There are New Channels of Provision for You

No matter how you are receiving your daily provision, whether it’s by your parents, working a job or business, investing, or sponsored, you need to know that these are all channels, not the source.

In a drainage basin, the source of water is rain from the sky. The water collects at an elevated area and then flows down to lower areas.

God is the heavenly source of all provision. He can use people as channels to distribute provision, but everything good comes from Him. Never treat your parents, boss, sponsor, clients, or the stock market as if they are the source.

God provided for Elijah at the brook Cherith for a season, but that brook eventually dried up. God did not abandon Elijah after that. God told him that He had prepared a new channel of provision “there” in Zarephath.

“Then Yahweh’s word came to him, saying, “Go away from here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. You shall drink from the brook. I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” So he went and did according to Yahweh’s word; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook. After a while, the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land. Yahweh’s word came to him, saying, “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.”” (1 Kings‬ ‭17:2-9‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

When one channel dries up, you can be sure that God has another flowing towards you. You don’t have to stand at the dried-up brook and cry. Just receive your new channel of provision based on where God leads you to. Be prepared for change because nothing stays exactly the same in this world.

“But I don’t see any way this can happen. I know no one and no one knows me. How can any help possibly reach me?” Well, God knows you.

Even if you are stuck in the driest desert wilderness, He can make rivers run through it to reach you. He can go through all obstacles to save you.

““Don’t remember the former things, and don’t consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs out now. Don’t you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. The animals of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen, the people which I formed for myself, that they might declare my praise.” (Isaiah‬ ‭43:18-21‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

I know that this year has been difficult for many people, and that many of you experienced your brook drying up. However, God has a new channel of provision waiting for you to step into.

Earlier this month, a new waterfall burst forth in the wilderness in Israel. I believe that it is a sign that God is pouring out new channels of provision for His people who are experiencing difficult situations. Not just natural provision, but also of His gifts, anointing, wisdom and power!

To prepare for the new channel of provision, expect something fresh in 2021. Be open to new ways of doing things, and be flexible as led by the Holy Spirit. Even in completely new roles that you’re completely unskilled and inexperienced in, do not be afraid because God will fill the gaps by His anointing upon you. God will feed you—His chosen and sanctified one. Give Him praise!

We must be flexible to Spirit-led change. Understanding God’s times and seasons is the key to being fruitful and full of faith in every moment of life: https://bit.ly/god-appointed-time

Do Higher Wages Mean Higher Standards of Living?

A recent macroblog post used Atlanta Fed Wage Growth Tracker data to observe that the hourly wage of the lowest-paid workers has rebounded ( ) in recent years after declining for a decade.

The chart below depicts ( ) this finding, showing the median ( ) hourly wage ( ) of the lowest-paid ( ) 25 percent of workers in the Tracker sample relative ( ) to the median for all workers.

Moreover, the post showed that this recovery was not just a story about states and localities ( ) increasing their minimum wages. It also appears that there has been a significant tightening in the labor market for unskilled or low-skilled jobs.

Taken at face value, this is good news for workers employed in low-wage jobs.

But here's the rub ( ): the median wage in the first quartile ( ) is still low—$11.50 in 2019, or 55 percent of the overall median wage.

Moreover, these are hourly wages before taxes and transfers ( ).

They don't represent what is happening to these workers' ability to make ends meet ( ), which depends crucially on income after taxes and transfers.

For households at the bottom of the income distribution, means-tested ( ) transfers can play an especially important role.

The size of the transfers tends to decrease as earnings ( ) increase, and they stop altogether when a worker exceeds income- and asset-eligibility thresholds ( ).

The interaction between changes in earnings and various means-tested public assistance programs is an important public policy issue, and it is one that staff at the Atlanta Fed are studying.

薪資成長代表生活水準提高？

理財網站macroblog最近發布一則公告，使用亞特蘭大聯邦儲備銀行的薪資成長追蹤數據，觀察到每小時最低工資持續幾十年來的下滑，終於在近幾年開始反彈。

以下圖表所顯示的結果，呈現前25%低的時薪中位數樣本，和所有時薪樣本中位數之間的關係。

此外，該公告顯示這波復甦不只是探討最低薪資在各州與地方的成長，更指出低技術或無技術勞動市場明顯地緊縮。

表面的價值觀看來，這對從事低薪行業的勞工來說是個好消息。
但難處在於：前四分之一低的時薪中位數仍處在低處—如2019年為11.5元，同時也是前55%低的時薪中位數。

不只如此，這些薪資還是不包含稅和生活津貼(又稱「轉移收入」)。
他們沒有說的是，這些勞工的工作能力如何導致他們生活在薪資結構的底層，只能拮据地仰賴稅後收入和生活津貼。

對分配在薪資結構底層的家庭來說，透過資格審查才能獲得的生活津貼對他們是非常重要的。

生活津貼的多寡隨著收入提高而降低，當收入和資產達到一定的標準時，他們就不再有生活津貼。

收入的變化和眾多具資格審查的公共補助計畫，相互影響之下成為公共政策中的一大問題，也是亞特蘭大聯邦儲備銀行職員正在進行的研究。

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Đã bao giờ bạn tranh luận với ai đó (đặc biệt trên mạng) và kinh ngạc không hiểu tại sao một người sai đến như vậy lại không nhận ra rằng mình sai?

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Nôm na là người kém hiểu biết không biết là họ còn nhiều điều không biết, nên nghĩ họ giỏi, còn người giỏi thật thì lại nghĩ ai cũng biết những thứ họ biết, nên nghĩ họ bình thường.

Hiện tượng này được miêu tả năm 1999 bởi hai giáo sư tâm học của Mỹ, David Dunning và Justin Kruger, trong bài báo: “Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments” (Tạm dịch: Thiếu năng lực và thiếu nhận thức về nó: Khó khăn trong việc nhận thức về sự bất tài của chính mình dẫn đến ảo tưởng sức mạnh bản thân).

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Lần tới, khi bạn tranh luận với ai mà kinh ngạc về cái sự sai của họ, rất có thể họ hoặc bạn, hoặc cả hai, là nạn nhân của hiệu ứng Dunning-Kruger.

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Disclaimer: kết quả nghiên cứu này dựa trên thí nghiệm với người Mỹ. Thí nghiệm dựa trên người Nhật chỉ ra rằng hầu hết mọi người, cả người năng lực kém và người năng lực cao, thường đánh giá thấp năng lực của họ.

ご視聴ありがとうございます！
English comment is after Japanese.

「4月9日はフォークの日♪」ですね🎸（･･･って、日本だけかな😅）
アリスの「雪の音」をカバーさせていただきました。
この曲は5thアルバム「アリスV」に収録されています。
今年はこの時期にカバーしたかったこの曲を弾き語ってみました😉

拙い演奏と歌ですが、この動画が皆さんのカバーのご参考になれば幸いです。

※大変な状況💦ですが、頑張ってこの難局を乗り越えましょう！

※原曲はこちら！
https://youtu.be/WCGqWR7aL1c

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Thank you so much for watching!

Today "9th April" is the folk song's day♪（Whoa! Is this only in Japan?😅）
I did a cover of Alice's "The roadside tree knew".
This song is included in 5th album "Alice V".
In this year, I covered this song which I had wanted to cover at this time of year.😉

Although my unskilled playing and singing, I hope this video will help for your guitar cover.
Thanks my friends!

*Original song is here!
https://youtu.be/WCGqWR7aL1c
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#アリス #雪の音 #アリスV
#4月9日はフォークの日♪

ご視聴ありがとうございます！
English comment is after Japanese.

秦基博さんの「つたえたいコトバ」をカバーさせていただきました。
この曲は1stアルバム「コントラスト」に収録されています。

グルーブ感をキープしたまま弾き語るのがなかなか大変で、
秦さんの曲の中でも難易度が高い曲だと思います。
特に、サビの「君に伝えたい～」のコードは弾くのが少し大変です。
慣れないうちは難しいと思いますので、テンポを下げて練習されることをお勧めします。

拙い演奏と歌ですが、この動画が皆さんのカバーのご参考になれば幸いです。

※原曲はこちら！
　https://youtu.be/8gfzCtRIzlc

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Thank you so much for watching!

I did a cover of Motohiro Hata's "The words which I want to tell you".
This is included in his 1st album "Contrast".

Playing and singing while to be keeping the groove was so hard.
Even in his songs, I think that challenge level of this song is high.
Especially, the chord of hook "The words which I want to tell you~" is bit tough to playing.
I think it's hard for those who are not used to it, so I recommend that you practice this part with slowing down the musical tempo.

Although my unskilled playing and singing, I hope this video will help for your guitar cover.
Thanks my friends!

*Original song is HERE!
https://youtu.be/8gfzCtRIzlc
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#秦基博 #つたえたいコトバ #コントラスト

ご視聴ありがとうございます！
English comment is after Japanese.

斉藤和義さんの「ギター」をカバーさせていただきました。
この曲は15thアルバム「45 STONES」に収録されています。

斉藤和義さんのカバーをupするのは初めてです。
実はオリジナル曲は「ウクレレ」で演奏されているんですが💦
今回は「ギター」でカバーしてみました😅
この曲を聴いて「ギター弾いてみたいな～」って思っていただけたら嬉しいです😁

拙い演奏と歌ですが、この動画が皆さんのカバーのご参考になれば幸いです。

※原曲はこちら！
https://youtu.be/vLDq8Z-1TuM

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Thank you so much for watching!

I did a cover of Kazuyoshi Saito's "Guitar".
This song is included in 15th album "45 STONES".

This is first time to post a cover of Kazuyoshi Saito song in Youtube.
Actually, in original, this "Guitar" is played by "ukulele"💦
However, this time, I covered "Guitar" by guitar.😅"
I hope that you become to want to play a guitar by listening to this song.😁

Although my unskilled playing and singing, I hope this video will help for your guitar cover.
Thanks my friends!

*Original song is here!
https://youtu.be/vLDq8Z-1TuM
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#斉藤和義 #ギター #45_STONES