Hello Charles, 

 

 In all of your post I sense the sweetest spirit that encamps about you and I, too, feel your frustration with others about our warning and telling them about the coming events surrounding the Rapture of the Church by our Savior, Jesus Christ.  I know that each Dove reader could probably write a book about their experiences.

 

After the Holy Spirit was poured out on me around six years ago, I knew that I was on a Godly mission to tell others about what was going to happen soon and felt so special that we were living in such a time as this!  How awesome.  And to think that I felt that God had appointed me, little ole me, to  tell others about this good news.  I was so suprised and hurt when I found out that almost no one wanted to hear about this.  My husband wanted to hear the Bible read and yes, he believed that Jesus would come back soon but way yonder in the future and he said I don't want to hear about this again.  My grown children quit coming to see me(one lives in Texas, one in Alabama, and one in Mississippi) even on holidays.  my youngest son in Mississippi forbid me come to his house as I might influence my two year old grandchild and besides that I was just crazy.  He actually told me I was crazy. 

 

Then I have lost most of my friends as  they avoid me like I got the plague.  I don't know about all the other doves but I just can't help myself studying, talking, thinking, etc. about these times and knowing that we will see Jesus's face so very soon.  A friend of mine in our little country church set up a night to present a program with some of Perry Stone's DVD's and other material on the subject and half the people got up and walked out and were actually mad that we would even present such a thing to them in church!! Imagine that?  Now for several years I have prayed and cried but kept on telling others and pointing out things that are happening each day to hasten the Day of the Lord.  I use the net a lot and I consider myself as a Wal-mart missionary, telling whoever the Holy Spirit connects me with.

 

I read about the persecution and deaths of christians around the world.  Charles, we are being persecuted in our own homes.  I now have a peace about it all as I ask God to give peace to me and I let it all roll off, although it hurts not to see my beloved children and grandchildren but I am looking for a mansion not made by hands and a dwelling place that will be eternal.  Dr. David Jeremiah said that we are to stay focused on Jesus.    We may have to live in this world but WE are not of this world.   I wish I could comfort you and give you a hug.

 

elaine shealy, a humble servant of God