Thank you for sharing. My own father was 97 when he died. Unfortunately, I wasn't with him during the months before his passing, so I can't say whether he ever answered God's call. But I will pray for your Dad that he will allow the Holy Spirit to soften his heart.
If I were to add one per day it would take more than fifty years ... :)
How are things going with you and caring for your father? I know since this is the internet you can't go into specific detail. But I did pray for you one day. My own mother had Alzheimer's for about 8 years during the nineties, till she finally passed away. So, I know in small part what you're going through, and that it can be excruciatingly difficult :(
If I were to add one per day it would take more than fifty years ... :)
How are things going with you and caring for your father? I know since this is the internet you can't go into specific detail. But I did pray for you one day. My own mother had Alzheimer's for about 8 years during the nineties, till she finally passed away. So, I know in small part what you're going through, and that it can be excruciatingly difficult :(
Thanks for your compassion joosep. Dad is quite independent really, and despite being a raging atheist, he's been coming to church with me for the past year now. Mostly because he likes people and he doesn't want to be on his own while I'm out (church is an hour's) drive.) But Zachias was only engaging in a spectator sport when the Lord found him. So perhaps the Lord will pass by one day and call my Dad to him too.
Thank you for sharing. My own father was 97 when he died. Unfortunately, I wasn't with him during the months before his passing, so I can't say whether he ever answered God's call. But I will pray for your Dad that he will allow the Holy Spirit to soften his heart.
What I wrote may have sounded rather terse. I just want to say, thank you for writing to me, I do really appreciate it. In the future I'll try my best to just talk about the Bible and not about whatever method I may be using for studying the Bible. Thank you again Tracy.
I don't wish to be invisible. I just want to meditate on and in some cases memorize large amounts of God's Word, and I am a bit weary of explaining it or hearing that I'm doing it the wrong way. It's what I feel that the Lord wants me to do. So I am just going to do it, whether on this site, or the old fashioned way with paper and pen, index cards, whatever.
So I don't want to be invisible, but on the other hand, I don't want my points totals or verses added or whatever to be so readily seen by being in a group. What we are doing here is so absolutely NOT about points. It is a life and death struggle.