Get A Lot Closer To Your Dad:

In February we got an invitation to go to a celebration for the parents of brother Lloyd. We all had a wonderful time as the the couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The dinner was nice and the fellowship with Lloyd's parents and all of his siblings, cousins, nieces and others was very pleasant.

One thing that really struck me was when I looked at Lloyd's dad sitting there. He's in his mid 80's and he's quite frail. As I looked at him I noticed that his lips quivered a lot and again I thought about how frail he looked. As I continued to look, I heard Yahweh clearly tell me that Lloyd's dad is going to die in a fairly short time. Yahweh also told me about his medical condition, which I cannot post here. As we drove home that night Yahweh again spoke to me and told me that I needed to tell Lloyd what Yahweh had shared with me. No Yahweh, anything but that I pleaded, but Yahweh was adamant that I do what He told me to do.

I decided that I would tell Lloyd the next day after I attended the renewing of vows ceremony at the church that they attend. I remember saying, "great  timing Yahweh, on the day of their celebration, I'm really going to be a wet blanket in Lloyd's life." I knew though, that I could hem and haw all that I wanted to, but I still had to do what He told me to do.

When I arrived at the church on Sunday I sat alone, pondering how to present the news. It was then that Yahweh told me that He had another word to deliver. I remember thinking, 'oh, great, more tragedy," but Yahweh told me that this message would be easier to relay. I will talk about in another entry.

I sat in my place and enjoyed the ceremony, glorying in Yahweh's provision that two people could be committed to each other for such a long period and it occurred to me that only by the grace of Yahweh could that happen. As the ceremony proceeded I thought about how wonderful it is that both of Lloyd's parents are born again and heaven bound. I also noticed again the frailty of Lloyd's dad and with that came the voice of Yahweh, reminding of what He wanted me to do. There was no escaping this task, none whatsoever.

After all of the ceremony and the reception that followed we went to Lloyd's house to rest for the remainder of the day. I kept feeling the Ruach Ha Kodeshs' tugging at my heart and there was definitely a struggle going on inside of me. Well, it was getting late and I told Lloyd that I needed to drive home. As is customary, Lloyd walked with me outside and we said our goodbye's and I started to walk away. I got half way to my truck and found myself impeded in my course. I tried to move forward and then I heard Yahweh say, "TELL HIM."

I turned around and motioned to Lloyd that we needed to talk. I told him that Yahweh wanted me to tell him something and that I had fought it all day, but that Yahweh wasn't going to let me go home without telling him the message. Lloyd looked at me as if to say, "well, stupid, HE's told you to tell me something, so out with it."

I looked at Lloyd and I wanted to cry, really I did. I love Lloyds dad quite a bit. He reminds me of my own dad who had gone to be with Yeshua a few years earlier; so this dredged up a lot of emotions within me. I looked at Lloyd and said that I found it hard to tell him this on the day that we celebrated his parent's anniversary, but Yahweh would not give me rest until I told him. I told him that Yahweh said that he should spend as much time as possible with his dad because his time is short here on earth. Lloyd then looked at me and said, "yeah, I know. God has been telling me the same thing; as a matter of fact, that is one of the reasons why we moved back to the area." I felt a tremendous relief come over me. The words that Yahweh had me speak weren't really a revelation, but a confirmation of what Yahweh had spoken to Lloyd already.

I drove home asking Yahweh to forgive me for my disobedience, and thanking Him for teaching me lessons through all of the process. Blessed Be Yahweh Yeshua!!