By
1 Cor 10:31
THANK
YOU!! http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/nov2020/derrickd118-1.htm
Recently
I heard a preacher on youtube saying the OLD TESTAMENT
Saints had to wait 1,000 years to be resurrected…… and I
was like HUH??? WHY??? Just didn’t
make any sense to me!! Makes far more sense
that the resurrection would include both New and Old
Testament Saints!!
Prayerfully
we don’t have much longer to find out!!!!
Totally
get what you’re saying about maybe not focusing so much on
the rapture….. but I’ve also got to say it’s the ONE THING
that keeps me grounded. Well I don’t want to
be grounded to “here”, but you know what I mean – the one
thing that keeps me motivated, moving forward in life!!
So
I continue to be blessed by our BLESSED
HOPE!!!!!!!!! Which will soon turn into
BLESSED REALITY!!!!!!! 😊
Blessings
to you, Derrick! And thank you for taking the time
to respond!! Much appreciated!
And
as far as my own life challenges this year – you know, it
never ceases to amaze me how often times, some Christians
are so quick to want to pounce & tell me I’m having a
rough time of it cuz I’ve been sinning!! Just like
Job’s buddies!! So I get taken aback by that – no, I
was not sinning (anything I was aware of) but will
confess with all the ongoing shenanigans I’ve been doing
plenty of mouthy sinning SINCE all these trials
started!! (cussing that’d make a sailor
blush) Hey, I never claimed to be
perfect!! I tuck my tail between my legs and quickly
repent. I wish I could stop sinning, and although
one lady writes a blog promising we can – I simply do not
know how to stop sinning “in this life”. Even the
Apostle Paul claimed to have trouble in doing what he
wanted to not do & vice versa. Insight
appreciated.
I
was listening to James today – and am TRYING to accept my
trials & learn patience that’s to accompany it!!
But nobody but nobody – not even in 3rd world
countries, much less here in America should have to be
subject to what I’ve been enduring! It’s a heinous
crime.
Different
subject: Something brought you to mind recently,
Derrick – RE: a discussion we had early on when we
first “met” here….. the little old ladies’ club of SMALL
Laodecia CHURCH in America – sigh, sadly, ran off ANOTHER
pastor!!! One who’d been on fire and was so glad to
be there!!! He got in a couple years before
they ran him off. All I do is nod my head in utter
disgust!! Guess they think they’re going to get a
pass from the Lord because they are sweet
“innocent” old ladies!!! But I
digress…..
Any
job now days comes with tons of challenges, and I would
think at the top of that list would be pastors – who are
rather expected to please everyone! Hopefully the
sincere & real Christian ones will work on living
their lives honorably in pleasing God over man (or
woman!)…. Come what may, even if it means members say mean
things and move on or whether they run off the man of God.
Thank you, again!