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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.

OP posts:
HaveALittleFaith · 13/08/2012 22:21

Confused kaykat I'll pray! Praying you can break away from this situation.

Happy belated birthday Mary. Thinking of you and praying for you bes.

< waves to everyone>

cloutiedumpling · 13/08/2012 22:32

Prayers for all.

I'd be grateful for prayers for DS2. He starts school on Wednesday but will only know two people in his class as he didn't go to preschool (slightly different system up here). I think he'll be quite nervous.

Tuo · 14/08/2012 01:29

Hello all. I've been away for a few days, taking my dds to staying with my parents for a little while. Have come back determined to work harder, eat better, etc. Got off to quite a good start... except that tonight I've lost an important email that I really need in order to get on with a piece of work. All I can think is that I've accidentally deleted it; but I can't recover it from my deleted items either, so goodness knows what has happened to it. If you can spare a prayer for something so trivial, please pray that I can get it back or it's going to creat a really difficult situation for me. I do realise that compared to what most people on here are going through this is really pathetically silly, but it's causing me stress tonight.

Anyway, enough of me... I am praying for:
... kaykat - that the situation involving the police can be resolved easily, that they will believe you, and that you general situation will improve soon;
... BES - hoping that everything goes smoothly for you;
... Jan - praying for you to have the happiness you deserve;
... cloutie - for your ds as he starts school;
... DO - for you to have had some rest and for Bob to be well in himself, and well looked-after;
... mome - for peace of mind in accepting the situation with your LM and for long-term happiness;
... PA - for your situation far from home and for your dd to be happier;
... Faith - for your dh to be drawn back to God;
... Mary - for calm in your household; and also, having missed your birthday totally, for a happy post-birthday week!
... MHD - so good to 'see' you so well and so buoyant - your post brought tears to my eyes (in a good way).

Also keeping in mind expat at this time. And praying for ongoing healing for Weegiemum. And for problem-free pregnancies for Blue and FoD. Haven't been around much, but have been keeping you all in my prayers.

DutchOma · 14/08/2012 07:03

Prayers for Kaykat and BES. For TUO's recovery of the e.mail (when exactly was it you were posting?).
On my part, I give thanks for a lovely visit of a knitting friend, we went to the most beautiful place for lunch, part restaurant, part gardencentre, part shop, can't get there under my own steam, but she has an ancient two seater car, which had just passed its MOT. I'm praying for her that she gets the job she wants, she has been struggling financially, not getting enough freelance work. She had a job interview last week and is waiting to hear back.
We are meeting a lady from a unit in Kettering this morning to see if Bob can spend a fortnight's respite care there.

gingercurl · 14/08/2012 12:18

Lurking and praying.
Happy belated birthday, Mary. Ds had his birthday on Sunday too.

Bluetinkerbell · 14/08/2012 17:20

Been lurking and praying! :)

Organised holiday club at work last week and overdid it a bit, so I'm extremely exhausted now! :(
It was a great time with the children though and I hope they have all learnt a bit more about Jesus and God! :)

Taking it easy this week and working from on the sofa (whilst constantly being kicked by very active baby). Looking forward to a week off next week and my birthday. :) We wanted to go away for a week to the sunshine on an all-inclusive, but can't afford it, so we'll be doing some day-trips instead... which will be fun too!

Tuo · 14/08/2012 23:08

Prayers answered: the email stayed missing, but I managed to contact the original sender and she has re-sent it. (Yes, DO, I was posting at a ridiculous time of night. I'd got into a panic looking for said email and was calming down enough to sleep.)

Good to hear you're taking it easy this week, Blue. How many weeks are you now? Prayers for a relaxing week this week, and lots of fun next week for your birthday.

DO - praying for the respite situation to work itself out.

Continuing to pray for all those with relationship issues.

Kaykat · 14/08/2012 23:44

I couldn't get hold of the pc named on the card so sent a short email explaining I am not involved, am separating from H so cannot assist. Please pray that they leave me out of it from now on. Thank you.

Madcaplady · 15/08/2012 20:27

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HaveALittleFaith · 15/08/2012 22:10

Hello to all. kay I hope it's enough to settle things.

How are things with everyone? Have been praying.

I'm delighted to say after 2.75 TTC I got a BFP today!

gingercurl · 15/08/2012 22:41

Yay, Havealittlefaith!

Praying.

HaveALittleFaith · 15/08/2012 22:51

Thanks Grin I can't quite believe it!

DutchOma · 15/08/2012 23:50

Oh Faith how lovely. Prayers that all will go well for you. Praying also for Blue and FoD.

The organisation of the respite care is a real pig. I had thought that with the assessment on Tuesday would come a date for Bob to go in the next few days, but no, an enormous amount of paperwrk needs to be produced to see whether we qualify for the funding we need at this place, then it needs to be approved by Continuing Health Care and none of this can be done in a hurry, you understand.
So, maybe we will hear something from them tomorrow, but maybe not. In the meantime I can no longer go to Holland as my brother is going away for a week at the end of next week.
When I realised that we would not get a date any time soon, I just cried and cried, not helped by the fact that I got very little, if any, understanding from dd.
The difficulty is also that it is quite a palaver packing him up with all his machinery and his medication and I can't see me doing it again after he has been home for a fortnight.
So I think the whole respite care is a non-starter and he will come home on Monday or Tuesday and that is that. I felt better for having talked through it with him. When I got home it started to rain really hard, so I went and had a nap and felt a lot better.

Kaykat · 16/08/2012 00:02

Had a terrible evening, H turned up and saying horrible things to try to turn DS against me. Saying he couldn't come home because I threw him out (I wish, I pointed out that he's twice my size so I cant throw him anywhere) and saying that he got together with OW because of my controlling ways and saying that I am ruining DSs future. It worked a little bit DS was cross with me and sided with him as usual and it was really horrible for DS I could see he was upset at times. I can't see this ever ending it just gets more and more horrible every time I see him. I tried to be friendly but it's not working. I don't think I am strong enough or clever enough to fight him. Feeling very desperate.

Tuo · 16/08/2012 00:26

Oh no, Kaykat, that's awful that your H is dragging your DS into this. Can you change the locks so that your H cannot just let himself into the house and behave like that towards you? Can you get right away from him (stay with family/friends) for a while so that you put some clear distance between you and him? How old is your DS? Praying for a better day for you tomorrow and for your H to see that he is making things worse rather than better.

Praying for your situation too, Oma. I wish there was something I could do to help. Can someone help you with the palaver aspect of moving Bob, so that the respite does become feasible for you? It must be possible to make this work. I know how much you wanted to go to Holland. Sad Praying for some kind of resolution for you both.

On a happier note, though, congratulations to you Faith. What wonderful news. Good luck with everything.

Praying also for all those awaiting A-level results tomorrow morning. I am in for a busy day...

DutchOma · 16/08/2012 07:20

Kaykat there are quite a few ladies in the same position as you are on this thread. They have found varying solutions and it may help you to know that you are not alone. One of the things that comes out time and again is that, if you are frightened of your partner, you are within your rights to call the police and they will make him leave you alone. You have every right to a peaceful life for you and your son.

FriendofDorothy · 16/08/2012 07:48

Hello everyone. Thanks for your prayers. Things continue to go well which I am grateful for.

We are off on holiday tomorrow - camping in South Wales. Please pray the weather picks up for us!

jan2011 · 16/08/2012 12:29

hello

have a lovely holiday fod

quick update: dh has been on hols for a week. in that time, i have moved back home with dd, she has woke at least every 2 hrs for the past week and i am not coping well at all with the lack of sleep and trying to manage things. WA have been to advise me, pastor has been to see me (he was very supportive) and i feel rather overwhlelmed with everything. but today dh comes back, and he is staying here for the weekend (long story but there is no other choice) and moving out on monday. he is very sorry about everything and wants to change. im going to get him to help out with the nights this weekend - please pray that he can somehow sleep train dd not to want bf all night cos i won't be able to cope on my own if she doesn't stop this! i spoke to my hv and she said to settle her during the night without feeding - get a chair and sit beside the cot and soothe her and pat her instead. hmm. i really really really hope this works. i am nervous about staying with dh this weekend... thinking of each of you may God be with all of us

madhairday · 16/08/2012 12:39

Just a quick pop in - packing for camping tomorrow.

Faith - wow great news!

FoD and Blue - praying for you both.

DO - oh love. Thinking of you a lot. Wish I could help....praying for peace.

Must dash, will try and get back on later. love to all

amberlight · 16/08/2012 21:10

Jan, prayers aplenty
And prayers for everyone else too

Kaykat · 16/08/2012 21:40

Tuo I don't think I can legally change the locks and he would find a way to get in he's big and extremely strong. DS is 12. I could stay with family but don't want to disrupt DS. Looks like H is staying away tonight but I'm sure he will be back for the weekend and dreading it as always.

Oma yes it helps a lot that others have been through similar things and therefore have wonderful advice. I tried to phone WA today but they were busy and SIL came in and we chatted for a long time. I don't know why I have been reluctant to do it before now probably because I dont really think they will able to help me but Jan your experience with them sounds very positive.

I sent a short message to another friend briefly saying what had happened. She was shocked and immediately offered all sorts of support. I'm going to see her in a weeks time. She is a lovely lady, churchgoer and her first H cheated on her too.

DutchOma · 16/08/2012 22:01

Well, after all the doom and gloom of the past few days everything changed and moved very quickly.

The specialist unit in Kettering wanted far too much money, so that was a no-no. BUT there was a bed in a unit on the other side of Northampton and we were strongly encouraged to take it. After all the object of the exercise was that I would go away and not visit Bob.
So we took it.
I managed to book a ferry crossing overnight for tomorrow, coming back 29th August. Absolutely tired out with all the arrangements, so going to bed quickly now.

HaveALittleFaith · 16/08/2012 22:07

Oh that's great news DO! Hooe it's a good break.

kaykat I think I've read that on MN before. I'm glad you've got friends you can rely on and be honest with. I'll continue to pray.

Thanks for all the congratulations, it hasn't sunk in yet!

Bluetinkerbell · 16/08/2012 22:35

Enjoy your trip DO you deserve it!

HavealitteFaith congratulations!

Praying for everyone!

Kaykat · 16/08/2012 22:35

Huge congrats Faith just found out what BFP means x