Yeah, I don't get it why people in the church attack him. I have never heard him say anything unscriptual before. He is a good teacher who backs his messages with the word
Thank you. I'm a widow, taking care of my 97 year old mother. I'm tired and need prayer. My adult daughter is seriously ill. She needs prayers. Thank you for your ministry❤
Many prayers for you and your mother . Its all gonna be so amazing with our SAVIOR ' CHRIST JESUS ' ONE DAY ; WE'LL ALL GO HOME .HALLELUJAH ..AMEN. 🙏✝️❤
I'm also living with my 97 year old mother to take care of her, working a job from home, and exhausted. My heart goes out to you. I'll pray for you as I pray for my own situation each day, each hour. God has been drawing my attention to focus on the 'surpassing joy of my salvation' because life isn't doling out external circumstantial 'joy' right now, and also on His 'peace that passes understanding' because life feels chaotic and very much out of my control right now, and at the root of it all to Trust Him, that He has me in His grip, and ultimately He has authority over this situation and watches over Mom. He sees all, knows all, and is our source of peace and joy always, but especially poignantly during our most difficult patches along the journey. The love of Christ be with you, in you, all around you.
That's it, what you just described, "I'm not suicidal. I just don't know how i can keep going." That's the essence of way too many of my moments lately. Thank you so much for this message. Oh what a blessing to be reminded of Jeremiah's struggles and all the others you mentioned.
Always remember even though you can’t see him Jesus is with you 🫶🏽 And for a good Spanish pastor Freddy de Anda he’s Chicano but gives his sermons only in Spanish
I’ve been abused my whole life I tired to commit a couple of times. I’m the youngest out of 10. I lost 4 in my family to sucide. and 1 close friend. The last time I tried I almost succeeded so close. It was then I came to believe for 3 days I felt his presence. I lost
Please pray for my daughter's friend. She's 15 years old and she's admitted to a psychiatric ward at the moment for trying to take her life. She's been battling depression for a few years now. She's an only child and is well-off with a great family and extended family. Technically, she's got everything but Jesus.
Im just now celebrating my 7th year moving around in the wilderness. I know Our Lord told me to Get out. I have been given the soul time that I desperately needed, to recapitulate my life and come To terms. I know our Lord has been with me my whole life. I see Him. The Holy Spirit shows me many things. I never had the time or energy to understand all the trauma I have been dealt in life till now, at almost 60. Jesus has released me from my mission, which has taken 50 years. He has told me to prepare, rest and wait on Him. He is about to move man's reality in a very big way. Hallelujah
I'm so serious every single one of these I watch it gets deeper and deeper. I feel God really speaking to me and my family more and more. This one was a REALLY random one because I already went through the book of Genesis the 30's is where I'm at currently and this one just called to me. Now I know why, I'm crying still and feeling more hope than before, Jesus was speaking here. I'd love to speak to you all soon. Thank you! This one was another great one.
So Awesome❤The Lord is so Real, In touch and present isn't He!! He blows me away❤In constant awe of Him too❤. This came to me today. Totally speaking directly into my life. He Does these kinds of things constantly. Like I said, IN AWE. He never fails or forsakes. We literally have Elijah( Spirit), with us, as well as All that comes with the Holy SpiritEzekiel 1), personally, Deborah Spirit is with me too. SO BIG!!!!! SO REAL.!! Days of Sorrows, goes so deep. The warfare is off the charts....
Wenatchee Grace City Church viewer here. Been binge watching sermons lately. I can completely see why our Leaders look to Mark as a Mentor and friend. Keep preaching it. Thank you for your ministry!
Thank you for your kind reply about your family and other things - that all sounds awesome and is encouraging and inspiring and yes, I am definitely benefitting from Mark's sermons and am happy to hear that you feel he is in a good season. It certainly seems like it! I am also glad you found him through hearing him live and have been benefitting from his sermons for a long time! Blessings to you and yours!
Thank you for this message, this is how I am feeling 🙏 I am really missing my Grandchildren, my family is broken I pray 🙏 God can bring us all back together ❤🙏
So glad I found this!!! Have been under a spiritual attack for yrs. Thank you for reminding me that the Lord fights my battles for me. I feel renewed this morning. Attending to my needs....hungry....angry....lonely...or tired. HALT and attend to these needs. Asking for prayer as I work through this season of life. Thank you! Great Teaching!!
Southern Alberta, Canada, here! Praying for both our countries. We have been betrayed by our governments. Many are suffering after Covid and the evil in our countries. Please let us all pray for our countries. I only found You mark about Two weeks ago. I’ve been watching all your videos and enjoy hearing God’s truth with a sense of humor. You’ve given me grace and truth. I pray you receive the same in return. God bless you and yours,in Jesus name. Amen! 🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸🇮🇱🙏🏽🙏🏼🙏🏾🙏🏻🕎✝️☝🏻
I enjoy your honest teaching. Am 80 years old, living with 2 dogs and a cat in the rainforest growing tropical fruits and vegetables To be honest, people exhaust me. Sometimes I just need a full day off after spending time with someone however enjoyable and anointed the experience may be. I read bible voraciously, and then have a period where a book like Enoch overwhelms me and it is hard to read. Just glad Yah is with me and never leaves me.
I am a 28 yo woman from CA and find your life to be inspiring and admirable! People exhaust me too. I have been deeply wounded by my family, relationships, etc…God is the only true comfort I have too🥰 I am so thankful He does it all for us, all over the world, all at once. I wouldn’t have made it this far if I hadn’t finally come to Jesus last year. Thank you for sharing, may God bless and keep you always🤍🤍
My husband and I are getting ready for some major changes in life and are starting over at almost 60, new work and new ministry season, please pray for us.
Is it wrong of me to get my church thru youtube? Preachers these days dont preach by the bible. And i dont feel like i belong there. I love this church and Pastor Nolen. I learn so much from you. I feel like im close to God when im learning it from the source.
As long as the preacher is sticking to scripture, not changing it, and doesn’t care about your feelings, you’re getting to hear God Word. Always check any preacher with Gods Word. That means you have to be studying Gods Word on your own as well so that you are not misled and deceived.
Thanking Jesus for leading me to you & your teaching. Thanking you for being His messenger. This sermon is exactly where I'm at today ❤️🩹😢 I can't carry this all anymore but I know God is faithful. I'm just tired
Thank you so much Pastor . I have so much physical pain along with mental ; emotional ... Sometimes i feel it would be better if i dont go on. And i would be upset with myself . God bless YOU DEAR MAN . GOD BLESS YOUR MINISTRY. 😢🙏✝️❤
Pray for me. I’m going through the wringer with the devil since running to Christ recently. I’ve been diagnosed with Narcissism Personality Disorder(NPD) and I just want God to tear down these towering walls of my emotions and dismantle every brick that helped build this. I feel like I can’t go on another day and feeling suicidal just to kill these emotions of suffering.
Maybe try giving back. Start small. If you don’t have money give time by volunteering. It’ll will give you a good sense of community and caring about someone else. Church, food kitchen, spend time with old, sick individuals. I’m sure all would love your company!
Complex trauma is terrible and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I highly recommend Tim Fletcher here on TH-cam, he is also a follower and understands these things and can explain it in a way that is understandable. It's a hard life but it does slowly get better when we take the steps to work through it
I will be praying for you. My husband has npd tendencies and I'm currently in heavy spiritual warfare fighting for him to be set free. These are strong old spirits but God said "the weakest in my Kingdom is stronger than the strongest in the enemies camp" I would humbly suggest finding scriptures that counter the enemies attacks. If you stuggle with anger, find scripture to combat it in your angry moments. If you stuggle with lust find scripture that talk about purity and the ramifications of lust. And so on. God bless you.
Thank you Pastor Driscoll. I have severe bipolar depression. I have most of my life, bordering on Anxiety (PSTD). (I have brain scans to prove this Everywhere on Earth, what ever the culture I get to, well meaning caring people start hurting me with the usual (read your Bible, Prayer Harder, I'm not trusting God, etc.). This has cost me friendships. So very greatfull you're getting the truth out.. Much love Pastor... BigMikeD. Springfield,MO / Kampala, Uganda
I can relate, I too have been battling bipolar, anxiety, and personality disorder my whole life. I love people, and God gave me a giving heart to give to those who have nothing. But I can't find a church , in and out of so many throughout my life. People don't understand me, most don't care enough to pray over me, I am 57 year old lady, I have no friends, I have no church, I'm alone in my head. I can't sleep long hours, or my body hurts, or even when I wake up to early my mind races. The enemy always puts the first thoughts to throw me off. I'm reading the Bible all the way through in my second year now. God is so good to me. My marital relationship and step children w/ ex seems to be the biggest despair in my life. I'm literally fighting a spiritual battle every time they come. I'm so tired of not being stronger. I hate letting the Lord down. Sorry, didn't mean to vent so much. I just wanted to encourage you, that it's the same for many of us, trust the Lord...he sends us encouragement through messages like this one. I've really been getting strength from Pastor Jack Hibbs too, on line. Great bible teacher. Gary Hamrick too....I'm going to put you on my prayer list for September. ❤
People totally suck. God tells me I’m included in that because I hurt people too. But like you OP, I can’t seem to make anybody happy. I comment online and people attack me en masse, then I get suddenly banned so I can’t fight back and people just pile on. It’s happened countless perhaps maybe 100 times no joke, and I have very severe CPTSD from it and also my upbringing where I was made to feel singled out & worthless. 😢 It has taken a long time for God to get me to start praying for undeserving people again but I still slip up. Last night a guy pissed me off so bad online and I just started yelling out loud “get in a car wreck and live in hell forever” 🤬 etc etc and I couldn’t stop cussing. It was my wound speaking. God tries to heal it and people tear it open. God bless us both. And I’ll pray for you Cheryl. God is your prize!! Also TH-cam deleted this comment as usual so I always copy to clipboard before I post. I’m censored EVERYWHERE.
People totally suck. God tells me I’m included in that because I hurt people too. But like you OP, I can’t seem to make anybody happy. I comment online and people attack me en masse, then I get suddenly banned so I can’t fight back and people just pile on. It’s happened countless perhaps maybe 100 times no joke, and I have very severe CPTSD from it and also my upbringing where I was made to feel singled out & worthless. 😢 It has taken a long time for God to get me to start praying for undeserving people again but I still slip up. Last night a guy pissed me off so bad online and I just started yelling out loud “get in a car wreck and live in hell forever” 🤬 etc etc and I couldn’t stop cussing. It was my wound speaking. God tries to heal it and people tear it open. God bless us both. And I’ll pray for you Cheryl. God is your prize!! Also TH-cam deleted this comment as usual so I always copy to clipboard before I post. I’m censored EVERYWHERE.
I’m also on the border of despair and hope, but thank God for the hope !! And I relate to that feeling of being ready to go home, this is exactly what I feel and constantly praying to get out of this pit!
God will help this message to reach those who need to hear it. I am proof, 3 weeks ago this message was posted. Today only hours after racking my brain for what had changed in my life, what changed to make me feel depressed, this message appears. Blessings, Dot
It’s a year since this video posted and I’m just finding it today, when I really needed to hear it. 💗 It’s not a coincidence. God is great and I appreciate this Pastor.
I will be 60 this June all I want is to serve the lord and overcome this depression and all the strong holds to no longer hold me back for what the lord has for me... Thank you!
Kevin I pray you not only find rest but, that the Holy Spirit will reveal who is faithful to delegate responsibility to, that He would raise us mighty men who love Jesus to serve alongside you in your church and in the community your serve. In Jesus name
I use to be an elder at my sda church. I have been depressed since I was 5 years old. Wishing I was never born. The best day of my life will be my last. I have love for God and Yeshua HaMashiach, yet struggling for hope every day. I pray the 2nd coming comes soon.
THANK YOU FOR THIS SERMON AS I TRY TO STAY SPIRITUALLY CONNECTED IN “CLOWN WORLD”, AS I LOOK TOWARDS THE SKY WHILE TRYING TO PRAY PATIENTLY AS MY BRAIN EXPLODES FROM WITNESSING TO OTHERS AROUND ME WHO ARE LOST AND IGNORING THE SIGNS THEY TAUGHT ME TO WATCH FOR!!!!😮😮😮😮😮😢😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏🙏
Please hold me up in prayers I need prayers bad . I have lived in abuse just about all my life... jesus saved me when I was in my 30s my husband abandoned me in 2014 for the bars and younger women He is a musician a place in church and the bars it is a Cowboy Church I just need prayers my church family abandoned me because of a member going back and telling them lies about what I am facing God knows all!... both of my boys need the lord they turned their backs on me also... I love the lord and I live in depression from the abuse.... I am so tired I can so much relate to this message I needed to hear this... I have health problems and I stay in prayers about my life and for the lost and I have forgave those who have abused me and I pray for truly forgiveness for the abusers because I want peace in my life and I want God's forgiveness for myself because of falling short.... The lord knows all of my needs I am looking for a church where God wants me and I need some Godly counseling so bad ... but I can definitely relate to this message thank you for being so bold in God's word!.... I don't want to kill myself but I am so mentally emotionally physically spiritually broken.... And I have prayed and ask God to just let me come home to be with him because of the depression and I am completely exhausted... I don't have much just a little support from a friend and it just seems to be everything coming against me from satan...... please, please keep me in your prayers as I am praying for the lord to show me what to do because I need the lord's giddiness... My depression is bad they are some nights I can't sleep and they are times when I sleep all day into the night because of my burdens of what I am going through.... I struggle with strong holds from my husband who put me through so much abuse I have PTSD and nightmares. .... I can't do without jesus he has carried me through so much and I know that he has because I would have been crazy a long time ago..... I am asking for prayers as I wait upon the lord!.. Thank you very much for your prayers.....
Dang. I thought I had this one down pat cause mama told me its impossible to be depressed if im thankful and ive always found that to be true but everybody didnt have a mama like I did. Learned a lot. Thanks again.
If you can quote Tozer you must be good people❤ thank you for your work I so appreciate your ability to explain what is biblical with a perspective of psychology...humanity...reality❤❤❤
How compassionate of you Pastor to share your faith with us in such humanity and humility, nothing sounds fake when you preach and that makes your sermon so powerful, I didnt miss a second. You carried my cross for an hour, thank you .... I'm deeply depressed and despair wakes me up at 5 in the morning every day, crying in a pool of bitter sweat why, why did I wake up ? I'll remember your words tomorrow. God bless you, your familiy, loved ones and your Church
Thank you for this message it really helped on this Thanksgiving my family hates me and I am trying desperately to get them back but your teaching has taught me that they may not be healthy for me, so please pray for me for my family to understand what I’m going thru! I love you Lord please heal me
So thankful my friend sent this series. Much needed. Please pray for all my sisters and brothers in Christ fighting for children’s innocence and the nuclear family across our nation. Many of us are tired and need rest in the Lord.
Thank you sir. It's been a long very rough season and I'm still not fully restored. I'm tired in pain and weary every day. Having a bad day today..feeling depressed.
So needed to hear this today! My mom died a year ago, my died is fading fast with his leukaemia, my nephew was killed in a car crash last week on my ex’s side (but close to me) it’s his funeral today, my divorce is 6 yrs going, and I feel guilty for even moaning about this and feel I should always have a smile on my face and have the face of an overcomer and I say lay the burdens at Jesus feet and never deal with anything …..
@@Sezfluffy Hi there, thank you for asking, trials have kept coming, but my Faith is strong, thanks to our Almighty Father, Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. My dad also passed away 3 weeks ago. It has been extremely difficult, but I have found the body of Christ has surrounded me and hedged me about making sure that I’m ok and for that, I’m very grateful! Even this message, thank you so kindly for asking, bless you! (Definitely in a better place than the last post which I just re-read!)
Amazing!! Including service... I cried a number of times with joy. Your passion for Christ & the truth is appreciated more than u know. Thank you so much
Thank you for your faithfulness to God. You are a new voice I listen to and you spoke to my ❤️ heart. I live alone and no children... Sorry for leaving my first marriage but my head is to the plow with Jesus. Working hard and this word healed my heart...and comforted me. Thank you and may God bless you 10,000 times over brother. Love how you keep it real and you are funny.
I definitely needed this message today. It has lifted me out of a week of brokenness. Thank you Pastor Mark, God is surely using you to reach us on line as well.... Now I'm left with, the question, am I Jonah or Elijah.....lol Both I'm convicted....❤ Pray for me too....
I'm going through some horrible times. My family is falling apart, I never see my family, I work on the road and can't see my own kids most of the time and still have no money or retirement, I'm told old for this. I'm struggling. Why does it seem like most of the world is going through this right now! Everything seems like doom and despair. I'm praying to the lord for better days!
Thank you Pastor Mark you help me see that our God truly understands and how much He truly cares and Loves us even when we’re hurting and just having a bad day we all have them. Thank you❤❤❤
As always, much needed sermon from Pastor Mark. My mother in law passed away end of April and depression has been constant in our household. We all have different ways of coping and remembering, but it was so senseless (she never woke up for routine surgery) that we also have spouts of anger sprinkled in with depression. Much needed sermon. I’m just now catching up on the series.
In South Africa the challenges of all aspects of health are exascerbated by the social challenges and Chris and I are thankful for the Word that you make entertaining and exciting without losing any of the spirituality. Blessed.
I don’t have a church to belong to right now. I was fallen away a long time and God has called me back and now I am thankful for my phone and TH-cam as I am getting fed by you. I Wish I could attend your church.
WOW! “Broken people do the same thing as bad people”. In tears… just this whole Sermon! Literally thinking about taking my mom weekend just to come in person. Just love your teachings that the Lord puts on your heart. Your Reaching me, THANK YOU PASTOR MARK
Thank You Father God. I need prayers. experiencing Burn out need restoration, revival, recovery refreshing,, we strength, renewal. Suffering sheer exhaustion chronic Fatigue, depression.....Grief my husband died a few weeks ago.😥🙄😵💫
hello my name is Sharon i am 64 years old i thank the almighty for ur preaching for years i could not understand why my life is what it is, i love the Lord and He has been more in my life in the last 5 years i enjoyed other pastors Holy Spirit filled but 2 days ago i stumbled across u teaching and pressed it buy mistake i dont just listen to any preachers but for some reason i just feel listen to this . thank you for ur obedience to God because now i understand more things than ever ii dont feel any more need to ask God why. u truly preaching every day realities emotions anger etc 😊
Wow. I can’t believe this. I ‘accidentally’ came across this. Now I don’t think it’s an accident. I actually had thts a few days ago exactly like Elijah - not that I wd ever, ever harm myself or son or take my own life just as Mark Driscoll mentioned Elijah won’t and I want to be with and there for my son who needs me but I tht recently because of some very stressful situations, ‘I wish God, there could be just some kind of rapture for me and my son like with Elijah bc I don’t want to have to deal with these problems and perplexing stresses anymore’. I am partially disabled and my (young) son and I had to move back in with my mom (who is a narcissist), due to a natural disaster. She is good to him but verbally abusive to me. My counselors said to not be surprised if after moving back in with her child protection services were called due to her spreading rumors about me wn she doesn’t get her way with everything, (which recently happened). Thankfully there were no allegations of physical abuse and only allegations of bad verbal arguments between me and my mom (some of to which she said she had no recollection of and I didn’t either). I’m just tired of the drama and smearing. Please deliver us to a place here on earth of freedom Lord to better do what You have planned for us!!!
Christiaan son of encouragement left me mom Olga 4 years ago because of Christ that he believed in for 32 years.. Suddenly.. 2 years later I stopped crying and my body back was in agony... I found a way to heal through wisdom, let no man. Or. Satan""become your thoughts and keep you wake, but listening to the truth in your word, I want to acknowledge the healing came from the Holy spirit became the river of Life for healing.. Esk67. 68.i dived daily not just knee-deep but with my whole body. So no healing unless you call on Christ.. Day by day patiently mostly with an unchun. Cry out and when he run around the driveway on the farm.. Kofi and no sugar will be ready. The insight of being broken in your wisdom today was meaningful.. Open our hearts to the love of Christ..please pray for Christiaan to come to truth about new age theories.. We want to tell about the Miracle Christ did.. I am not aloud contact.. I was and is an amacing, caring and creative mom, loving children, my best place to be.. Thankyou Mr Driscall.. Regard Olga.. From south africa.. We a bif fan club because of your Authentic love for Christ and thruth... Be blessed.
So timely. I have been so burnt out from a job and we have 5 kids and spiritual battles and just so so many things... my husband keeps telling me to rest and I keep beating myself up with the Word but it's like I just forgot all these truths.
This was as real as it gets!! Awesome, real and where the rubber meets the biblical world; Thanks so much for this; and the spiritual encouragement! PM; truly love your YT ministry! Maranatha ☝️👍
Very good, uplifting, edifying, and informative video. Thank you Pastor Mark for this great sermon. May the Lord use it to help lift others out of their depression! 🙌🏽
Thank you so much pastor. Your teachings gives a hope to us, even though we know that Jesus always is watching all of us: good & a bad ones. Matter of time, all is under His care, Thank you for giving me with my family a stronger trust & hope that our enemies also are under care of our Lord & will be removed far away with their harm. Praise the Lord, Amen 🙏🕊👏🇨🇦
Pray for my children... they really need to be led to the Lord... however I haven't had contact with them in a while... their names are Serenity 21... Nathaniel 23... and Anthony 25
I just listened to this sermon this afternoon. It was really good but I laughed out loud when you said Grace's favorite was cinnamon rolls. I'm pretty sure my Spiritual gift is making cinnamon rolls lol 😅
Mark, I've never had a any kind of relationship and I'm 55. No friends in decades that are good for me, really. Consider yourself LUCKY you have the wife and kids and the church. I can't find anything like that in the city I live.
My wife had an only daughter. She was a Christian and loved the Lord. The Dr put her on valium to which she became addicted. Her brain caused her so much pain, she took her own life. Even at her suicidal point, she loved the Lord. My wife, was bereft and depressed and needed constant sympathy to convince her her daughter was now free of pain, present with the Lord. All I can offer is an arm and a hug. It's hard, but my wife has seen her daughter saved in God's presence and has still a hunger for the Lord. She still tells me, if I died first, she would not want to continue living. I hope for that reason, I die first. I can only trust Jesus. Our life is his alone.
I dont care what people say about Mark Driscoll, he is a solid brother in Christ.
I watched one of his videos on spiritual warfare as a blasphemous new ager and he planted a seed. God bless this man.
Yeah, I don't get it why people in the church attack him. I have never heard him say anything unscriptual before. He is a good teacher who backs his messages with the word
Thank you. I'm a widow, taking care of my 97 year old mother. I'm tired and need prayer. My adult daughter is seriously ill. She needs prayers. Thank you for your ministry❤
Many prayers for you and your mother . Its all gonna be so amazing with our SAVIOR ' CHRIST JESUS ' ONE DAY ; WE'LL ALL GO HOME .HALLELUJAH ..AMEN. 🙏✝️❤
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Linda, I am praying for you and your daughter and your mother. May Jesus give you comfort and peace.
Way to be faithful. Hope you can find friends to share life with...
I'm also living with my 97 year old mother to take care of her, working a job from home, and exhausted. My heart goes out to you. I'll pray for you as I pray for my own situation each day, each hour. God has been drawing my attention to focus on the 'surpassing joy of my salvation' because life isn't doling out external circumstantial 'joy' right now, and also on His 'peace that passes understanding' because life feels chaotic and very much out of my control right now, and at the root of it all to Trust Him, that He has me in His grip, and ultimately He has authority over this situation and watches over Mom. He sees all, knows all, and is our source of peace and joy always, but especially poignantly during our most difficult patches along the journey. The love of Christ be with you, in you, all around you.
That's it, what you just described, "I'm not suicidal. I just don't know how i can keep going." That's the essence of way too many of my moments lately. Thank you so much for this message. Oh what a blessing to be reminded of Jeremiah's struggles and all the others you mentioned.
Always remember even though you can’t see him Jesus is with you 🫶🏽
And for a good Spanish pastor Freddy de Anda he’s Chicano but gives his sermons only in Spanish
I’ve been abused my whole life I tired to commit a couple of times. I’m the youngest out of 10. I lost 4 in my family to sucide. and 1 close friend. The last time I tried I almost succeeded so close. It was then I came to believe for 3 days I felt his presence. I lost
@@JanHagen-rt6qiyou were lost but he found you! Blessings to you and your family, I pray you have the peace of the Holy Spirit 🙏❤️
Please pray for my daughter's friend. She's 15 years old and she's admitted to a psychiatric ward at the moment for trying to take her life. She's been battling depression for a few years now. She's an only child and is well-off with a great family and extended family. Technically, she's got everything but Jesus.
Im just now celebrating my 7th year moving around in the wilderness. I know
Our Lord told me to Get out. I have been given the soul time that I desperately needed, to recapitulate my life and come
To terms. I know our Lord has been with me my whole life. I see Him. The Holy Spirit shows me many things. I never had the time or energy to understand all the trauma I have been dealt in life till now, at almost 60. Jesus has released me from my mission, which has taken 50 years. He has told me to prepare, rest and wait on Him. He is about to move man's reality in a very big way. Hallelujah
I'm so serious every single one of these I watch it gets deeper and deeper. I feel God really speaking to me and my family more and more. This one was a REALLY random one because I already went through the book of Genesis the 30's is where I'm at currently and this one just called to me. Now I know why, I'm crying still and feeling more hope than before, Jesus was speaking here. I'd love to speak to you all soon. Thank you! This one was another great one.
So Awesome❤The Lord is so Real, In touch and present isn't He!! He blows me away❤In constant awe of Him too❤. This came to me today. Totally speaking directly into my life. He Does these kinds of things constantly. Like I said, IN AWE. He never fails or forsakes. We literally have Elijah( Spirit), with us, as well as All that comes with the Holy SpiritEzekiel 1), personally, Deborah Spirit is with me too. SO BIG!!!!! SO REAL.!! Days of Sorrows, goes so deep. The warfare is off the charts....
"I'm not suicidal, I just don't know if I can keep going...." This.
Wenatchee Grace City Church viewer here. Been binge watching sermons lately. I can completely see why our Leaders look to Mark as a Mentor and friend. Keep preaching it. Thank you for your ministry!
Thank you for your kind reply about your family and other things - that all sounds awesome and is encouraging and inspiring and yes, I am definitely benefitting from Mark's sermons and am happy to hear that you feel he is in a good season. It certainly seems like it! I am also glad you found him through hearing him live and have been benefitting from his sermons for a long time! Blessings to you and yours!
The stronger the anointing, the deeper the suffering
Thank you for this message, this is how I am feeling 🙏 I am really missing my Grandchildren, my family is broken I pray 🙏 God can bring us all back together ❤🙏
So glad I found this!!!
Have been under a spiritual attack for yrs. Thank you for reminding me that the Lord fights my battles for me. I feel renewed this morning. Attending to my needs....hungry....angry....lonely...or tired.
HALT and attend to these needs. Asking for prayer as I work through this season of life. Thank you! Great Teaching!!
Southern Alberta, Canada, here! Praying for both our countries. We have been betrayed by our governments. Many are suffering after Covid and the evil in our countries. Please let us all pray for our countries.
I only found You mark about Two weeks ago. I’ve been watching all your videos and enjoy hearing God’s truth with a sense of humor. You’ve given me grace and truth. I pray you receive the same in return. God bless you and yours,in Jesus name. Amen! 🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸🇮🇱🙏🏽🙏🏼🙏🏾🙏🏻🕎✝️☝🏻
I enjoy your honest teaching. Am 80 years old, living with 2 dogs and a cat in the rainforest growing tropical fruits and vegetables To be honest, people exhaust me. Sometimes I just need a full day off after spending time with someone however enjoyable and anointed the experience may be. I read bible voraciously, and then have a period where a book like Enoch overwhelms me and it is hard to read. Just glad Yah is with me and never leaves me.
I am a 28 yo woman from CA and find your life to be inspiring and admirable! People exhaust me too. I have been deeply wounded by my family, relationships, etc…God is the only true comfort I have too🥰 I am so thankful He does it all for us, all over the world, all at once. I wouldn’t have made it this far if I hadn’t finally come to Jesus last year. Thank you for sharing, may God bless and keep you always🤍🤍
My husband and I are getting ready for some major changes in life and are starting over at almost 60, new work and new ministry season, please pray for us.
Is it wrong of me to get my church thru youtube? Preachers these days dont preach by the bible. And i dont feel like i belong there. I love this church and Pastor Nolen. I learn so much from you. I feel like im close to God when im learning it from the source.
It's not bad to find your church on youtube. Yah sends us where we find the truth given in love.
I also feel the same.
Go where you are fed. I too have church through TH-cam & have found amazing teachings that I desperately needed. JD Farag is incredible too
Yep Experience Community Church Murfreesboro is really good teaching on TH-cam as well
As long as the preacher is sticking to scripture, not changing it, and doesn’t care about your feelings, you’re getting to hear God Word. Always check any preacher with Gods Word. That means you have to be studying Gods Word on your own as well so that you are not misled and deceived.
Thanking Jesus for leading me to you & your teaching. Thanking you for being His messenger. This sermon is exactly where I'm at today ❤️🩹😢 I can't carry this all anymore but I know God is faithful. I'm just tired
Thank you so much Pastor . I have so much physical pain along with mental ; emotional ... Sometimes i feel it would be better if i dont go on. And i would be upset with myself . God bless YOU DEAR MAN . GOD BLESS YOUR MINISTRY. 😢🙏✝️❤
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@LindaThivener praying for you sweet lady 🙏💯💐
Pray for me. I’m going through the wringer with the devil since running to Christ recently. I’ve been diagnosed with Narcissism Personality Disorder(NPD) and I just want God to tear down these towering walls of my emotions and dismantle every brick that helped build this. I feel like I can’t go on another day and feeling suicidal just to kill these emotions of suffering.
Not easy for a narcissist to admit. praying for your healing.
Maybe try giving back. Start small. If you don’t have money give time by volunteering. It’ll will give you a good sense of community and caring about someone else. Church, food kitchen, spend time with old, sick individuals. I’m sure all would love your company!
Complex trauma is terrible and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I highly recommend Tim Fletcher here on TH-cam, he is also a follower and understands these things and can explain it in a way that is understandable. It's a hard life but it does slowly get better when we take the steps to work through it
Dam im surprised you admit it good for you
I will be praying for you. My husband has npd tendencies and I'm currently in heavy spiritual warfare fighting for him to be set free. These are strong old spirits but God said "the weakest in my Kingdom is stronger than the strongest in the enemies camp"
I would humbly suggest finding scriptures that counter the enemies attacks.
If you stuggle with anger, find scripture to combat it in your angry moments.
If you stuggle with lust find scripture that talk about purity and the ramifications of lust. And so on.
God bless you.
Thank you Pastor Driscoll. I have severe bipolar depression. I have most of my life, bordering on Anxiety (PSTD). (I have brain scans to prove this
Everywhere on Earth, what ever the culture I get to, well meaning caring people start hurting me with the usual (read your Bible, Prayer Harder, I'm not trusting God, etc.). This has cost me friendships. So very greatfull you're getting the truth out..
Much love Pastor... BigMikeD.
Springfield,MO / Kampala, Uganda
@BigMikeD63 praying for you in Jesus Christ Mighty name🙏💯
Praying for you today, may you feel His comfort and healing in a special way. Big hug!
I can relate, I too have been battling bipolar, anxiety, and personality disorder my whole life.
I love people, and God gave me a giving heart to give to those who have nothing. But I can't find a church , in and out of so many throughout my life. People don't understand me, most don't care enough to pray over me, I am 57 year old lady, I have no friends, I have no church, I'm alone in my head. I can't sleep long hours, or my body hurts, or even when I wake up to early my mind races. The enemy always puts the first thoughts to throw me off. I'm reading the Bible all the way through in my second year now. God is so good to me. My marital relationship and step children w/ ex seems to be the biggest despair in my life. I'm literally fighting a spiritual battle every time they come. I'm so tired of not being stronger. I hate letting the Lord down. Sorry, didn't mean to vent so much. I just wanted to encourage you, that it's the same for many of us, trust the Lord...he sends us encouragement through messages like this one.
I've really been getting strength from Pastor Jack Hibbs too, on line. Great bible teacher. Gary Hamrick too....I'm going to put you on my prayer list for September. ❤
People totally suck. God tells me I’m included in that because I hurt people too. But like you OP, I can’t seem to make anybody happy. I comment online and people attack me en masse, then I get suddenly banned so I can’t fight back and people just pile on. It’s happened countless perhaps maybe 100 times no joke, and I have very severe CPTSD from it and also my upbringing where I was made to feel singled out & worthless. 😢
It has taken a long time for God to get me to start praying for undeserving people again but I still slip up. Last night a guy pissed me off so bad online and I just started yelling out loud “get in a car wreck and live in hell forever” 🤬 etc etc and I couldn’t stop cussing. It was my wound speaking. God tries to heal it and people tear it open. God bless us both.
And I’ll pray for you Cheryl. God is your prize!!
Also TH-cam deleted this comment as usual so I always copy to clipboard before I post. I’m censored EVERYWHERE.
People totally suck. God tells me I’m included in that because I hurt people too. But like you OP, I can’t seem to make anybody happy. I comment online and people attack me en masse, then I get suddenly banned so I can’t fight back and people just pile on. It’s happened countless perhaps maybe 100 times no joke, and I have very severe CPTSD from it and also my upbringing where I was made to feel singled out & worthless. 😢
It has taken a long time for God to get me to start praying for undeserving people again but I still slip up. Last night a guy pissed me off so bad online and I just started yelling out loud “get in a car wreck and live in hell forever” 🤬 etc etc and I couldn’t stop cussing. It was my wound speaking. God tries to heal it and people tear it open. God bless us both.
And I’ll pray for you Cheryl. God is your prize!!
Also TH-cam deleted this comment as usual so I always copy to clipboard before I post. I’m censored EVERYWHERE.
I’m also on the border of despair and hope, but thank God for the hope !! And I relate to that feeling of being ready to go home, this is exactly what I feel and constantly praying to get out of this pit!
Tiona L
I'm feeling exactly the same I need to go to my Spiritual Rapture home 💞
My biggest distress of this video is that only 455 people have liked it.
This is amazing work in the message from God.
God will help this message to reach those who need to hear it. I am proof, 3 weeks ago this message was posted. Today only hours after racking my brain for what had changed in my life, what changed to make me feel depressed, this message appears.
Blessings, Dot
A lot more have liked it now. 2K as I type this
It’s a year since this video posted and I’m just finding it today, when I really needed to hear it. 💗 It’s not a coincidence. God is great and I appreciate this Pastor.
All Glory to God! Grateful for pastor Mark’s passion to preach truth-hard truth-boldly🙏🏼God bless you and keep you burning ❤️🔥
I will be 60 this June all I want is to serve the lord and overcome this depression and all the strong holds to no longer hold me back for what the lord has for me...
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing. I am a pastor who feels burnt out and this really helped thank you
Kevin I pray you not only find rest but, that the Holy Spirit will reveal who is faithful to delegate responsibility to, that He would raise us mighty men who love Jesus to serve alongside you in your church and in the community your serve.
In Jesus name
Amen, I am under this attack again, but I know God has an answer, i don't know what His plan is, but I know He has one.
Please pray for my family members conversion and to love Jesus .❤
The compare/contrast of Elijah and Jonah has me in tears. Thank you for this Message.
I use to be an elder at my sda church. I have been depressed since I was 5 years old. Wishing I was never born. The best day of my life will be my last. I have love for God and Yeshua HaMashiach, yet struggling for hope every day. I pray the 2nd coming comes soon.
I feel the same way. Can't wait for the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Sorry bro. We all do need to be there for each other than the world would be a better place. God bless you.
THANK YOU FOR THIS SERMON AS I TRY TO STAY SPIRITUALLY CONNECTED IN “CLOWN WORLD”, AS I LOOK TOWARDS THE SKY WHILE TRYING TO PRAY PATIENTLY AS MY BRAIN EXPLODES FROM WITNESSING TO OTHERS AROUND ME WHO ARE LOST AND IGNORING THE SIGNS THEY TAUGHT ME TO WATCH FOR!!!!😮😮😮😮😮😢😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏🙏
When I was a little boy at 7, Adonai gave me a lemon cake. It was pure and clean and it tasted wonderful.
Please hold me up in prayers I need prayers bad . I have lived in abuse just about all my life... jesus saved me when I was in my 30s my husband abandoned me in 2014 for the bars and younger women
He is a musician a place in church and the bars it is a Cowboy Church I just need prayers my church family abandoned me because of a member going back and telling them lies about what I am facing God knows all!... both of my boys need the lord they turned their backs on me also...
I love the lord and I live in depression from the abuse....
I am so tired I can so much relate to this message I needed to hear this...
I have health problems and I stay in prayers about my life and for the lost and I have forgave those who have abused me and I pray for truly forgiveness for the abusers because I want peace in my life and I want God's forgiveness for myself because of falling short....
The lord knows all of my needs I am looking for a church where God wants me and I need some Godly counseling so bad ... but I can definitely relate to this message thank you for being so bold in God's word!.... I don't want to kill myself but I am so mentally emotionally physically spiritually broken....
And I have prayed and ask God to just let me come home to be with him because of the depression and I am completely exhausted...
I don't have much just a little support from a friend and it just seems to be everything coming against me from satan...... please, please keep me in your prayers as I am praying for the lord to show me what to do because I need the lord's giddiness...
My depression is bad they are some nights I can't sleep and they are times when I sleep all day into the night because of my burdens of what I am going through.... I struggle with strong holds from my husband who put me through so much abuse I have PTSD and nightmares. .... I can't do without jesus he has carried me through so much and I know that he has because I would have been crazy a long time ago..... I am asking for prayers as I wait upon the lord!..
Thank you very much for your prayers.....
In Jesus mighty name be healed be strengthend may you find joy rather joy find you. Love the elders the widows and orphans.
Dang. I thought I had this one down pat cause mama told me its impossible to be depressed if im thankful and ive always found that to be true but everybody didnt have a mama like I did.
Learned a lot. Thanks again.
I just discovered this pastor. Very blessed and informed. Thank you. It's time to suit up, call on the Lord and wait for instructions
I'm single and feel alone at times. My son is a little hard on feelings at times. Please pray for him. His names is James.
If you can quote Tozer you must be good people❤ thank you for your work I so appreciate your ability to explain what is biblical with a perspective of psychology...humanity...reality❤❤❤
How compassionate of you Pastor to share your faith with us in such humanity and humility, nothing sounds fake when you preach and that makes your sermon so powerful, I didnt miss a second. You carried my cross for an hour, thank you .... I'm deeply depressed and despair wakes me up at 5 in the morning every day, crying in a pool of bitter sweat why, why did I wake up ? I'll remember your words tomorrow. God bless you, your familiy, loved ones and your Church
This has been my life for close to a decade now. I’m so resigned. 😣😤
This was one of the kindest, most discerning words I’ve ever heard on depression. Thank you so much. My soul is blessed.
Thank you for this message it really helped on this Thanksgiving my family hates me and I am trying desperately to get them back but your teaching has taught me that they may not be healthy for me, so please pray for me for my family to understand what I’m going thru! I love you Lord please heal me
So thankful for you pastor and the ministry that has blessed my soul.
Beautiful compassionate words. ❤❤❤ Thank you. Please pray my loved one who i sent this message to listens to it and finds comfort. ❤❤
This is the best series I've ever been blessed to witness, glory to God the Father and Christ Jesus!
Thank God, I felt like this today, weird , thank God this is so freeing it's ok to struggle with depression etc etc...
I am struggling with depression and food addiction.
I’ll pray for you ❤
I just found you yesterday on TH-cam. Your ways of communication and perspective are LIFE CHANGING! Thank you so much
So thankful my friend sent this series. Much needed. Please pray for all my sisters and brothers in Christ fighting for children’s innocence and the nuclear family across our nation. Many of us are tired and need rest in the Lord.
Bloom where you are planted! Amen ❤ Blessings and Strength for All! Latter Reign 🌧️ is here! See us through Lord!
May God continue to bless your ministry. Thank God there are still Elijahs not afraid to preach the whole truth!
Thank you sir. It's been a long very rough season and I'm still not fully restored. I'm tired in pain and weary every day. Having a bad day today..feeling depressed.
So needed to hear this today! My mom died a year ago, my died is fading fast with his leukaemia, my nephew was killed in a car crash last week on my ex’s side (but close to me) it’s his funeral today, my divorce is 6 yrs going, and I feel guilty for even moaning about this and feel I should always have a smile on my face and have the face of an overcomer and I say lay the burdens at Jesus feet and never deal with anything …..
Hey how are you xx
@@Sezfluffy Hi there, thank you for asking, trials have kept coming, but my Faith is strong, thanks to our Almighty Father, Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. My dad also passed away 3 weeks ago. It has been extremely difficult, but I have found the body of Christ has surrounded me and hedged me about making sure that I’m ok and for that, I’m very grateful! Even this message, thank you so kindly for asking, bless you! (Definitely in a better place than the last post which I just re-read!)
Amazing!! Including service... I cried a number of times with joy. Your passion for Christ & the truth is appreciated more than u know. Thank you so much
39:36 this message right here is a whole sermon within itself.
I love pastor Mark. I'm so glad I found him. He makes me want to move to Arizona so I could be part of his church!
Thank you for your faithfulness to God. You are a new voice I listen to and you spoke to my ❤️ heart. I live alone and no children... Sorry for leaving my first marriage but my head is to the plow with Jesus. Working hard and this word healed my heart...and comforted me. Thank you and may God bless you 10,000 times over brother. Love how you keep it real and you are funny.
I needed to hear this today. Thank you. Bless us LORD God ✝️❤️🔥💪🙏❤️🙌😀🙌
I definitely needed this message today. It has lifted me out of a week of brokenness. Thank you Pastor Mark, God is surely using you to reach us on line as well....
Now I'm left with, the question, am I Jonah or Elijah.....lol
Both I'm convicted....❤
Pray for me too....
I'm going through some horrible times. My family is falling apart, I never see my family, I work on the road and can't see my own kids most of the time and still have no money or retirement, I'm told old for this. I'm struggling. Why does it seem like most of the world is going through this right now! Everything seems like doom and despair. I'm praying to the lord for better days!
Amazing pastor!
What a blessing from God.
This is what we all need to hear!!!
Thank you. Thank you. Bless you. I love Jesus.
Thank you Pastor Mark you help me see that our God truly understands and how much He truly cares and Loves us even when we’re hurting and just having a bad day we all have them. Thank you❤❤❤
Thank you. I feel so blessed to hear this sermon. Praise God for Pastors who speak God's truth.
As always, much needed sermon from Pastor Mark. My mother in law passed away end of April and depression has been constant in our household. We all have different ways of coping and remembering, but it was so senseless (she never woke up for routine surgery) that we also have spouts of anger sprinkled in with depression. Much needed sermon. I’m just now catching up on the series.
In South Africa the challenges of all aspects of health are exascerbated by the social challenges and Chris and I are thankful for the Word that you make entertaining and exciting without losing any of the spirituality. Blessed.
I don’t have a church to belong to right now. I was fallen away a long time and God has called me back and now I am thankful for my phone and TH-cam as I am getting fed by you. I
Wish I could attend your church.
WOW! “Broken people do the same thing as bad people”. In tears… just this whole Sermon! Literally thinking about taking my mom weekend just to come in person. Just love your teachings that the Lord puts on your heart. Your Reaching me, THANK YOU PASTOR MARK
Thank You Father God. I need prayers. experiencing Burn out need restoration, revival, recovery refreshing,, we strength, renewal. Suffering sheer exhaustion chronic Fatigue, depression.....Grief my husband died a few weeks ago.😥🙄😵💫
Just what I need. At this time. I feel so blessed with this teaching
Praise the lord my God amen 🙏 🙌 ❤
Thank you!! Pastor Marc for what you do!! God Bless! 🙏🏾
hello my name is Sharon i am 64 years old i thank the almighty for ur preaching for years i could not understand why my life is what it is, i love the Lord and He has been more in my life in the last 5 years i enjoyed other pastors Holy Spirit filled but 2 days ago i stumbled across u teaching and pressed it buy mistake i dont just listen to any preachers but for some reason i just feel listen to this . thank you for ur obedience to God because now i understand more things than ever ii dont feel any more need to ask God why. u truly preaching every day realities emotions anger etc 😊
What a wonderful message he is truly blessed praise God.
Wow. I can’t believe this. I ‘accidentally’ came across this. Now I don’t think it’s an accident. I actually had thts a few days ago exactly like Elijah - not that I wd ever, ever harm myself or son or take my own life just as Mark Driscoll mentioned Elijah won’t and I want to be with and there for my son who needs me but I tht recently because of some very stressful situations, ‘I wish God, there could be just some kind of rapture for me and my son like with Elijah bc I don’t want to have to deal with these problems and perplexing stresses anymore’. I am partially disabled and my (young) son and I had to move back in with my mom (who is a narcissist), due to a natural disaster. She is good to him but verbally abusive to me. My counselors said to not be surprised if after moving back in with her child protection services were called due to her spreading rumors about me wn she doesn’t get her way with everything, (which recently happened). Thankfully there were no allegations of physical abuse and only allegations of bad verbal arguments between me and my mom (some of to which she said she had no recollection of and I didn’t either). I’m just tired of the drama and smearing. Please deliver us to a place here on earth of freedom Lord to better do what You have planned for us!!!
This message came at a perfect time. Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Jesus was moved to the greatest sorrow when He saw how hurt His mom was when He was hanging on the cross.
Christiaan son of encouragement left me mom Olga 4 years ago because of Christ that he believed in for 32 years.. Suddenly.. 2 years later I stopped crying and my body back was in agony... I found a way to heal through wisdom, let no man. Or. Satan""become your thoughts and keep you wake, but listening to the truth in your word, I want to acknowledge the healing came from the Holy spirit became the river of Life for healing.. Esk67. 68.i dived daily not just knee-deep but with my whole body. So no healing unless you call on Christ.. Day by day patiently mostly with an unchun. Cry out and when he run around the driveway on the farm.. Kofi and no sugar will be ready. The insight of being broken in your wisdom today was meaningful.. Open our hearts to the love of Christ..please pray for Christiaan to come to truth about new age theories.. We want to tell about the Miracle Christ did.. I am not aloud contact.. I was and is an amacing, caring and creative mom, loving children, my best place to be.. Thankyou Mr Driscall.. Regard Olga.. From south africa.. We a bif fan club because of your Authentic love for Christ and thruth... Be blessed.
Looking forward to seeing you next year in Springfield mo. Don't stop!
Marks coming here to Springfield?
So timely.
I have been so burnt out from a job and we have 5 kids and spiritual battles and just so so many things... my husband keeps telling me to rest and I keep beating myself up with the Word but it's like I just forgot all these truths.
This was as real as it gets!! Awesome, real and where the rubber meets the biblical world;
Thanks so much for this; and the spiritual encouragement!
PM; truly love your YT ministry!
Maranatha ☝️👍
Very good, uplifting, edifying, and informative video. Thank you Pastor Mark for this great sermon. May the Lord use it to help lift others out of their depression! 🙌🏽
I love your ministry. I found my church. You truly get it.
God please meet with me today, I’m living Elijah. Oh, God please help me.
Thank you, I always enjoy and benefit from your teachings.
10 min in. I stand corrected and further enlightened. Thank you now back to it.
That's exactly what I feel. I feell that I don't find my purpose or my tribe.
Thank you so very much. Wow....I’m speechless. A very timely message.
I need the LIGHT IN MY LIFE, BODY & SOUL!
Thank you I am a 74yeR old widow and when I get hit it’s brutal, I love my lord but still feel 😭 lonely
Thank you so much pastor. Your teachings gives a hope to us, even though we know that Jesus always is watching all of us: good & a bad ones. Matter of time, all is under His care, Thank you for giving me with my family a stronger trust & hope that our enemies also are under care of our Lord & will be removed far away with their harm. Praise the Lord, Amen 🙏🕊👏🇨🇦
Pray for my children... they really need to be led to the Lord... however I haven't had contact with them in a while... their names are Serenity 21... Nathaniel 23... and Anthony 25
Praise God!
Mark doesn’t miss!
Thank you for your powerful teachings. Prayers for you and your family.
This spoke to me, I felt every bit of this. Thank you for this, and for doing the good lords work.
Yes !! I still feel that way sometimes.
I needed this today as I pray for my daughter. Thank you!
Thank you! This ministered to me. 🔥✌🏻
I just listened to this sermon this afternoon. It was really good but I laughed out loud when you said Grace's favorite was cinnamon rolls. I'm pretty sure my Spiritual gift is making cinnamon rolls lol 😅
People are well meaning but sometimes not very helpful
Mark, I've never had a any kind of relationship and I'm 55. No friends in decades that are good for me, really. Consider yourself LUCKY you have the wife and kids and the church. I can't find anything like that in the city I live.
My wife had an only daughter. She was a Christian and loved the Lord. The Dr put her on valium to which she became addicted. Her brain caused her so much pain, she took her own life. Even at her suicidal point, she loved the Lord. My wife, was bereft and depressed and needed constant sympathy to convince her her daughter was now free of pain, present with the Lord. All I can offer is an arm and a hug. It's hard, but my wife has seen her daughter saved in God's presence and has still a hunger for the Lord. She still tells me, if I died first, she would not want to continue living. I hope for that reason, I die first. I can only trust Jesus. Our life is his alone.