Hi Doves,
 
 
I am asking for prayer for my father.  He sent a very early birthday card.  In the contents he alluded he had more unresolved issues that he needed to "confess".
To make a very long story short, I had forgiven my father for years of things he had committed, and in so doing he took ownership of much. Since so many years ago, I had restored a relationship with him and spoke to him about the Lord in many talks over the years.  At one time I felt he had possibly either came to Christ or was a strong seeker.
 
However, it has become clear he still has no saving relationship with the Lord.  And, upon receiving this card, I did call him to help him to feel he was on "safe" ground to complete his unfinished business of confessing unresolved sin towards  me, to get this "poison of sin" out of his soul and heart.  I told him that my concern is that he has peace in his soul, peace with God and knowing that he will be in the presence of Jesus upon his death.
 
He wrote this card early this past week as again he was in the hospital thinking he had another heart attack.  He is 81 years old and knows his body has too many things wrong with it and I know he is thinking about eternal things.  He said he is not 100%  certain he will be in Heaven with the Lord.  He is very confused about salvation and is resisting the Gospel thus far.  He believes a loving God would not send him to hell and all he has to do is be a good person, or, because of all the bad things, (very bad things he feels he has done) God will never forgive him and let him into His heaven.
 
I am grieving for my father for it is painful to hear he feels he his carrying a load of guilt that he just doesn't feel safe enough to let go of.  He is unwilling to have additional medical treatment for there are too many things wrong with him now.
 
So, I ask for prayer for my father and I will again call this next week to try again to help him to release these burdens and find his way to God's unwavering grace and mercy and salvation in Christ.  Thank you, each of you for praying with me for my father.
 
Patty Hayes