Keith

[traveller]

One of Keith's last posts was that he was going to be offline for a while. I think he's ok, but it's always good to remember those in prayer who come to mind.

[Scarletprayers]

One of Keith's last posts was that he was going to be offline for a while. I think he's ok, but it's always good to remember those in prayer who come to mind.

Thanks traveller!

[Keith]

Hello Family,

I'm back. I sincerely apologize for disappearing for so long. Initially, I thought I was only going to take a weekend off and press in to God. As Gerioke astutely mentioned, I had been very cranky for awhile, which is very unlike me, so I knew something was off. Little things would grieve and frustrate me and my responses to them were too hasty. I responded in my way and not the Lord's. I needed the time away to repent, seek guidance and answers.

I'm back and feeling refreshed and refocused. Again, I apologize for my unexpectedly long absence. I'll be doing plenty of apologizing because of my absence from the washer and dryer, too. Ugh!

What I can share of my time away is this... Part of what I was feeling was the Lord's grieving. People are being led into deceptions and lies. Cruelty and false doctrine abound, in the disguise of Christianity. Pettiness and selfishness run rampant in the family while a lost and dying world are being neglected. Comfort and ease of living are being sought more than His will, and people are falling away from the faith because of it. The battle for souls is very real and the time for that battle is coming to an end.

[WayneB]

What I can share of my time away is this... Part of what I was feeling was the Lord's grieving. People are being led into deceptions and lies. Cruelty and false doctrine abound, in the disguise of Christianity. Pettiness and selfishness run rampant in the family while a lost and dying world are being neglected. Comfort and ease of living are being sought more than His will, and people are falling away from the faith because of it. The battle for souls is very real and the time for that battle is coming to an end.

You see it AND feel it too, huh brother?

So much time is wasted with petty and selfish arguments.

[Gerioke]

Hello Family,

I'm back. I sincerely apologize for disappearing for so long. Initially, I thought I was only going to take a weekend off and press in to God. As Gerioke astutely mentioned, I had been very cranky for awhile, which is very unlike me, so I knew something was off. Little things would grieve and frustrate me and my responses to them were too hasty. I responded in my way and not the Lord's. I needed the time away to repent, seek guidance and answers.

I'm back and feeling refreshed and refocused. Again, I apologize for my unexpectedly long absence. I'll be doing plenty of apologizing because of my absence from the washer and dryer, too. Ugh!

What I can share of my time away is this... Part of what I was feeling was the Lord's grieving. People are being led into deceptions and lies. Cruelty and false doctrine abound, in the disguise of Christianity. Pettiness and selfishness run rampant in the family while a lost and dying world are being neglected. Comfort and ease of living are being sought more than His will, and people are falling away from the faith because of it. The battle for souls is very real and the time for that battle is coming to an end.

I hope I didn' offend you bro. I just know cranky is not your style.

[Christ's Free Servant]

What I can share of my time away is this... Part of what I was feeling was the Lord's grieving. People are being led into deceptions and lies. Cruelty and false doctrine abound, in the disguise of Christianity. Pettiness and selfishness run rampant in the family while a lost and dying world are being neglected. Comfort and ease of living are being sought more than His will, and people are falling away from the faith because of it. The battle for souls is very real and the time for that battle is coming to an end.

I couldn't have stated that any better myself. I wholeheartedly agree!! We need to be praying daily for revival. I know it is coming, but there is going to be a purging of the Church first, and I believe we will see that this year. Hard times are ahead, but God is Sovereign and the harvest is not far off. We need to remain faithful and keep doing what we know is right. God will soon bring people back to him.

"I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God" (Ezekiel 11:19-20).

[Bolts]

Hi Keith,

It sounds like intercession - Our God is Good!!

The area that has been pressing on heart lately is how the word of God gets so twisted and used as a license or permission for sin. It grieves me, especially since these rationalisations hinder the true work that the Lord wants to do in all of us, that we may be free and made new in him.

I'm glad your back.

[Keith]

You see it AND feel it too, huh brother?

So much time is wasted with petty and selfish arguments.

I wept more in the last three weeks than I have in a long time. Yes, I felt it. And I fully agree with your last sentence, especially now.

I hope I didn' offend you bro. I just know cranky is not your style.

Not in the least, brother. I knew it wasn't like me, either. I just didn't understand right away what was going on.

Sue and Bolts,

Other than what's in the Bible, I don't know what God's plans are. I just knew I had to forsake everything for a time and get away to pray. I can tell you one thing though: I'm not the same man I was a month ago - even before the crankiness. I'm very glad to be back, but part of me is struggling to find "my place" here again. I have no intentions of leaving, don't get me wrong. It's just that things are very different in me now. But I have patience and lean on Him.

[Rania]

Welcome back, Keith. Your message is very encouraging to me.

I joined while you were gone so now it's really nice to meet you.

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