Something We Can All Agree On
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well we all know when that healing ultimately happens but til then...ugggh,
Romans 8:22-23 (KJV)
22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
Romans 8:22-23 (KJV)
22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
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except I'm not looking for things we can all agree on, I just put forth a passage from
Solomon that I would hope would inspire all and that none would be in disagreement.
...hmm, maybe someone will come along and protest, "But that's Old Testament"
Solomon that I would hope would inspire all and that none would be in disagreement.
...hmm, maybe someone will come along and protest, "But that's Old Testament"
But that's from The Byrds!
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Horrendous things happened to hubby before we met.
My life was no piece of cake either.
So, when we were first married, I asked God to give us a break from all the harsh stuff we had to deal with up to that point. Much to my surprise, God agreed. He gave us two years and two days of healing, peace and laughter. And then hubby broke his back at work, and the hard started up again.
Some how that 2 years and 2 days still means the world to me. It was like a preview of things to come. That's a shadow of heaven. Well worth the effort on earth to prepare for enjoying heaven.
He really does give us times to rest and times to struggle. I wish I could remember to rest during those times of rest though.
My life was no piece of cake either.
So, when we were first married, I asked God to give us a break from all the harsh stuff we had to deal with up to that point. Much to my surprise, God agreed. He gave us two years and two days of healing, peace and laughter. And then hubby broke his back at work, and the hard started up again.
Some how that 2 years and 2 days still means the world to me. It was like a preview of things to come. That's a shadow of heaven. Well worth the effort on earth to prepare for enjoying heaven.
He really does give us times to rest and times to struggle. I wish I could remember to rest during those times of rest though.
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It took me a while to figure out your original question. Now that I have, I want to answer it.
This is the season to "and a time to lose."
I lost Mom when I was barely 16. She believed in that Catholic Church for her salvation, so she wasn't saved.
My Dad is losing it now. In the last couple of decades I've learned he didn't really have any faith in the Catholic Church even. He invented his own god. Now he is in the waning days of dementia. 90% of what he says is the dementia talking to me, not Dad. 98% of what he does is the dementia doing it, not him. I'm losing Dad in a way that makes what Mom went through seem easier. (She died of cancer. It was so bad at the end, I could actually see the cancer on her. It wasn't skin cancer, but it was on her skin two days before she died.)
I see hubby losing it. Little by little, but at least he is saved.
I see me losing it. Hardly noticeable to anyone else, but I see it. I am saved.
We're all going to lose this battle. But then there is the next time. For those of us saved, it will be a time to laugh and a time to dance. (I wonder if disco music is big in heaven.) And the time of no more tears. So, even when we lose, he wins.
This is the season to "and a time to lose."
I lost Mom when I was barely 16. She believed in that Catholic Church for her salvation, so she wasn't saved.
My Dad is losing it now. In the last couple of decades I've learned he didn't really have any faith in the Catholic Church even. He invented his own god. Now he is in the waning days of dementia. 90% of what he says is the dementia talking to me, not Dad. 98% of what he does is the dementia doing it, not him. I'm losing Dad in a way that makes what Mom went through seem easier. (She died of cancer. It was so bad at the end, I could actually see the cancer on her. It wasn't skin cancer, but it was on her skin two days before she died.)
I see hubby losing it. Little by little, but at least he is saved.
I see me losing it. Hardly noticeable to anyone else, but I see it. I am saved.
We're all going to lose this battle. But then there is the next time. For those of us saved, it will be a time to laugh and a time to dance. (I wonder if disco music is big in heaven.) And the time of no more tears. So, even when we lose, he wins.
