I might not have long to live.

[CtChrono]

I'm gonna be an MP in the National Guard soon. Only two more months of training and I'll be done. My concern is that I'm almost certain I'll be going to war in Iraq. I know theres a chance I may not make it back and if thats part of God's plan, than I will accept my fate but I just can't imagine God letting that sorta thing happen to me and letting my family experience that terrible grief. My brother looks up to me so much, I couldn't imagine what he would do without me. I'm only 20 and I still want to have a family of my own someday and raise kids and teach them the ways of God. I'm also concerned about killing insurgents over in Iraq. Would that be considered a sin killing an enemy who wants to kill innocent people? What should I do if I get orders to go to war? I'm gonna confess all my sins and make sure everything is good before I go and just pray to God everyday and hope I make it through without dying or losing a limb or having permanent mental scarring. I guess thats my best thing to do. What would you guys suggest? My prayers go to those who have passed away and their families. I just hope everything works out in the end. I'm just not sure what path I should follow. Thx for all your responses

 

[allieisme]

No.. you shouldnt go AWOL if orders are given to you. I know that is probably the easy answer coming from somebody not in your situation.
In my opinion if you do go to war and you have to kill a enemy to save your own life or others around you that is self defense, not murder, and IMO God see's it that way too
I have faith that if you are sent over there, God will protect you under His blessings, yes this is a very scary time for you and your family and friends around you, perhaps this will be a good time to get even closer than you already are with the Lord.
I will be praying for you and your situation to come.
Also on the other hand maybe you wont get orders to go, just keep praying about it.

 

[Shadowcat]

God of Mercy, I pray you will protect your servant CtChrono. If he has to go to Iraq watch over him and keep him in loving care. May he always know you are walking with him along the part of his journey of life now and always. I ask you to also be with his family and friends at this time. Amen.


My brother in Christ, know the Lord will be with you every step of the way. I hope and pray whatever happens you will be safe in the Lord's protection and care.

Love, Hugs & Blessings
Shadowcat

 

[newyorknewyork]

wow you poor thing
i will be thinking of you and i will pray for you too
this sounds like such a difficult situation
ask lits of people to pray for you
prayer is sooo powerful
are you sure God wants you to be fighting in a war?
all the best, i honestly cant give advice other than pray pray and pray seek God's will and guidance

 

[Victory of the Cross]

I'm gonna be an MP in the National Guard soon. Only two more months of training and I'll be done. My concern is that I'm almost certain I'll be going to war in Iraq. I know theres a chance I may not make it back and if thats part of God's plan, than I will accept my fate but I just can't imagine God letting that sorta thing happen to me and letting my family experience that terrible grief. My brother looks up to me so much, I couldn't imagine what he would do without me. I'm only 20 and I still want to have a family of my own someday and raise kids and teach them the ways of God. I'm also concerned about killing insurgents over in Iraq. Would that be considered a sin killing an enemy who wants to kill innocent people? What should I do if I get orders to go to war? I'm gonna confess all my sins and make sure everything is good before I go and just pray to God everyday and hope I make it through without dying or losing a limb or having permanent mental scarring. I guess thats my best thing to do. What would you guys suggest? Would it be better to go AWOL if I recieved orders to go? My prayers go to those who have passed away and their families. I just hope everything works out in the end. I'm just not sure what path I should follow.

My Friend God called King David his Friend, and David was a Man of War, to fight and Kill to Save lives and protect freedom is a just and noble cause

 

[BarbInArk]

Did you read any of the answers you received in your other thread "Soldier needs help and advice??"

"I may not have long to live" seems a bit dramatic a statement at this point in your life. I don't know the total number of soldiers who have been to Iraq already and those that are there now....the number that is there now at this time is 159,000. Many others have come and gone from Iraq already....many have done two tours...the number of the fallen soldiers (2165) is very small in comparison. Iraq is not a death sentence and NO killing an insurgents is not a sin....keep in mind that they have made statements on TV that it's their ultimate goal to kill Christians and Jews.

 

[madison1101]

Your fears are understandable. You are a young person with hopes for a full and rich life, and going to war is very difficult. I encourage you to pray and read your Bible every day. Ask God to speak to you and to comfort you at this time. Ask Him to show you His ways in all of this. He can and will give you peace for this situation. Read the Psalms and the Gospels. They bring me great comfort at difficult and challenging times.

God bless.
Trish

 

[CtChrono]

Thanks a lot for all your responses. Perhaps I am just overreacting to the situation. As long as I keep my faith strong and work to become a better Christian then I'm sure God will guide me and protect me.

 

[Charlee]

I will pray for you as well. I know that cannot be an easy thing to deal with.

I know God has a plan for you. Whatever you may be thinking- you are still under God's protection. Keep in prayer, and I know God will bless you.

I would NOT go AWOL.

There are a lot of People here that have prayed and will continue to pray for you......He will hear us.



God Bless.

 

[UnitynLove]

the father for guidance on what to do and he will guide you through it all.

 

[sara700]

In this Christmas service my pastor spoke about Jesus' other name: Emmanuel. That name meant "God is always with you." I felt a really strong connection to that message, maybe you will too.

As far as advice to give to you. I found great understanding of God's motives for bringing pain into our lives by reading the book of Job. If you haven't read it already, try to read it from beginning to end.

Basically, what I took from it was that God doesn't always bring us struggles or trials b/c we or our loved ones deserve the pain. His reasons are higher than ours b/c he is God. And, sometimes though we're hurting, we have to accept our plights with grace. He does provide allowance for your intercessory prayer; and he does only allow you what he thinks that you can handle. He promises to deliver you from your trial and restore you 3 times greater than you were before.

I'm not saying that your trials will be easy, but the one thing I've noticed through reading Job is that Job always prayed to plead his case to God b/c he thought that he was an honorable man. He didn't pray for a release from his pain, he prayed for a trial before God so that he could convince God that he was a good person and deserved to live a life free from suffering. So my advice would be to remember to pray for God's mercy on you and your family; not rewards for you or your families' ablilities to be honorable.

REMEBER, EVERYTHING IS BY HIS GRACE!

My second bit of advice is to read the Bible. Like the stories of David and Solomon. David was a great warrior who fought many enemies of Israel (God's chosen people). One of the only downfalls to that was that David wanted to build God's Temple, but God said that his son (Solomon) had to build it b/c he (David) had too much blood on his hands from his many battles. So, Solomon built the temple after his father died. But, David was still a man of honor in the Bible. Though he did make an awful mistake with Bathsheeba which he suffered greatly for.

Going to battle to protect Christian morals and values is an accepted duty according to the Bible. It is one you should have pride in (in my opinion). God Bless You.

My third bit of advice is obviously to read the Bible and pray, spending quiet time with God. The Bible has many great heros, warriors and kings that struggled with fear of death and fear of the inablility to make wise righteous decisions when it comes to life or death situations. Prayer keeps the lines of communication open between you and God. It would seem to me that you would have to really let God make the most important decisions for you.

Also, get others to pray for you. If you don't see it (prayer) making a change in your immediate surroundings, you will start to see it making a change in your heart. There is a forum on this board for prayer requests. I have personally felt their prayers at work in my life.

God Bless You and I will be praying for you and your family in this uncertain time.


Dear Lord,
Please be with CtChrono. He is such a young person. God Bless Him for being so wise as to seek out Godly Counsel from other believers in his time of need. God being such a young person please force yourself into his life. He may be so overwhelmed with confusion and uncertainty right now that all he can think of is worry. Please become a strong influence in his life, Father. Take his hand since his mind is prone to be preoccupied right now and show him that you are always with him. Help him, Father. Show him your Love. Please keep him and his family safe from harm and protected by your Graceful Hand. In Jesus Precious Name, I Pray. AMEN

 

[Anti Existance]

I would have sworn i had replied to this thread, where i warned you not to go.

In the end if you get killed you will be held responsible for God , and not for your commanding officers, therefore 'refuse' to kill anyone, as everyone is a child of God.

 

[Timmothy]

Ct..keep your head down, and just be carefull...if your put in a situation on haveing to go to war, pray for your enemies, and for your self, and never for get to ask for Forgiveness...Praying for you bro...I have alot of friends in Iraq that have made it back fine...My best friend is going for his Second Term In Feb, he is a Corpal in the Marines..I will be praying for you man..oh yeah dont go to Iraq thinking Negative man, you will be fine if you go...You have God on your side...

 

[appointed]

I would like to point out king David in the bible. He was a man that struggled in a great many areas, but yet he was known as a man after God's own heart. David knew that many people hated him, but he was a great and mighty warrior for God. Do not worry about defending yourself if you go to Iraq, ask God to show you his peace and hope. God said, "For I know the plans I have for you says the lord, plans for good and not for evil, plans to give you a future and a hope." Thank you for being brave enough to protect freedom

 

[led]

I don't understand why you didn't think of this before you enlisted yourself

 

[puppy]

'I might not have long to live' doesnt sound like the right outlook to have if you ask me, while i understand your concerns, im sure youll do fine over there and i wish you and your fellow squadron all the best

 

[artjack]

I hope you come back & dont have to kill anyone, I think it is sad that you have to go if you must, you are a braver man than me, you are probly well trained & have the best equipment available,It may only be for a short while.I dont understand war but I think you are special, stay that way, good luck.

 

[eturner74]

I am praying for you and you should not go AWOL god will be with you at all times read your bible everyday and ask god to guide you through this