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I come from an unsaved family, My Mom and Brother need to be prayed for salvation, but after praying and talking with trusted Brothers' and Sisters. it's obvious that I need to write out euligies for both my Mom and Dad (My Dad Passed away in '98). I still feel convicted to do everything I can to put on paper the things that I'm greatful for in both cases.
Eventually this will mean I have to take a few days to go to Ohio and visit Mom. To me this is a scary process. As relations between me and my brother a very strained. I don't know how to face that situation. I'd like to be some sort of a witness but my brother is still living with Mom at '47. He's still under the spell of dope and booze. In th past I've done the best I can to treat him with love, but I've tried to do this in the flesh and generally after 10 to 15 minutes of his attacks, I choose to defend myself. Then who knows what will happen.
I feel led by the spirit to face these things head on. as it were I've been putting things on my prayer list at church for Mom and Bruce to get saved. I seriously doubt that I'll go home and Mom and Bruce will fall on there knees and accept Christ, although you never know.
I just want to be able to deal with the provision to make the trip. I know I'm not really welcome to visit. Mom and I are on good terms, but she doesn't want me to see the condition of the house. My brother doesn't like being around me long as he don't feel comfortable drinking around me.
I know I showed Bruce how to drink and use dope once upon a time, But ever since I got Clean and Sober, he simply wouldn't have any thing to do with me.
I don't really want to go on whining about this current situation but if any one would remember me and my Mom and Brother in your prayers I'd sure apreciate it.
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| November 13, 2007 |
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| Dave we will be praying! |
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| November 13, 2007 |
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I'll come along side you in prayer on this, Dave, that there will be reconciliation between you and your brother, understanding (true communication) in your conversations with both mom and brother, and clear evidence of God's presence and love. May He be glorified as you walk in obedience on this.
Will you be staying at your mom's house? If you are able to manage it, it might be better to stay at a motel while you're there, to create a little bit of a buffer zone, plus allow you to have a place of retreat, if need be. (I got excellent motel prices for my trip on Hotwire.) Just a thought... |
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| November 13, 2007 |
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Lord, please work in Dave's heart. Help him realize why his brother's attacks mean so much to him that he feels hurt by them. Family is often part of the the things we need to accept, that we cannot change. Thanks for helping me realize my feelings of abandonment affect my relationship with my brother as well. If there is anything like that in Dave's heart, we gie it to you. Please be with Dave throughout this trip. I ask his mother and brother be receptive to Your love. I ask that You work in his mother's heart so she can see the son who loves her, and not see him as "the son who may reject me because of the state of my house." For everything I didn't think to cover, Lord, please fill in the blanks. Thanks for listening, Jesus. |
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| November 13, 2007 |
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Hi Dave I understand you family sistuation mine is simular in ways I have lifted all of you up in prayer as well as all your unsaved loved ones you did not mention.I pray you have the strenght from the Holy spirit to guide you in your journey home and your visit be fruitful.
All my love and His from above,
Diana
p.s. please pray for my family and me as well. lots of love to you. |
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| November 13, 2007 |
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| Thanks one and all I'm sure I'll need to be making arrangements at a hotel, I'm also sure it may be after the holidays that I go home. Thanks one and all for your prayers; I'm gonna work on euligies for Mom and Dad before I leave, maybe even one for my brother. I pretty well convicted that we shouldnt wait until some one passes to say all the good things about them. |
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| November 13, 2007 |
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Dave, don't worry, you'll be remembered.
Lord,
Please reveal yourself to Dave's family members through him. Please give him such strength and humility that they will recognize your Son's Spirit in him. Please give him the words to say when they ask him about his life. We ask these things in Jesus' name, amen.
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| November 13, 2007 |
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Father, i ask you to lift up Dave and his family. Help them to know that you are in charge and all the glory and victory goes to You. Bless them and keep them safe.
In the Mighty, Matchless, Magnificent Name of Jesus Christ,
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| November 13, 2007 |
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I will pray for them both and you also
Dave let me tell you asomething don't even feel bad about your brother feeling uncomforable about drinking in front of you, that's a coinviction from God your brother see the change in you and he see the the Jesus in you, your mother does too. Dave I know I've been there in the same place God is rigth there with them in there mess because of you so let your light shine in that house, like you said you never know what will happen this time you do know no matter what is said it does not have to end in a argument, just plant a seed of love and forgiveness even if you have or have not done anything.GOD IS IN CONTROL just let go and let God amen, GOD will give you the stenght and wisdom to do or say what ever just pray Dave that when you open your mouth the Holy Ghost will speak for you GOD IS ABLE. |
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| November 13, 2007 |
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| Prayer lifted! Please post another blog to let us know how it goes. |
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| November 13, 2007 |
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| no problem....that's a good thing God is working through you in |
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| November 14, 2007 |
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| Hi, Dave. I can relate about family issues, especially during the holidays. I will pray that God will give you His peace and a steadfast, unshakable spirit. I think it's Psalm 94:5 (I know it's in Psalm 94) where the psalmist says "In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul". Happy Thanksgiving. |
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| November 14, 2007 |
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Dave I stand in agreement with you and I'm excited for you. The Lord has you on assignment. At first I read you blog and felt a bit down... (I understand, with family members in the same condition). However, after reading it a few times, I get very excited. I looked up the word eugoly and found that it means "high praise". I know that most of us associate the word with funerals, but that's not the sole intent of the word. It's a spoken or written tribute - a speech or piece of writing that praises somebody or something very highly, especially a tribute to somebody who has recently died.
Dave I believe that God has already answered your prayers. He wants you to "behold" to see with God's eyes. Speak to not what you see, but speak to what God sees. Give tribute to your family members, praise them not for who they are, but for who they will become. Yet, be thankful that inspite of the good or bad, they are your family. I pray that you allow your faith to lead you in this process. I look forward to an excellent report. Just remember, you don't make them do anything, you just be..... the new creature in Christ.
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| November 14, 2007 |
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I started responding to this yesterday and had to go--my sweetheart needed me. Dave, I am praying for your brother, mom and you! I am praying for your brother to have eyes to see and ears to hear what God is saying to him. (Proverbs) Also for both your mom and brother to have hearts to respond to God's calling them to Himself. Finally for you I have been praying that you will manifest the fruit of the Spirit in your time with them and they would see clearly the changes God has wrought in your life and be attracted to those changes. 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 5:23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.
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| November 15, 2007 |
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| Thanks one and all for your support. Currently I'm doing quite a bit of writing. I've written part of a eulogy for Dad who past away. Starting with a rough draft. The rough draft being just the raw rememberances of life. But I need to put these things on paper to see the blessings sometimes. I was hesitant to go thru this process, for fear of dishonoring my Mom and Dad. Hopefully as I go thru this process I'll be able to have something for Mom and Bruce that'll be a blessing. |
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| November 16, 2007 |
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| Dave, one thing you could do is write a letter about salvation and why it is important to you...since you are writing any way. Take it with you and give it to them when you leave. It will say all the things you want to say, but can't. Just a thought. |
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| November 16, 2007 |
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| Good Idea voice whats always anoyed me about phone calls and visits is that sometimes afterwards I think well I wish I'd of remembered this of that. Plus remembering what's great about salvation would probably be a good exercise on any day for any believer or group of believers. |
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