Oh boy. Right on point again Scott; I thank you for your insight and transparency. May I say you are blessed to still HAVE a spouse who will hang in there with the challenges of a watchman household. You know my story; my husband left because I’m just TOO heavenly-minded. I’m sure I did many things wrong, but in the end “protecting his rights” was more important than being with me. So be it. I still pray for him every day and go about my watchwoman way. It does alienate me from many others in my “community”, however. My “Kitchen Table” is struggling along…may have to revamp that idea too. But I do persevere…I know that is one of my better strengths. Thank you again for your heartfelt expressions of our collective struggles in these most critical end times. The hour is late - may we ALL be encouraged - the finish line is near. Maranatha,
Dorothy, good evening. Yes—continue to dial-in your home/small group. Often, it takes some tuning. In the end, I recommend being yourself. What draws is the fragrance of Christ and authentic ’non-plastic’ people where love for others is evident. Thank you for your kind words.
When you reach your 80s, it is not even 1.6, what with health issues it is a lot closer to 1.1 than you can imagine. For example, opening a new jar of pickles, even with a gadget, requires both of us - one to hold the jar and the other to operate the gadget, these days and if that doesn't work we thank God for my very strong physiotherapist! You have got to be strong to live through very old age - being married for 57 years (50 of them walking togethercwith the Lord) definitely helps!
Thank you for a couple of excellent articles, now to get my watchman to read them!
PS - do you think you could get the system to stop telling me to 'upgrade to paid' please?
We are close behind you! In our late 70’s but feeling much older. Thanks for you sweet words of encouragement to keep on and be thankful for a little helping hand!
Thank you LORD for this word you have sent us through our dear Brother Scott. It is much needed for us all to reflect, search us Oh LORD, and show us where we need to adjust for balance in all You have called us to in this last hour.🙏
Hi Jennifer. I resist a “balanced lifestyle”, preferring to pour out. But there is truth to our need for some level of balance for sure. It’s hard to navigate that line sometimes.
Scott, I fully agree with being all in, or poured out.. thank you for seeing to the intent of my comment. I could have been more thoughtful in my choice of words....I'll work on that 😊😊🙏
Thanks for another article. As this article was all about husbands and wives etc, which I scrolled though but was not for me being alone and widowed so it did not apply to my situation.
Hoping at some time you would do an article on people such as myself being alone with no spouse and also consider other people who have no family or children nearby to them but are also alone but are watching for the rapture every single day but only by themselves with no one by their side to encourage them or to talk about it.
Hi dear sister, we loners, I believe, are the faithful prayers,..🙂🙏 ...the Marys and not the Marthas, quietly at our Saviors feet, blessed with time to lift up those who are on the front lines. As Paul wrote, there is blessing in not having pulls on our time and attention to matters of the "world ". The eye, the hand, the feet, the toe.........this article applies to us all, and a well spoken word, Men of Valor, Great Women of Grace....be encouraged dear sister, we are never alone...many many hugs to you🙂🙏 LORD, strength and encourage Desiree today, bring a sister into her life for fellowship, pour out your favor over her that she will stand confident in the part you have given her, in the Body of Christ.🙏🙏
Jennifer, it makes me so happy to see you coming alongside a dear sister! This is what I call “the proper functioning” of the Body of Christ. Thanks for being a great example here!
Hi Jennifer, Thank you for your encouraging words and prayers, I appreciate them and need them. All the hope I have is watching every day for the rapture to happen and when it doesn't I say "one day nearer to it'. Definitely not easy being alone, but thank you again for your kind words and prayers.
I zoom twice a week with a watchman community. Wednesday at 5:30 central time The Mighty Right. . John Prescott from Australia is trying for USA group . It’s a small group but this week Billy Crone will join us for Q and A .
Thursday zoom is another small group and we do have a Bible study with discussion. It’s at 7:00 central time called Watch and Pray and Sharon from Vancouver leads it .
Thanks Heidi, but I live in South Africa and time zones are different so I cannot participate. I do watch Britt Gillette and read his articles as well and many others, but that is not the same as having a husband or some physical person right beside me.
So yes if it sad and lonely and I must push though as the rapture is very very close. Thanks again.
Hello Desiree it's Desiree 😁 I too have no spouse. As I was reading Scott's post I gathered pieces into what I am experiencing and learning when to share with unbelievers. There's days I too feel very alone and wonder what it is like to have a supportive spouse during these crazy times. Jennifer lovely perspective! I haven't thought of that way. Thank you for the uplifting message I needed to hear those words.
Whew! I can totally relate. I'm the watchwoman and my engineering spouse prefers small doses of my epiphanies. As Charles Stanley used to say - listen to the "check in your spirit" and never ignore it. Well, I'm getting "checks" all the time now and many times they make no sense to anyone. I try to not verbally regurgitate it all, but I am just so excited we are so close! Thank you for the reminder Scott to curb my enthusiasm when I see the "glazed over" look. I could literally do this stuff 24/7 and have to temper it often. I feel such a sense of urgency, but also so isolated at times. I'm joining a small group soon so your write up is a great cautionary reminder. Thank you!
Kelly, I’ve learned the hard way. It’s tough sometimes to warn — not everyone will receive it well. That’s why I ask open ended questions or make comments that could lead to further depth. Prayer BEFORE commenting best positions us to cooperate with the Hily Spirit.
Thanks Scott for sharing your heart about this and for the reminder to care for our spouses. When I get wrapped up in a topic I can get unfocused on the most important person. Praying for all of us and also for many more brothers and sisters to come to the Lord before He returns. 💜🙏
Let me add that “doing just enough” in my relationship doesn’t work. I fully—and I do mean it—hold myself to a high standard. It’s not possible in the flesh, it’s an outing the overarching attitude of submission to the Holy Spirit. Like I’ve said, I’m not there, but I’m learning and strive to be the man God has called me to be. I got to this point after being broken more than once. All men need to be broken. My opinion only.
Thanks Scott for sharing your about this and the wonderful reminder to care for our spouses. Praying for all of us in this season... also for many more brothers and sisters to come to the Lord 💜🙏
You are one of the most important people in my life. This writing of yours quantifies, qualifies, concludes, brings to light, cuts through….,speaks right into what we are going through. Very worthwhile to family sanity and stability, like a grounding wire. You spell it all out and I feel acknowledged . camaraderie. I may not be able to tell my better half why that TV program insults everything I stand for, but I don’t have to shrivel up and “die” over it or think it is doing damage to my soul. When friends get it, it’s easier to say “no problem, just a light affliction, just a surface wound” and move on. Thank you for lightening the load Scott. Maranatha!
Cognitive load…yea and amen! Sometimes my brain gets so full I feel a deep need to take a nap and unplug. Learning to balance the research and a live podcast, managing time for both of us is a great challenge as hubby is a pastor. Sometimes it seems like all we do is study! The Bible says God is a reward of those are diligently seek him, so we also consider the tremendous rewards in what we’re learning!
An AI term used more often now. It is because coding assistants respond so quickly now that it forces the software developer to exert enormous concentration to keep everything tracking correctly. But it has a crossover into Bible prophecy for sure.
Hey Scott I just started following you closer. I've listened to you on the Prophecy Round Table and finally decided to become a supporter and follower on SubStack, thanks for the email. I have been involved with technology for more than 50 years of drinking from the fire hose so overwhelmed is my norm. My wife somewhat tolerates my obsession with the last days and my bouncing off the walls so I understand your concern for balance and the desire to Love your wife even as Christ loves his church. The email was timely Thanks Again.
Thank you for your support. It helps me offset the cost of maintaining infrastructure for Rapture Kit especially download activities. It is free to download, but not without cost. BTW our next Roundtable is October 1 so stay tuned.
Brother Scott, you are not alone! Much of what you shared here I deal with on a daily basis! I’m working on balance in my marriage which is not always easy with 3 kids and the ministry! Thanks for being an open book here!
Love your tag line “Busy 4 The Lord” I think that speaks volumes. Do your very best. It’s not about being perfect, but just having room for others that you care deeply about.
Wow! I’m new on here. Don’t quite remember how I found you but it was a result of my thirst for clarity and desire to understand how all the pulled threads contribute to God’s beautiful tapestry.
Thank you for this post. I have recently felt The Holy Spirit gently holding me back and helping me not over share or over burden others. It’s so hard when you see so much happening. You just want to shout it from the rooftops! My husband is not a watchman but is a ‘thinker’ base like me (from a business personality profile program we did) so that helps because we both have a desire to research and learn. But sometimes I can tell he is ‘done’ as you referenced your wife so clearly telling you. I need to do a better job respecting that.
I didn’t realize this but I think I may be a watch woman.
Hi Jean Louise, yeah … sounds like you’re a watchwoman! Welcome to our insanity LOL. I’m proud of your sensitivity to the Holy Spirit. The older I get the less loudly He has to shout ;)
Oh boy. Right on point again Scott; I thank you for your insight and transparency. May I say you are blessed to still HAVE a spouse who will hang in there with the challenges of a watchman household. You know my story; my husband left because I’m just TOO heavenly-minded. I’m sure I did many things wrong, but in the end “protecting his rights” was more important than being with me. So be it. I still pray for him every day and go about my watchwoman way. It does alienate me from many others in my “community”, however. My “Kitchen Table” is struggling along…may have to revamp that idea too. But I do persevere…I know that is one of my better strengths. Thank you again for your heartfelt expressions of our collective struggles in these most critical end times. The hour is late - may we ALL be encouraged - the finish line is near. Maranatha,
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Dolly
Dorothy, good evening. Yes—continue to dial-in your home/small group. Often, it takes some tuning. In the end, I recommend being yourself. What draws is the fragrance of Christ and authentic ’non-plastic’ people where love for others is evident. Thank you for your kind words.
It has encouraged me to meet you in this time and place today..I am in wholehearted agreement with you, Come Lord Jesus Come! 😊🙏
When you reach your 80s, it is not even 1.6, what with health issues it is a lot closer to 1.1 than you can imagine. For example, opening a new jar of pickles, even with a gadget, requires both of us - one to hold the jar and the other to operate the gadget, these days and if that doesn't work we thank God for my very strong physiotherapist! You have got to be strong to live through very old age - being married for 57 years (50 of them walking togethercwith the Lord) definitely helps!
Thank you for a couple of excellent articles, now to get my watchman to read them!
PS - do you think you could get the system to stop telling me to 'upgrade to paid' please?
We are close behind you! In our late 70’s but feeling much older. Thanks for you sweet words of encouragement to keep on and be thankful for a little helping hand!
Excellent perspective, Gary…I’m not far behind you!
Julia, yeah I can see 1.1 on my horizon too. Hang in there!
Thank you LORD for this word you have sent us through our dear Brother Scott. It is much needed for us all to reflect, search us Oh LORD, and show us where we need to adjust for balance in all You have called us to in this last hour.🙏
Hi Jennifer. I resist a “balanced lifestyle”, preferring to pour out. But there is truth to our need for some level of balance for sure. It’s hard to navigate that line sometimes.
Scott, I fully agree with being all in, or poured out.. thank you for seeing to the intent of my comment. I could have been more thoughtful in my choice of words....I'll work on that 😊😊🙏
Thanks for another article. As this article was all about husbands and wives etc, which I scrolled though but was not for me being alone and widowed so it did not apply to my situation.
Hoping at some time you would do an article on people such as myself being alone with no spouse and also consider other people who have no family or children nearby to them but are also alone but are watching for the rapture every single day but only by themselves with no one by their side to encourage them or to talk about it.
God bless.
Desiree
Desiree, awesome points. Let me think about that a bit. I think you are right to request it. I’ve made another draft to remind me. Thank you!
Hi dear sister, we loners, I believe, are the faithful prayers,..🙂🙏 ...the Marys and not the Marthas, quietly at our Saviors feet, blessed with time to lift up those who are on the front lines. As Paul wrote, there is blessing in not having pulls on our time and attention to matters of the "world ". The eye, the hand, the feet, the toe.........this article applies to us all, and a well spoken word, Men of Valor, Great Women of Grace....be encouraged dear sister, we are never alone...many many hugs to you🙂🙏 LORD, strength and encourage Desiree today, bring a sister into her life for fellowship, pour out your favor over her that she will stand confident in the part you have given her, in the Body of Christ.🙏🙏
Jennifer, it makes me so happy to see you coming alongside a dear sister! This is what I call “the proper functioning” of the Body of Christ. Thanks for being a great example here!
Hi Jennifer, Thank you for your encouraging words and prayers, I appreciate them and need them. All the hope I have is watching every day for the rapture to happen and when it doesn't I say "one day nearer to it'. Definitely not easy being alone, but thank you again for your kind words and prayers.
Yep!
I zoom twice a week with a watchman community. Wednesday at 5:30 central time The Mighty Right. . John Prescott from Australia is trying for USA group . It’s a small group but this week Billy Crone will join us for Q and A .
Thursday zoom is another small group and we do have a Bible study with discussion. It’s at 7:00 central time called Watch and Pray and Sharon from Vancouver leads it .
Maybe that would help you feel not so alone 🙏
Thanks Heidi, but I live in South Africa and time zones are different so I cannot participate. I do watch Britt Gillette and read his articles as well and many others, but that is not the same as having a husband or some physical person right beside me.
So yes if it sad and lonely and I must push though as the rapture is very very close. Thanks again.
Good! And the Behold Israel Prayer and Worship Group also meets weekly to support Amir and his ministry…
Hello Desiree it's Desiree 😁 I too have no spouse. As I was reading Scott's post I gathered pieces into what I am experiencing and learning when to share with unbelievers. There's days I too feel very alone and wonder what it is like to have a supportive spouse during these crazy times. Jennifer lovely perspective! I haven't thought of that way. Thank you for the uplifting message I needed to hear those words.
Whew! I can totally relate. I'm the watchwoman and my engineering spouse prefers small doses of my epiphanies. As Charles Stanley used to say - listen to the "check in your spirit" and never ignore it. Well, I'm getting "checks" all the time now and many times they make no sense to anyone. I try to not verbally regurgitate it all, but I am just so excited we are so close! Thank you for the reminder Scott to curb my enthusiasm when I see the "glazed over" look. I could literally do this stuff 24/7 and have to temper it often. I feel such a sense of urgency, but also so isolated at times. I'm joining a small group soon so your write up is a great cautionary reminder. Thank you!
Kelly, I’ve learned the hard way. It’s tough sometimes to warn — not everyone will receive it well. That’s why I ask open ended questions or make comments that could lead to further depth. Prayer BEFORE commenting best positions us to cooperate with the Hily Spirit.
Thanks Scott for sharing your heart about this and for the reminder to care for our spouses. When I get wrapped up in a topic I can get unfocused on the most important person. Praying for all of us and also for many more brothers and sisters to come to the Lord before He returns. 💜🙏
Let me add that “doing just enough” in my relationship doesn’t work. I fully—and I do mean it—hold myself to a high standard. It’s not possible in the flesh, it’s an outing the overarching attitude of submission to the Holy Spirit. Like I’ve said, I’m not there, but I’m learning and strive to be the man God has called me to be. I got to this point after being broken more than once. All men need to be broken. My opinion only.
*Sharing your heart*
Thanks Scott for sharing your about this and the wonderful reminder to care for our spouses. Praying for all of us in this season... also for many more brothers and sisters to come to the Lord 💜🙏
You are one of the most important people in my life. This writing of yours quantifies, qualifies, concludes, brings to light, cuts through….,speaks right into what we are going through. Very worthwhile to family sanity and stability, like a grounding wire. You spell it all out and I feel acknowledged . camaraderie. I may not be able to tell my better half why that TV program insults everything I stand for, but I don’t have to shrivel up and “die” over it or think it is doing damage to my soul. When friends get it, it’s easier to say “no problem, just a light affliction, just a surface wound” and move on. Thank you for lightening the load Scott. Maranatha!
Hi Victoria, thank you for sharing this. It’s important to process all this. I’m glad I can share some thoughts. Salutations from California!!
Cognitive load…yea and amen! Sometimes my brain gets so full I feel a deep need to take a nap and unplug. Learning to balance the research and a live podcast, managing time for both of us is a great challenge as hubby is a pastor. Sometimes it seems like all we do is study! The Bible says God is a reward of those are diligently seek him, so we also consider the tremendous rewards in what we’re learning!
Come Lord Jesus.
An AI term used more often now. It is because coding assistants respond so quickly now that it forces the software developer to exert enormous concentration to keep everything tracking correctly. But it has a crossover into Bible prophecy for sure.
Hey Scott I just started following you closer. I've listened to you on the Prophecy Round Table and finally decided to become a supporter and follower on SubStack, thanks for the email. I have been involved with technology for more than 50 years of drinking from the fire hose so overwhelmed is my norm. My wife somewhat tolerates my obsession with the last days and my bouncing off the walls so I understand your concern for balance and the desire to Love your wife even as Christ loves his church. The email was timely Thanks Again.
Thank you for your support. It helps me offset the cost of maintaining infrastructure for Rapture Kit especially download activities. It is free to download, but not without cost. BTW our next Roundtable is October 1 so stay tuned.
Brother Scott, you are not alone! Much of what you shared here I deal with on a daily basis! I’m working on balance in my marriage which is not always easy with 3 kids and the ministry! Thanks for being an open book here!
Love your tag line “Busy 4 The Lord” I think that speaks volumes. Do your very best. It’s not about being perfect, but just having room for others that you care deeply about.
1 Corinthians 13 is our counterbalance
Yes!
Wow! I’m new on here. Don’t quite remember how I found you but it was a result of my thirst for clarity and desire to understand how all the pulled threads contribute to God’s beautiful tapestry.
Thank you for this post. I have recently felt The Holy Spirit gently holding me back and helping me not over share or over burden others. It’s so hard when you see so much happening. You just want to shout it from the rooftops! My husband is not a watchman but is a ‘thinker’ base like me (from a business personality profile program we did) so that helps because we both have a desire to research and learn. But sometimes I can tell he is ‘done’ as you referenced your wife so clearly telling you. I need to do a better job respecting that.
I didn’t realize this but I think I may be a watch woman.
Hi Jean Louise, yeah … sounds like you’re a watchwoman! Welcome to our insanity LOL. I’m proud of your sensitivity to the Holy Spirit. The older I get the less loudly He has to shout ;)
Thank you! I look forward to learning more! Praying for this week especially. I thought your points re the 9/23 & 24 dates were dead on.