Totally agree with you, and thank you for sharing what is a tough time to be facing.
I prayed for your this morning and will continue to keep you on my prayer list. I'm glad to hear of your decision to receive baptism again, this time with intent, desire, and full understanding of what you are receiving. My prayer is that when you rise up from that baptism you'll feel the holy spirit in your being, and know that you are in God's embrace. In preparation my friend I offer these suggested readings: Book of Acts, chapter 2:38 and chapter 22:16, as well as John Chapter 3:5. You are and will be lifted up in prayer from afar. Seize the day amigo.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Great reads and PIGPEN, God bless you sir. God never said shoulda, coulda, woulda. He said "ya must"
Thank you for the prayers. I ordered a large print Bible from Amazon yesterday, should be here tomorrow. In the meantime, I can look up the verses you offered online. I’m planning on using the study guide, etc., to help me. I’ve never actually sat down and read/studied the Bible. I’ve heard a lot of sermons, and other people reading verses, but not the same, I think.
Study guides will help you. Even just searching online for "what is the meaning of..." can help you interpret most any scripture, and I'd keep looking up references until you feel you understand and that what's being presented makes sense to you. So as not to keep taking up space on this post, I'll send you a direct message. - R
I am not a reader. But an App I found is great study app. Its an audio guide. Give it a try. https://throughtheword.org/
A little late in my response. I was re-reading the replies to my thread and drawing some strength from the replies. I quit once about thirty years ago. I didn’t smoke for about six months. I could smell a stinking cigarette from twenty yards away. Why did I start again? I really missed a cigarette after a meal, when i woke up, and after sex. I kidded myself that I could only smoke 4-5 a day. It wasn’t long before I was smoking as much as ever. Your three a day reminded me of that. It brings me joy to know that I had even a small part in your quitting those three. Stay strong. Keep your resolve for your family if not yourself. It breaks my heart to see my sister crying for me.
Happy reading. You are tackling a tough situation with a spiritual focus. We are here with you.
https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/. If you find the large print doesn’t quite work the app works very well too.
Thank you. The prayers and support from you and the other members of the forum mean a lot to me. I was feeling very alone in this.
Pigpen , you never alone as long as you reach out. This world is a better place because of people like you. You are still giving as the disease is trying to take it away.
Not yet, I’ve had difficulty driving due to shortness of breath. I had oxygen tanks, but my disability due to my back pain (due to cracked vertebrae, spinal stenosis, and arthritis) made it very hard to use a cane or Walker and tote a heavy tank. But a friend bought me an Inogen G5 oxygen concentrator, much smaller and lighter weight. It arrived yesterday. I plan on getting out and driving my Outer Banks to the pharmacy tomorrow. They have a drive through window, so I won’t have to go in. Even with pain meds, I can only walk about 15-20 feet before my back starts screaming at me and I have to sit down or fall. I had to switch doctors a few months ago, because he moved to the end of a long corridor in the physician’s building. I could barely make it from the parking lot to his old office, which was just inside the building’s door. So, depending on how much walking is needed to attend a support group, it may or may not be feasible for me to attend. But thanks for asking. It’s not something that I had thought of. I’m still kind of in shock from the diagnosis.
