drawn from the things of this world & food has little appeal

[SadieGrace]

I used to LOVE food. Oh, I still eat & too much probably, but there is no enjoyment of it anymore? strange, just like there is not much enjoyment for me in buying "things" either.

I feel like I'm living the book of Ecclesiastes.. do any of you have this problem right now?

Sadie

[Werner]

I have been divesting myself of much of what I own for years now and not looking back. It just doesn't matter to me anymore. I still have moments of "wouldn't it be cool if..." but they last a day maybe, and the reality always comes back to me that they are worthless and meaningless, and I won't need them soon anyway. Day by day it seems I'm "getting my house in order" and not minding one bit.

Going home soon. :B:

Maranatha! :dancing

John

[DeeLeeKay]

I can relate to this. It is like there is nothing in this world that has meaning. Why make my house a show place? People are being killed. All I want to do is run through the streets and scream, "REPENT, REPENT, THE END IS NEAR!".

[Hyssop]

Originally posted by SadieGrace
I used to LOVE food. Oh, I still eat & too much probably, but there is no enjoyment of it anymore? strange, just like there is not much enjoyment for me in buying "things" either.

I feel like I'm living the book of Ecclesiastes.. do any of you have this problem right now?

Sadie

:freaked

yes. exactly.

Anyone else feeling prompted to fast and pray- but not know what to fast/pray about?

[RJs here]

Originally posted by Hyssop


Anyone else feeling prompted to fast and pray- but not know what to fast/pray about?


yep ~ 'bout along 3 am or so in the morning when the HS wakes me up!! :freaked


and SOOOO...... I pray!!

starting with praying for *PEACE* for Jerusalem.....

from there..... just wherever the HS leads!!!



and I hate to the *one* to swim against the current here....

but UGH ~ am I being too materialistic or what? :confused while the rest of you are feeling this way.... I *STILL* think about running out & buying a freezer or fixing the fence, this & that, this & that around the house.

At the same time -- *I KNOW* we're going to be OUTTA' HERE SOON!!


**munch, munch, munch** ~ and food still DOES have appeal for me!! ~ :D:


but the world OVERALL {if that's what some mean} does not hold any luster for me.


{I like to eat, though! ;):

[SadieGrace]

**munch, munch, munch**


:lol


Sadie

[Hyssop]

RJ'shere: :spit

Worldly things just don't have the appeal anymore, food is sort of tasteless.

Anyone else had the number two on your mind?
I keep thinking 2 for some reason...uh, oh-maybe I'm :wacko

[Got Jesus?]

Originally posted by Hyssop
RJ'shere: :spit

Anyone else had the number two on your mind?
I keep thinking 2 for some reason...uh, oh-maybe I'm :wacko
Oh, I DO... I DO! In my case, however, it's "222" or "12:22". Anything with 3 consecutive 2's in it. Why? I don't know if I truly understand. I always "happen" to glance at a digital clock, my computer clock, or the microwave countdown at THAT particular time. It's been happening since 1999! It often happens at least ONCE a day. What's going on? I even say to my DH at that particular time, "Oh, look... it's "2:22", or "12:22". He thinks I'm nuts, but admits I have some uncanny discernment here.

When I tried to look up some scripture references after praying, the Holy Spirit led me to "see" someone's SIG on this website with a scripture quote from Revelation....

and I just said, :eek and got "Jesus bumps".


Revelation 22:20 (notice that it has 3 "2's"):

He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon."
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.


When I first pointed this out to my DH, He said, "But that is
222-0". To which I replied, "<sigh>, '22:20' doesn't 'fit' on a standard clock or MY typical microwave countdown because I only warm things up for a couple of minutes or so..., hence, the reason I'm not 'seeing' the last 'zero'". (That's my theory, anyway).

Well... since I DO BELIEVE that He is coming soon, why am I still seeing these numbers? I've tried to look up other scriptures... but nothing.

Anyone? What else could the Lord be trying to tell me? Or... am I just drinking too much coffee and in need of a chill pill?

P.S. Nooooo, I'm not nuts. My DH likes to tease me, but He knows I'm an avid watcher! :spit

[D'Light]

Sadiegrace;
I haven't gotten a distaste for food (fortunately, I don't gain weight easily), but other matters, yes....

Werner & DeeleeK;
Re: "Stuff"....Yes I have felt this way about 'things' for the last few months. So have my sisters. I've cleaned out, organized, and had yard sale. Most of my keepsakes do not even have the importance they used to have. I'd like nothing in my house, unless it was something to be used. But DH doesn,t go for that, so I just organize and move his stuff around.

All the "junk" I sold in the yard sale, afforded me to get my sister a leather bound study Bible for her birhday, that gave me alot more joy than that "stuff". -D

[Teresa]

Its so hard to get interested in anything long term. My husband is always making these long range plans. I have to go along with him because he really hates when I say I probably won't be here.

But thats how I feel. Theres just no point in buying alot of stuff or making plans for the future. I have actually felt an urgency to get things in order. I have been preparing as if I am going to die.

[cindyw]

Originally posted by Got Jesus?
Oh, I DO... I DO! In my case, however, it's "222" or "12:22". Anything with 3 consecutive 2's in it.

I have noticed, not 2's, but 3's in my case. It seems many nights when I wake up it's 3:33 am, and same goes for the afternoon, when I look at a clock it's 3:33.................kinda strange:freaked

[Hyssop]

For me it was three awhile back, now it is two...

~twilight zone music~

Maybe it is a countdown :D: 3,2,1 lift off :thumb

I'm feeling a little nuts about the number fixation thing, BTW it has been the letter T and the number 2, & no, I don't watch Sesame Street, lol.

Cool about the Bible verse!

I'm having a hard time making long term plans, not getting into building our new house, not caring about choosing things for it- (which is really bugging my DH), I'm not attached to keepsakes, feeling a big urge to get organized and get everything in order. For me, always having been a fairly disorganized person- it is a big change!

At first, I thought maybe I was getting sick or depressed, but I'm not unhappy at all and I feel fine. Glad I'm not alone :):

[Baby Christian]

:pound RJ!!!

D'Light - cool about giving your sister the leather bound bible - your reward will be great in heaven sis!!!

DeeLeeKay,
I said the same thing at our Christian Ed meeting the other day :D:
I added however, we should all wear sackcloth and put ashes on our faces and make some big, wearable sandwich boards that have "REPENT, THE END IS NEAR" printed on them and wear them in town for the big Labor Day celebration.
-- Of course all the people in church think I'm a real comedian so they were not really sure if I was serious or not. :B: (and the director quickly moved on to the next topic):twitch

Got Jesus -- really cool about that verse.:thumb

Hyssop, (I really like your name btw) I could have written your post (all three)!! Oops, I just went back to 3.....3,3,3 everything is 3!!:laugh

Sadie, You are NOT alone!! I even let my friends and family use all my "special" antiques and fancy, imported hand towels!! Ain't never seen a hurse pullin' a U-haul!!!

[Sportster]

For the longest time,I kept seeing '333' everywhere,I mean EVERYWHERE! The register reciept,roll over in bed,it's 3:33,driving down the road,just 'happen' to look up to see a sign '333 such and such' address....just bizarre! A while back,there was a big deal about 333 and needing to pray then. Many here did. Really,who knows why or what 'may' have been prevented. The Holy Spirit doesn't always tell us who,what,when,where or whys. We're just to be obedient. Personally,it could have been our number of children. We have a 2 year old little girl and just had twins three weeks ago....333. I remember being in the waiting room as my wife was about to get her first ultrasound. Neither of us knew we were having twins yet. The nurse came in, said 'she's ready now,you can come in' for the ultrasound scan....and at that VERY moment she said that,I felt a strange 'peace',definately from God. Funny how I look back now. Shocked? You betcher sweet bippy!!! TWINS?!?? Ohhh my gawd....NOW what??? ONE,Lord....TWO!!!??? :faint :laugh

[Got Jesus?]

Originally posted by Hyssop
For me it was three awhile back, now it is two...

~twilight zone music~

Maybe it is a countdown :D: 3,2,1 lift off :thumb

I LIKE that idea. Beam me up, Lordy! :D:
Originally posted by Hyssop
I'm feeling a little nuts about the number fixation thing, BTW it has been the letter T and the number 2, & no, I don't watch Sesame Street, lol.

Bwahaha ha ha ha! The letter "T" and the number "2" . That is too funny, Hyssop! :pound

I'm having a hard time making long term plans, not getting into building our new house, not caring about choosing things for it- (which is really bugging my DH), I'm not attached to keepsakes, feeling a big urge to get organized and get everything in order. For me, always having been a fairly disorganized person- it is a big change!
I feel the SAME way! We're currently having a new home built (will be done in a few weeks). I'm not even that excited about it. It's our dream home on earth, but all I can think of is my DREAM HOME in heaven with the Lord. I look up at the sky everyday and say, "Is it today, Lord?" Even though my life on this earth has been undeservingly BLESSED. I have two beautiful children, a godly, devoted DH, etc., I KNOW this life is but a SHADOW of all that is awaiting us in HEAVEN. Keepsakes? I can't even do our photo albums without thinking... am I wasting my time? I mean, I could be reading the WORD, instead!

At first, I thought maybe I was getting sick or depressed, but I'm not unhappy at all and I feel fine. Glad I'm not alone :):
You are obviously not alone. I've been saved for over 16 years, and there has been an extreme quickening in my heart for the Lord, particularly in these last few years. The Lord is definitely preparing us for His coming!

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P.S.
cindy, et al... I am quite often awakened at "2:22" in the a.m. to pray as well. Could the "333" you are seeing have to do with the Trinity?

Sportster: We are purchasing and moving into our third home (well, fourth if you count the two years we rented). We lived in the first two homes for TWO years each (1st two years was a rental, 2nd two years our first purchased home). However, we've been in this current one we are in for 3 years now... so that scratches another theory I was leaning toward: 2 years, 2 years, 3 years (not 222). Do I have too much time on my hands or what? :pound
I DO have 2 children though. HMMMMM! You've just given me something else to think about... <twilight zone music>. :eek
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If Cameron 222 is reading this....does this number hold any significance... or did you pick it randomly? Just curious... really.... :freaked
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(edited for slight clarification. okay, I'm perfectionist too. What else is wrong with me?)

[D'Light]

BabyChristian:

Hurse pulling a U-Haul!!!:pound

I have been saved for about 30 yrs. I am a very practical person, my daughter says too much so. I have never been a big time Prohecy person either.
But this year all my 'earthly' practicallity, has gone out the window. I am every day feeling, God is preparing 'us', for that place 'He' has prepared for us. I always am feeling a very strong sense, that he leading us away from the unimportant things,so we will be strong in these times.

Praise Him \0/ -D

[ChristianMom]

I have been feeling the exact same way. I've gotten rid of our SUV and now I am getting rid of alot of "extra" things we don't need.

Our family is also looking at moving to a small town in the midwest in the very near future. It's strange but I am also not very interested in food--hmmm, maybe I'll lose weight ;)

It's like a urgent need to get out of the city and go to a place that is quiet and where material things don't matter like they used to.

Praise the Lord!

Diane

[D'Light]

That is awesome, how you feel the need to get out of the city. We have been feeling the same way!

We live in our home in town, but we have a small(small) house, we rent out, it is way out in the country. We were going to live there when we retire, if ever. But we really want to live out there now. The holdback on that though, is it is 1hr. 45min. from my DH job. we have 6+ acres, so we would be able to do a garden and animals.

But just like everyone else seems to feel, confused on 'what' to plan.

Unless you do not want anyone to know...where are you moving to? I'm from the midwest. -D

\0/ Praise Him.

[tenor]

Originally posted by SadieGrace
I used to LOVE food. Oh, I still eat & too much probably, but there is no enjoyment of it anymore? strange, just like there is not much enjoyment for me in buying "things" either.

I feel like I'm living the book of Ecclesiastes.. do any of you have this problem right now?

Sadie


Sadie,

I just don't know what to say. I too used to love food. way too much Imight add. to compound the problem I can cook too !!! :pound However, for about 3 months now I have lost almost every desire for food I've ever had. I was a bit concearned at first because I have lost over 30 LBS. in just over 3 months. Then I thought maybe I ewas going through something like my dad went through. he just reached a point in his life where food didn't mean as much. he lost weight. My lack of desire is much stronger though. for about 3 weeks straight I've gone on 1 meal a day mostly because my desire is mostly gone and partly because I'm just not hungry. I never thought that it could be God getting me "ready " for something.

but now I do ....

I just know that each day I grow less inclined to live on this Earth. My DW is so ready to go too. she's losing weight too. Just not as quickly as me. This is just such an interesting post to me because it rang a few bells for me. It makes me feel like something devastating is about to happen. I've felt for a while now that something was immenent. This just confirms it for me.

Tenor

[ChristianMom]

We are looking to move to Wisconsin--about 30-45 mins from Madison. Quite a change from living in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. I am originally from Michigan, that's where I grew up.

Tenor--I am also living on one meal a day and late in the day sometimes I don't touch food until 2 pm and then not very much.

This urgency to get away is been going on for a while but has intensified more so in the last few months.

Lifting His name we will be in front of the Almight Jesus Christ before we know it!

:nod

[D'Light]

Now that I think on it more, I can't say I have lost my desire for food, but alot lately, I just forget to eat, sometimes till about 2:00
but I sometimes make up for that in the evening.:laugh

I have had in the back of my mind though, that I want to eat , basically, just what my body needs, what is good for it, I don't neccessarily want to do this,:laugh It just pops in the back of my head.

As far as the feeling of the soon coming of our Lord, I also really feel he his not just preparing Christians. Because I have noticed recently, his is working on the unsaved, but all those I have seen ( even tough they have been into trouble and not living right) are ones who sincerely cared for others, never to intentionaly cause hurt or harm.

(For 30 + yrs).....
I have been the only one ( as far as I knew) in my family, that had been saved. Now 1 1/2 yrs. ago my sister was saved,last yr.
my neice was saved, 5 mons. ago, my twin brother was saved,
4 mons. ago, my other sister was saved, this week my nephew
was saved.

Praise to Our Lord Jesus Christ...\0/ He knows "all" :angel

[D'Light]

The spirit in me... or conviction(?) lead be to get back in this site just to state;

I by all means, did not mean to indicated that Jesus is preparing only the basic good hearted, unsaved. Jesus has His arms open to "all" who ask of him to be their savior. I hope I did not unintentionaly, hurt or upset anyone!:confused

All of you are an inspiration, and I have learned so much here;
Bless RR saints. -D:wave

[Got Jesus?]

Okay you guys. Now I'm really, like: :freaked

I was just reading this thread from End Times Chat, entitled "In 2 weeks". Here's the link:
http://www.rr-bb.com/showthread.php?postid=1130864#post1130864

Here is one poster's comment that made me go:
:jaw

Note: This is in reference to the U.S. power outages that occurred exactly 2 weeks ago. Now, 2 weeks later, the London power outages. Hmmmm. Coincidence? I SURE hope so.
originally posted Ayao3
2 weeks, 2 weeks, and then 2 weeks til 9/11? I heard that al queda usually waits 2 years before making another big terrorist attack. 2 years from 9/11 would be... Maybe they're a little overconfident by making it so obvious?


Remember my "222" numbers (in THIS thread) that I keep "seeing"?

Why is this happening? Am I just reading toooo much into this "number" thing? It really freaks me out that it happens so often.

Okay, I think it's time for me to PRAY now. Nighty-night! :yawn

:wacko :freaked :twitch :bolt

[Got Jesus?]

I'm sorry, SadieGrace for hijacking your thread last night. I just realized that this "number" thing (for me) could be a spiritual attack as well. So, I'm praying about that. God does not give us a spirit of fear, but of a sound mind. So... I have no need to freak out. :freaked Okay, enough of my melodrama! :spit

Regarding your ORIGINAL question. Yes... I DO NOT have the same desire that I once had for food. I thought it was just because I was so busy in the course of the day, I barely could sit down to a meal, let alone enjoy it. Well, now that I know other Christians are experiencing this as well, I know otherwise.

Is the Lord preparing us for leaving this earth by quenching our worldly desires and tastes? I KNOW that we'll be FEASTING in heaven.... so, whatever "things" we've enjoyed on this earth will be NOTHING compared to what He has in store for us in heaven!

Hallelujah! :nod :angel

[upanddown]

RJs Here said:
"but UGH ~ am I being too materialistic or what? while the rest of you are feeling this way.... I *STILL* think about running out & buying a freezer or fixing the fence, this & that, this & that around the house."

Dont worry about this at all. Nothing wrong with having a fence when Christ comes back. Cant we take this to the extreme. Why buy toillet paper? I am sure that some people feel that Christ will be coming back so soon that they will not need it. (This is not aimed at you, just a example) The Bible tells us that people will still be marrying and be given in marriage when Christ comes again. This tells me that the normal, everyday way of living continues right before Christ comes back. Repairing a fence is nothing out of the ordinary.

On a more personal note, there is a member of my family that lived in south Texas back in the mid 1870's that is talked about quite often at family reunions. He was sure that Christ was coming back and thought that there was no need for doing much of anything, and for some strange reason would tear down his fence. He was a persuasive man since he got his immediate neighbors to tear down their fences as well.
The first year was pretty embarrassing for him and the neighbors when Christ didnt come. The second year he tore down his fence again but the neighbors didnt. He did this for 4 years before not tearing down his fence. And as we know, Christ hasnt come yet.

[SadieGrace]

Got Jesus ?: I'm sorry, SadieGrace for hijacking your thread last night. I just realized that this "number" thing (for me) could be a spiritual attack as well.

no problem, I thought the thread took on a more interesting conversation anyhow:):

for several months, I kept waking up & it was 11:11 on the digital clock:confused



Sadie

[NewCreation]

I have been looking at all the "stuff" in our house and want to get rid of it. For years I collected antiques, now I don't want them anymore. I have enough stuff in this house for 3 families and it makes me sick. Going to have a garage sale in the spring.

I have a 13 year old car that's as good as the day I bought it - love it. My husband wants me to get a new one and I don't see the need. He's also want to take a cruise to the Panama Canal in January. I could care less. I really don't want to go - doesn't appeal to me. But I know I'll have to.

A few years back, I would be jumping up and down about going. Now I consider it a waste of money and time.:(:

I feel the need to "do something" - but I don't know what to do!

I have a new great-grandbaby coming in Oct and I'm happy and sad at the same time.

I know the trib is about to start and we're about out of here!