Sorry Saintman I forgot to answer your question. I am doing much much better now. I have an mri scan in 2 weeks to check the cancer hasn’t come back but I’m not expecting it to show anything up. 🙏 I am so thankful for the care I’ve had.
Glad to hear you’ve got a diagnosis and are recovering Saintman. PeterP you have no idea how much you encourage me. I miss serving with Children’s Bible Hour now but it’s good to keep seeing your name on here. You’ve been here for ever and so consistent. And Joosep too. I’m enjoying my new account. It’s so lovely to be back at the start again with a clean sheet.
Hi Saintman, I'm just wondering how you are. Did you get over your pneumonia. Also wanted to let you know (since you asked me to) that I've started a new account. Its JDJD so you probably would have guessed anyway. The aim is to get back to meditating which I did best in the early days when I just added a verse a day and worked through passages and books. I think I've forgotten most of what I learnt back in 2012 so I'm just going to start the same passages and books. Starting with John's Gospel. I'm really praying to get back to a close walk with the Lord. Thanks all of you for your encouragement over the years.
Hi BasketballGirl. I’ll send you an invitation in the next day or two. I need to be at my computer to do that. Well done on all the verses you’ve been learning. I do hope you are being blessed as you learn.
It looks like I’ve been neglecting this group. I’m sincerely sorry. I’ll try to remember to check back here. I’ll add Dino Dan today. (I need my computer for that). Also I’ve only just seen you message Joosep with your spread sheet in. Wow. What a wonderful tool. I would never have thought of those columns. I think in time I could create something similar which may be the way forward for me. Although I’m using other tools at the moment to read God’s word I want to get back to using learn scripture properly. It’s been a huge help over the years. Helping me to meditate on scripture and get to know God better.
Thanks so much Joosep. That means a lot to me. I’m doing very much better these days. Health wise. Very thankful to the Lord. Mum and Dad both still leave a huge hole. I’m thinking of starting a new account on this site to start with a clean slate. I am doing a lot of reading now but I don’t get as much out of that as slowly learning/meditating on scripture. Would welcome your prayer that I can get back to that. Whether to clean up this account or start a new one. And whether to cut out/down on the reading to make room for learning/meditating again.
Thank you all so much for your comments. I would like to bring glory to God through this trial. Coming on the back of my cancer diagnosis it’s been a bit of a year. But the Lord has been so close through it all. I can definitely say He has given me everything I needed and more.
Thank you Joosep. And you too. It’s been a difficult year when I have lost both my mum and my dad. Thankfully they are both now with the Lord. But still it’s been a tough year. And I miss them both so much.
Thank you Joosep. And you too. It’s been a difficult year when I have lost both my mum and my dad. Thankfully they are both now with the Lord. But still it’s been a tough year. And I miss them both so much.
I pray the Lord's continuing comfort for you. I know the feeling, I've been missing my mom and dad for many years now, and still miss them. I'm very glad to hear that your mum and dad were believers. God's peace and rest upon you.
I wrote, "I know the feeling" but it's not exactly true. You've lost both in the same year; that makes it especially difficult, in a way that was not so for me.
Like Joosep said ...the sting of loss may be with you for years to come...I think that's a sign that you were blessed with good parents ..mine passed in 2007 and I still miss their love...but I know that The Father has something good planned for us even if in our human courtroom judges God Unjust and Unwise...hang in there and keep believing in Jesus (I know you will)...
JD - as you’re learning John 17, I pray that in 2024 that the Father will keep you in his name and that the joy of Jesus may be fulfilled in you. (John 17:11,13)
Thank you all so much for your comments. I would like to bring glory to God through this trial. Coming on the back of my cancer diagnosis it’s been a bit of a year. But the Lord has been so close through it all. I can definitely say He has given me everything I needed and more.
Hello JDJDJD. I would like to ask if I may ... or I would like to say, I am praying for your good health. If you feel at ease doing so, let us know how you're doing.
Thanks so much Joosep. That means a lot to me. I’m doing very much better these days. Health wise. Very thankful to the Lord. Mum and Dad both still leave a huge hole. I’m thinking of starting a new account on this site to start with a clean slate. I am doing a lot of reading now but I don’t get as much out of that as slowly learning/meditating on scripture. Would welcome your prayer that I can get back to that. Whether to clean up this account or start a new one. And whether to cut out/down on the reading to make room for learning/meditating again.
JD, I'm so glad to hear you're feeling better. If you do make a new account, please let us know your new name. You are a valued friend on this site to many of us.
Glad to hear your health is better. I’d say it’s good to find a balance between studying the Bible (with reference texts etc) and reading the Bible (I especially like the Lectio Divina approach) and learning passages from the Bible (using LearnScripture). I pray that God will lead you in the way that’s right for you.
I'm also glad to hear you are feeling better, JDJDJD, and I too feel that "hole" in my own way. Does Romans 8:23 apply here? and to PeterP, this is a balance I need to find also. I've been listening to a lot of good Bible teachers recently, but I also need a disciplined time to sit down and study ... and also the slow repetition found here. Thanks for that tip, I think I'll Google "Lectio Divina".
Hey Joosep, PeterP, JD, and any others. Please pray for me. I'm unwell and struggling. I'm scheduled to go to hospital on Tuesday. I have an unusual pneumonia and antibiotics haven't worked. I appreciate your prayers.
Hi Saintman, I'm just wondering how you are. Did you get over your pneumonia. Also wanted to let you know (since you asked me to) that I've started a new account. Its JDJD so you probably would have guessed anyway. The aim is to get back to meditating which I did best in the early days when I just added a verse a day and worked through passages and books. I think I've forgotten most of what I learnt back in 2012 so I'm just going to start the same passages and books. Starting with John's Gospel. I'm really praying to get back to a close walk with the Lord. Thanks all of you for your encouragement over the years.
Thanks JD for keeping us posted. And I did go to hospital and got IV antibiotics and heaps of tests. Turns out I have silent asthma and was constantly in a state of oxygen deprivation. Very difficult to diagnose. I may have had it for years. I'm slowly recovering still, but feel I'm on track to normal health now. I appreciate your prayers and those of others on the site. How is your health going?
Glad to hear you’re recovering, Saintman, and that they’ve understood your condition after all the tests. I pray that God will continue to heal your body and bless your soul. And JD, I pray that you will find the joy of the Lord in meditating on his Word with your new account. You’ve been a great inspiration for me since the early days of this LearnScripture site.
Glad to hear you’ve got a diagnosis and are recovering Saintman. PeterP you have no idea how much you encourage me. I miss serving with Children’s Bible Hour now but it’s good to keep seeing your name on here. You’ve been here for ever and so consistent. And Joosep too. I’m enjoying my new account. It’s so lovely to be back at the start again with a clean sheet.
Sorry Saintman I forgot to answer your question. I am doing much much better now. I have an mri scan in 2 weeks to check the cancer hasn’t come back but I’m not expecting it to show anything up. 🙏 I am so thankful for the care I’ve had.
I wish to offer thanks and praise to God for your improved health ... that of both of you. And I relate to what you are saying, "I'm enjoying my new account." I'm not using a new account, but I'm enjoying going in order through the New Testament and working on passages for usually 2-4 days, then moving to the next once the passage has a high enough score. Mostly, it is a wonderful thing to meditate on the Word of God and on God Himself and to let Him draw us near in love. Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you, James said. There are many difficulties of a profound and tragic nature taking place in our current world, but God's Word is a sanctuary and a hiding place for us, and serves to cleanse our mind and to give us confidence and hope for the future.