Dear Doves,
 
I have been mostly a " lurker " on this site for several years, with an occasional input.  Now, as it is very very possible that we will all be going home soon, I am becoming overwhelmed with the prospect that my 20 yr old only son, Joshua, who is presently in deep spiritual darkness, will be left behind.  He made a profession of faith when he was 8 years old, and was baptized at age 10.  He was active in our church until he was 17, at which time our church fell victim to some probably well meant but spiritually immature " teaching " which tore our church apart and  marginalized for a while the core believers who stood for simplicity and holy living.  Joshua was a casualty of this conflict and was essentially pushed away at a time when he should have been embraced in love.  I'm sure that many of you have experienced similar experiences, as the church fellowships of our land are under attack and under seige, too often from within.
 
This plea is not to lay blame on my fellowship, or any fellowship, but to encourage us all to forgive, ask forgiveness, move on, and attend to praying for and repairing in the Name of Jesus the collateral damage we inflict upon ourselves in our too often misdirected spiritual warfare campaigns.  We need to be continually on guard and ask our Father to give us holy wisdom so there will be no more " friendly fire " incidents in our fellowships, and that there be no " strange fire " allowed at our altars.
 
There is not much time left, but there is enough time.  We haven't much strength, but GOD will give more, if we are careful and prayerful to redeem the time and exercise the strength and authority GOD has given and will continue to give ....
 
 Please pray for my prodigal son, Joshua, that I may soon run to him with a robe and a ring.  Pray that he will "....come to himself..."  ( come to his senses ,  see the darkness around him and run to the Lord Jesus who will be calling to him ) . I will be careful to pray for all of you with similar prayer requests for your sons and daughters.  Let us all make our requests known to each other, that we may corporately make them known to HIM.  HE wants to hear from us.  Then, our prayers for the salvation of our loved ones will rise to the Father as pure, strong, fragrant incense from our altars and prayer closets .  Many of our loved ones will be saved, Satan will know fresh defeat, and we will again know firsthand  what the old hymn says with such power :  " O victory in Jesus..."  And GOD will be pleased.
 
Watching and waiting  for our LORD,
 
wornandweary