Tag: death

• I Prayed for Death – God Gave Me Life

  

  “God, I thought I was doing what You wanted me to do. I’m in college. I’m engaged to the man You prepared for me to marry. But, I’m in and out of hospitals. No one knows what’s wrong. What do you want me to do?” Silence. I endured three semesters; then, I gave up and…

  Karen S. Roberts

  May 4, 2020

  Christian Walk, Hope, Prayer

  celiac, death, death wish, deliverance, hope, life, Prayer

• Life with a capital L: a small group resource & my blessing

  God has been at work in my life. For a second time, God sent me Matt Heard’s message to live life with a capital L. Twelve days after my Mama stepped into heaven, I reviewed life with a capital L. This book helped me glean the richness of the journey Mama was taking as she…

  Karen S. Roberts

  November 2, 2015

  Book Reviews, Christian Walk, Hope

  Christianity, death, destiny, dying, eternity, grief, heaven, hope, life, Matt Heard, purpose

• Jesus wept

          “Where have you laid him?” They *said to Him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept. So the Jews were saying, “See how He loved him!” John 11:34-36           Jesus knew that his beloved friend, Lazarus, was sick. Lazarus’ sisters, Mary and Martha, sent word to Jesus to…

  Karen S. Roberts

  November 16, 2014

  Christian Walk, God’s glory, Hope

  death, dying, grief, heaven, hope, Jesus

• How are you honoring your body?

  Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely take care of you and bring you up from this land to the land which He promised on oath to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob.” Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely take care of…

  Karen S. Roberts

  November 8, 2014

  Christian Walk, God’s glory, Hope

  body, burial, death, dying, God, grave, heaven, Holy Spirit, honor, temple

• Mama, see you in heaven

      Clara Viola Nistetter August 26, 1925 to November 2 , 2014 Absent from the body, but present with the Lord.   He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 Mama, Throughout the years, you and Daddy dwelt in the shelter of…

  Karen S. Roberts

  November 2, 2014

  Christian Walk, Hope, Promises

  death, dying, heaven, hope, Jesus

• Smiling toward heaven and eternity

   Mama’s about to cross the Jordan River into the Promised Land … Heaven with all the Glory of the Lord About a year ago, I took a six-week course to become a volunteer in the No One Dies Alone program. If patients have no one to be with them while they are actively dying, volunteers who…

  Karen S. Roberts

  October 26, 2014

  Book Reviews, Christian Walk, God’s glory, Hope, Promises, Salvation

  Christian walk, death, dying, eternity, God’s love, heaven, hope, Urgent Whispers

• Waiting to enter the joy of the Lord

  For You are the God of my salvation. For You I wait all the day. Psalm 25:5 Mama is waiting on the Lord. She’s waiting for Jesus to say “Come.” Come to heaven. Come to the joy of the Lord. Come and be healed. Come, I’ll wipe your tears away. Come and see My glory.…

  Karen S. Roberts

  October 22, 2014

  Christian Walk, God’s glory, Promises, Salvation

  death, dying, God, heaven, Jesus, joy, rewards, sickness, Wait on the Lord

• Mama is walking a jewel-studded path toward heaven

  Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads. … the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the…

  Karen S. Roberts

  October 10, 2014

  Christian Walk, Hope, Promises

  Christian walk, Christianity, death, heaven, hope, Jesus, witness