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Originally Posted by RainMusic
As a Christian, Do you Look Forward to Leaving This Present World?
I know we only have a short time in this world, but sometimes it doesn't feel that way.
Do any of you ever feel like you are "serving time" in a fallen world that you look forward to leaving?
I do. I get tired of grieving over all the violence and injustice that I know will never be worked out in
this world and so I begin to crave the end of this life. The only thing that makes me sad about that is
to think of my children and grandchildren being left behind and possibly grieving. I have fallen out of
touch with most people so I don't think anyone would notice my absence other than my kids and
grandkids. I'm not interested in modern culture, watching movies, reading novels and all the things
people do to fill their free time. I could not care less about sports and who wins or loses. I do not want
to acquire any more worldly goods - I'm sick of it all. And I have reached a point of no longer caring
about politics because the whole world system is corrupt. I'm tired of the corruption and I cannot change it.
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I hope in Jesus Christ to deliver me from the hands of my persecutors whether it be by way of the rapture or by way of death; whatever His will is.
Suicide is not an option when we are to trust our Good Shepherd to help us walk through this valley of death since He is in us and with us always so that we are never alone. It is more to His glory when we walk by faith in Him because He gets more thanksgivings from us in walking us through this valley of death each day as His mercy & goodness will follow us each day.
And so, yes....I feel the same way you do, but we can take comfort in some of the Psalms as some of their words we can relate to while we wait for Him to come for each of us however the Father wills.
Psalm 139:1O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
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