Hey guys, just wanted to share a little bit here. I have seen several other posts on this subject. My observations so far are : I'm 47 years old and I feel as though my backside is exposed even though supposedly I was a man years ago. We found out through the geriatric doctor that my Dad was malnourished for at least 6 months. That cut really hard even though it was nobody's fault. I did not realize the connection to your parents, very strong for me as I have helped to caretake my Dad for the last 10 years or so. One's health can vanish very quickly, a matter of days or hours. I sometimes had thoughts about living at home and helping parents out. I can tell you it was one of the most major blessings of my life now that I can look back on it. My Dad isn't very awake yet the hearing is acute. Tell them you love them whether or not they can speak, they hear you. He has pneumonia and will probably be gone very soon. I don't have alot of friends to grieve with here in Omaha, I wasn't planning on sharing this here but I think alot of you will understand what I say. I'm sure there is more I could say but honor your parents all the VERY best you can, it will bless you very much later in life.
Thanks everybody,
MarNav1
That's tough. I will keep you in my thoughts. So far I have been quite lucky, I've not lost many really close except for my Grandad almost a year ago. We'll all have to eventually unfortunately. I'm not looking forward to that at all.
You couldn't be more right with what you have said. For me though it has always been one of the toughest commandments to keep, the fifth one, to honour my parents and something I have to try hard at along with the third.
Honouring your parents and trying best to keep all the commandments I believe will definitely bring blessing to you... God promises and guarantees so himself...
...for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but shewing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. Exodus 20:5-6
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him,