 Felizes as pessoas que sabem que são

espiritualmente pobres,

pois o Reino do Céu é delas.

4 — Felizes as pessoas que choram,

pois Deus as consolará. 

5 — Felizes as pessoas humildes,

pois receberão o que Deus

tem prometido. 

6 — Felizes as pessoas que têm fome e sede

de fazer a vontade de Deus,

pois ele as deixará

completamente satisfeitas. 

7 — Felizes as pessoas que têm misericórdia

dos outros,

pois Deus terá misericórdia delas.

8 — Felizes as pessoas que têm o coração puro,

pois elas verão a Deus. 

9 — Felizes as pessoas que trabalham pela paz,

pois Deus as tratará como seus filhos.

10 — Felizes as pessoas que sofrem perseguições

por fazerem a vontade de Deus,

pois o Reino do Céu é delas. 

11 — Felizes são vocês quando os insultam, perseguem e dizem todo tipo de calúnia contra vocês por serem meus seguidores.  12Fiquem alegres e felizes, pois uma grande recompensa está guardada no céu para vocês. Porque foi assim mesmo que perseguiram os profetas que viveram antes de vocês

Christology

https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/colunas/joel-pinheiro-da-fonseca/2021/12/existe-cristofobia-no-brasil.shtml

Im not sure if what the author wants to describe is a PHOBIA but rather an ANTI-SENTIMENT towards evangelical Christians who, spiritually, are not of this world. It really should come as no surprise. And that's probably true not only in Brazil but in the whole world just as Christ indicated would be the case. This is especially true of Christians who refuse to "conform to the ways of this world" but who instead "use this world to transform and renew their minds".

As an evangelical Christian, my purpose isn't to "gain credibility" from anybody much less from those who openly profess a disdain for Jesus, Christ, or anything related to Christianity. I dont believe it's possible to persuade someone into a relationship with God. I do believe in providing my own witness if someone ever cared to know. There are plenty who believe that evangelism is the saint's sole purpose in living. And they couldn't be more incorrect. To evangelize is what Christians are called to do just as they are called to tithe, pray, fast, sacrifice, worship, and teach amongst many other things. In fact, many err in the faith while trying to "convince" people into fellowship with God, going out of the[ir] way to "show" non-believers the way. It is written, "Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted." We must be very careful when handling the gospel outside the Body for obvious reasons. "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial[b]? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. "

It is true that the charismatic movement has taken ahold of some congregations and thus taken away from the veracity of gifts bestowed upon believers by the Holy Spirit. Mrs. Bolsonaro's actions appear genuine and in accordance with the scriptures. The joy expressed by her is itself a fruit OF the Spirit.

Whether or not the type of hate she received is a matter of persecution can be argued but no one can dispute the fact that such reactions were purely negative. After all, what harm is there in someone leaping for joy, in the midst of her inner circle after what she considered to be victory and a deed of God? When is it wrong to give glory to God? The answer is never. 

The answer, however, to the hate she experienced can quite simply be attributed to envy, a negative force. Humankind is so entrenched in selfishness that the mere sight of something positive is reason enough to spew hate. That's how deprived our generation has become.

A perfect example of what Paul described in the first chapter of his letter to the Church in Rome which was used to describe romans at that time but which certainly fails not to describe our generation in these last days.

28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

I dont think people are afraid (phobia) of Christ or christians for that matter. It would seem they are more "allergic" to them and vice-versa. And although unpleasant, annoying, and at times toxic, I find it all to be fitting, especially in these last days where the sheep and the goats are being separated. 

For whatever consolation the baby christian might need, remember that it is good for the world to see you as "different". Consider the reverse:

If the world loved you, and saw you as its own, only then would it approve of you.

  

Current Events-Winter Olympics (China, US and Russia)

https://br.yahoo.com/noticias/china-diz-que-eua-pagar%C3%A3o-095504970.html

Come on now, it's just the winter olympics. It is and always will be simple entertainment. Besides, should people be travelling all over the place nowadays given the numerous Covid variants? 

China preaches against bullying but its narrative at times sounds quite extreme itself.

There is no need for threats over trivial matters like sports. Credibility stock takes a hit.

UPDATE

https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/ga12391.doc.htm

Apparently the UN thinks otherwise but I still dont think sports and politics/globalization is a good mix.

Abdulla Shahid (Maldives), President of the General Assembly, said the draft resolution on sport and the Olympic ideal urges countries to observe the Olympic Truce — an ancient tradition of halting conflict in order to give the Games’ athletes and spectators safe passage.  Emphasizing that the world’s common destiny draws together every national flag and background, he said nations should use sport as a tool to support dialogue and reconciliation, striving for a peaceful world aligned with the principles and values enshrined in the United Nations Charter.

I get the gist behind the idea but i still think that humanity can and should unite on more unquestionably and undeniable issues that pose more of a risk against the goals of the UN. After all, sports is entertainment and it involves competition which can be divisive. I dont think much emphasis should be placed on trivial matters when dealing with the future of the planet. 

As far as the truce itself, I thought that would go on without mentioning.

Oh, but https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/us-officials-boycott-beijing-olympics-cnn-2021-12-06/ the US appears poised to not show up. And they do have the right to do that.

Im of the opinion that such an act by Joe Brinden would be something most people would expect... Trump to pull? And he says " I don’t think about the former president”. Well, maybe subconsciously, he does wish to emulate him strangely enough.

China responds immediately with hostility by suggesting the US would "pay a price".  https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/china-says-us-diplomatic-boycott-winter-olympics-could-harm-co-operation-2021-12-07/

That's like getting mad over a video game. You can have fun without the most popular kid. Besides...perhaps it could serve as quite the foreshadowing...

Think of the headlines...

"US excludes itself from world event."

"Biden asks for cooperation, fails to show up to humanitarian event"

"American exceptionalism flagrant, fouls up Olympics"

"UN extends a hand, US turns its back"

I think the representative of the Russian Federation summed it up best.

" The Olympic ideals remain as relevant as ever and can help foster harmony in today’s complex world but sport should not become a political tool or an instrument of intrigue, such as blackmail, and it must never be used as an instrument of power involving sanctions."  

Current Events-Global warming

https://br.yahoo.com/finance/news/o-primeiro-voo-passageiros-movido-100022826.html

Sustainable jet fuel, that's a new one. Probably better to just fly less. It does good on that end as well as on the COVID end. You get on a skytube for more than an hour, you will come out with a cough and sniffles at least, even if masked.

Current Events-Vax Mandates

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/12/06/omicron-covid-variant-travel-rules-booster-vaccinations/8881566002/

A vaccine mandate for private-sector workers across New York City will take effect this month, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday.

The expansion of de Blasio's "Key to NYC" vaccination program, effective Dec. 27, will cover 184,000 businesses, he said. Vaccinations are already required for hospital and nursing home workers – and city employees including teachers, police officers and firefighters. A vaccination mandate for employees of private and religious schools was announced last week.

Current Events-Economy

https://br.yahoo.com/finance/news/d%C3%B3lar-abre-em-queda-ante-121137667.html

O próprio chair do Fed, Jerome Powell, disse na semana passada que acredita ser apropriado discutir na próxima reunião do banco central o encerramento total de seu programa de compras de títulos alguns meses mais cedo do que o esperado, em meio a sinais de persistência da inflação alta nos EUA. Isso poderia abrir caminho para alta nos custos dos empréstimos.

The main reason why inflation is noticeable, going to get more noticeable, and no longer "transitory" is because of all the printing that took place by way of the couple trillion dollar bills that were passed this year. If they stop the buyback now that may lead to higher inflation because all the money is already been pumped IN. Raising rates may help contain inflation but then the bubble has already been blown up so like Legarde said earlier, why fix the problem now when it's only gonna get worse? How can you raise rates when an economy is loan-based?

It's almost as if they (the FED) WANT inflation. However, devaluing currency, like China used to do and still does to a lesser extent, is only constructive when there is LOW circulation. Devaluing currency when there is HIGH circulation is a recipe for disaster!

Consider the following USDCNY chart for a look at how the currencies appear to be exchanging places:

https://www.macrotrends.net/2575/us-dollar-yuan-exchange-rate-historical-chart

The downward trend (USD) for the last 5 years is obvious.

2 Crônicas 7:14

Então, se o meu povo, que pertence somente a mim, se arrepender, abandonar os seus pecados e orar a mim, eu os ouvirei do céu, perdoarei os seus pecados e farei o país progredir de novo.

Current Events-Oil(energy)

https://br.yahoo.com/finance/news/opep-decide-seguir-com-planejado-145355563.html

OPEC decides to maintain production as scheduled.

But what if Omicron wreaks havoc? That is sure to reduce demand. 

Current Events-COVID

https://br.yahoo.com/noticias/variante-%C3%B4micron-foi-encontrada-em-154351075.html

I find it hard to believe they will let any "variants" go to waste. Any and all COVID-related news can and will be used to augment the crisis. 

Current Events-Debt ceiling

https://br.yahoo.com/finance/news/governo-dos-eua-pode-faltar-190308567.html

They kept the government from shutting down so it's pretty much a given that they will raise the debt ceiling. 

But just for two months?? That's not kicking the can far enough down the road.

Also, tying it to the NDAA? Under what pretense? That not doing so can cause a national emergency? That's a valid argument but would that mean that the Act would have to be invoked? 

Current Events-National Security

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10170525/Drone-attack-PA-substation-one-target-energy-grid-according-Homeland-Security.html

A modified commercial drone may have been responsible for an attempted attack on a Pennsylvania power substation last year, the first reported case of a drone assault on the United States' energy infrastructure.

Authorities believe a DJI Mavic 2 drone with a thick copper wire tethered to it found in June 2020 was likely intended to disrupt operations 'by creating a short circuit to cause damage to transformers or distribution lines,' according to a joint intelligence bulletin from the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Counterterrorism Center released October 28.

Who would have known that such a small invention is capable of wreaking that much havoc.

People need to step up their drone game. 

While this is the first attempt on an energy utility reported by federal authorities, a swarm of five or six large drones flew in a restricted area at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Tonopah, Arizona, two nights in a row in September 2019, David Hambling, author of Swarm Troopers: How Small Drones Will Conquer the World, reported in a 2020 Forbes article.

Im not sure a lot of people knew about that either.

Current Events-Brinden

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/biden-says-putting-together-comprehensive-plan-russia-ukraine-crisis-2021-12-03/

Lemme find out Joe Brinden bucking...

"I don’t accept anybody’s red lines," he said of Russia’s demands.

I dont think Vlad expects Brinden to "accept" or even agree with them.

He just expects Brinden and NATO to abide by them.

Current Events-China

https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/colunas/samuelpessoa/2021/12/dilma-china-e-a-inflacao-da-covid.shtml

Another interesting piece found in the same Brazilian newspaper regarding China. This time, there is strong reaction to former President Dilma Rousseff's assertion that China's style of government can enlighten western ideals both socially and economically. 

Of course, most of the reaction comes from ultra-right Brazilians who are completely hypnotized by American society and oblivious to its exceptionalist past as well as its current state of affairs.

This hypnosis prevents people from seeing the UN vision which i assure you the majority of people of this world will undoubtedly accept and many will actually long to be part of. 

The American Dream was never meant to be an all-encompassing approach to solidarity and unity for the rest of the world which catered to its demands for the majority of the 20th century. It is no different now, in the 21st century.

Joe Brinden is the only "hope" for American leadership in the new order. "Hope" because the majority of Americans are quite satisfied with the current status-quo, that of American hegemony. They too, are oblivious to the UN's vision.

China on the other hand, is exactly what the UN wants. Whether you like it or not, Chinese society is the closest thing to the model desired by the UN. Surveillance, biometrics, civil and economic responsibility as well as a collective approach to the betterment of worldwide economic affairs are all part of the globalist agenda. 

I dont think Rousseff's statement was meant to be taken as a literal account that would suggest China is some sort of paradise because it is not. There is no such place on planet earth but for whatever atrocity China may be responsible for, the US can account for twice as many both abroad and domestically. 

The Chinese model of economic and social policy, is second to none when it comes to the UN's vision. 

The writer ends his article noting that China did not proceed the same way most countries did by way of some sort of economic stimulus. They instead relied on savings. 

And that's what savings should be for. Emergency funds in case things dont go as planned or in case some unforeseen event (like a pandemic) takes place. Not for status aggrandizement, selfish ambition or useless spending. That is the whole point of being financially responsible which also happens to be something China has been an expert at while the US has failed miserably. Just look at the clock.

https://www.usdebtclock.org/

$29,000,000,000,000+ ... and counting. (National)

Perhaps that is the point China has been trying to make all along. 

As of 6/2021, who owns most US debt(International)?

https://www.statista.com/statistics/246420/major-foreign-holders-of-us-treasury-debt/

1. Japan

2. China

7. Brazil

In order to keep the status quo, the US chose to keep borrowing because they could. After all, they have the world's reserve currency. The same one used to conduct oil transactions. And the same one taken off of the gold standard in 1971. Think about that. Fifty years of "print as thou wilt". And you think it wasn't gonna come back to haunt them? 

China is keenly aware of this. And it is the same China that can pull the economic plug on the US. Trump declared war by raising tariffs on Chinese imports which may turn out to be the biggest mistake ever second only to the Gold Standard debacle. 

The repercussions are already noticeable. Think supply chain crisis...

Current Events-China

https://br.yahoo.com/noticias/bolsonaro-acusa-m%C3%ADdia-tradicional-fake-113000777.html

Do ponto de vista do governo Biden, um dos objetivos da cúpula é estabelecer uma aliança de países democráticos em oposição à China, na tentativa de isolar o regime de partido único e sem eleições livres.

Actually, there are many people who believe that Joe Brinden's government and party is in direct alliance with the very CHINA it claims to be against. But how much sense would it make to tell the truth to the American people? In the age of deceit, speaking their native tongue of lies is what governs their policy, both foreign and domestic. The same applies to Europe when it makes the same anti-China claims.  

As far as China itself, it may be a bad example of "democracy" but it is the best example of order. For all the "democracy" Babylon claims to present, even with claims of election theft from the far-right, it fails to keep order in spite of the many luxuries its currency should afford it. It should be the prime example of order yet its police departments and fire departments are all facing shortages because of vaccine mandates which has led to a spike in crime in most major cities. 

Check this out for a comparison:

https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/China/United-States/Crime

So if a country is in order, and demonstrably so, why would there need to be elections? Has democracy somehow achieved deity status? Is democracy the only thing that a nation should claim to possess and use it as a token of "freedom"? Are citizens of countries that claim to be democratic always happy and content with being given the illusion that they somehow control their countries' paths because of elections? Hardly so.

My personal experience has always been that every nation that has instituted "democracy" has at least half its populace up-in-arms because their candidate is not in power. And when the next election rolls around, the other half is up-in-arms for the same reason. The end-result is always the same. Nations are divided. 

This will only change when the UN takes over, and right now, The People's Republic of China has the best model for such a government. America is far behind when it comes to the concept of globalization thanks to the exceptionalist policies of Trump. 

When China makes the argument that it possesses a "democracy" that works, it is difficult to argue against it especially in light of one that quintessentially mimics the exact order desired by the United Nations.

 

Current Events-Global warming

https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/colunas/claudia-costin/2021/12/brasil-um-gigante-da-biodiversidade-e-a-etica-intergeracional.shtml

A nice piece by Claudia Costin, outlining the actual environmental aspect of climate change as opposed to the economic side of it.

When considering -“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” and that God "made man in his image, in our likeness, so that he may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground” and that He commanded Adam and Eve to "be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground” and that " I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food"-the account of creation in Genesis, one can't help but advocate for taking care of the habitat we live in.  

The fact that secularists use it to advance other agendas is a separate issue regardless of whether or not one considers it to be "good" in nature.

Current Events-China, US, and the UN

https://br.yahoo.com/noticias/laos-inaugura-sua-primeira-ferrovia-152602819.html

This type of stuff is what the US should have been doing, regularly, since the dollar became the world's reserve currency if in fact it were serious about leading the world into a more United Nations.

What did they do instead? Started wars all over the place (with a special interest in oil-rich countries), removed all credibility from its currency by going away from the Gold Standard (Nixon, 1971), racked up an unbelievable amount of debt https://www.usdebtclock.org/, all the while leading the world astray with the intoxicating wine of her adulteries (Revelation 17).

Granted, China isn't your picture perfect of a leader either. It has its well-known shortcomings. For one, it must tackle its lack of a green enough agenda and make it a priority but from an economic [(only G20 nation with positive GDP according to IMF (as of 6/2020)], civil (one of a handful of countries with a zero-tolerance to COVID) and technological (worldwide leader in biometrics alongside India and unquestionable world leader in terms of surveillance) perspective, it has surpassed American leadership by far. 

America chose Trump and he basically undid everything Bo had accomplished multilaterally, beginning with Paris, and sent America back decades in terms of globalization. Trump's "America First" approach might as well have been "America's Fist" approach, declaring war on the noblest of agendas for the sake of wealth and prosperity.

Therefore, “‘Come out of her, my people,’[b]

    so that you will not share in her sins,
    so that you will not receive any of her plagues;
5 for her sins are piled up to heaven,
    and God has remembered her crimes.
6 Give back to her as she has given;
    pay her back double for what she has done.
    Pour her a double portion from her own cup.
7 Give her as much torment and grief
    as the glory and luxury she gave herself.
In her heart she boasts,
    ‘I sit enthroned as queen.
I am not a widow;[c]
    I will never mourn.’
8 Therefore in one day her plagues will overtake her:
    death, mourning and famine.
She will be consumed by fire,
    for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.

Current Events-China

https://br.yahoo.com/noticias/uni%C3%A3o-europeia-anuncia-pacote-quase-194422463.html

It sounds like a losing proposition at best and reverse psychology at worst. Going against China is going against the UN.

Europe doesn't want that so they just have to act like they're doing something about China's role.

In a world of deceit, everything is an act.

In a world of lies, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. 

Current Events-Economy

https://br.yahoo.com/finance/news/opep-inicia-dois-dias-negocia%C3%A7%C3%B5es-121154599.html

If oil prices are down, why would OPEC consider raising supply? And why should it consider doing so while a new COVID variant has been found which is likely to decrease demand further?

Current Events-Artificial reality

https://br.yahoo.com/financas/noticias/terreno-no-metaverso-bate-recorde-ao-ser-vendido-por-r-24-milhoes-151033103.html

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of metaverse is an ostrich. And how it digs its head on the ground in hopes of altering its surroundings.

Current Events-Inflation

https://br.yahoo.com/finance/news/yellen-diz-ser-trabalho-fed-145811690.html

All 3 events had an impact on the inflation despite how much she wants to underestimate the first and given the fact the last two are very much tied together.

1- Two trillion+ bills.

2- Supply chain issue

3- Supply & demand imbalance.

Is it possible to make sense of life away from people?

https://www.uol.com.br/vivabem/noticias/redacao/2021/12/01/a-vida-no-claustro-da-para-encontrar-o-sentido-da-vida-longe-das-pessoas.htm

Thays Lira posed the question in one of her pieces under the "living well" section of a Brazilian newspaper.

I like how she started with questions.

To me, the answer is very simple. 

Yes, it is possible, if a person manages to answer the following two questions 

1-Who am I?

2-What am I doing here?

Identity & Purpose.

Many people go their entire lives without being able to answer either one of those questions, or worse, never asking those two questions to begin with. And so they end up in a circuitous maze, going to and fro, chasing after the wind their entire lives. In doing so, they feel obligated to engage others as much as possible to try to make sense of it all. People get to the point where they actually NEED people and become DEPENDENT on people in order to function. Sadly, it happens more often than not. 

If that spiritual truth isn't enough, from a practical standpoint, people in today's society live life constantly trying to prove something to one another, which has also been proven to be futile since that, too, is an endless, draining cycle.

It's probably even easier, practically speaking, to make sense of life away from people after you spent decades around people and realize, especially in today's day and age, what people are all about. When you find out what people are all about and realize it goes against what you believe in, it's easier to not look back for it is written "whoever puts his hand to the plough and looks back, is not fit for the Kingdom of God". Living life in the pursuit of pleasure, is in direct opposition to living life in the pursuit of God. 

I like how Thays ended her piece:

WHen you realize you are not the center of it all, you are able to exercise your freedom.

One of my favorite posts is the one where i reference the Jones', found below.

And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man’s envy of his neighbor...

and the Joneses will be the Joneses. They buy and build, sell and tear down because their desire is to outdo their neighbors who themselves are trying to outdo them. And so goes the same ol' tired process and the same ol' way of thinking...

They do everything they do because they think, they want, and they ARE better than you. Everything revolves around the "who's better"...no matter the subject. And whatever it is you're the best at, is the one subject and/or thing you always want to engage in. O, the futility of life and the rationale that comes with it! We are animals! That's it. Nothing but a bunch of animals. Howbeit that we do the same things a dog does? We eat. They eat. We drink, they drink. We dump, they dump. We piss, they piss. We do the deed, they do deed. And yet man still stands to subdue all creation; a design of God.

The only thing a man gets from being better than the next is a feeding of his pride. Who builds and buys for a reason other than the one Solomon mentions? And even when that takes place, man still finds misery behind the idea that comes from not being the best. Truly, godliness with contentment is great gain and a gift from God. Besides that, man is left to that same old circuitous thinking, a chasing after the wind. When does he ever catch it? Lol....HE NEVER DOES.

The world...an endless race, the everlasting competition, neverending. And we don't get tired of the same game. Who's prettier, who's richer, who's stronger, who's smarter...whoever is prettier isn't stronger, and whoever is richer isn't smarter, and who's wronger? Not the one who has all of these and yet discovers that happiness and contentment are from God, the same one who takes from one and gives to the other who will later give it to yet another. The audacity of man to think God has left HIS creation to chance. HALLELUJAH! Praise be to the Most High God! Maker of heaven and earth! How awesome your deeds and majestic your ways! Everything you do is perfect. Not a thing undone unless you undid it. Creator of earth and every moment in it.

And how dare you o man, question the power and sovereignty of God? How can dust speak? How dare we try to subject God to the laws He has subjected us to? LOL! How dare we try to engage God in matters of earth using arguments of earth?! DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHO GOD IS!? HAVE YOU ANY IDEA!? OF COURSE NOT. That's why He allows us to wander around in our minisculeness...we small. Truly, a heavy burden it is to try and begin fathoming the Most High. We small. Too small. But if we recognize that, He reveals Himself to us, allowing us to become and have more of Him. Is there anything more important or that makes more sense than to be more like God? His eternity drips on us and when it does, all else is irrelevant. WHO CAN ARGUE AGAINST THAT? LOL. What a task my Lord! LOL. How can I begin to come near you in this dogness!? LOL. It's almost exasperating....save the hope YOU give me. I wish that the day of transformation would come fast (UPDATE: AND IT HAS! THANK YOU FATHER! FINALLY! HALLELUJAH!)...but then im left to consider that You still have plans yet unraveling...im almost at a loss...I long for a new body yet I long to see what You have in mind. What a treat to see your plan unfold...Romans 12:2

Does perfection not entail the complete and total leaving of the world? Does it not mean operating in a separate realm? Is it anything less than being engulfed BY and walking IN the Spirit? Does it not include the resentment of others operating in the world? Does it exclude the bitterness of the enemy? Does it not subject the flesh to ITS desires?

Competition is left for those of us who have yet to fully grasp that there is only one winner. We compete because we have not realized that in spite of all our efforts to outdo our neighbors, we ourselves have been outdone by the winner, bickering like losers unaware of who it is all about. We want glory, but it's all His. Get used to it. Get over it. Embrace it. Love it. Live it.

COME WINNER!