She Died Too Young!

She Died Too Young!

- October 09, 2018

Please say a prayer for my 30-year-old brother. His wife just unexpectedly died this morning of heart failure (after months of recovering from a near-death illness in March of this year). Apparently, she woke up this morning feeling bad, and she asked him to rub her back ... and then she died. She was only 30 years old, too. And she left behind a 5-year-old, 3-year-old, and 7-month-old (I think those are the ages).

My brother is not a believer, but please pray that God reaches out to him, comforts him, puts His saving truth in his path, protects him and their family from evil, and gives him wisdom in how to move forward. Such a heartbreaking time! I can't even imagine!

He's just the nicest, sweetest guy there is. And their wedding anniversary is in two days. So sad! Last night when they were going to bed, she told him, "I wish I could marry you all over again!" He's so thankful that those are some of the last words she said to him, but ... my goodness ... such a tragedy!

This is a blog mainly about faith, prayer, Biblical truth, and the spiritual journey. With a little fun, controversy, and sizzle thrown in now and then. (FYI: When I refer to the "concordance," it's Strong's concordance with Vine's Expository Dictionary.)

If you want short, simple, light-hearted pat-answers about faith, you've come to the wrong blog. I don't do short and simple. (But I enjoy blogs that do.) And I don't like pat answers and Christian platitudes. My posts are long. They get deep and messy and uncomfortable, right down to the nitty-gritty of faith. This is where I wrestle with God, with the hard things of faith.

"Lord, don't let me be a fakey, polished, 'just be good' Christian who stuffs the hard stuff and smiles through the pain and teaches others to do the same. Teach me to wrestle well. To learn from the struggle. To fiercely grab onto Your sustaining grace and to share it with others. Amen"

(If you want to get to know me better, click here for some completely random, pointless facts about me. And click here if you want to know what I look like.)

Seven Important Posts:

"Help for Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Thoughts." There are far too many headlines lately about people who committed suicide. Please, if you are struggling, check out some of the resources in this post. There is hope and help out there! You are not alone. And you're going to be okay!

"Starting You Own Relationship With Jesus (And Why We Need Him!)" The most important truths you'll ever learn!

"Becoming a Christian" (with links to two "sinner's prayers" you can pray)

"War Rooms, Praying Scripture, and Spiritual Warfare" So important for Christians! We all need to take this seriously!

"Sermons by Tony Evans" For when you need to hear some good preaching!

"My 'When Anxiety Strikes' Playlist" Because we all need some encouragement now and then!

"Links To Anti-Calvinism Posts" - Because I strongly believe Calvinism is an epidemic and that it's not Scriptural!

And two songs to seriously consider: I Wish We'd All Been Ready and In The Sky

And here are some pastors I recommend (non-Calvinists): Tony Evans (my all-time favorite, from Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, click here for his YouTube channel), Greg Laurie, Ralph "Yankee" Arnold (I haven't watched him but my husband recommends his videos against Calvinism), Billy Graham, and Andy Woods (whom I've never watched but a friend highly recommends him because he preaches against Calvinism).