I'm so sorry for your loss, and I appreciate your sentiments. Our Memorial Service is Monday. I'll be thinking of you all as well. Thank you, Becky! My prayers will be with you, too Love and hugs to you Donna! :rose: I have been battling RSD, MS, a deteriorating spine. And several other ailments for 14 years. In 2010 on a surgical table I got up and walked , the doctor with all my MRIs and scans was like " you can walk " totally amazed. I still walk, slow with a cane and it does hurt but do it ,I walk everyday only due to the grace of God. The pain is horrible and the dose of meds is off their charts. Yes I wonder why everyday, one doctor never thought I could last this long. The bills, oh yes lost my paid for no mortgage home everything in it. all I have left is some old clothes a beat up 15 year old truck. Truly only runs on God's grace. This is all true. God works in mysterious ways, my needs are met, yes the pain never goes away. I never question God's will, if I get off track He calls me back thru the Holy Spirit, He loves me , I know this and I feel the why to all this someday I might know , if that is His will. This site coming back gives me peace, He always provides. Yes I hope I make it to the day he calls us in the air, His will be done. Thank you all for being here. Who I am is a child of God. I'm here because I believe He is here with this group. What shall we do, Jesus answered trust in God We do it by prayer, faith and loving one another. Always was lead to this group as I am now, we are stronger, happier, and never stop praying and studying His word together. Thank you all Your brother in Christ Blake Brother Blake, you have amazing faith in our Lord! That is such a blessing. Yours is an inspiration to me and to others who read your testimony. Thank you for sharing it. I pray our Lord will give you an abundance of His Grace to see you through, especially in dealing with the pain. Donna, I’m so sorry for all that you been through! I just wanted you to know you were a GREAT inspiration to me as I lurked over on the RITA board back in 2014-2015. You always had a positive attitude and still do. Both my parents were ill at the same time. My mom had cancer in the colon, pancreas and liver but the Lord was good and kept her free from pain and took her home after 1 year dealing with cancer. Meanwhile my dad was suffering from dementia for 5 years and the last 2 years had trouble with his motor skills. I realized it was Lewy Body Disease when I was following your circumstances with Larry. The last 4 weeks of his life I couldn’t take care of my dad any longer because I couldn’t lift him up or carry him so he had to be placed in a rehab facility. The day he went to heaven I woke up to the sound of an orchestra of violins. I was puzzled because no radio or tv was on. I didn’t recognize the song ... all I know is it was the most beautiful music I ever heard. I was wondering why I was heard it until a couple of hours later I was informed that my dad had died. I connected the dots and knew the Lord was comforting me ahead of time. I also lost a close aunt to cancer during the timeframe of taking care of both parents. I don’t understand “the why” all 3 were taken up to heaven before the rapture because they were faithful in sharing the Good News with whoever they came into contact with. I learned to rest in knowing the Lord knows what is best and their work here on earth was completed. I found I was able to help out a few people that are going through stressful trials. Soon very soon ... :flyup: Hello, Everyone! It is such a joy to be posting again on our brand new site. This feels like our natural environment, so much more than Facebook! It was like living in Egypt, having to make bricks without straw. Yes, it really does feel so much like "RITA Now," these days. I talk with people who aren't especially knowledgeable about the rapture and there is a sense of conclusion and finality which is pervasive out there. The world simply can't continue on the path it's been on. So many of God's people are sensing they are being called out of this world and that it is at the door now. There really is no place left to go except up. You can see the restraint of the Holy Spirit being lifted, as people are embracing madness. Violence is everywhere, and it is such senseless rage. There is no tolerance left for simple goodness. We're leaving here any day now. Hey, David. I hope you are feeling better. I infer you are since you're at least posting. Thoughtfully I might add -- as always. Thanks, Bro. You closed with, "We’re leaving here any day now." Yupppp!!!!! :flyup: And like the commercials for men's suits used to say, "You're going to like the way you look. I guarantee it! Any day now. There really is no place left to go except up. You can see the restraint of the Holy Spirit being lifted, as people are embracing madness. Violence is everywhere, and it is such senseless rage. There is no tolerance left for simple goodness. We’re leaving here any day now. Impacting, sobering words. I have a daughter who is scheduled to graduate from law school in May. I remember when she started in the Fall of 2016. I did not think there was any chance she would graduate because I thought the Lord would return for the Bride before that time arrived. Maybe He still will. Once again, I find myself living in the state of mind I coined several years ago on this site, "Rapture Schizophrenia". This is the condition where one finds oneself living between the tensions of being fully convinced that the Lord's trumpet will sound very soon and the commitment to live a responsible, God-honoring life in fulfilling the often mundane responsibilities of this life with excellence until He comes. It's making plans and clicking the book button on the airline website to book my travel reservations for the graduation, even as I do so with a keen sense of awareness that I may never set foot on that plane. What will Southwest and other airlines do with all those unused reservations? LOL. I can't tell you how many times in the past few years I have asked myself, "I wonder if this will be the last time I ____________ (fill in the blank). Pay to renew the auto insurance, prepare for a year-end job evaluation, have to get my teeth cleaned...
Time for the lost to hear.
Time to look up and less around.
You get the idea. I have weed killer that's been in my trunk for two weeks and I wonder if I need to bother putting on my grass, which already has been permanently eliminated from being the neighborhood poster child for the HOA marketing material. LOL. In the end, I think we seek to honor God by doing things with excellence, seeking to hear His voice for guidance, and occupying until He comes. Maranatha!!!
