As a watcher for the Lord's return now for many many years, and with it foremost in my mind the closer we get, I find myself, as I make daily plans and consider any long term plans, wondering how relevant it is to even think that far ahead when His return seems so sure. How do you reconcile this firm belief in His soon return with daily planning and doing things as simple as buying green bananas? Or, why make plans for a trip to Ireland and spending all that money to travel, when that money could be used in a ministry to save the lost? ...or why spend money on new clothes? Such frivolity and uselessness....!, Why get in a flap over problems and issues knowing we likely will not need to deal with them? My outlook is totally colored by this hope we have in our imminent removal. I am often appalled hearing my Christian friends, even our Pastor, never seem to factor the possibility of the Lord's return as they talk about future plans. When I mention, 'well that is...if we are still here and the Lord hasn't returned." they give me a strange look, laugh and that glazed look comes over their eyes like they are thinking, 'here she goes again....' They don't seem to see any connection between what is happening in the news and on the world scene as having any prophetic significance. It's like that verse 2 Peter 3: 4 4 They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” But things ARE different and the fig tree generation prophecy declares that we ARE there. The time is up! So how do we reconcile our belief in His soon return with making everyday plans and considerations of the future? Are we really to live and 'occupy' as if we will continue to live out our full number of years here and die of old age....I can't seem to do that anymore....my life is like when as a child, I was waiting for some exciting future thing like vacation at camp and could not focus on the here and now. I can't even tell my husband anymore of upcoming high watch dates, because he's one of those who moan and caution me against such thoughts. Oh, Lord Jesus, come quickly! Trust - You are not alone in those thoughts! I am often challenged by born-again believers when I mention a high watch date …. It’s ok though, because there are only a small remnant of us who will remain faithful to watch and keep those lamps burning …. Waiting for the Bridegroom :prayer-hands: Trust, I agree with what you said about your husband because mine is the same way. I try not to say anything about high watch dates, but I am so excited that it just slips out. Then I get the eye roll and he says something like-- when are you going to start living your life, you have been watching these dates for so long. I can't plan for the future either. I am right there with you as I know so many of us are. I find myself struggling to live and plan day to day, much more difficult to plan weeks and months away. I hear so many coworkers and patients talking about plans for vacations, buying homes, and things even years into the future and I find in my heart wanting to shout....things are not gonna be this way forever!! Jesus is coming!! The end times are here now! I casually smile and mention "if the Lord waits"...etc and many times I hear understanding and agreement from my patients but not the coworkers...they are all planning cruises, home remodels etc.... I found myself today hoping this would be the last full day we are here...I am just soul weary of this world...but if we remain after tomorrow we will still watch :prayer-hands: I definitely have no long term plans for my life. In fact just this past week I emailed a lawyer a copy of my updated "Last Will and Testament " and in it I put "I so and so upon my physical death or my PHYSICAL DISAPPEARANCE leave everything I own to my younger brother so and so" lol Other than that I have some stuff I have to drop off at my nieces house this week, and I added a few last sentences to 13 pages worth of instructions I will leave for my unsaved younger brother if I die or just mysteriously disappear. In fact I have been busy for over 3 years now getting ready for the Rapture and I really feel like there's just nothing else I feel led to do. So basically I'm in sit back, watch and wait mode.
