MN Christian Prayer Request Thread TAKE FOUR!!

[CaptainDippy]

Hello!!

Well there have been lots of prayer requests for the month of June - and lots of answered prayers too - YEY!!

Here's a summary of June's prayer requests etc ......

MaryBS - Reader application was a success - Well Done!! again - starts training etc on July 17th. Prayers for a possible move to Canada (DH has seen a job he likes there etc) General prayers for non-Christian DH - that he would "pull his finger out" and just join in stuff like "Men's Night Out" etc - is frustrating!! Prayers for next door neightbour who has experienced two arson attacks in the past few weeks.

Xavielli - Prayers for DH who is going to be a Deacon - YEY!! Prayers for fast recovery for dad who has had a hip replacement op and is currently in hospital.

Pudmog - Has had pains, PG thought to be eptopic, but wasn't - Praise God!! Unsure about which church she should attend, currently goes to CofE, but is drawn to local Vineyard church - anxiety about loyalty etc. Hard decision. Her children's school is currently being accused of racism, prayers for the Head and Govenors as they deal with this sensitive situation. DS1 has just been diagnosed with asthma. Lots of strength.

Tamba - Dealing with very difficult family situation - DH has moved out of the family home.

Catj - Her little DD4 is home - YEY!! Ongoing prayers for her health.

longwaytogo - Prayers for strength as she feels under-confident and lonely - Just feeling really crap and needing a lot of love and support right now. Prayers for her friend and her friends family as they deal with the loss of their 10 yr old niece. Prayers for 14yr old DD who is experiencing tiedness, migranes, aching joints without explaination.

Kate100 - Nanny died peacefully and funeral went well - Kate100 did an amazing job holding everything together and doing all the catering and opening up her home etc

PandaG - Has been feeling yukky and poorly - hoping she is better soon!!

Jessicaandrebecceasmummy - DH is going to be discharged from the army in about 5 months and needs another op on his knee in the next few weeks. Prayers for security in their future as they moved out of army life. How did the honeymoon go for your friends? Was your BF's new hubby ok on the plane?? Was praying hard!!

Kiwikat - Has Obstetric Cholostatsis and was being induced last Friday - praying everything has gone ok and she posts soon!!

Coggy - Ongoing prayers as she copes with the loss of her little one a year ago and tries for another baby. xxx

Marslady - Friend who had prostrate cancer has been given the "all clear" - Praise God!! Prayers for friend who has Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma - has stem cell transplant last week. Praying everything went all right and that God protects him as his immunity will be v.low over the coming weeks.

PeachyClair - Prayers as the FIL of a BF has died, he was only 60 nd his loss is felt greatly. xx

Emkana - Praise God!! for Sebastian Edward who was born last week!! Ongoing prayers as there are still worries about his health for the future.

Tigert - Praise God!! - Her little DD's op went well and she is recovering nicely. Long may this continue!!

mrsgee - Popped in to say "hello", she is fine!!

Nanou1 - Now in f/t employment and doing ok!! Prayers for her DH as he attends job interviews etc. Praying something fab comes along soon!!

CaptainDippy - Praise God! for giving her a job!! Prayers as she starts training on Monday morning. Praying that everything goes smoothly that this new change will settle down soon and she'll not panic too much!! Praying that housing is sorted soon - and that she passes her driving test soon too!! Prayers also for a friend who has had to move out of her house (looong story) and is living in her DH's Uncle's house at present. Praying her and her little family would find a home of their own very soon!!

Gotta go now, but hope that is ok!! Pray away!!

ok think i have finally caught up!

twiga - pray that your DH's uncle fidn the strength the fight

Pdmog - pray that your church issues are resolved, that your PG progresses with no more sickness (as a sufferer of HE during PG you have my sympathy)

CD - sorry about the job, soemthing else will come up i'm sure

Harrisey - pray that GOD will find you 4 walls and a roof when you begin your studies in glasgow

MaryBS - pray for a home for your sunday school, and that your work load eases a little

Xavillei - pray for your dad and that he continues with his speedy recovery

LWTG - pray that the Lord will give you strength and help you get through the day

PandaG - pray for good weather at the fete and that it all goes smoothly - hopefully will see you there!

JARM - pray that your future becomes clearer

TigerT - pray that DD's ops went well and that she is now on her way to recovery

Please Please Please pray for me at my job interview tomorrow - i need all your help to get this job - it is perfect for me

Hello all

TigerT, so sorry to hear about your daughter needing another op. praying that the infection wikll be cured really quickly.

Pudmog, will check out the thread. I continue to pray for you, hoping you are able to talk to the lay reader soon.

MaryBS, will pray re the premises for your Suday School, getting children's work right is so important, as means parents can relax in church. Great your DH went to the mens night.

Hi Nanou I'm fine, just hot and busy. School bbq next Friday, and we are still 10 helpers down the first hour, and 19 down the second. So I am one of the bullying PTA types who is armtwisting others to sign up! (see PTA thread) seriously, would appreciate prayer for good weather, more help, and a large G and T at t he end of it

CD - so that the job didn't work out. Will you be able to go back to the shop for a while? praying that something else comes up soon. Gla dyou were able to enjoy spending time with your DDs this morning, and look on the bright side.

Oh - Katz willl def pray for your interview.

katz. will be especially thinking of you tomorrow. sorry ladies, duty calls!

Nanou1 - Not sure you would really want to get your DD to the "Men's" Group, would you!!?

Hello! Will defo be praying hard for your interview tommorrow katzg (glad you have caught up honey!!) - You must be feel very, very nervous!! Just trust in God and do it in His strength, it will be ok - Looking forward to hearing the outcome (my stomach's in knots just thinking about it!!)

I am really not feeling bothered about the job at all - actually enjoying catching up on the housework and other bits and bobs. I didn't tell the shop that I was leaving, so my job there is still very much in tact, which is fab - Just hoping something comes up soon - DH is looking into jobs at his office (he works for the Police -eeek!!) So just have to keep positive!!

It looks like we might have a house!
In the area we wanted, with a garden, with a dining room (= playroom!), close to the shops, close to transport going into town for college, well within affordable range, close to the church we want to go to, just round the corner from some very good friends who were very keen for us to live near them (kids similar ages to ours).
I haven't been very good at trusting God with this one and then, I decided just to hand it over, pray for it and ask you lot to pray too, and there you go, something has come up. Friends are going to view it for us next week and then hopefully thta will be it!
Thankyou so much for your prayers - cos they have been answered!

Praying for you all too - it s so nice to have new friends to pray for!

no CD i wouldn't... you are quite right !!!! .

have not told you yet but am flying to france with dd on saturday. i am flying on my own on monday afternoon and my parents are bringing dd back on saturday. they want all their grandchildren to spend a week together with them. her cousins are 3, 6, and 7. not sure how dh and i are going to cope... 6 nights and 5 days without my 27 months dd. she does not see my parents more than 3 times a year. what have i done to agree to this?! i just want to cry... may i ask your prayers for dd to have a great time and not miss us and for dh and i to cope with this. thank you

nanoun1 - prayer for you - enjoy your week off, she will have loads of fun i'm sure.

CD - thanks for the prayers - my stomache left the building! i'm am sooo nervous. The worst thing is the job is in the same department i currently work in and if i don't get it don't think i can face work next week!

harrisey - great news on the house - the Lord does provide!

harrisey. this is fantastic news!!! just saw your post.
thank you katz.... prayers for you too. you WILL be fine. trust us with our prayers since they seem to work

Pudmog - I read that thread, my sympathies (and prayers) are with you. All I can suggest you do is pray to God for the answer. If you feel He is telling you to stick it out there, then go with your head held high, you have done nothing wrong. "By your actions they'll judge you". If you can (somehow!) rise above it, then surely sense has to prevail. If on the other hand you need to find another church, you should do it, and ask DH to back you. God's will be done. This hanging around in limbo isn't doing you any good. {hug}. We're here for you if you need to discuss it any more

Harrisey -great news on the house!!! I am so pleased for you all. Prayers that you make new friends up there and settle in easily.

Katzg - prayers for you that you get this job. Just trust in the Lord and your fears will go.

nanou1 - prayers for you and your family, that everyone has a great time. DD is bound to, I'm sure, seeing her cousins!

CD - praying that the right job comes along. LOL at nanou1's dd going to a men's group!

More prayers needed here please. I'm not sure if we have a situation here or not. A friend's son is at the same school as dd, and for a long time, they got on fine, and they still do get on fine, but he has a bad temper and when he loses it, he hits her. He is told off by his mother, but she has started to express fears because next year they will be in the same class. She also told me tonight that he hit her at playtime today. I spoke to his mother this morning about his behaviour. He isn't a bad kid apart from his temper. She doesn't seem to think its that much of a problem (!). However she has said she'll speak to him. Having said all that, DD wanted him to come round and play tonight. I said no. I'm not sure what to do for the best. His mother said she'd understand if I wanted to get Rebecca moved to a diff. class, she has said however that he behaves at school, its after school (thats before I knew he'd hit her today, plus she said he'd done it other days). I don't want her in a diff. class, because her best friend (the Vicar's daughter) is in that class. Also when DD reported it to a teacher, she was told to ignore him - so either the teacher was out of order, or DD was making a mountain out of a molehill like she does sometimes... Who knows? I've rambled on enough. Please pray for this to be resolved.

prayers your way MaryBS... what an awful situation. would not know what to do. a part of me feels alienating the boy is not ideal but there again i would not want my child to be hit... could he see a specialist? if it were in france, the teacher could arrange for him to see a psychologist. there must be a reason for the hitting. boy... pudmog where are you? are you ok? lwtg? how are things?
could i in turn ask for more prayers please sisters?! dh called and he has a 3rd interview for a job in milton keynes. agency said company feedback was excellent ; really liked dh etc... but tomorrow he has an interview at 2pm for some psychometric tests? why now? do you think it is a formality and it means he stands a good chance they offer him the job??!!!! i dont want to get excited here because would be so disappointed if it did not work out... thank you all.

Oh! Sorry CD! I completely missed your post asking if we had plans to marry! (I do read them thoroughly usually.. Honest!)

Yes.. We are planning on marrying next July on our 4 year anniversary. (31st) Gunna miss out both our birthdays to do it(his is the 8th & mins the 12th) and pool the money we would spend and have a small service ( I'm not one for huge fusses!) instead!

I think for us it will be more of a formality and about the legalities of things as I have previously said, we are married in the spirit anyway!

CD - don't fret about the job, you will find something where you fit right in and the money is good.. God doesnt want you to sweat over anything! Or maybe it is time for you to start a new ministry .........

I think for us it is more or less

Ok.... I have no idea why that last line is there! Silly me!

Thank you for your support. It is such a tricky one- been praying about it for years. I still feel that as much as I dislike church at the moment- I have to stick it out. My gut instinct is to cut and run, but I feel that is too much like running away. Dh is convinced that people will realise what they are like- the leadership are as frustrated but will/cannot do anything about it. It is all so confusing as I am so willing to serve and support others- it is so frustrating. The plus side is I can hide for a bit behind my pregnancy!

{hug} I know its tricky, I don't know what to advise for the best. Following God isn't always easy. Each of us can be tested in different ways. I walked away once, and it took too long to find my way back.

I would say, don't worry about getting back into a support role yet, just sit back and be patient. You don't need the stress, take the chance to have a rest. If you can, keep going to church. You'll (hopefully) be amazed at how many people will buzz round you when you have a new baby in your arms.

God bless

Xavi, congrats!!!! You think it'll be a formality, you'll soon get caught up in the excitement of it! I thought it would just be a formality, my reception into the church - after all, I had been going for years! But the emotion of the day really caught up with me

Hello everyone! Feeling a little shy, but wondered if I could join this thread. I'm really struggling with my faith at the moment, and some prayers would be hugely appreciated.

Short version - I am struggling with depression and anxiety (makes me sound a bundle of laughs!) and am stuck in a situation without much support. I guess I just don't understand why God has brought me here and where I should turn.

I will catch up with the rest of this thread and keep you all in my prayers

footprint - welcome and don't be shy. Up until about 6 months ago, maybe less, I was struggling with anxiety and depression too. You're far braver than I was, I felt I couldn't admit it to anyone. All I can say, is that God healed me. I can't explain it any other way. He also cleared up a few other problems in my life too - I had a lot of hatred inside me.
You say you haven't got much support, but if you let us, we'll help you as best we can. We all help each other on this thread - several people praying at the same time for the same thing can have a pretty powerful effect!

Anyway, have a virtual {hug} - you're doing the right thing, praying about it!

Oh MaryBS, you give me hope! It is wonderful to hear that there IS light on the other side! (I don't admit it in real life by the way.)

I think what helped me the most, and let God do his work, is when I stopped praying for help, and started listening for Him. My prayers for help were along the lines of "God, I can't take any more, please please help me", but I never listened for an answer. I'm not saying that will work for you, I believe He does it in the most appropriate way for the person concerned. I asked Him why dipping into the bible didn't work for me, and he told me that that wasn't the way that was right for me - at that stage I hardly ever picked up a bible, why would He use that way?

Does that help? Be gentle on yourself, find a way that God can help you, and He will.

footprint - I'm not making any promises mind, but thats how it was for me... I'll pray for you, of course . Did you pick that username because of 'footprints in the sand'? I've always loved that poem...

Completely off subject, my mother must be bending a bit, she told a complete stranger about my vocation! I guess thats progress of sorts

Good evening!! DH is in the bath with the girls (sooo sweet) so just taking the opportunity to catch up here before taking their towels down when they call me!!

YEY!!! to possible house finding solution harrisey - Hoping that your friends think that you will like it and that it is sorted soon - God is Good!

I am not sure how I would feel taking my DD1 (same age as your DD - when's her Birthday??) to France and leaving her with my parents, nanou1 - Difficult one. I can assure you that I am sure she will be absolutely fine and they will look after her really well and she will have a lovely time - but I guess you will be feeling anxious etc for the whole time she is away - Not really sure what to say - except I am praying for you and I am pretty darn sure she will be completely fine in your parents' care. Praying also for your DH as he goes for his 3rd Interview, I think the psychometric testing would just be a formality at this stage - just another thing they have to tick off on their list of protocols - Don't worry!!

Tough situation re: your friend's DS hitting your DD Mary - I have had to go through something similar myself - My friend's DS wouldn't leave my DD alone for a second - he would be constantly on top or her, smothering her and pushing her over. I have to admit - I haven't seen aforesaid friend for a few months now. Still makes me , but I just couldn't put my poor DD through that - just seemed cruel - more difficult and complicated when they are older, I'm sure -esp when they go to school together. Mmmmmmmm, not sure what to suggest, [hugs] and prayers. xx

Pudmog - I think you are v. brave in your decision to "stick it out" at church - the "fight or flight" mechanism is very strong, ain't it!!? Totally agree with everything Mary said. [hugs]]

Welcome footprint!! Great to have you with us!! Praying loads for your depresison / anxiety honey - you poor thing - Feel free to off-load whenever you need to on here - we do!! [hugs]]

Right, best go to bed (there was a pause of a few hours in the middle of this thread - not jsut being random!!) Night all!!

Oooooh - I meant to say last night - Yey! to your Wedding plans for next year Xavi!! My little company makes Wedding Invitations if you are interested?? - Ideal for someone on a budget!! 31st of July is a lovely date!!

Ooooh - I had this reading in my little prayer book today and I thought it was really excellent - and true!!

Thy way, not mine, O Lord,
However dark it be:
Lead me by thine own hand,
Choose out the path for me.

The Kingdom that I seek
Is thine: so let the way
That leads to it be thine,
Else I must surely stray.

Take thou my cup, and it
With joy or sorrow fill,
As best to thee may seem;
Choose thou my good and ill.

Not mine, not mine the choice
In things or great or small;
Be thou my guide, my strength,
My wisdom and my all.

Horatius Bonar, 1808-89

I would really love to have a Faith and a Trust like that!!