Dear fellow readers: I am attempting to get my father in a facility Monday. In the meantime even though he has dementia I mentioned his anger issues and how Christ could deliver him as he has with me in the past but that he would have to want that.
This is balanced with my understanding of not discussing things with a contentious man; and also I realize that such a domestic environment is not sustainable but for the moment the Lord has assigned me to this since my mom has passed at least when there isn't help available for my dad.
I made an attempt years ago to tell him as I repeated today (of course he forgot) that I loved him with an unconditional love. This doesn't mean that I can have a love for him as with the fellowship of saints; but can not hold grudges as 1 Corithians 10:13 states (if I have the right scripture).
Personally; I have two things to accomplish; the first getting him into the facility knowing about the high wind warnings out for these parts and it may not be adviseable to take him Monday so I am praying there isn't widespread outages as predicted.
When he gets there then there is the other issue of him being retained there against his will; as much as my POA allows for his own good and how to navigate things that day and onward.
I hope to have more to say in the days to come. My mom was angry and said many untoward things to me; as many apparently do when going through illness; in her case cancer. As I stated here in her passing she did have an opportunity to have the Gospel said to her and Amazing Grace and that was on the day of her death when unconscious. I made amends as much as I could before that but have no way I can confidently say she is with the Lord. My father certainly is not saved so I will have to do what I can and leave that to God.
I hope to share wisdom about this subject along with warning believers with unsaved relatives to pray for wisdom from the Spirit before becoming a caretaker.
I will be praying for all to go smoothly with your dad's placement Monday. He needs to be in a care center that will help him as he lives his remaining months with dementia. May God open his heart to the gospel and save him while there is still time (today, as it says in Hebrews, being the day of salvation).
I will be praying for you. You have been through an awful lot these past few years. I hope that God will give you peace and rest from your cares.
Dear fellow readers: I am attempting to get my father in a facility Monday. In the meantime even though he has dementia I mentioned his anger issues and how Christ could deliver him as he has with me in the past but that he would have to want that.
This is balanced with my understanding of not discussing things with a contentious man; and also I realize that such a domestic environment is not sustainable but for the moment the Lord has assigned me to this since my mom has passed at least when there isn't help available for my dad.
I made an attempt years ago to tell him as I repeated today (of course he forgot) that I loved him with an unconditional love. This doesn't mean that I can have a love for him as with the fellowship of saints; but can not hold grudges as 1 Corithians 10:13 states (if I have the right scripture).
Personally; I have two things to accomplish; the first getting him into the facility knowing about the high wind warnings out for these parts and it may not be adviseable to take him Monday so I am praying there isn't widespread outages as predicted.
When he gets there then there is the other issue of him being retained there against his will; as much as my POA allows for his own good and how to navigate things that day and onward.
I hope to have more to say in the days to come. My mom was angry and said many untoward things to me; as many apparently do when going through illness; in her case cancer. As I stated here in her passing she did have an opportunity to have the Gospel said to her and Amazing Grace and that was on the day of her death when unconscious. I made amends as much as I could before that but have no way I can confidently say she is with the Lord. My father certainly is not saved so I will have to do what I can and leave that to God.
I hope to share wisdom about this subject along with warning believers with unsaved relatives to pray for wisdom from the Spirit before becoming a caretaker.
I will be praying for all to go smoothly with your dad's placement Monday. He needs to be in a care center that will help him as he lives his remaining months with dementia. May God open his heart to the gospel and save him while there is still time (today, as it says in Hebrews, being the day of salvation).
I will be praying for you. You have been through an awful lot these past few years. I hope that God will give you peace and rest from your cares.
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