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Christian Prayer Thread

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DontstepontheMomeRaths · 27/07/2012 11:40

All welcome to join or post a prayer request. Thinking especially of Expat at this time.

This below list is just what I've summarised from reviewing the last months post, please add any requests I've missed or if I've made an error, please correct it:

Amberlight - Prayers for dh and Amber?s small business and that all will be resolved after Mr Stalker was caught on camera outside her house and arrested
Bluetinkerbell - lost her beloved Sterre during her second trimester. Now 23 weeks pregnant again, prayers for peace and for this lovely healthy baby girl
Dontsteponthemomeraths (A.K.A teaandcakeplease) - Prayers especially for her lovely man (LM) as the court case heads to High Court in September. That God would make a way, where there is no way, help him to afford the court fees and that he will finally have the closure; contact with his children and a maintenance agreement in place that is fair to him, his ex wife and to the children. For justice. It?s 6 years since divorce due to her infidelity and it is so hard for him. The children and ex wife live in another Country and the legal system there is very different and he barely sees his children due to her. Prayers that he has freedom from his past and doesn?t live in it anymore but breaks free and moves forward in all God has for him
Also for her DD who is struggling especially lately with not seeing her Dad as much as she?d like and wishing they lived all together and weren?t divorced Sad
DutchOma - Prayers for Bob, his health, the support for DO and respite care to be put in place. To see more of DGCs in the coming weeks and for Zac to get more comfortable around Grandad and her DD to not be too reluctant to visit with the grandchildren
Expat - God to hold the whole family in his arms, as they deal with the tragic loss of their beautiful daughter Aillidh
FriendofDorothy - That completion on the house they are trying to buy, happens soon and that they get all work on the new house completed, before the baby is due in December
HaveALittleFaith - Prayers for her to loose weight and get an op date soon for a blockage in her urinary tract, so she can exercise and so she can be referred for IVF and for her relationship with God to strengthen, despite the struggles and disappointments she has suffered, that she would feel God?s presence and her H
For her friend and her H who?s baby was still born at the beginning of July.
Jan2011 - Prayers for her marriage, her H?s treatment of her to change and clarity and wisdom for Jan about the future. And for her voluntary job and the training
JugglingWithTangentialOranges - For a refreshing and inspiring break this weekend in the Lakes, prayers for her marriage, her H to talk to her with respect and DS to not mimic him and less arguing in the car too Smile
Kaykat - For safety, protection and strength at this difficult time in her marriage and a way out and to find a church that is right for her
Lostmywellies - For the move next Weds, Prayers for her marriage and her H?s new behaviour to be sustainable and he stops minimising her feelings
Madhairday - For her lungs to hold out as she goes to New Wine and good weather. For her DD starting Senior school in Sept and for the support, help and understanding from the teachers with her Dyspraxia and Psoriasis she needs
MaryBS - To have favour and peace this school holiday, and that she finds lots to do without money to keep both her children entertained and without people judging DS?s behaviour. Also for her DD who was meant to be going away with the youth group and has been let down
NCIS - Prayers as she starts the open university student paramedic course
PatsyPlusOne - Her friend who has lost her 11 year old son to cancer and the 8 year old brother left behind missing him
PositiveAttitude - Prayers as they follow God?s call that they settle and are happy in this new Country and become immune to the mosquitoes Wink, also especially for DS and DD4 to adjust and back at home for DD1, DD2 And DD3, especially DD1 who is really struggling with being "mum & dad-less? And for PA?s Dad who is an Atheist and has started going to church with her Mum, who has Alzheimer?s lately
Redwhiteandblueeyedsusan - Prayers for her as she copes as a lone parent and for her DS and the long road to assessment for Autism. For her DD who has been removed from the sen register despite her needing help for a lifelong condition. DD?s IEP was reviewed without parental involvement, contrary to the sen code of practice, that God will be with BES as she gets official with the school and that her DD would get the help and support she needs and that the head teacher takes BES?s concerns seriously and stops fobbing her off
SESthebrave - For the daughter of a friend from church, who had been sectioned and is now back home with her 2 DS?s and really struggling with depression and her mum who is travelling long distances to support her and the children at this difficult time.
For SES?s friend who had an Ovarian cyst removed which was malignant and has now had to have a hysterectomy, for her husband and her to feel peace at this difficult time
TribbleWithoutACause - DH?s one and only set of car keys turn up
TUO - to find ways of working more efficiently, so she can sleep more but still get lots done, that God would lift her from the stress and tiredness and that she gets everything done before her holiday
Weegie - Thank God that treatment is bringing some relief to her condition Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. Ongoing prayers for more improvement and adjusting to a new way of life for both weegie and her DH. DD has Perthe's syndrome , where the hip joint dies then regrows. Thank God for an improvement in her condition and further improvements so no op is needed.

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redwhiteandblueeyedsusan · 13/10/2012 14:29

also prayed. faith. how farr along are you?

DutchOma · 13/10/2012 14:33

Praying Faith and for Tuo and her tooth. At least it is one pain and not weeks of treatment. The hole will feel very weird too, once the anaesthetic wears off.

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 13/10/2012 14:38

Praying faith x

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HaveALittleFaith · 13/10/2012 15:05

I'm 12+1 today, been seen in OOH, doc thinks most likely cause is another UTI so has given me antibiotic prescription but also referred me to EPAU for 'early' scan (official scan is Wednesday) just to check its not an MC but he thinks its unlikely.

DutchOma · 13/10/2012 16:07

Continued prayers, Faith

SESthebrave · 13/10/2012 21:58

Apologies for my absence from this thread - not enough hours in the day but you have all been in my thoughts and prayers.

Faith - praying for a positive scan for you and pleased the HCPs were encouraging.

TUO - praying for speedy recovery from the dental work

BES - holding you in prayer in your grief. IKWYM about being the grown up the whole time (((hugs)))

FoD - hope nothing comes of the possible complaint. Prayers for God to be in the centre of the situation with the client, your boss and particularly you.

DO - thanks for the request from cupoftea. Praying for her, Beatrice and the rest of their family.

Shieldbug - how awful :( Prayers for the family

MHD - praying you have a good weekend and for your health too.

Remembering everyone else and holding all on the thread up to the Lord.

All ok here. Could do with prayers for primary school application for DS. There is no obvious choice that we would have a good chance of getting into so it's all a bit uncertain and I need to make sure I pick the right 3 for the form.

amberlight · 13/10/2012 22:50

Much prayer for each person...

and prayers of thanks here for a wonderful chance to train people in autism in churches these last couple of weeks. Such a gift to me to be able to do so for God after all those months of treatment.

Tuo · 14/10/2012 11:36

Prayers for all this morning.

Just back from a lovely service, with some fab music. Feeling uplifted, and want to lift up everyone on this thread with all our hopes and fears and joy and suffering. May we all feel God's love today. Smile

Kaykat · 14/10/2012 13:42

Ever since I told my H two weeks ago he has swapped between apologising, begging me to take him back and being nasty. Right now I'm having to deal with the nasty and its soooooo hard.

redwhiteandblueeyedsusan · 14/10/2012 13:58

Smile tuo

Sad kay.

DutchOma · 14/10/2012 15:15

Prayers KayKat. Remember WA and remember that the police will deal with real nastiness. Don't hesitate, for the sake of your ds to involve them.

jan2013 · 14/10/2012 16:02

oh Kaykat im sorry to hear you are going through this still... its so hard when you are in the middle of it. try to imagine Gods presence like a wall all around you - cos thats what it is

im sorry i have not been able to keep up with the thread at all lately. dd hasn't been well for about a month now, she has an ear infection now plus sore eyes and teeth... i can't get her eye drops in by myself. im feeling really run down now too and i was thinking of giving up my course... dh knew this, and he came to take dd today and came back for the pram...he asked what i was doing and i said coursework, and he said 'at least you get time to do it'.

i feel completely over sensitive at the minute. at least ive got time to do it?? id to bring that one to the lord as it really upset me. im surviving these days on Gods strength alone and only he knows how hard it is, dh may not have it easy but if he chooses to stay in rather than galavant every night then he would have time to do his coursework. i can't do mine at night since i have to tidy and then go to bed since i have to get up through the night and very early.

plus today she wasn't well - he was to be taking her for the day. he had planned on going to church...so he said ' oh ill just drop her with my mum and still go to church'. so he did, and then after church took her out for lunch with his friends.... i don't know but, he only sees her properly this one day a week, you would think he would want to spend that quality time with her.

sorry for this mammoth post... i am really sensitive about all this for some reason today... maybe i am just all wrong?

lots of love to everyone

jan2013 · 14/10/2012 17:26

anyway ive been thinking and realise i am all wrong. i am just a bit resentful cos i feel he gets it much easier... and ive asked God to forgive me and help me with it all. i know theres nothing wrong with him taking dd out with his mates, and with him getting her minded while he goes to church. i need a kick up the backside sometimes

thinking of u all im looking foward to watching in the night garden when dd comes back i hope you are all having a nice sunday

amberlight · 14/10/2012 17:45

Jan, no, I don't think it's unreasonable of you to feel the way you do. he's using changeover time to have a go at you and of course that's unsettling and makes you feel that your dd needs something more from him than being fitted in round his social life and church life. Difficult.

KayKat, yes, they do that. Not that this makes it any easier. a pattern of nasty/nice/nasty/nice is kept up until the person takes them back again (that's the theory). It's all just nastiness, though - even the nice stuff, because the nice stuff isn't real. If he was nice and loving, he wouldn't be doing the nasty stuff. it's lies to trick you and stuff to wear you down.

Prayers all round.

Tuo · 14/10/2012 19:04

Wise words from amber (as usual).

Jan - please don't feel bad about yourself. He's doing this to try to knock your confidence, but you are doing a brilliant job and this will get easier as time goes on. For now, would it be easier if you got someone else (your mum?) to do the handover of dd, or at least if you had someone with you when you know he's coming so that it's harder for him to undermine you?

Prayers for you, too, Kaykat.

My mouth is aching a bit now, but it's so much better than yesterday, so feeling thankful for that. Feeling very tired, though, so need to get some work done and get myself to bed.

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 14/10/2012 21:51

IMO there's nothing wrong with feeling like you do Jan. When my ExH has the kids I want HIM to spend time with them, not dump them with his Mum. As they want to see him and he should be spending special daddytime with them.

But yes it's hard not to feel resentful when we have to look after them 24-7 on our own Sad

I think from now on at drop off and collection, he shouldn't come in to the house but you walk her to his car and collect her from there. Or similar. Stiffer boundaries are needed right now. Then when he learns to respect you better, you can relax them a little iyswim? Lots of separated/ divorced couples have to do this and some find text or e-mail easier than talking.

It's so hard though isn't it? Sad

Sending you lots of love x

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DontstepontheMomeRaths · 14/10/2012 21:53

Oh just seen TUO's post. Blush

Great minds think a like.

And Amber's words are spot on for both Jan and Kaykat. This thread is full of amazing women Smile

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jan2013 · 15/10/2012 06:20

it is so hard... i feel guilty for making him wait at the door and stuff. my confidence is so low with all this and just feeling so run down... thanks for helping me and being so kind about it... i do have to bring the resentment to God cos at the end of the day this is my life now, he won't have this, he has his own problems and we can't compare lives now so i really need to get over it - im so glad there are others who understand it.

madhairday · 15/10/2012 12:45

Jan :( Just to say you're in my prayers. Have been thinking of you over the weekend too while I was away. You're right about bringing resentment to God, but that doesn't mean you have to bend to h's will. God will give you the strength to keep going. Value yourself, because you have so much value, you are so very loved.

Had a good w/e away.Not too well, though, still.

Kaykat · 15/10/2012 22:00

Hi Jan, the wall around me, I will remember that. I dont feel I can give you advice because I would have put up with anything (and did) except unfaithfulness and actually didn't realise I was badly treated until he was unfaithful and I then started thinking about everything else. But I can stand firm with you in spirit and prayer I hope that helps.

Amber, wise words. Reading the relationship posts, I see my H followed the same pattern as many others throughout the affair so I suppose it's not surprising that this is more of the same. The nasty /nice thing really does wear me down. I end up wanting to avoid the nasty but actually that's probably not possible. I do feel very trapped right now. He keeps begging me to take him back and forgive him. When it doesnt work he gets nasty, then a short time later apologises. He refuses to discuss separation.

And today's gem - 'you can't expect anyone in this day and age to stick to the til death do us part promise' my answer - I do expect that and I know there are plenty of decent men out there who would.

Hope everything's ok with you Faith. Love to everyone else on here.

HaveALittleFaith · 15/10/2012 22:30

Hello all. jan and kay. I'm sorry you're going through this. I agree with maintaining boundaries to help protect yourselves emotionally.

I'm ok - spotting stopped by Sunday morning. Rang today, no earlier scans so still aiming for Wednesday. Was rather annoyed that a colleague who I don't particularly get on with said I hear congratulations are in order?! Er, no, not yet! Who told you that, funny how people 'forget' who told them. I told her its not public knowledge yet (especially since I had the bleeding I really need to be reassured by the scan) and she said she hadn't and won't tell anyone. I'm upset though because I only told select people so someone has been gossiping Hmm Will be good to get it out in the open.

Please pray - I have a dilemma re work. I have the oppportunity for promotion where I just moved back to - interview Wednesday. However Matron asked me to consider changing wards and to make my decision by tomorrow which makes me think they don't want me for the promotion! Just to decide the best course of action and go where God leads.

HaveALittleFaith · 15/10/2012 22:30

Oh sorry and reading and praying as I go along! :)

Kaykat · 15/10/2012 23:13

Hi Faith, praying for the scan, that all is ok.
Did the matron say why she suggested that? Do you want to move wards? You could still apply for the job even if you were on a different ward couldn't you?

Gossips at work, so annoying but they just can't seem to stop themselves.

PositiveAttitude · 16/10/2012 03:07

Prayers for you all from me.

HaveALittleFaith · 16/10/2012 08:41

kay it all seems very odd to me. They've known I was coming back to the one ward for 8 weeks. Why ask me on my first shift back to move? Why ask me to make that decision the day before the interview for the promotion on the ward I'm already on?! I think I'd be happier on the other ward to be honest. It's all very confusing Confused