Thought 334: Habit becomes Character

 

Thought 334

Habit becomes Character

      The habits that you have mold who you are. The World understands this: exercise is built upon habit. The successful man has a habit of doing an excellent job in his work. The point is simple, our habits can either make us or destroy us. The man that views pornography daily continues to feed a Destructive habit. Having a morning prayer time is a Constructive habit. Looking lustfully at a woman is a precursor of adultery, sexual immorality, and all kinds of other evils and it is a Destructive habit. On the other hand, daily repentance is a Constructive habit that can make a man humble.

What is your character like?

O Lord, reveal to the readers what they need to change: what habits need to be broken . . .  as well as what habits need to be formed and where repentance needs to heal.

 ~ Amen

 

Thought 333: Pay Attention from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

 

 

Thought 333

Pay Attention

“O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.”

Isaiah 48:18-19 KJV

 

      If only you had paid attention to His commands….The Lord warns us again and again throughout both testaments of Scripture to pay attention to Him and His ways as we follow Him. He says this because He knows that left unchecked we will begin to go back to the comfort/familiarity of our old life or invent our own personal exceptions and excuses for our trespass. But there are no exceptions with God. All things He has said are true and eternal! We must obey, it’s not a just a onetime choice to follow Christ, but a lifelong-lifestyle, if is daily crucifying ourselves, shouldering our cross and following Jesus. May you pay attention and not have to be punished for not paying attention.

 

Great Video!

Here is a great video message about a sermon given at the national prayer breakfast:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KzLP51Zkws

Thought 332: Growing up....what do you remember? from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

 

Thought 332

Growing up….what do you remember?

         I remember my mom reading me books . . . and making a deal with the reward of desert if I would take a nap! I wasn’t a really energetic child by the way, and still am not as a young adult, but my five year-old brother is a whole ‘nother story about energy!  I remember the much wasted time in front of the television. And the hours of Star Wars obsession: playing the VHS and DVD’s tapes over and over, playing with the figures, dressing up and wielding my lightsaber, playing the video games, and wasting a lot of money on anything Star Wars. I remember building Linking Log forts for my hundreds of plastic Dollar Tree Cowboys and Indians. As well as, hours of playing, building, and managing wars among my Lego’s. Hours wasted in playing the video games as I got older. And working outside and hauling brush away as my Dad cut the trees down with his chainsaw. O those days!  Playing with army men for 4 to 6 hours at a time;—literally!—commanding my troops and giving each general and prominent soldier a unique “voice.” I remember those days of a light school load!  I had less responsibility, no teaching preparation, no work, and very few memorable hardships. Reading Sugar Creek Gang books for hours only end, historical classics like Robinson Crusoe, as well as, the closeness of a fight with stuck-up older elementary student who was making fun of my mom, wrestling matches with friends, times where I would try to start fires out by my fort in the woods with a hammer and a rock that made “pretty sparks,” (It was a good thing I  never accomplished that one.) I remember building somewhere around twelve log cabins, only to tear them down because they didn’t look right or were over an insects nest.  I remember the pain of numerous rejections as I Proposed to various girls I thought were “the One.” I remember the sorrow of having a bruised knee. I remember praying for a brother on my tenth birthday and having one on the way by my 11^th! I remember praying for a little sister and several years later after two miscarriages (painful to the whole family) here she is—precious, little Erin. I remember the pain of losing my dear Grandmother to Luis Gehrig’s disease.

        I’ve babbled on about my childhood, but what do you remember? Good things? Bad things? Or a combinations of the two? Think back…and look for the Lord’s personal work in those years.






 

Thought 331: Daily Count Your Blessings from Ryan's devotional book series Thougths

Thought 331

Daily Count Your Blessings

 Encouraging notes, faithful friends, and how God still working in the “small,” profound stuff—Lord, Thank You that I have You!

“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.” Psalm 100:4 KJV

      Have you ever struggled to pray, intercede, and thank the Lord because you viewed those things as something you must check off every day even though your heart wasn’t in it? Thanking the Lord for what He has done for us can be a struggle if we think of it as an item on a checklist that we must do every day; however, when we simply live a Matthew 6:33 life, seeking first His Kingdom and His Righteousness, everything seems to fall into place. The secret I’ve discovered is really no secret at all, and it is very simple: to develop a heart of thankfulness live a quiet and peaceable life—Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Don’t be a fool and ramble off words because in the multitude of words is sin (Proverbs 10:19), but rather invest time in focusing on the Lord, going for a quiet prayer walk, reading your Bible, and watching/listening to anointed and Bible-based teaching. As you spend time in quietness, trusting and relying on the Lord to direct you by His Holy Spirit, you will find your entire life changing as the Spirit is given place to direct your life. It is thrilling and peaceful to have contentment as you cast everything and the Lord. Out of that state of heart, you naturally begin to thank the Lord and become aware to the Spirit’s gentle leading to intercede for someone, pray about that decision or follow a prompting.

      Scripturally, we praise the Lord out of the overflow of our hearts (Luke 6:45, Matt. 12:34): the Psalms repeated show David letting out his frustrations and crying out to the Lord, yet his attention (the focus of his heart) always seems to turn back to the Lord and out of that heart posture, David praises the Lord. It is not how many words you use which get God’s attention— pagans think that they will be heard because of many words (Matthew 6:7)! It is whether your heart is properly positioned or not.

        I am amazed at the Lord’s Awesomeness and thankful that I don’t have to worry! Evil men may rule my country (Saul ruled over David, Nebecunezzar over Daniel, Ahab over Elijah) but the Lord is still sovereign! He will take care of His people: He preserved a remnant of 7,000 in Elijah’s day and He is preserving a remnant today. The Lord is perfectly balanced: a God of justice and of forgiveness; a God of love and of wrath; a God of grace and of truth and my Father as well as my Savior and Lord. Praise the Lord for He is Good: the Maker of Heaven and earth, the Giver and Taker of Life; the only One worthy of praise!

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Psalm 100 KJV

Meditate on your blessings. . . .and thank Him for them.

 

Thought 330: Wisdom--God gives generously from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

 

Thought 330

Wisdom—God gives generously

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 KJV

        I remember a time when I asked God for wisdom after a touching devotion at JTT (Junior Training Trails—a leadership training camp for Royal Rangers). I prayed to God for wisdom and in the midst of that prayer, God spoke to my heart. He gave me a personal promise that is both an encouragement at times and a struggle to believe at others (kind of like Abraham, I guess). The point is that I knew that I needed wisdom and I asked for it, and in the middle of my communication with God, He spoke. I didn’t ask Him to speak, yet He spoke in His small, still voice to my heart.

      James 1:5 is a promise that you can receive wisdom from God as well. He will direct you in the way that you should go (Isaiah 48:17). God is a big God and He can come up with unique ways to get His point across to you, so don’t worry; just have Faith in Him and ask Him for the wisdom that you need.

 

Thought 329: THEY DON'T EAT IT, THEY SUCK IT from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

Thought 329

THEY DON’T EAT IT, THEY SUCK IT

    Maybe you’re trying to guess what the title phrase means . . . well, it’s a spider! Spiders suck the blood and other liquids out of the insects they catch; in the similar way the Devil wants to “suck the blood” out of you. The Devil wants to do this because he understands Leviticus 17:11:  

“For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.” NKJV

       What the spider does in the natural, Satan desires to do in the spiritual. Satan loves it when He can get you “down in the pits” and “halting between to opinions” because then Stan has discouraged you and, at least momentarily, paralyzed you. Satan desires to destroy you and he will do everything he can to suck the life-giving water of Christ right out of you. He wants to separate you from your source, the Lord. But do not be afraid, for the Lord is in control. Satan is a weakling compared to our mighty God. And while, sin and Satan might have a little while to frolic and deceive, God’s Kingdom will always Stand—long after Satan’s is destroyed.

Satan’s Kingdom is not eternal, God’s is.

Another Angle

   Did you catch that phrase “life . . . is in the blood” in Leviticus 17:11? Scientists have “discovered” that without blood oxygen wouldn’t get to our bodies and our flesh would die. God’s Word is true whether or not modern science has proof for it. God’s We live by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). God’s Remnant, amidst a world of intellectual fact finders, are a people of Faith.

      I love how God’s word has proclaimed such truths for so long; yet there has been no human “verification.” Why were leeches used for medicinal purposes and bleeding in the 18^th century? This verse refutes that. Even medical personnel need to know what this Book (the Bible) says about medicine, because IT is never wrong.

 

Thought 328: If you had an Opportunity from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

Thought 328

If you had an Opportunity

  Men, if you had an opportunity to preach a sermon, what would you say? Women, if you had the opportunity to lead a ladies meeting and the Word, what would you say? Would you spend the whole evening studying and preparing?   

As I have often told young men I was discipling: seeking the Holy Spirit is the first step. Seek the Lord and He will show you what to say. Follow His lead, speak on what He lays on your heart.

“…the Spirit of truth…will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak…” John 16:13 NKJV

 

It is not really about saying what you want or coming up with something cleaver, but on being dependent on and obedient to the Holy Spirit.

 

Thought 327: 1 Timothy 2:8-15 from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

Thought 327

1 Timothy 2:8-15

      Let me clarify verse 15 which states that women are saved through childbearing. This verse does not mean that the Salvation of a woman is made complete only if she bears children—the Bible scholars acknowledge that the phrase that she will be saved in childbearing means that women are saved by Jesus who was a child born to Mary. For further details on this go to your Commentary. The second half of verse 15 simply is a set of characteristics of the true Believing woman; namely, faith, love, holiness and self-control. These are the fruit of her life, whereas, those who have walked away from the Faith will not be developing these fruits. With those thoughts in place, please slowly read today’s Scripture passage and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you as you dwell on it and Be Still.

⁸ I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting; ⁹ in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, ¹⁰ but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works. ¹¹ Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. ¹² And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. ¹³ For Adam was formed first, then Eve. ¹⁴ And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. ¹⁵ Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.   1 Timothy 2:8-15 NKJV

 

Thought 326: Establishing God's Guidelines for Romance from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

Thought 326

Establishing God’s Guidelines for Romance

     Romance is a commonly misunderstood subject in our culture today. Do you know any of God’s guidelines for marriage? What about dating, I mean, is there anything like that in the Bible? Or what about courtship? This is only a couple of questions, but there is a lot of Biblical principle and wisdom on this subject of “relationships.”

      First, following the direction of the Holy Spirit in alignment with the Word is everything. Many follow and seek God’s direction and is will in their career, problems, and hardships, so why not in “romance” to? After all, this area is very confusing, painful and routine for just about everyone that attempts to build their own ”Hollywood love” story. Even Christians many times passionately want the lights, the  fireworks, and the THE HEAT of a head over heels relationship with the opposite sex.

     God does have rules though, and those rules are for our protection. For instance, nearly every New Testament book warns us of sexual immorality: it is a big “no no” for God’s people. The Bible says there is not even to be a hint of sexual immorality among you (Ephesians 5:3). Not even a hint! Unfortunately, that is not what is thought of when people look at the American Church.

      Older readers, think back to the times of your youth with the young men or young women; likewise you young’uns think back to your recent past or just examine your present “relationship.” Are dating relationships today void of sexual immorality? Among Christians circles? Is there truly not even a hint of sexual immorality, which is as simple as a wanting desire (lust, which is a form of pride)?

        Hands interlocking around his neck she passionately kissed him . . . he grabbed her and kissed her (that was the first time he had ever expressed his “feelings” for her), but just a few hours later everything he ever knew as right was thrown out the window as they stared at each other longingly in the back of his car. . . . .and now they are both feeling guilty for the crime they have just committed before God and what they had stolen from each other’s future spouses . . .

        This story and many others out there relate the timeless truths of Proverbs. Just take a look and see how many of these stories are described in other terms in that book—you will be amazed what you find.

⁹  In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:

¹⁰ And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

¹¹ (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:

¹² Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)

¹³ So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,

¹⁴ I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.

¹⁵ Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

¹⁶ I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

¹⁷ I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

¹⁸ Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

¹⁹ For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey

--Proverbs 7:9-19 KJV

  Solomon’s life, like his father David’s, was filled with compromise when women were “part of the package”. Solomon gave into beauty, charm, and sex – the very things that God wrote through him not to do when the book of Proverbs was penned. The man had A THOUSAND WIVES! For being so wise, he turned out to be “pretty lame.” Only one wife is permitted to a man (Genesis 2). It has been that way since the beginning.  God created one Eve for Adam, not a Hiram. How could Solomon ere so greatly; after all, the guy had it made? Because he gave up his relationship with God for a season just to have the ladies. Young men, young ladies are important. I mean, I am excited that one day I will spend my days with the amazing woman that I can call my wife for the rest of my years and every young woman should be treated with respect. But . . . . we need to surrender our desires to God. The book of Psalms declares that if you delight yourself in the Lord he will give you the desires of your heart (Psalms 37:4). But understand this: those desires are not lustful.

     The warnings of Solomon in the book of Proverbs are amazingly applicable to our lives. Solomon was the wisest that ever lived (other than Christ), yet he didn’t even follow the commands that he gave to his own son to whom he appears to have written the Proverbs. Solomon wrote the Proverbs under the direction of the Holy Spirit and did not truly ‘think them up’ on his own; therefore, these aren’t just guys’ opinions, they are the very Words of God.

Thought 325: United from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

Thought 325

United

 Unity . . . . Jesus Christ . . . . What is the ‘key to unity’? . . . Jesus Christ is the key! In Christ, His people unite. We unite in Jesus as our  crucified, resurrected, ascended and coming-back-again Lord and Savior. Stand united in the Truth.

 

Thought 324: Who? from Ryan's devotoinal book series Thougths

Thought 324

Who?

  If you don’t do what God longs for you to do, then who will accomplish it for God? If Billy Graham didn’t make the decision to follow God; who would have taken his place? If John Bevere didn’t obey God and have the ministry he has, who would fill that role? Who________? Who_________?

  God wants YOU for a reason. Write, preach, talk, witness, ‘hang out’ with somebody, or whatever He has for you to do, do it. Chew what He calls you to do and don’t spit it out. HIS plan involves us.




 

Thought 323: Clarity of the Scripture from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

Thought 323

Clarity of the Scripture

   God’s Word is clear; we don’t have to be a Bible scholar to read it. The Bible was written for the common, everyday ordinary man—to be the primary guide through which the Holy Spirit teaches a man or woman. We cannot truly understand it ourselves (that is, in our natural, fleshly mind)—it is the Holy Spirit reveals that reveals its Truth to us.

We don’t always understand (we see through a glass darkly on sometings); but the Word of God is clear.

 

Thought 322: On You own what can you do? from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

Thought 322

On Your own what can you do?

  You can’t do it on your own. God has designed us do things with other people.

  What does God want you to do, that is, with His strength and companionship? – get quiet and ask Him.

Thought 321: Only You from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

Thought 321

Only You

  Only you can fulfill your calling, because only you have the right equipment and experience given to you by God to overcome and accomplish all that He has for you.

  Do you know what your Spiritual gifting(s) as a Believer is? What talents do you have?—you have at least one  Most importantly, what is Holy Spirit prompting you to do right now, even if you feel totally unprepared: what is your passion? Pray about it, the Lord will direct you. God does want to use you as a light to others. Ask Him “how Lord?” Then see where He gives peace (even if you experience attacks of peace from the enemy, but now in your spirit that He has given you peace to do something).  When He answers, do what He says.

·        Act in Faith: that is, believe what God tells you.

·        Walk in Peace: that is, only go and do where God gives you peace in your Spirit. If you don’t have peace, don’t move.

·        Wait patiently and endure suffering as a good soldier of the Lord.

Lastly, GO and STAND (Matthew 28:19-20 and Ephesians 6:10-19)



 

Thought 320: Rome didn't fall in a day. It was a process with a beginning and an end. -- so are our lives . . . from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

Thought 320

Rome didn’t fall in a day. It was a process with a beginning and an end. – so are our lives . . .

  In life we will have many battles and temptations ahead of us. We will face “stuff.” And if the “stuff” isn’t dealt with according to the Lord’s prescription, it can grow into something very ugly. Hopefully following poem will hit home the concept for you:

Little heart, what was that?

O! You have a secret.

Well, little heart take this advice:

You cannot hide vice or dice for long, one day the truth will be told.

Then your secret will shame you, that is, your hidden sins

Will be laid forth before all later on.

Yonder, over there the secret is crawling out.

 

O little heart, you have hidden your sin for two months, a year    

And ten days, but I see your hidden package drawing near.

The package is being opened!

Yuck! EEU! What a disgusting thing!

Little heart, the only thing you should have buried within

Thee, is the Word of our Lord.

But alas, you have had a hard time, your sin was not buried there in

The purity of the Cross.

May God bless and cleanse and heal and rapture,

You, your poor little heart as you repent of your sin.

Fare the well, and may ye learn from this little heart tale.

 

What we go  through in life an tear us down or be a victory as we submit it to Christ.

 

Thought 319: The Power of Time Management from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

Thought 319

The Power of Time Management

Opening thought to consider:  The more time that you spend with God, the more you become like Him; but the same is true with friendships, TV, books, and even the ministry(s) that you are involved in.

         Do you manage your time well? Are you a responsible Steward? A steward is simply, as my pastor says, a manager. We understand what a manager does in a corporation, and in the same way God wants men to be faithful stewards of their families, money, resources. A young woman or young man, who is unmarried is to be a good steward, not only of her money, but in taking time to honor her father and mother, to lend a hand when possible, and simply be a virtuous manager of her life. God has anointed you to be one of His stewards.

            The historical role of a steward also gives us a hint into what we are to do as God’s stewards. Historically, a steward’s job was to take care of things while the king or owner was away. Wow! We are called to be, essentially, the ‘right hand’ men and women of God!—proclaiming His words to a world that is separated from Him because of sin; representing our King in the decisions we make, serving others as they were our Master, Jesus. O Lord, may we humbly labor to fulfill your call to Stewardship.

“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.”

1 Corinthians 4:2 KJV

 

Thought 318: Pity Party from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

Thought 318

Pity Party

Have you ever spent a great amount of time in a pity party?

Maybe you are asking, “what is a pity party?” A pity party is when you feel like everything and everyone is against you: you are constantly telling yourself  “poor, little, old me _____.” You naturally will have a pitiful party when you dwell on words about your poor, little old self—it happens because of the principle of Focus that we talked about earlier. Why don’t you take your pity party, which is a form of worry, and give it to God in prayer. Then take a minute to nourish your soul by reading a few Scriptures and meditating on them.

 

Thought 317: TV from Ryan's devotional book series Thoughts

Thought 317

TV

  I looked to TV for comfort; it was my drug, my addiction. I could relax and forget about my troubles and problems. I zoned everything out and essentially feed lustful thoughts, wrong choices, lies, etc... and all with the “little, harmless” television screen. What a joke! I got ‘high’ by certain scenes or TV shows. The same thing has happened with video games. I knew it was wrong, God convicted me.  Through the television I was being encouraged to live the wrong life—just by what I ‘set before my eyes.’ Before I could achieve total freedom, I had to “wean” myself to get off “the drug.”

 What about you? Are you using something as a drug that’s not a physical ‘drug’? The empowerment of the Holy Spirit is the only way that you will truly conquer it, because without Him you are just using your own weak “strength” and that stuff doesn’t go very far.

 

Thought 316: Remember me (a poem) from Ryan's devotional book series Thougths

Thought 316

Remember me (a poem)

 

…remember me

Remember my brief life, my laugh, my smile.

Remember all I did while I was with you . . . which was but for a while.

Now I have no fun, in this afterlife.

I cry, I weep, I wail . . . I am lonely . . .

 

I see God, I see His servants rejoicing and feasting, but

I…I have chosen…..one of the other many paths.

 

O dear friends all I did was in vain.

I left the Lord in High School, I went my own way.

 

While I lived I had the life! –

A Harley…girls…money…fun, regardless of the situation….

...but none of that matters now.

 

The drugs, the sex, the craziness bought me only this:

A one way ticket to Hell!

 

If Christians really want others to come to heaven with them,

Then why didn’t they try harder to win me to their side?

Those Christians have it all...now.

 

O dear readers, REMEMBER ME.

Don’t come to this place; choose the better way before it is too late!

Forgive and forget, obey and proceed, fight the good fight and finish the race that

Is set before you…

…You still have time, you are still alive…

…don’t make the wrong choice like me…

…don’t follow your heart, rather do whatever it is that God wants you to do,

Because it will pay off…you won’t be HERE.

 

Repent and Believe!

Accept the SAVIOR.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Devo Blast 26: Wait

Devo Blast 26: Wait

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Thought 314: Punch First talk Later

Thought 315

Punch First talk Later

(Works for defense of women and in battle against the devil)

{A Contemplative Poem}

 

When I battle against my enemies—

This World, My Flesh (PRIDE), and The Devil—

I must not cower, but fight with the strength my God supplies.

For my strength is small, but Christ’s is very great!

 

Step up O boy!

Become a man!!

You strength is not within, but in

HIM!

 

Take a stand!

Punch that old snake first and talk later!

Punch your old flesh first and talk later!

Punch this sinning world first and talk later!

 

The peace must be maintained, it is not sporadically gained.

So which side will you be on?

 

The victorious side that is punching, wrestling, sparing, and winning the ultimate battle or

 The unrighteous ranks that stand for everything evil.

There is nothing great or good about evil!

Only God is good and great!

Therefore align thy banners with Him.

 

Well, when all is said and done in the spiritual, the physical must be

Fixed upon and the actions necessary applied.

 

When a woman, young or old, girl or grandmother;

When Eve’s mysterious race are harmed by fellow or by country

Who will stand?

 . . . .

You?!

You, man of God are to stand!!

Who will give their lives for the protection of others?

Not a woman, not that tis not right in God’s sight

For a woman is not to defend in the place of a man.

 

You! You, young man, are the one to die for the enslaved! To fight for the oppressed!

 

The only question is will you do it?

And will you follow HIS leading?

You are created to be a leader; every man is to some degree.

Some rule a city others a country, but all rule their homes in either justice, righteousness and peace or in slander, malice, hate, and pride.

 

Choose young man . . . . . You must! . . . .

WILL YOU?