Posted on 04/12/2021 5:23:48 PM PDT by Shadylake
Reads like your Dad has difficulty in selection winners. Probably best to stop. At 72 he will be having women bringing casseroles by in no time.
He should have no problem finding a nice lady who will love him. A single man in his age bracket would be a great catch for a lady about his age.
This may seem rather cold hearted, but my thought is that he is likely better rid of her now than for her claiming inheritance when he passes, given the negative way she must feel about him. As surviving spouse, she would take everything and who knows where that would lead for you. Yes, your dad needs all the prayers we can offer up requesting the Lord to bestow on your dad his peace that surpasses all understand.
I will keep your Dad in my prayers. Sad situation. He needs to know he has love around him, especially now that his wife left him. God bless.
Poor guy. We’re they married long? Praying things work out for him. Make sure she doesn’t take him to the cleaners.
Together for almost 20 years. My mom took him to the cleaners hardcore and my main advice so far is don’t let yourself get walked over this time.
It’s good he has you to watch his back.
Divorce is hard, no matter the age or circumstances. I went thru it myself over 20 years ago. Fortunately my kids all came thru it ok and are doing well in their adult years, and I’m the better for it. The ex is, sadly, still very deluded by the prosperity gospel and blab it and grab it folks, but I’m a traditional Christian, solidly old time Baptist and conservative. The Jesus of the Bible has been my Rock thru it all.
Prayers up
If his present wife is really that unhappy in the marriage, it is probably for the best that she speaks up right now. Better to express her true feelings now and leave, vs spend the next 25 years trying to make her husband feel as miserable as she now imagines herself to be. It’s harsh medicine to swallow, for sure. Your Dad will need to reinvent his routines and customs. Not something most older guys want to do.
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Praying for your dad, and you.
Prayers for your dad, AND YOU.
As much as you care, please know that you can’t fix his situation. You can stand by him, but you can’t stand for him.
Father, I ask in the Name of Jesus, that you give him peace that only You can give, that comes only from having a father/child relationship with You. If he does not have that, I pray that You make yourself known to him in such a way that he cannot deny the truth of You. Comfort him, I pray. Amen.
Dear Father, thank you for your Son and His intercession here for all of us lowly ones, cleansing our sin and setting us free.
We ask Your help now for a Dad who has lost his worldly touchstone, his love, his hope. Please intercede now for him and his family. Send Your Comforter, that he know the future hope that lives in all of us, His children, apart from any worldly comfort—that no matter the trials we face here, we all have a home with You as Daddy, as Abba.
and there are many others here, and in my own circle of friends and family, that have lost or are losing loved ones, as the great catastrophe that afflicts our nation plays out. i ask for comfort too for a beleguered congressman and and grieving congresswoman, i ask for my dear friend Susan comfort for the loss of her Dad, too. i ask for my dear mom who has nameless fears, and hides things she can’t forget. only You, my gracious and merciful Lord can do ought about all of these evils i see surrounding me. i now “look to the hills from whence my Help cometh.” thank God for it and You my Lord Jesus.
Lord, I also ask that you soften the hearts of me and all involved that they may accept Your blessing should You decided to intervene. Your Will be done, but it is written that You will bind in Heaven what Your faithful ask in Your Will on earth. therefore, prepare and cleanse the hearts of the faithful as we pray In Jesus Holy Name. Amen.
Prayers up!
Amen
I’m sorry for your pops. Understand what it’s like to have turmoil going on. I see you said you can’t live with your dad, but I hope you will be there for him in some way. Best to you all for healing.
Wow...these things are especially hard as we get older. May God have mercy on your dad. Just love him and do your best.
Excellent advice.
Prayers up for you and your father.
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