{"id":609,"date":"2014-05-13T22:49:17","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T03:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/?p=609"},"modified":"2022-01-10T21:36:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T03:36:28","slug":"brians-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/?p=609","title":{"rendered":"Brian’s Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Brian<\/a>My best friend finished his earth race in the early morning hours of Friday, May 2nd. His home going wasn\u2019t completely unexpected because he had lung cancer, and barring supernatural healing the prognosis for long term recovery was not good. There was thankfully time to talk, enjoy each other\u2019s company, share our faith on an even deeper level, leave nothing unsaid, perhaps even grieve the possible loss and absence to some extent? But there is still a void, a numbness, a surreal quietness in my spirit, as I long to reconnect with his spirit, or listen to what the Spirit might impress me about his home going, or earth life in general.<\/p>\n

\"Dwayne,<\/a>

Dwayne, Charles, Brian at quarterly friendship visit<\/p><\/div>\n

In short, I\u2019m OK with it because I\u2019m so certain of Brian\u2019s faith in God, and in God\u2019s faithfulness to Brian, as to all of the family of God. I believe in God\u2019s goodness. I believe in God\u2019s power to heal and save. I believe in eternity as promised and spelled out in God\u2019s Word. I believe in the vapor of an earth life, also spelled out in the Bible. I believe in the love of God and the sovereignty of God. Brian and I both believed and said many times, \u201cWe believe God\u2019s plan for us is better than our plans for us.\u201d So why wouldn\u2019t I be fine with what happened to Brian, and will eventually happen to me? I am.\u00a0At peace.<\/p>\n

\"Bobby,<\/a>

Bobby, Brian, Dwayne at Subiaco Retreat<\/p><\/div>\n

The book of Job was one of our favorites together, with the greatest man of the east making the deeply felt, beautiful confession, \u201cEven thought He slay me, yet will I trust Him.\u201d We also noted what it cost Job to see his vision and revelation of God. And what a beautiful revelation it was! Recorded for us and for eternity in Holy Writ.<\/p>\n

We would often sense and discuss the deep truths of Solomon too, the wisest man who lived, inspired by the Spirit of God, writing things like, \u201cThe day of one\u2019s death is better than the day of one\u2019s birth.\u201d \u201cThe house of mourning is better than the house of feasting.\u201d And, \u201cA man has no authority over the day of his death.\u201d Or Paul, as he spoke by the Spirit on Mars Hill, \u201cGod chooses where men should live, and their times.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Accomplished<\/a>

Accomplished Fighter Pilot with Scott
30 Years Married to Kathy<\/p><\/div>\n

\"115ScottBrian\"<\/a>Still there is a sense in me, that a mighty one has fallen, along the lines of David\u2019s lament for Saul and Jonathan when they fell in battle. Or in the sense of Isaiah\u2019s prophecy, \u201c\u201cFor behold, the Lord God of hosts is going to remove from Jerusalem and Judah Both supply and support, the whole supply of bread And the whole supply of water; The mighty man and the warrior, The judge and the prophet, The diviner and the elder,<\/i>\u201d (Isaiah 3:1\u20132)<\/p>\n

I rejoice for him, and for heaven. He\u2019s pain free, and experiencing what we can\u2019t even imagine. The Psalmist says, \u201cPrecious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His godly ones.\u201d And, \u201c… as it is written: \u201cWhat no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived\u201d\u2014 the things God has prepared for those who love him\u2014<\/i>\u201d (1 Corinthians 2:9)<\/p>\n

All that said, I miss him.<\/p>\n

\"Brain,<\/a>

Brain, always the warrior, with Dwayne<\/p><\/div>\n

Please take a moment to contemplate your own mortality, and your prospects for eternity. That\u2019s what times like this are best for. And it\u2019s the main thing Brian always talked about to those he loved. And he loved most everyone. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

If you want to read the eulogy I gave at his home going service you can click here<\/a>. If you want to read what others have said of him, or say something yourself, you can click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"P1290748\"<\/a>My prayer is that you have a friend like Brian Douglas Fields. If you don\u2019t, start praying for one, or seeking one by being friendly, and keeping your eyes and heart open.<\/p>\n

The Lord\u2019s grace abound to you and yours. Amen.<\/p>\n

Dwayne<\/p>\n

Job 13:15 NJKV, Ecc 7:1,2 NKJV, Ecc 8:8 NASB, Acts 17:26 NASB, 2 Sam 1:25 NASB, Ps 116:15 NASB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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