Oh, Patty, that was such a special posting Friday!!!  Thank you SO much, sweet sister!!!  I think your case is even worse than mine (the sexual abuse), and harder to forgive.  I’m ever so proud of you! Mama will not even listen to my side of the story, which is sad to me. Satan really knows how to push our buttons, doesn’t he?  I’m terribly afraid Carol has totally irreparably ruined mine and Mama’s relationship, as has Mama for refusing to believe her own daughter of 54 years!  It’s like the demon of deceit has latched onto my Mama, due to her lack of walking in the Spirit. Like I said in another posting, Mama is saved, in that her belief has given her Eternal Life, but by not walking “in the Spirit”, her spiritual ears and eyes are closed, and she will not listen, but has become stubborn to the point of not even being able to reason with her. I officially give up trying on my own.  I cannot FORCE her to listen to the truth, so I am going to have to step back until the Lord shakes her and makes her listen to Him. Hopefully that will not take long, because my feelings are rubbed completely raw by the whole ordeal, and I’m exhausted mentally by it all.

I appreciate your prayers so much, and your sweet words of encouragement. I am grateful beyond words for having met my brothers and sisters on 5 Doves.  The prayers of the righteous avail much, and the Lord continually turns His ears toward us.  HalleluYAH!
 
I am so happy to hear that your relationship with your Dad is improving, and that the Lord used you to bring your Mom to faith before her death.
 

Hang in there, sister Patty.
 

Much love from your sister in Yahshua!

Peggy
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