My heart aches!

Personally have enough trouble worrying about today and making the right choices right now that tomorrow can wait. Is my focus wrong? If tomorrow never comes for me, which focus would serve me better? Even when I think I am doing good with my choices right now, with a little reflection on THIS DAY, I can find plenty to repent of and to want/needing to do better. Maybe that is just me.

I've got enough to take this day. What the Bible says about worrying anyway?

Yes, Jesus said in Matthew 6:34,"Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own troubles." Next to John 14, the Sermon on the Mount has some of the most comforting words of Jesus. Its hard in our human flesh and with human eyes to not be fearful, but when we focus on our future with Christ and remember He's waiting for us and building our beautiful room, it's very soothing. We're all in this together, Wakka. When I become afraid, I think about how many brothers and sisters I have around the world that believe in Christ. That brings strength to me-knowing they believe they will see the Christ of Calvary too! They believe He will do what He said He will do. Remember Jesus said, "In this world you will have trouble, but take courage for I have overcome the world!" No matter what happens, we win!!!

I have absolutely NO worries about the future since God holds it (and me) in His hands.

(Wakka;40035)
I am so concerned of the future. To be serious, I do not want to be alive in the time the Antichrist rules. I am so afraid of making the wrong choice, I would rather be one of the spirits that join Christ just before the Millennial reign.
Wakka you dont have to make a choice just trust in the Lord he has always told us that he is coming to seperate the wheat from the tares GOD PROTECTS HIS OWN THAT IS FAITH it is Pre -trib rapture believers that have no faith in the Lord rather than trust God and his word they say trust us do not worry about what God says you wont be here It mans EASY BUTTON we dont have to understand the End times we wont be here Lies lies lies THE FAMINE OF THE END TIMES IS MENS FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND GODS WORD Do not take part in this famine God has told you He will protect you just as he did Daniel in the lions denIf you trust his word you have nothing to lose fear not him who can kill your body but fear him that can kill your soul. That is Satan and his lies.The limits that God puts on the fallen angels, and demonics, fully protects God's chosen. The "Chosen" are all Christians who know the truth and are ready, watching, and have their spiritual armor of Ephesians 6:10-20 on. The Chosen can observe and identify the events of the final day when those events come to pass, as they stand against the fiery darts of Satan.The pre-Tribers do not know what the signs are they have chosen the way of men they have chosen to deny and Ignore Gods warning do you think God will reward these people who have more faith in Mens Words and Satans lies than they do their Father? There are no scriptures to support any Pre- trib rapture NOT ONE. All men can do is deny what the Words say they cant present any scripturebecause its not written. Denial of Gods Word is not proof of What he saysits mens reasoning.The dead will be raised first, flesh and blood can not enter heaven, we will ALL BE CHANGED IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE these are biblical truths there is no in between except in mislead mens Eyes Satan is prince of the air until Christ returns exactly when he says at the last,7th trump that is GODS WORD ON IT PERIOD.I Thessalonians 4:16 "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with a voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first;"The Lord is going to descend, at the seventh trump [the last trump]. Why will the dead in Christ rise first? Because they are already there, and with Him. All we have to do now is go to the book of Revelation, and find out in detail when this will be. We find out what events will occur just prior to this seventh trump sounding, and then when we see these certain events taking place before our eyes, we will know our Lord will return to earth next. Then the trump will sound, and the gathering will take place, and we will be changed from our flesh bodies to our spiritual bodies. And not one day before.__________________

(Wakka;40035)
I am so concerned of the future. To be serious, I do not want to be alive in the time the Antichrist rules. I am so afraid of making the wrong choice, I would rather be one of the spirits that join Christ just before the Millennial reign.
As long as you keep on fire for God you will go up in the pre-tribulation rapture, 1 Thessalonions 4:13--17, Then in v 18, Paul says, "because of this, Comfort one another with these words".Read my post on "Why Christians wont go through the tribulation".one of the reasons is because Jesus is coming back for a glorious Church, one doing outstanding miracles, and mighty works. also when Jesus comes, we will be like Him, with Power and authority. The devil couldn't handle one Jesus, how can he deal with millions of people just like Jesus. that is why the devil cannot operate until the Church has gone 2 Thess 2: 3, And v 7--8 says, the church is holding the devil back. once the church has gone, the antiChrist can come.

Heres history on Heresies Two comings not threeAdversus Haereses (Against Heresies), Book IV Chapter 33"all the prophets announced his two advents: the one, indeed, in which He became a man subject to stripes, and knowing what it is to bear infirmity, and sat upon the foal of an ***, and was a stone rejected by the builders, and was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and by the stretching forth of His hands destroyed Amalek; while He gathered from the ends of the earth into His Father's fold the children who were scattered abroad, and remembered His own dead ones who had formerly fallen asleep, and came down to them that He might deliver them: but the second in which He will come on the clouds, bringing on the day which burns as a furnace? and smiting the earth with the word of His mouth? and slaying the impious with the breath of His lips, and having a fan in His hands, and cleansing His floor, and gathering the wheat indeed into His barn, but burning the chaff with unquenchable fire. "others beheld Him coming on the clouds as the Son of man; and those who declared regarding Him, "They shall look on Him whom they have pierced," indicated His [second] advent, concerning which He Himself says, "Thinkest thou that when the Son of man cometh, He shall find faith on the earth? "Paul also refers to this event when he says, "If, however, it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you, and to you that are troubled rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with His mighty angels, and in a flame of fire." Others again, speaking of Him as a judge, and [referring], as if it were a burning furnace, [to] the day of the Lord, who "gathers the wheat into His barn, but will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire," were accustomed to threaten those who were unbelieving, concerning whom also the Lord Himself declares, "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, which my Father has prepared for the devil and his angels." And the apostle in like manner says [of them], "Who shall be punished with everlasting death from the face of the Lord, and from the glory of His power, when He shall come to be glorified in His saints, and to be admired in those who believe in Him."

(Alanforchrist;40087)
As long as you keep on fire for God you will go up in the pre-tribulation rapture, 1 Thessalonions 4:13--17, Then in v 18, Paul says, "because of this, Comfort one another with these words".Read my post on "Why Christians wont go through the tribulation".one of the reasons is because Jesus is coming back for a glorious Church, one doing outstanding miracles, and mighty works. also when Jesus comes, we will be like Him, with Power and authority. The devil couldn't handle one Jesus, how can he deal with millions of people just like Jesus. that is why the devil cannot operate until the Church has gone 2 Thess 2: 3, And v 7--8 says, the church is holding the devil back. once the church has gone, the antiChrist can come.
Where is your proof the Bible never says the church is holding anything back assupmtions,speculations, lies the devils doctrine Scripture says it is Michael that holds back Satan not the church another lie

What Do others think of America's Pre-Trib Rapture TheroyThe Rapture doctrine is popular in the United States, but is not nearly so emphasized in other parts of the world. Why would this be so? Do other churches lack teaching? No they read the Word of God they dont have a men to come up with new doctrine they have only had Gods words for generation,after generation Or perhaps in the prosperous United States, Americans crave the comfort of the Rapture doctrine. Americans are always looking for an Easy Way out David B. Currie, in his book, Rapture: The End-Times Error That Leaves the Bible Behind summarizes the psychological danger of rapture theology."the belief system of rapturists allows them to take a certain comfort in the face of evil. For when things really deteriorate, they expect to be safely flown away in Heaven. There is a problem with this approach to life, however. It may comfort the person witnessing suffering, but it does absolutely nothing positive for the person experiencing the suffering. This theology is appealing only as long as the pain is someone else's." This is contray to the entire message of the Bible to care only for one own welfareMargaret Macdonald, born ca. 1815, was a Scottish-Irish woman who is well-known in Christian Eschatology (End-Times Prophecy). She is frequently credited as the originator of the doctrine of the pre-tribulation rapture.In 1830 at the age of 15, while living in Port Glasgow, Scotland, Margaret Macdonald reportedly had a vision about the End Times.Not long after her revelation, she wrote down her account of everything and sent hand-written copies of it to a number of Christian leaders. The Morning Watch, a leading British publication, quickly copied some of her distinctive notions. Her revelation was first published in Robert Norton's Memoirs of James & George Macdonald, of Port Glasgow (1840), pp. 171-176. Norton published it again in The Restoration of Apostles and Prophets; In the Catholic Apostolic Church (1861), pp. 15-18...............................Doctrine of men are not the Doctrine of God a lie of Satan this is not what you want to put your faith in a 15 year old girl that went Insane in later life. "Take heed that No man deceives You"

Matthew 6:25-34 (King James Version) 25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.--------------------------------------------------------------------------Wakka Do not worry of what it is to come. For even if the devil himself comes in the flesh he couldn't harm you. Not in a way that matters. A physical death is just the pathway to everlasting happiness and nothing, could change that. Satan is a lion ready to strike, but don't fear. For Jesus has already won the battle on the cross. It is up to us to partake in this victory. and partake in it you have. So walk into the future with confidence for you are under the protection of the king, the rock, the one and only God, the savior of the road, the victor over death, the creator of the universe and the devil himself. the maker of heaven, who all the world will one day revere. and might I add your friend. and when you die, in martyrdom or jsut a natural death, you will see him at the throne and he will " well done my well and faithful servant welcome to paradise"we have nothing to be afraid of. Stay confident, repent of your sins, smile and confidentley step into the future no matter how disasterous it becomes.For we are on Gods side.

(kriss;40090)
Where is your proof the Bible never says the church is holding anything back assupmtions,speculations, lies the devils doctrine Scripture says it is Michael that holds back Satan not the church another lie
Here is the proof. 2 Thess 2: 6--8, I will quote it in the original Greek.v6 You know what HOLDS him back [ restrains, hinder, stops] from being revealedv7 for the mystery of lawlessnes and iniquity does already work, only he who now HOLDS him back, [Restrains, hinders, stops], will HOLD [restrain hinder, stop] him back until he [The Church] is taken OUT of the way [Rapture].v8 And then shall the wicked one be revealed.The words, "withholdeth" in v 6, and "Letteth" in v7 is the same Greek word,.

That doesnt say its the church it says the mystery of lawlessness you foolish man that is Satan and his evil works How dare you call that the churchMat 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Mat 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: Mat 19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mat 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

Iniquity: greek word Anomia1) the condition of without lawa) because ignorant of it because of violating it2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedlawlessness Evil,Satan, this is whats at work

This is the truth with out twisting Gods wordThe "mystery of lawlessness" is the mystery of iniquity. "He who now letteth will let"; in the Greek should be translated; "He who holds fast [ketcho] will stand." The ellipsis, or "omission from an expression of a word clearly implied"; "There is one who hold's fast", instead of by repeating the verb, "will let". However, "katecho" is a transitive verb, and an object must be supplied also. So if the subject in verse six is Satan, then the object must be his position in the heavenlies [see Ephesians 6:12], from which he will be ejected from heaven by Michael [Revelation 12:7-9]."Out of the way", in the Greek is "out of ek", or "the midst". It is the same expression used in Acts 17:33, and I Corinthians 5:2. Many "rapture theorists" claim this one who "letteth" is the Holy Spirit, and they claim that when He is "taken away", then the Antichrist will come. By reversing the role of the characters in the verses here, and attributing what is Satan's to the Holy Spirit, you have a whole new doctrine called the "Any moment doctrine". This false doctrine is better known as the "rapture theory". It is dangerous to play around with a foreign language; and when the flock relies upon their shepherd for the truth, and the shepherd is assumed to be correct; in ignorance it is accepted just because he said it.I have said it before and Ill say it again again there is no pre rapture in the Word of God and defy anyone who wants truth to give any scripture without twisting it to prove anything but the One only Return of Jesus Christ before the End, Last, 7th trump

Here’s a great Scripture for you: 2 Timothy 1:7, “God has not given you a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind.” And 1 John 4:18 which says, “Perfect love casts out fear.” I think the thing you need to think about and meditate on is how much God loves you and how great His love is towards you because as you are confident in His love, that will drive fear far from your life. So, be confident in the love of God and that fear will leave you. He will never leave you or forsake you!

I like that scripture too, lillethb.