tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710381019162583843.post6993714311873053830..comments2023-10-30T05:54:44.374-04:00Comments on Be Still and Know... : Out of Sight out of MindRobin Lambrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12408265939620170615noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710381019162583843.post-29960179934060693682008-05-26T17:20:00.000-04:002008-05-26T17:20:00.000-04:00Robin, I'm sorry about the things that hurt you so...Robin, I'm sorry about the things that hurt you so. I know the kind of struggle you're going through. We all have them or most of us do anyway. Blogs make a great vent for frustrations and heartbreaks. There are so many people who are going through their own trials. You can always find someone who will listen and understand. I am "standing in the gap" too with my son. Although by appearances he's perfectly normal and very well respected. But he's running from the Lord. Sadly, I brought him up as a Jehovah's Witness and it turned him against God entirely. The guilt I carry over this is tremendous. He almost got to the point where he would be the God-follower I so long for him to become but Satan tripped him up and he now seems farther away than ever before. It breaks my heart when I am with him because the Lord is the "air I breathe" and I cannot listen to that song without crying over him, wanting him so much to have the relationship I now have with the Lord as a Christian saved by His unmerited grace. I have had to place him in God's hands and pray that he will come to a saving faith in Jesus. I know this seems small compared to the problem you're dealing with especially when my son is in his 40s but a mother's pain knows no boundaries. I will pray for your son when I pray for mine. Let me know his name so I can personalize it for him. My heart goes out to you. My son that committed suicide was a bit of a rebel so I kind of know your pain. I understand the Out of Sight Out of Mind mindset. But my heart just breaks for you and I will feel honored to be able to pray for him and for you too. I believe that's why God has brought us together. He wants me to pray for your son and for you.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting my blog I enjoyed your comments.<BR/>Marj <BR/>http://gdlvr.blogspot.comgodloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02142857191507004530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710381019162583843.post-447181998154177382008-05-26T11:55:00.000-04:002008-05-26T11:55:00.000-04:00separation hurts...so much.Rest, cry, ponder, yell...separation hurts...so much.<BR/>Rest, cry, ponder, yell...rest, cry, ponder, yell in Him, that is. He can take it!Skoots1moMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062108140123899280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7710381019162583843.post-51663836025264754322008-05-25T21:59:00.000-04:002008-05-25T21:59:00.000-04:00In a strange way, Robin, your posting has touched ...In a strange way, Robin, your posting has touched me. In some instances where you spoke of your son, I thought of my loved one (husband in my heart). He too is running from God but what's worse is from what I know, he is reading God's word, praying, worshiping, attending church. Satan has deceived him of God's Truths for his life. Out of sight out of mind has worked for me. Yet, today, I saw and spoke to him for the first time in nine months! I can't believe it had been that long and unfortunately, the conversation was just has hurtful as it was then (well maybe one hair less) but the impact it's had on me has been harder. <BR/><BR/>I had a very hard time in worship this morning even though church was before I saw him. Pastor spoke on God being a God of second chances and new beginnings. I know He's given me a second chance with Him and given me a changed heart in my walk with him. However, my heart broke because my loved one doesn't believe I have nor ever will change and even if so, there's no reason to befriend me. I'm just having a really hard time knowing what God wants me to believe and stand for in this situation. You mentioned standing in the gap. I have been standing in the gap believing God to change him and his heart to know the True path God wants for him. I'm still standing in the gap but I feel I've been knocked down to reality today. <BR/><BR/>I apologize for going on like this. <BR/>PaulaPaula Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948349907036852384noreply@blogger.com