To be a little sad about the forth coming rapture? I love Jesus with all my heart and soul, but a piece of me feels sad that I won't see my boys grow up.
Is it a sin for mom's
To be a little sad about the forth coming rapture? I love Jesus with all my heart and soul, but a piece of me feels sad that I won't see my boys grow up.
what about if I'm still pregnant when the Rapture comes??
You get a 2-fer, you both go.
John 17 for 30 days
If your boys have yet to grow up, I'm assuming they are young. Why wouldn't they be included in the rapture?
My testimony can be found here, post #227:
http://www.rr-bb.com/showthread.php?t=105938&page=12
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"Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know." -Jeremiah 33:3
I've had those thoughts before. Even though I would love to see my kids grow up, picturing them growing in the world as it is right now is even more painful. I would rather for the Rapture to happen while they are still young and innocent.
Having said that, I look forward to seeing them in Heaven when the Rapture happens. I know they will no longer be my responsibility, but it sure will be amazing to know that, "Hey, those were my children on earth.". I don't know, I just know that I want them to be ready and I pray everyday for them, that God will take us before it gets much worse in this world.
I think its normal for every parent to want to watch their children get older and see what kind of person they would become. However, most children do not stand a chance to remain innocent in this world right now...at least not for long. Lord come quickly!!
I know they will be included in the rapture. I just meant that when we get to heaven I don't think they will be babies, anymore. That makes me feel sad.Originally Posted by Joyb0218
Will we all know each other is my question. Will we walk with them and hug them and still be with them daily?
no it isn't a sin. In fact, there are many moms out there who never got to see their children grow up (they died at a young age), even though they know their babies are in heaven right now.
I sort of know what you mean. Even though I want the rapture to happen, I feel a little sad because I wanted to grow up & get married. Is that selfish of me
We are HUMAN - it is all natural parts of being human that we have those feelings.
Second - we don't "really" know what Heaven will be like, so we really have nothing to "compare" so to speak to what we are surrounded by currently.
Yes - Heaven will be more awesome than anything we know...but we DON'T "really" know what that will be like, because no one really has "experienced" it, besides what is written in our Bibles.
JMHO, tho.
Mominohio- thank you for posting this question. I have these feelings daily and was afraid to post them.
I'm not only sad that I will not get to watch my children grow up, but also because my DH is not saved. I see everyone on this board praying for Jesus to come soon, but (please forgive me) I hope he waits for my DH. I know that is so selfish and I don't want people to suffer. But the thought of not having DH with me in heaven is breaking my heart. I'm praying for him daily.
I often wonder if my faith is strong enough since I have the above thoughts. Not to hijack your thread, but please pray for us.
I think of it this way, mominohio... my boys won't grow up and have to go out and flounder in a vile, wicked, sinful and dying world. They won't be challenged to either defend their faith and be ostracized or deny their faith and fit in with the world. I WISH the Rapture had happened before my daughter left our home...
In His love,
Perhaps, forgetmenot, it will take seeing you VANISHED for your husband allow God to break his hard heart and submit to Jesus' love? I know there are a LOT of people I love whom, it seems, it would take something ENORMOUS like that to finally accept God's gift of salvation. You see, although the Tribulation will, indeed, be God's wrath poured out on the world, it is ALSO God's pulling out the stops (so to speak) to show mankind His power, glory, justice, mercy and love. There will be more than 200,000,000 people saved during the Tribulation period... it may be that that's what it's going to take for your hubby to join you.
In His love,
You know.... 5 years ago, as I was pregnant with our 4th child, I had this worry flash across my mind for a moment... you know, I think that God gave me this thought... it wasn't a vision or anything, more of an imagination picture.... that I would meet Jesus in the clouds with the baby in my arms, when I was given a glorified body, the baby would naturally be glorified as well, and hold the baby out to Him and He would grin from ear to ear! Now, that might not be how it happens, but boy did it sure take away that worry from me!
In His love,
Regular Member
I know what you mean. A part of me also wants to see my pretty little girl grow up... to see what she'll be like, her personality (flawed as I know it may be!
Hilary, mommy to Charlotte (12/08) and Clara (11/10)
I think of this sometimes too. I like working in my garden and seeing it get established and the same with my children. I like teaching them and watching them grow. And I get kind of sad knowing that all that will end when the rapture happens. But I will not feel guilty for feeling this. I am human and this is the only home I know. But I do take that time to remember that we are not of this world and time is not ours. These children are His. And if it is His will let if be done. I am sure the only feeling of being sad we are going to feel are those we feel right now (Kind of like the saying the only thing to fear is fear itself). Try not to let it bother you because it most likely won't bother you when or if it happens while they are young. And I truely believe that we will all know each other and remember our children and parents. God bless,
Homefirst
WE see now through "glass darkly"
The Lord has such wonder for us when we all will be with Him. There will be no disappointment and your children will be better than anything imagined down here! (babies included!)
Trust in Him.. We will be amazed! Pure joy!
Timmy-Angel's BunnyMa
Yes, we'll hug our children in heaven!
lovinlife4 wrote:
YES!!Will we all know each other is my question. Will we walk with them and hug them and still be with them daily?
From Randy Alcorn's wonderful site (epm.org):
Scripture tells us we will all be living with the same person (Jesus) in the same place (Heaven), and will be seated at tables with the people of God of all times, and 1 Thessalonians 4 says we are to "comfort one another with these words" about being together with the Lord forever. So clearly we will be spending eternity with our loved ones. Of course we're not told how much time we'll spend with them, but we know that without the curse, time will no longer be an enemy but a friend. I suspect it won't be long before we will have spent more time with them there than we ever did here. Below is a portion from the Heaven book about families and relationships in Heaven:
Will There Be Marriage, Families, and Friendships?
Receiving a glorified body and relocating to the New Earth doesn't erase history, it culminates history. Nothing will negate or minimize the fact that we were members of families on the old Earth. My daughters will always be my daughters, although first and foremost they are and will be God's daughters. My grandchildren will always be my grandchildren. Resurrection bodies presumably have chromosomes and DNA, with a signature that forever testifies to our genetic connection with family.
Heaven won't be without families but will be one big family, in which all family members are friends and all friends are family members. We'll have family relationships with people who were our blood family on Earth. But we'll also have family relationships with our friends, both old and new. We can't take material things with us when we die, but we do take our friendships to Heaven, and one day they'll be renewed.
Many of us treasure our families. But many others have endured a lifetime of brokenheartedness stemming from twisted family relationships. In Heaven neither we nor our family members will cause pain. Our relationships will be harmonious—what we've longed for.
When someone told Jesus that his mother and brothers were wanting to see him, he replied, "My mother and brothers are those who hear God's word and put it into practice" (Luke 8:19-21). Jesus was saying that devotion to God creates a bond transcending biological family ties. Jesus also said that those who follow him will gain "brothers, sisters, mothers, children" (Mark 10:29-30). I think of this when I experience an immediate depth of relationship with a fellow Christian I've just met.
If you weren't able to have children on Earth or if you've been separated from your children, both now and later God will give you relationships that will meet your needs to guide, help, serve, and invest in others. Your parental longings will be fulfilled. If you've never had a parent you could trust, you'll find trustworthy parents everywhere in Heaven, reminding you of your Father. And you can start with some of those relationships here.
So, it's not at all true that there will be "no family in Heaven." On the contrary, there will be one great family—and none of us will ever be left out. Every time we see someone, it will be a family reunion. ....................
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What about our children? What about my relationship to my daughters and sons-in-law and closest friends? There's every reason to believe we'll pick right up in Heaven with relationships from Earth. We'll gain many new ones but will continue to deepen the old ones. I think we'll especially enjoy connecting with those we faced tough times with on Earth and saying, "Did you ever imagine Heaven would be so wonderful?"
The notion that relationships with family and friends will be lost in Heaven, though common, is unbiblical. It denies the clear doctrine of continuity between this life and the next and suggests our earthly lives and relationships have no eternal consequence. It completely contradicts Paul's intense anticipation of being with the Thessalonians and his encouraging them to look forward to rejoining their loved ones in Heaven.
Excerpted from Randy Alcorn's book Heaven (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2004) pp. 349-352.
Jan
Supper's almost ready--'Going Home!
oh. and no, a desire to be together in the Lord is not a sin!
(Take a look at God's Commandments and where we've broken them and that will give a clear idea of what sin is and without repentant faith in Jesus we do not merit heaven.Praise Jesus for His gift of salvation!)
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The way I think about it is I would rather my son be in Heaven with Christ then here on the faulty earth. While Im here with him I will make the best of it but if I dont see him grow up completely its ok as I know we will be with Jesus then
As for being pregnant in the rapture, well I am pregnant now too and I have always thought how cool it would be to be pregnant and not have to give birth, that the baby would just poof be there. for some reason thats how I could see the rapture! Will it happen in the next 9 mo, who knows but either way I know that its in Gods hands and I trust him 100%
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