Are you blessed by God??

Question

or do you feel like he's just been giving you the finger all this time?

You may think a gladiator would appreciate the crowd’s “thumbs up” (verso pollice), but exactly the opposite is true. Where we give thumbs up as a sign of approval, it meant death to its Roman recipient; much to the crowd’s delight.

Thumbs down, signified “swords down,” which meant the loser was worth more to them alive than dead, and he was spared apparently so he could make up for his disgrace the next time he appeared in the arena. Keep this in mind the next time you give someone the “thumbs up” sign.

Answer 1

Everyone is blessed by God, whether they are in good or bad times...
Yes, I am blessed because He allows problems in my life to make me stronger. ^_^

Answer 2

Jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam.

A thumbs up or thumbs down is a common gesture in the west represented by a closed fist held with the thumb extended upward or downward in approval or disapproval respectively. These gestures have become metaphors in English: "My boss gave my proposal the thumbs-up" means that the boss approved the proposal, regardless of whether the gesture was made — indeed, the gesture itself is unlikely in a formal business setting.

The source of the gesture is obscure, although Carleton S. Coon, having observed Barbary apes in Gibraltar using the gesture, hypothesised in the anthropological classic 'The Story of Man' that it is a mutual celebration of having opposable thumbs. Critics have suggested, however, that the apes may be simply aping man.

Though a favorite of Hollywood 'swords and sandals' epics, where the "thumbs down" symbol means that the loser in a gladiatorial combat should be put to death, recent research suggests the meanings of the symbols have changed over the years. In 1997, Professor Anthony Philip Corbeill of the University of Kansas concluded that the thumbs up actually meant "Kill him," basing his assertion on a study of hundreds of ancient artworks. Thus, the "thumbs up" was an approval of the gladiator's request to kill his vanquished foe rather than a vote to allow the defeated to remain alive. Corbeill wrote that a closed fist with a wraparound thumb was the indication for a gladiator's life to be spared. Desmond Morris' Gestures: Their Origins and Distribution mentioned this long before 1997.

Answer 3

I am truly blessed by God every day that I breathe...He gets me up in the morning, gets me through the rough times in my life...we have food, water, shelter, clothing, the ability to see and hear and walk and still I take things for granted but not on purpose...Its just that He does so much, that I cant remember everything to thank Him for each day...I love my God!♥

Answer 4

Absolutely. There are times I think He's really mad at me, but that's my own fault and I still know I'm blessed even then.

Answer 5

I am blessed by God! It is the only way I have been able to survive!

Answer 6

the last 14 year yes for having the most cute wife on this earth.

Answer 7

I don't know. I feel my breasts have been blessed. The colder it gets, the brighter my halos shine.

Answer 8

I would like to think that I have been blessed.

Answer 9

i feel blessed even though ive been through alot i feel ive learned from it all

Answer 10

yes,i believe that i have been blessed by god!!
though sometimes i do have my doubts!!:)