Christian prayer thread- Easter on the way

[blackeyedsusan]

All welcome to join

Here is a list of all those who popped in or were regulars on the last thread. I hope I have not missed anyone!!

Amberlight- being treated for breast cancer. side effects may damage her heart.
Beatrice Primrose and cupoftea poorly baby and support for the family
Bluetinkerbell - ttc after losing the beloved Sterre during her second trimester
CaptainDippy- busy busy busy
Chairofthebored -dh has ms and ttc number1
Doodlealley -popped in to ask for prayer re breast cancer.
DutchOma- dh has a lung disease requiring regular trips to hospital/drs and lots of rest
Expat's dd suffering from leukaemia
Fink- recent single parent- husband left
FriendofDorothy- ttc -appointment soon. poorly cat.
Gingercurl - things are stressful at home, studying, high blood pressure
Issypeach - work situation insecure for h and Issy. Prayer requested for the dcs one of whom has gone awol and the other at uni
Jaffacakes ... when is/was your due date?
Jugglingwithsnowballs-job applications to work 1 to 1 with children
Lostmywellies - recently returned to the uk, currently freezing due to heating problems. frriendships for dd and ds to settle into nursery
Madhairday - reoccuring lung infections, dd with psoriasis/partial hearing and unhelpful school
MaryB - work and relationships at church. difficult situations socially for dc's
Notevenamousie - curently undergoing treatment as an inpatient. recently lost her mum.
PositiveAttitude- soon to be working abroad for 2 years. prayer also for current work situation and 3 jobs! (eek) pray for protection and continuing recovery of dd3 just out of hospital and battles for dla
SESthebrave -prayer for husbands stessful job situation and high blood pressure. pray for her quadraplegic friend suffering from pressure sores
Springydaffs-prayer for the truth to be known and a reconciliation with family
SweetestThing- just got the all clear from cancer and officially in remission. however, still has to deal with the after effects of surgery.
Teaandcakesplease - single parent to 2 young children. unsupportive parents re ds "being a toddler." prayer for new reliable friends.
Tuo -dd1 and dh to be more positive about her faith
Weegie atypical variant Guillain Barre syndrome has left her with no sensation in her legs below the knees or arms below the elbows, including hands and feet and the lower part of her face. she can do practically nothing for herself.
Welshcerys- family
ZipidiSoozi- things aren't so easy at the moment. we would love to hear from you.
and finally (I hope)
Blackeyedsusan - mad as a hatter! single parent to 2 youngish children, separated after dv. pray for friends and a new church. ds's behaviour and toddler diarrhoea. dd, niggling health problems.

FoD, much prayer. Let us know how it goes??

Prayers aplenty for everyone

Thankyou. It went really well. Lovely Dr and I have to have more investigations but I am quite confident that he will do all he needs to do. Here's hoping I get pregnant soon though!

Thank you BES - for this great round up. I haven't been around much recently but am sending you all love and prayers. YOu are all such wonderful people and I'm just so grateful that you're around when I've needed you.

All is well here, I've just started an online mindfulness/meditation course and have found that it is really helping me calm down. Just wish DH would do it!
WW xx

oops sorry ww

after a couple of weeks not being able to sleep wondering and fretting about the lack of support from church with the anniversary of the split and h getting invited out whilst we get no contact at all, I have decided that the cost benefit of telling them what has gone on is not worth it. they have already prooved themselves to be crap at supporting people, so even if they did remove me from the black list, i am not going to gain much. it is a relief. this is the decission I cam e up with last year but had lost sight of it. I think I will leave quietly and let it go.

a church that makes decisions without all the facts and is not supportive over several years is not much loss anyway. it is a shame though as I have got to drag myself out to another church and find somewhere where the children have a long term future, if we stay here.

It's a sad sort of decision BES, but it seems very right for you. Rest in the knowledge that God knows exactly how you feel and that He no doubt will open doors for you.

I have been asked to pray for a lady called Caline whose life is hanging by a thread, suffering from leukemia. She has three young children, Tiffany (8), Alex (6) and Michael (9 months).

I pray that you find that church soon BES. There are supportive, loving churches out there.

Prayers for a more supportive church for you, BES

Lurking and praying

BES - I think looking for a new church could be quite exciting - a good chance to try out services at other churches. Sometimes I think I'd love to do that but am afraid to do so incase I bump into friends or work colleagues that attend other neighbouring churches, which could lead to awkward conversations when I have no intention of leaving our church.

Hi all, thank you for your support. The presentation went pretty well, I think.

Praying.

Thats good to hear, gingercurl :)

While I was away with DCs at DGPs DH phoned to say I have an interview for job I was hopeful about (with company/organisation I've worked for before)

• on Tuesday at 9.15. (straight after the school-run then - perhaps no time to get nervous ?!)

Glad to read your thoughts about looking for a new church bes - that all sounds good.

Pleased to hear you sounding more hopeful and getting some helpful support FoD

Love and prayers to all for last few days of half-term hols (for us anyway) and all the other stuff !

hi
glad to find this thread. great to know there are prayers going up for everyone. Please can i also be remembered, for my marriage which has been very difficult, and ongoing health problems. ive just had a new baby so want things to be as stable as possible. thanks

jan2011 you are very welcome here. If you feel up to sharing a bit more about yourself that would be lovely.
Juggling great news, hopefully you will feel the Lord is with you during the interview, whatever happens to the job.

We are looking forward to both dcs coming tomorrow with three dgcs between them to celebrate dd's birthday. Ds is bringing food, so I don't even have to cook.

No more news about Caline.

Thank you Oma - it is lovely to feel you're not on your own, especially at times like interviews, to have a slightly wider and deeper perspective - as well as knowing that people are gently thinking about you in prayer x

Hope you have a lovely day with the family for DDs birthday
Must be lovely to have DGCs !

Welcome jan - marriage and living with a partner is not easy by any means is it ? You have my sympathies, especially with all the extra challenges of a new baby. But congratulations on the birth of your baby, and I hope you are able to enjoy the wonder of that new little life ! How are things going ?

Thanks for the welcome :) to be honest we r struggling. today is very difficult, arguments again and im so tired as i have not had good nights sleep in ages and he goes out late at times which isnj't helping. we are in marriage counselling at the minute but have a long way to go. i am enjoying my little one but on days like these i worry she can sense that im upset and it takes away from enjoying her.
this morning i had a quick walk and thought about 2 corinthians where it says God is the Father of all mercies and the God of all comfort. in ALL of our tribulations. may he comfort each one of us, take away our shame and condemnation, and just be our ever present comfort and help - its so easy to turn to everything else when we are overwhelmed and nothing else can satisfy. then we can comfort others.

thinks about waving to jan... decides againt it... ouch...

Hello jan.

sorry, I am just discovering a lack of enthusiasm for actually moving my arms at the moment. I have been standing in the bathroom, heating on, window open in pants and bra.... gloss painting one of the 3 doors in there. It wasn't til I thought about waving that I noticed my painting muscles are ratherr lazy and underworked. .. we are however making progress on getting the bathroom into a proper bathroom. only a little progress, mind but progress... we had the bathroom fitted 5 1/2 years ago but still have not finished it, partly due to a blocked pipe, leaking roof and the decorator buggering off on extended maternity leave twice and then prioritising the babies room and living room. (kicks self up bum)

oh sod it...

(((((Hugs)))) jan. hope it works out better for you. shall think about you whilst painting.

(snazzy sanding block) [sad emotion] [must get out more emotion]

I will be back later, hopefully triumphant if a little sore to wince and moan some more...

Ibuprofen can be a blessing at times, BES.

Hello all and welcome jan.

I am back from my interview (was away from Tuesday till last night) and it looks 99% certain that I haven't got it (they'd have been in touch by now with the successful candidate). I am struggling a bit - with disappointment as much as anything - and trying hard to remember that actually what I already have here is also very very good indeed (and they gave me a promotion in order to try to stop me leaving, so in a way it's just got better too!). But I had hoped that this other job would be a way of stepping back a bit from a job that is very very full-on and time-consuming and that takes me away from my family more than I'm really happy with. So now I need to negotiate (in my own mind and with my bosses) a different way of doing what I do here, I think. I am telling myself that perhaps God has something He needs me to be doing here - it has taken a while, but we're starting really to integrate into our church here (I was asked last week to take part in a sort of discussion group thing, for example), and maybe there's more I can be doing here.

On the other thread (the chat thread) we were talking before I went away about 'When I survey the wondrous Cross' and this was in my mind a lot when I was away - I kept humming it to myself.... and I am thinking that there's a message for me there: "all the vain things that charm me most"... Yes, I was keen on the job and thought it could have been good for me and my family, but it's just a crappy little desire for success in the scheme of things. So I am praying for the insight to know how to (a) do my job in a manageable way, (b) live well, with and for my family, and (c) serve God, here where I am right now.

Sorry this is all a bit me, me, me.... Feeling quite fragile, but I'll get over it and will be back. Meanwhile, you're all in my thoughts and prayers.

... well, I have scrubbed the paint off my bum....

tuo- it must be disappointing going to all that effort for what feels like nothing.

Hi tuo - I'm sorry you're thinking you probably haven't got it. It does sound like they asked you to put a huge amount into it (Tues - Thurs) So, you're bound to feel disappointed after all that effort.
Sounds to me like what you've got (already) sounds pretty good though - especially if it can be tweaked a bit as you have in mind. And at least going for this has brought about a promotion which can't be bad !
Maybe it's a case of "better the devil you know" if that's not too sacriligeous for this thread.
I've just done a short course in assertiveness and I'm thinking it's amazing what you can get if you ask for it !
On a more biblical note "Ask and the door shall be opened unto you !"

DON'T TOUCH THE DOORS!!

oops, not those doors.. I get a bit tetchy waiting for the paint to dry.

Watching paint dry is always a slow job.

Hi Jan

TUO - sorry you haven't heard about the job yet, but remember its not all over until the fat lady sings (or you get the letter through the post). Maybe they haven't been able to interview all the candidates yet, or someone has fallen ill which has delayed the decision process, or the successful candidate is deciding whether or not to accept the job. Or, as you say, maybe God has got something else for you.

TUO - sorry about the job, but it's not just a 'petty desire for success' driving you, there is much more in it, you know that. I am sure that God has the right thing for you, even if it is what you are doing :)

Welcome jan - sorry to hear of your difficulties.

BES - is that paint dry yet then?

DO, how is Bob doing now?

I feel like I have come out of this infection now which is great, my bronchiectasis nurse is getting me in next week for a trial of hypertonic saline, hoping it works. I feel like I've turned a corner in my attitude this week - last week was very down and defeatist, this week I feel like fighting and doing all I can to be as well as I can be. I owe that to my family really.

DD is going on an outward bound thingy with school next week so praying her psoriasis will stay under control - been much better lately with new creams the dermatologist prescribed. Her face has nearly completely cleared :) she is so thrilled.