No, no harm done.  Persecution on this earth is not the most tasty thing.. especially from families. 
but the relationship with our Lord Jesus is worth it all. 

Blessings to you and yours
stace\o/

I am sorry, but I do understand.
It is not hopeless unless you give up.
Go about your business and be faithful to God.
In time, life itself will be their teacher.

I know that I know it is so hard for the both of you.  And I know the Lord knows your pain too.  Our Father saw His son rejected by His own creation.  But, many came around later. 

My own personal advice is not to try to make contact.. nor restore.  Not if you have done all you can.  Just go on and trust the Lord.  Pray the Prayer that Paul prayed in Eph 1 for them. 

I am sorry if I am unable to help.  I have been there too, where the words that anyone said would not help.  But hang in there.   Help is on the way for those who pray.

stace\o/

Hey

I am sort of new here, but I wanted to add my two cents worth.  I hope it helps. 

I am a charismatic, pentacostal, word of faith, hearing God's voice, and five fold ministry type of person, (it's okay, there are many more out there like me.. (smiles)   )  and when I first heard the Lord speak to me, it changed my life.. and another result of hearing and obeying was that I was totally rejected. 

It took three years to get all the damage done.. since I was trying and trying to convince my family that I was not talking with the devil.  But, finally, it was over.  It was time I had to go on.  My grandmother was hanging up on me and things like that.  No one would talk to me anymore. 

It tore me up.  I wasn't being weird, or mean, or really saying anything strange, it was just that I was becoming a full time christian for the first time in my life. 

Anyway... here is what I think...  I will stay my path.  I will hold my ground and follow the Lord Jesus to the best of my ability.  That means, that I will follow through with what I understand He wants.. and one of those things is staying very close to Him.  That means I pray alot.  (too much for worldly people to understand.. oh what a joy).

I may be rejected now, but you know.. those who embrace the world, especially young adults who feel like they got a grip on life, find out later that they don't.  That the life they have chosen is cheap and will let you down in a second.  They find that even after all the work they do, they are not rewarded, not really, not really satisfied.  Then, they will see you and your wife.  They will see that your relationship with the Lord God is real.  They will see that they need Him too.

Be the witness.  You're a witness to the real Thing..
Stay your course and always be kind.. not compromising, just kind.  It will make a huge difference when the chips are down.

There.. I hope I helped. 
you can email me if you want.. I know a beautiful couple who have had some trials with their children who are blessed with the gift of encouragement.  They are beautiful and real people.  I could connect you with them.

and remember...
Prayer changes things.

shalom
stace\o/

Hey, that reminds me.  There was this 'poem' or something like a poem that said

It is not about me
But about Jesus
It is .....

And it went on for a couple of paragraphs... anyone got a copy?

stace\o/

Thanks.. will do.


stace\o/

Thanks for the welcomes...

I like this.. two of us new and being welcomed.  And preach it on...
You are not a nobody... you are joint heir with Him, and that is pretty cool.

I too like to see how the Lord works in the lives of others.  I think seeing the Gospel lived out is very much an encouragement.  I like the stories of the older revivals and what the people did that put them in the position to being used in the revivals.

I like learning.  I love my prayer time and fellowshipping with the Lord (and could stay there with Him all day, day after day) but we follow the footsteps of Jesus.. so out into the world we go.  Sometimes, that can be an ouch. 

Praise the Lord, though, He is our hope and will soon be here to pick us up and whoosh us away to be with Him forever.

Let's take as many as we can with us.

stace\o/

Thanks... 

These were quick responses.  You know, I was doing an 'invisonfree directory' search today.  The number of Christian boards seems to be drying up.  Some just sitting there with no activity.  ouch.  And the number of pagan boards in the 'religous' area was rising. 

It is good to see active Christian sites, especially forums where you can almost reach out and touch.  Add to the forums, a yahoo messenger or aim.. and you can actually voice talk with each other. 

Our Lord isn't a dummy, He saw it coming and made a way for us to reach out and 'touch' the nations. 

Go God Go

stace\o/

Hey

Beautiful site.  I was wondering though, why you 'ran out of room' on the site and had to create another one (Rock II).  Anyway, great stuff.  I was wondering if I could copy, in full, the whole article that you have created on Rock I for those that are left behind.  I figure you might approve of it.  The more places we can get the message out, the better.  They are going to need the information.

I suppose the enemy will try to delete our pages as soon as Jesus takes us UP... but we can pray a hedge of protection around it.

Maybe encode it and put it in a gardening area... lol
just kidding.  I would not know how to do that.

anyway,
great page.

shalom
stace\o/

My name is stace.

I am a christian and look forward to meeting lots of new friends.  I do believe that Jesus will be here soon.

See ya on the board.


stace\o/