MN Christian Prayer Request Thread - May God Bless us all as we hurtle into 2011 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

[CaptainDippy]

Hello! Thought today would be a good & apt day to start a new thread

Let's hope it is an Exciting and Blessed year of New Beginnings for us all

Here's the summary from the last thread:

katsh - Prayers for her brother who's marriage has just ended rather traumatically He and his ex are sharing their children 50:50 at the moment and will be starting court proceedings for access etc very soon. They really need your prayers.

MadHairDay - Prayers needed for her friend's DD who is currently in a very bad way with Anorexia. Her organs are shutting down & she is being tube-fed Prayers also needed for other friend's and their DS who has just had a DX of Leukemia ; and for MHD's DF who's husband has just left her This is going to be such a tough year for them, hold them all closely, Lord. Praise though for recent favourable results for MHD's recent lung capacity etc tests

TeaandCakePlease - Her DF who has had a recent DX of breast cancer (which has spread to her lymph nodes) has just had her 1st course of Chemo. She needs prayers for the hard times ahead, as do her family. Prayers also needed for her friend's DS, William who has special needs, he has just come out of hospital where he was having brain seizures every 20 mins. He is home now with special meds.

JaffaCakeAddict - Did your pregnant friend who was snowed-in have her baby safely???? ....and did your sis and family make it home for Christmas!!?

LoveBeingaDaddysGirl - Lost her father at the end of November and suffered a m/c at the beginning of Dec. Such a hard time for LBADG and her family. Hold them close, Lord.

M44 - Prayers for her poor DS whose Eczema is being terribly exacerbated by the weather at the moment

MaryBS - Her BIL has been DX with a secondary brain tumour and will now require special care at home. Prayers for him and for his wife whose health hasn't been too good recently either. These are such hard time for them both. Prayers also needed for Mary's knee which recently collapsed and is causing Mary a lot of pain and discomfort; and for Mary's DD's friend who is currently in an Eating Disorder's Clinic, she is only 11

TotallyUnheardOf - Prayers for her as she seeks to find a church to attend where she lives; and for a more positive attitude to her faith from those around her. Praise for friends who has recently had a BFP after commencing fertility treatment

CaptainCaveman - Her DH has been acquitted of misconduct at work He is now looking for another job, so prayers for success in this would be great

WisteriaWoman - Prayers for family, especially her mum as they settle her father who has Dementia into a care home.

amber - Will need an op in Jan 2011 after the results of scary tests, which she bravely undertook a couple of weeks ago. Prayers for her friend's DS who is in hospital with bad Flu - how is he doing??

Caz&Belle - Has got through her 1st Christmas since losing Belle; but still awaits results of DH's lumbar puncture and finding out what is causing his poor health.

TooBlessed - Hoping that TooBlessed got to Zimbabwe with her family and has had a wonderful time with them

gingercurl - Prayers for her friend and her DF who have been the targets of some appalling behaviour, which has meant the DS has had to move schools. Prayers for 2011 to be a much better year for them.

DutchOma - Has Bob home after a hospital and rest home stay He is doing well and making progress.

JentlyDoesIt - Really needs our prayers at this time as her DH has been taken to start a 6 year prison sentence following a guilty verdict in court just before Christmas. Jently is understandably devastated and is struggling. Uphold her during these dark times, Lord.

BoxofDelights - Posted the following: ". To cut a long and complex story short, a couple of years ago I had a miscarriage and the aftermath of this revealed various problems with (longterm) relationship and it ended. The emotional fallout also led me to confront issues of abuse in my childhood by family members (which I had been trying to cope with, put to one side and hide)which happened for many years." She has cut ties with her family and a lot of her friends as a result of difficult circumstances and is so wanting 2011 to be a year of reconciliation and renewal; and we join her in these prayers

PositiveAttitude - Is finally feeling better for the 1st time since July - Yippee!! Prayers for a continued fantastic recovery

mufti -'s old Pastor died on 28.12.2010. He will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him. Prayers especially for his family at this time.

Last, but by no means least - Praise for the safe arrival of Saliswan's DS Thomas on 17.12.2010, weighing 7lb 8oz at 37 weeks - Hurrah!!

Think that is all - but please fill in where I have missed out - and GET PRAYING!!!!

May 2011 be a year of Renewal, Healing & Blessing for us all; and all our friends, families - and enemies too!!

That's a tough call NSFN. What I would suggest is that you go with the flow and if they want to drop out of college, well, it is their life and sometimes you have to stand back as a parent and let them get on with it. I know I found that very hard with my daughter and she now regrets that she did drop out of education. But there was just nothing I could do about it.
If they do go out to work you must insist that they take their share of the household expenses and pay you for board and lodging.
Also bear in mind that it won't be always like this. My dd and I have a perfectly sensible relationship now. Teenage daughters.. who would have them. Don't blame yourself for their hormones.
Best of luck, you are in my prayers.

Praying NSFN

MIL has phoned, for BIL, its only a matter of time now, they are making him comfortable at home. At least he isn't in any pain :(

Praying Mary :(

NSFN praying too.

Sorry have run out of words. No more news on dh gran. dh might go see her again tomorrow.

Lifting everyone one here before God. Lord have mercy.

Hello ladies - I've been reading and praying but not been posting much. Sorry.

Mary - prayers for your BIL and family at this time. Prayers also for your friend S.
Re prayer diaries - some years ago I started writing out prayers in a notebook when I was finding it hard to pray. I've carried on doing this and am now on volume 4. I tend to write when I've something on my mind and this means that sometimes I'll write several times in a week and other times I'll not write at all. It is amazing reading back through the old notebooks though to see how God has answered prayer. I think what I'm trying to say is that while it is no doubt excellent to keep a daily diary benefit can still be obtained from a more sporadic approach.

MHD - prayers for your family at this time.

Livvy - prayers for you.

Amber - Great to read that the operation went well. Prayers for a speedy recovery and that the other health issues will be resolved quickly.

Mrs C - prayers for the family you mentioned. What a very sad situation.

CC - stop reading on Mnet and get down to work! Prayers that you'll get the work finished soon.

Sorry if I've missed anyone out. I tried to write another post and wehn I tried to flick back and forward between pages the post I'd typed was deleted.

Jaffa - go to customize along the top by "I'm on" and select. Then scroll down to other options and then look for "Messages per page" and select unlimited. Job done, no more flicking between pages. Has made my life so much easier.

Oh, thanks TACP. Computer skills are most definately not my strong point!

DO - I meant to say I loved your description of bathing in God's sunshine. I often feel like that when I'm praying but have never heard (or read) it described like that before.

NSFN - prayers for you too

I just spend more time than is healthy on here

My quiet time this morning from Alie Stibbe's great book talked about singing and worshipping all day and I've tried, maybe that's why things went pear shaped today in the car, the enemy was trying to steal my peace? But I do not want to over spiritualise these things and could be wrong, but I will just

*song

Feeling low :(

My brain keeps overprocessing things, and I can't switch off. Too much uncertainty in my life which I'm finding hard to give up to God.

Me too re the feeling low/scared/overprocessing worst possible outcomes . Keeping you in prayer, MBS, and keeping prayers going for everyone else too

Mary and Amber, praying for peace for you both. Listen to TACPs song - about breathing in the breath God gave us (I need to hear it too) - take some time to 'be' in it.

dh gone to see his Gran, it won't be long now. Wanted to go with him but have chest infection so can't go to the hospital. :(

Popping by with love and prayers. DippyLand stupidly busy atm - eeek! xxxx

Prayers for peace x

Praying for you guys.

Keeping prayers going for everyone...

Hello everyone, I'm sorry to see Mary and Amber are feeling low. I will keep you in my prayers.

I'm not liking myself very much atm. I'm feeling increasingly bitter, resentful and just horrible. I feel like I'm sinking and I don't know how to stop it.

A prayer journal isn't something I've heard of before but sounds like a good idea. I like the way Amber put it with a horray and a boo and finding my faith and strength through it.

Would it help Caz if we said WE like you, and God loves you enough for both of you? :)

I subscribe to an email from Taize. This lovely thought was there, on Ps 139:

Psalm 139 (138): Few passages in the Bible speak of God?s closeness to human beings with as much subtlety and force as Psalm 139. ?Lord, you have searched me and known me?, say the very first lines. God, the psalm tells us, is not a distant observer but one who looks deeply into individuals, who knows them not partially or one-sidedly but rather in the entirety of their existence, indeed as no one else can.
As the psalm unfolds, the tone becomes more pressing. ?Where can I go from your spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?? The psalmist pictures himself going high and low, and from east to west before hiding finally in darkness in order to elude God, but to no avail. God?s hand now is not only upon him, as earlier (v. 5), but holds him fast (v. 10). The realization seems all at once frightful and reassuring: there is no way to escape from God, but, at the same time, God never abandons individuals, no matter how far they stray from him.

Psalm 139 is my birthday psalm and always speaks to me a lot.
In v6 it says: "such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain." The Dutch translation: ik kan er niet bij, translates into English as "I just don't get it." I think that's so often the case: we just don't get it. And of course that is the nature of our relationship with God: even if we don't 'get' it, He is still there for us, holding us in the palm of His hand. "Keep me as the apple of Your eye, hide me under the shadow of Your wing". Try to snuggle down in that protection of God's wing, yes it is a dark place, but you are very safe. And so, my love, is Belle.

Caz I've done a prayer journal where I've written letters to God. I've done this since I was about thirteen, it's helped me loads and it helps sometimes to read back over them and see how far God has brought me. It also makes for very cringey reading when I was head over heels for a boy at church when I was sixteen . Psalm 91 always speaks to me when I'm down, I love verse 4 where it speaks that we will find refuge underneath God's wings.

Tea How did the assignment go?

8Mary* Praying for you at this time.

Could I ask for prayers for peace as well, as some of you know I suffered from anxiety and panic attacks early on in my pregnancy. Recently though I've been getting very anxious again. Recent news reports hasn't helped in this respect. I've also been feeling anxious with DS, worrying that somethings bad is going to happen to him.

I know anxiety is normal in some respects for new Mums. But this is getting a bit distracting.

I have a feeling that it's because I've been getting a bit closer to God and renewing my faith.

Flying by to say thank you for your prayers, and wise words. Feeling a lot more calm today, having eventually sorted out some sleep.

Had a lovely time at church last week, talking to a -small- select group all about prayer groups, using this thread as the basis of my talk. We prayed for you all then.

Not around much these days, but popping in occasionally, and lifting all on this thread in prayer.

God bless

PS sudden thought this week - is anyone still in touch with Justa, and if so, how is she?

Prayers aplenty for all, especially those who are fretting, sleepless, hurting, worried, scared, sad or exhausted. May God bring us hope.

selfish prayer request. Have been feeling rotten all night. headache and my glands are up and sore. can't breathe or swallow properly. i have a feeling it is tonsilitis. please pray that I get don't get any worse, and that the dr can see me tomorrow. ive had it twice before, almost hospitalised both times because I go down very poorly fast. i'm a little scared because its the weekend and I can't see the gp today.

Prayers for you, CazandBelle

dh's Gran passed away peacefully early this morning.

Please pray for the family. Have told the dc and they are subdued but ok I think.

Caz and Hermya - praying for peace.