Oh, I really need that laugh. Same here, my friend. One daughter talks fast, the other mumbles.
Amen!
Peter
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You can always ammend your will Brother, and you should if your worries trouble you. Be up front with your daughters about the change, but only after it has been ammended. In the least, speak with your lawyer who did your will.
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We are our biggest observers and judges. Trying not to overthink and I just pray, read my bible, clear my mind and keep it movement/
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Maybe because of your grief you are unable to see that the people left here like your children care for you. Have they ever done anything that would make you question the love they have for you? Maybe they worry about you being alone? Did they ask you if assisted living was something that was needed or have, they just told you they were going to put you there? There is a difference. Genuine care isn’t people trying to explore options. If they’re both independent and take care of themselves then why would they need anything from you other than being a father?
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Welcome to the Forums @Hummingbird02 and @kmcdougald, I hope you enjoy our company here. Might I suggest you both stopping by the Introductions Category and introducing yourselves to everyone here?
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It was suggested to me as maybe I need to see about assisted living in a retirement community. I see no reason to do at this time. I have been forth coming about my abilities to care for myself. I think they might be worrying to much. After they lost their mother they fear losing me.I have told them it is in Gods hands not to be fearful.
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Not sure how to post an introduction there.. I tried to find a link to introductions but there’s not a place to type, I could be missing it
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Yes. That’s quite different than anything nefarious going on. That’s genuine care and concern. Maybe try finding a Christian counselor or therapist to discuss things with as a family. I have a feeling you all need it. God Bless
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Introductions - Christian Forums at Crosswalk Same way you do here. God bless
Peter
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Lent is not commanded anywhere in Scripture for believers under the New Covenant.
When you examine the text carefully, there is no explicit imperative in the New Testament requiring a 40 day observance, abstinence cycle, or liturgical season corresponding to what is now called Lent.
In Gospel of Matthew 4:1–2, Christ fasts forty days in the wilderness, but this is a descriptive, redemptive event, not a prescriptive pattern for the church. It is tied to His messianic testing and victory over temptation, not a recurring ordinance for believers.
Likewise, in Gospel of Matthew 6:16–18, Jesus says “when you fast,” which assumes the practice may occur, but does not command it as a binding requirement. The grammar reflects a conditional expectation, not legislation.
The early church in Acts does fast at times, for example in ~Acts 13:2–3 and ~Acts 14:23, but again this is situational and voluntary, connected to prayer, commissioning, and discernment. There is no universal command attached.
More importantly, the doctrinal sections of the New Testament, especially in the writings of Paul the Apostle, are silent on any required observance like Lent. When Paul addresses binding obligations for believers, he never includes a seasonal fast.
Instead, he explicitly guards against imposing religious calendars as obligations. In ~Colossians 2:16–17:
“Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.”[1]
This principle directly applies. Binding believers to a fixed religious season like Lent goes beyond what Scripture commands.
So the conclusion is clear…I would say.
Lent may be observed as a voluntary discipline, but it is not a biblical command, not a requirement for righteousness, and not binding on the conscience of believers.
Any attempt to make it obligatory moves from Scripture into tradition.
Shalom.
J.
Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. - ESV ↩︎
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CIick This → Introductions
Create a new post there.
Edit: Whoops, I missed that Peter answered that.
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Such a great morning to praise our Lord Jesus Christ. 
I was reading Romans 8 -MSG and it really touched my heart. “That’s why i don’t think there’s any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times”
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amen god bless. the message is a good version of the bible 
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Welcome @tonya.sue to our Forum. Glad you are here.
Peter
This fits in exactly with what I was reading a short while ago – Chapter 6 of “Dirty Glory” by Pete Greig. Very active prayer that makes demands, wrestling with God against Satan. I tried it. Instead of my normal list of things I think I must pray about, I put as much passion as I could into it, and felt wonderfully invigorated!
Then I finished with something that I’ve found considerably increases the success rate of my prayers. I think of the woman who’d haemorrhaged for 12 years until she touched the hem of Jesus’s robe and what He said to her. So I repeat “ I must have faith, I must have faith…”
I intend to pray like this every time – it feels wonderful and the timing of this reading straight after what I read earlier and the experience that followed it feels like more than coincidence.
Welcome to the forums @xanadutheblue
I hope you enjoy our company. Hopefully you stop by the Introductions catogory and tell us all about yourself there.
Yes, so glad you are here @xanadutheblue. Looking forward to getting to know you and having you get to know us.
Peter
On 5 Things the Bible Tells Us about Anger:
Initially I wasn’t prone to anger but transgressions committed by some family and so-called friends prompted me to consider, practice, and then enact anger while perfecting expressions of anger (aggressive gestures, cut-to-the-bone insults, extreme sarcasm, even oblique not-quite threats, etc.); I then actually adopted anger as a coping skill. Any after-the-fact remorse that I felt was quickly rationalized.
Today, forsaking anger is one of my largest hurdles but one that is becoming easier to enact; this devotional is right on time for me. I thank you for the prescience of your message and encouragement.
First Welcome @Tygarr13
I do fully understand what you are going through. When I allow my anger to get the best of me, my kids tell me, my wife tells me, others who have witnessed it tell me, that if I allow the anger to grow inside me, it can and does, from time to time, turn into rage, and I become like a scary monster. Like the Hulk.
I’m a three-hundred-and-five-pound man. 305. I am strong. Not bragging, just stating a fact. Years of going to the gym and working out, and years of hard physical labor on the job, have made me this way. I eclipse most people when I stand next to them. A neighbor friend of mine nicknamed me “Planet Pete.”
Now I say all that to say this. Imagine if you will, a 305-pound, exceedingly strong, blind rage-filled monster looking at you, as the source of the rage? I have destroyed a few things over the years. Including a cast-iron fry pan. including many phones. Including a car.
Now imagine you are a child. You know pretty much nothing more than that Daddy is there to love you. To protect you. To keep you safe and to provide for you whatever you need. What if, just think about this, what if the ones that is supposed to protect you from the monsters, become the monster. Where is the hope?
Let’s look at some of the warnings from God’s word to us about anger.
“In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need. Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage, and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.” Ephesians 4:26-31
I know that is saying a lot. Let’s unpack that a bit.
“In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.”
Did you wake up this morning thinking that you would punch the wall, yell at your loved ones, or curse out a stranger? No. Of course not. The problem with us giving into the flesh in the moment of our anger is that we allow our flesh to react. We think about it over and over. On our pillows, we play the what-if game. The devil can use this time to encourage our flesh to take the next step. It festers and grows in us. Sin starts in our minds, grows in the evilness of our hearts, and becomes manifested in various ways through the actions of our flesh.
“Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.”
A little bit of a side note here, but yes. If you covet something someone has, it can lead to anger, and it can lead to stealing and even murder. Think King David, Bathsheba, and Uriah. 2 Samuel 11. Did you know this is one of the reasons you should be working? Not only to meet your needs, but also that you “may have something to share with those in need.”
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
What can gossip cause? Hurt, anger, and harm to others. Don’t do it. Hate is always foolish, and love is always wise. Always try to be nice, and never fail to be kind. Be encouraging. Build up, do not tear down. The more positive you become, the less of an effect others will have on you.
“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage, and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.”
The word tells us that we should never tempt the Lord our God. We should not give Him a full-time job just fixing the stupid stuff we do and helping us out of the positions we put ourselves and others in. King Solomon warns us.
“A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.” Proverbs 29:11
Let’s be honest here. What can you do? Someone abuses you. You attack them? You may go to jail. You may lose your job. Your Family will suffer. You try to sue them? You lose money and time. Others are hurt and affected. What can you do? Forgive them. Give them to God. Trust me. All you need to do is live on. Nothing is worthy to be compared to their result if they are not saved. Let God deal with them.
I will pray that you find the peace you seek, and the self-control God can and does give us.
Peter
April 15th – I have read these verses in Matthew many times, but never did I consider reading the storm at sea and the demon-possessed men as comanion pieces. WHat a difference that makes in the total picture.
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