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History Lesson on Your Social Security Card
History Lesson on Your Social Security Card
Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn't know this.
It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it. Be sure to share/show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts.
Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.
Pre 1980 Social Securty Card Image
(Sorry the image did not copy, but my card plainly states not for Identification-Lydia)
An old Social Security card with the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message.
Our Social Security Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. He promised:
1.) That participation in the Program would be Completely voluntary,
No longer Voluntary
2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual Incomes into the Program,
Now 7.65%
On the first $90,000
3.) That the money the participants elected to put Into the Program would be deductible from
Their income for tax purposes each year,
No longer tax deductible
4.) That the money the participants put into the Independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the General operating fund, and therefore, would Only be used to fund the Social Security
Retirement Program, and no other Government program, and,
Under Johnson [1968 - 1971] the money was moved to The General Fund and Spent
5.) That annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income.
Under Clinton & Gore
Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed [What political party were these leaders affiliated?]
Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are Now receiving a Social Security check every month --And then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of The money we paid to the Federal government to 'put Away' -- you may be interested in the following:
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Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the Independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the
General fund so that Congress could spend it?
A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically Controlled House and Senate.
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Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax Deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?
A: The Democratic Party.
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Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?
A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the 'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the
Senate, while he was Vice President of the U.S.
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Q: Which Political Party decided to start Giving annuity payments to immigrants?
AND MY FAVORITE:
A: That's right!
Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.
Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, Began to receive Social Security payments! The
Democratic Party gave these payments to them, Even though they never paid a dime into it!
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Then, after violating the original contract (FICA),
The Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!
And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it!
If enough people Share/receive this, maybe a seed of Awareness will be planted and maybe changes will Evolve. Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully Sure of what isn't so.
But it's worth a try. How many people can YOU send this to?

The Best Thing in Heaven

The Best Thing in Heaven
By Lydia Chorpening

Even though I’ve traveled in various countries of the world, the setting that I found myself in was unlike any I had ever been in before. The surroundings were designed by care and skill. The east wall of the room was lavishly opened by windows that overlooked freshly budding tree tops and a couple of church steeples in the distance. One wall’s glass shelves displayed flowers, candles and cards which were expressions of love.

The central attraction was the precious lady that lay in the hospital bed in the hospice unit of Mercy Hospital. She had lived her life with excellence. She had learned well the lessons of love through the mistreatments and injustices which had bombarded her. She had meaningfully conveyed those values to her children and our spouses.

This precious lady was my 98 ½ year old mother. She had stretched herself beyond the expected and had waited with anticipation for my sister-in-law, Mary, to arrive from Florida. Mother seemed very clear-minded for a short time on Saturday, April 23, 2011, two days before she took her final breath on earth and was joined to the love of her life, Jesus her Lord.

I had a few minutes alone with her at her bedside as others stood around singing. We spoke of a few different things, but the one thing that makes my heart burst with joyful understanding is the wisdom she expressed in answer to one of my questions.

I asked her, “Mother, what do you think the best thing will be in heaven?” At first she seemed a bit undecided and said, “holiness, righteous…” and then she stopped and instinctively declared, “Oh, love! Love! Everyone is going to love each other! Love! Love!”

Here answer was short and to the point. It was also a total revelation of what she saw when she looked into the heavenly realm at that late hour of her life on earth.

I have been pondering her answer. Holiness and righteousness will be far overshadowed by the pure Love that God is! Scripture will confirm that my mother had a divine revelation at that moment and had passed it on to me.

The love-life that my mother lived was what preceded her display of holiness and righteous living. Her holiness was not a ‘I-have-to-do-it’ thing, but rather a spontaneous response to the love relationship she had with Jesus.

Taking a Look at Love:

When Mother said that love was the best thing in heaven, what was she talking about?

We can eliminate the giddy and mushy kind of sensuality that our society counts as love today. An example of why we can discard sensuality as a part of her answer of “love is the best thing in heaven” is this. My mother had suffered the injustice of divorce and for many years lived a life of a woman still married. Though the papers said she was divorced, she never considered herself that way. She remained true to her marriage vows even though she had little contact with my dad through the years.

I believe Dad had made his peace with God before he passed away, but it was after that my mother finally joined the single’s group in her church. Mother was 91 at the time!

Rather than asking what love is, we may ask, “who is Love and how does He relate to me?”

I John 4:8 tells us that God is love. By this truth we can clearly understand why my mother gave me this answer. She was already seeing into the heavens and declared what she was sure of. She comprehended what John was writing about in I John 1:1,3 “that which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life…That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.”

Love is the most powerful force in the world. It is the greatest of God’s commandments (Matthew 22:37-40). All the commandments of the Old Testament are fulfilled in the one word, “love” (II John 6). Love is the greatest thing that has been left us (I Corinthians 13:13).

Love was born on earth in the form of human man, so that we might believe on Him as our Lord and our Savior, receiving our salvation. Love paid a price for our sins that love never owed, for love never sinned. Love paid a debt that we could never pay.

Since God is love, love was in the beginning. Since God is love, God is everywhere present, in all time and in all space. Love supersedes the manifestation of spiritual gifts ( I Corinthians 13:2). Since God is love, love is eternal, for love never ends or fails (I Corinthians 13:8).

My mother’s lifestyle left us an example to pass on to future generations. These examples will be best taught by our walk. Mother walked her talk. She lived a life of selflessness and of meager earthly resources, but she exemplified a life of generosity. She always looked for ways to give and never assumed she should receive a reward for her deeds of kindness.

Mother was forgiving of those that hurt her. Her best defense was her song. When people misunderstood her she started singing a love song to Jesus. It was those songs that led her to her life’s end. The last song we heard her sing was a line from an old German hymn which she repeated over and over for more than five minutes. The translation of the words where: “Has His life for me given!” Over and over she sang this line just before her lips turned silent! She was unashamed of declaring her True Love as she openly admired Him.

There's A Reason

There's a reason that dawn comes at the begenning of the day
As the horizon awakens it pushes the dark of night away
The light though it pushes through a foggy mist
Assures me that the Lord awaits me at our place of tryst

There's a reason for dawn to brighten up the eastern skies
It's my warrent that God watches over me with His faithful eyes
As the dawning of the day brings darkness into glorious light
So the love of Jesus dispels my darkness--becoming my heart's delight

"Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee."
Isaiah 60:1

Thanks for Voting

Yesterday we had our Primaries here in Wisconsin. For those of you who voted, I want to say, "thank you."

Thank You for Voting
By Lydia Chorpening

Thank you for voting
For making your voice known
Thank you for standing up
And letting our liberty be shown

The ones gone before us
Have paid with their lives
To give us this freedom
Sacrificing husbands and wives

When you’ve gone to the poles
You’ve done a duty that’s brave
You’ve stood for our country
That our little ones might be saved

With elections in November
We must vote righteousness in
We need to make intercession
To save our country from within

So thanks again for voting
Each voice counts a score
Your vote is important
For righteousness to be restored

The Tree

THE TREE

There is a tree that really haunts me
This same tree also intrigues me
It’s a tree that marks the land
Standing alone with bare-stripped hands
Where lightening once struck its place
It’s fashioned with enduring grace
Its heart pumps sap up through this tree
Where strength still proclaims its dignity

One knows this tree has stood its place
It’s marked its spot with endless grace
From the gnarly boughs with hands bare-clean
Protruding from its core of luscious green
From deep inside – somewhere out of sight
This tree has drawn unusual might
There is a root that taps a well
From the unseen where resources dwell

Its deepened soul refused wind’s sway
While other trees fell to their decay
Even though this tree shows scars of pain
In its central core true life remains
This is the life that God provides
When roots like these grow deep inside
Why does this tree haunt and intrigue?
It’s because I think - this tree is me.

New Release

This new study guide will be an effective tool to use along with the Text book; The Seven Robes of Jospeh: Steps to Fulfilling Your God-given Dreams.

You may purchase the Text book online or order it together with this study guide by emailing Lydia at rlv-sog@charter.net.

This study guide is a 64 page study developed and illustrated by Lydia. It is produced on glossy 8 1/2x 11 3-ring hole punched for your convenience. The price is $12.00 (price included tax)plus $3.00 shipping and handling. If you order both the second edition of the Text book and the study guide you can save $5.00 and purchase both for just $25.00.

Thanks for bearing with me while I get my website updated. You can order my materials by emailing me at: rlv-sog@charter.net

Peace that Passes Understanding

Persecuted Christians say, “Don’t pray that we will stop being persecuted, but that we will remain faithful through our persecution.”

Is. 45:7 “I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace andcreate evil. I the Lord do all these things.”

John 14:27 I give you peace not as the world gives.
The world tries to give peace that is the absence of evil. Christ’s peace is peace in the middle of life’s crisis. This verse was spoken right before Christ’s crucifixion. He knew what would befall His disciples and yet He told them to be at peace because that was a gift He was giving.

II Tim. 1:7 When Valencia was young she would wake up with nightmares. We taught her this verse and in her childish voice she quoted the Scripture and passed through that harassment.

John 8:44 tells us that Satan is the father of lies. So if God gives peace, and we are attacked by the spirit of fear, and Jesus promises that He has already given us His peace, we can be sure that Satan is lying about the very thing that God says He will prosper. Satan opposes that, and when he does, we know he is lying.

Illustration:
A contest on painting pictures of peace. Many tranquil scenes were entered into the contest. The one with the stormy skies and raging ocean won! It had the little dove in the cleft of the rock. That is the picture of God’s peace.

WE HAVE TO HAVE PEACE WITH GOD BEFORE WE CAN HAVE THE PEACE OF GOD.” Read Eph. 2: 8-15

To stay in God’s presence is to stay in His peace!

To stay in the peace of God, we must hear the voice of God! Ps. 85:8
This verse ends with , “let him not return to his folly.”
Ex 24:3,7 versus 32:1-6 show the children of Israel returning to their folly.

Areas that we need peace in:

Relationships/ offenses: Ps. 119:165
Afflictions Ps. 119: 50, 71
Bad news Ps. 112:7
Turmoil/ storms of life: Mk 4:37-39; Jh.16: 33 (could be marriages, finances, work, etc)
Peace at night Ps. 3:5; 4:8
Peace from fear Is 26:3
Peace at death Acts 7:55, Steven’s death.