MN Christian Prayer Request Thread NUMBER SEVEN!! Moving into Oct.......

[CaptainDippy]

Well here we are - seven threads on and still going strong! May I say it is a pleasure to know you all - Here's to another seven threads!!

A summary of prayer requests from September .....

NotQuiteSoTiredMum - Has been feeling v.spiritually dry, but feeling a lot better now. Prayers that her DH would come to know Christ as his Lord and Saviour!

CatJ - DD4 still fighting away in hospital, doing ok.

Bethron - Prayers for her 2 yr old DS. He has epilepsy and developmental delay. He has just started at a special needs nursery and is currently under consultant care to review his progress/treatment.

Tawny75 - Has tyroid problems and is recieving treatment. Praying it is effective.

Prayers for all children who have started school (whether it be reception / yr 1 or Junior / Secondary etc)

SleepyJess - Her mother in law died peacefully v.recently following an illness. Pray for the family as they come to terms with this sad loss.

Weirdbird - Is now over 24 weeks PG - Hurrah! Has had no more contractions, praise God. Also prayers for situation at church as she is thinking of leaving and is feeling in a bit of a dilemma.

SleepySooz - Prayers for DS1 (10) would has had a full brace fitted recently. Lots of prayers for her as she is feeling low and is not managing to get to church a lot. [hugs]]

LongWayToGo - Prayers for DH's health concerns and for DD's change in diet (wheat free) to try and help with various health issues. Prayers for DD who has been accused of bullying, LWTG not sure what to do. Prayers for friend's DD who has recently been for an MRI scan to see if a brain condition she has is terminal or not. (How did it go LWTG??)

TexasRose - Prayers for DD who has severe excema - has been for RAST allergy testing at hospital. There have also been issues about teachers at school administering her cream each day. Atm, her DH is away in Australia for two weeks - so lots and lots of prayers needed there!! Also prayers for church situation as DH doesn't like the church they currently go to. TexasRose also had an awkward situation at work, which is getting her down.

ShowofHands - Prayers for the family of a 20 yr old work collegue of her DH who recently committed suicide.

Poppiesinaline - Prayers for the poppies family who are all v. atm. [hugs]

MaryBS - Praise God her 1st sermon was recieved well today! Prayers for her friends who have been TTC for three years and are currently undergoing 'investigations'. Ongoing prayers for her SIL and her partner who have adopted a young boy and are thinking of 'giving him back' into foster care. Prayers that her DH would come to know Jesus as his Lord and Saviour. Prayers for a friend Chris whose marriage has broken up and is trying to gain access to his children. Prayers for DH's work collegue's family who recently committed suicide.

Nanou1 - Praise God that her DH got a job!!

Katzg - Praise God that she has managed to find a new job! She starts on 1st Nov. Prayers for DD's rash, which is v.bad atm and is receiving treatment, she is due to have her MMR soon and Katz is worried about how she will react. Prayers for DD's nursery worker who is recovering from having a brain tumour removed (how is she doing??)

IdristheDragon - Ongoing prayers for friend's wife's dad who recently went through a successful op to remove cancer - prayers for his fast and miraculous recovery!

FoundinTranslation - Prayers for her and her family as she recently suffered a miscarriage.

DumbledoresGirl - Mum recently suffered a heart attack while out in France, is now back in the UK and is doing well (for update, please see DG's most recent post on the Sept thread!) Ongoing prayers a fantastic recovery.

Kelly1978 - Having awful problems with her children potentially being taken away from her. For fuller details see here

Nicki10 - Has recently suffered a retained miscarraige.

Xavielli - Has recently become involved in the children's work at church! Prayers as she becomes more involved in that. Prayers for her wee DS who is teething - molars coming through - ouch!!

harrisey - Prayers as she retakes one of her entrance exams for Bible College tomorrow (Mon 3rd) - Her and her DH passed the rest - Praise God!! Well Done!

MarsLady - Ongoing prayers for her friends Dave and Simon. Dave is going great guns atm , but Simon is v.gravely ill The future looks v.bleak for him and his wife is struggling. They have small children and need to know God's love in a v.close and real way right now.

PandaG - Prayers for her as she is involved with setting up a prayer group in her school! Also prayers about making a decision re: whether to go into counselling next year or not.

Podmog - Prayers for he as she is feeling tired with her PG and looking after her family.

NearlyThree Prayers for issues that her and DH are having atm and for her baby DS who has bronchiolitsis (sp??) Feeling v.low and crappy atm. [hugs] Prayers for old school friend of DH's who has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.

Majorsmum - Living in a violent relationship with a small DD. Needs to get out and feel safe.

HRHQueenofQuotes - Finding life v.tough atm and has just found out she is PG!!!!!!!!

Twiga - Currently TTC - Prayers for DD who is poorly sick atm.

naswm - Needs to "hand it all over to God" right now - prayers she is strong enough to do this. [hugs]]

bobsmum - Prayers that DH would find a job.

MoreTeaAnyone - Prayers for her relationship with her boss, she is feeling v.undervalued and pants atm.

Keighton Knightley - Prayers for this little boy who has been in the news recently - he urgently needs a bone marrow donor from someone with a mix-raced background.

CaptainDippy - Dippy Family have been v.poorly Still ongoing - pray they all recover asap. Prayers for portential house move that is all going though atm. Prayers for general tiredness and coping-ness atm!! I'm sure there's loads of other stuff, but can't think atm!!

Love, [[hugs]] and Prayers to all - Here's to a great Oct 06!!

Oh yes ..... Prayers for all those in financial difficulty atm.

Quick visit as at work, but can you please pray that DH and can resolve our differences? Pray that he doesn't want me to quit ministry, because I don't know if I can... I'm not sure what's going on in his head... last thing he said was that I didn't love him anymore

CCM - glad my suggestion helped - what a powerful image!

CD - glad you had a good weekend

Onto it Mary. Poor you! Praying that you will find time for each other, and that you will find the right words to reassure him.

God bless.

Mary, just a quick post - praying for you - my dh would often get upset when I was involved in ministry but it was because I was often hurt by others and it affected our family life as I became so upset by it. Wonder if that is the cause after the hurtful comment you got (am [shock} by that btw) you got from the priest? I found ministry to be very consuming and that was partly why I gave it up in the end. CAT me if you want to chat.

Dh's friend died Saturday p.m.

MaryBS, your DH was doing sooo well supporting you a couple of weeks ago, he seems to be blowing hot and cold on you with your committment! you poor thing! I hope you both can come to some sort of understanding, ya know agree to disagree, perhaps a bit of precious time between you is needed, looks like Dippy got it right, I wish I had family to leave our kids with.

Good luck!

How about putting kiddies to bed and cook nice meal and have a whole evening spent on just you two.

Thank you everyone!

He's gone to fetch my mother who is staying for a couple of days - maybe we could get a night out tomorrow night or something.

I didn't tell him much about what happened yesterday, although I did disappear for an hour (went to the cathedral to pray). I think a lot of it is because I've been pretty selfish, what with the studying and the amount of time I spend on the computer/internet. Some days he's been the one holding the household together. Plus I've been getting very tired, all the study IS exhausting, so I've been having early nights.

Thinking about it, what MAY have upset him is seeing the list of study dates that arrived in the post on Friday - really brings it home to you the commitment, when you see 2007 AND 2008 days.

For my part, I have a few issues with HIM too, that need resolving, so I hope and pray we can get it sorted.

N3 - thank you for your kind offer, I'll see how it goes tonight. I'm sorry about your DH's friend - how is his wife? And how is your DH?

Please pray for baby ds, he's got some nasty excema on his face and has just gone to the doc with a temperature. I'm waiting with the dds for them to get back.

Praying Mary - "It's worth fighting for!" Pleeeeease go out for evening while your mum is staying, I think it would be reeeeally good for you both!!

So about DH's friend N3. How are the family doing. Praying hard .... and for baby DS as well - what did the doc say? How horrid. Praying he would be healed asap!!

It's been a tiring day having my dad down, but it has been good! DD2 STILL out of sorts more prayers needed for the poor mite! Feeling tired, might go to bed soon!

I've just read back through some posts and I've been very selfish and not asking how others are. I know I've had my own worries but so has everyone else and yet they manage to remember to ask!
Thankyou all so much for your words of encouragement and your prayers. It means such a lot to know other people are praying for you.

For each and everyone of you, I pray that God will touch you with his healing, that you may know the peace and calm of being in God's presence and be overwhelmed by his love for you.

Hello all. Sorry I havent been around for a while. I hit a very low patch, depression wise, so hid away. I am feeling brighter now so have signed in to mn again. How is everyone here?

Quick poll - how many of us on this thread suffer with depression? It took me a long long while to be able to say that I am depressed becuase I am a Christian. I am interested to know how mnay others there are and how you cope with it, IYKWIM

Naswm x

I have updated myself on all prayers posted and thinking of you all.

Please could you pray for one of patients at work, actually there are a few who are rather poorly atm but one in particular only 61 end stage CA ovary. She is so not ready to die, have spent a lot of time with her today just trying to make her comfortable. She wants to go to the hospice but a bed is not available until Wed at the earliest.

Pray that she has peace and an acceptance of what is happening - she and her family are such lovely, lovely people and over recent months while she's been in and out she has become like family for many of the staff.

I've been ok today as far as feelings go just keep having these feelings of fear in my tummy and a lump in my throat/chest.

I only got about 2 hours sleep last night and for some reason I not particulary tired - have just worked 13 hour shift so should be, bit worried that i'm running on adrenalin, i'm constantly tapping, wringing my hands, holding my stomach.

God I need to be healed.

Have just prayed for you lwtg. {{{hugs}}} too Nx

thanks naswm x

Ditto lwtg honey! Praying for lovely lady at work too.

hello can you please pray for me because I have pnd and I am struggling.

GABD - welcome, and praying for your PND. Would you like to tell us about your little one?

lwtg - praying for peace for that poor lady, that she feels God is waiting to take her into His arms and give her rest. I'm not surprised you're not sleeping - with the sort of work you do, amazing work, it must linger on in your thoughts and prayers after you've come home. Praying for peace for YOU too!

CCM - thats a beautiful prayer, really touched me, so simple yet so powerful! Don't worry about not always remembering people, I don't always either. We know we're in each others thoughts and prayers even if we don't always say so.

NASWM - welcome back! No depression atm, but I did suffer from depression for years. Too cowardly to go to the dr though.

N3 - praying for your DS, and for you too. How did he get on at the drs?

Well, had a TINY chat with DH, although he's withdrawn into himself a bit, so I might struggle to get anything out of him! The good news it doesn't seem to be the studying as SUCH that is bothering him, more that he is somehow jealous of my friendship with M., the vicar (although he doesn't think there is anything going on! Which is good, because there isn't, but would prove rather awkward if he was thinking that way...). Anyway, he has cheered up a lot, and is being more loving, so we just need to have that talk...

Hi everone!

Naswm - how are you doing now? I hope you have a good day today. I haven't really suffered from depression, but my dh has and it was very hard for us both. The thing that amazed me at the time and still does is that he didn't want anyone except for me to know that he was on anit-ds, and manged to hide it very well. At times I found it really hard pretending to friends and family that he/we were all fine but I had to respect his wishes...

Longway, it must be so hard for you. I take it you work in a hospital? Is there a chaplain you could talk to? How did your prayer go on Sunday? Praying that the peace of God, that transcends all understanding, will guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus.

Mary, I can so see how your dh would feel envious of your friendship with M! I'm sure that my dh would feel the same. Hope you mange to get some time alone, and have a great time with your mother.

Welcome girlsAboysD! Come here any time you need/want.

Well my crohn's is still not good - I just feel so sick! I've been on anti-sickness and anti-diarrhea (how to spell? No idea - i just press a load of random buttons and hope you get the idea!) I'm on one type of long-term anti-biotics which take a while to kick in, but are effective when they do, so please pray that this bout goes quickly. I see the crohn's as my 'thorn in my flesh' which drives me to my knees in prayer over and over again. I totally believe in the healing power of God but in the meantime it's a case of trusting him for each day...

Well, one other thing if you don't mind..I've started reading the book on New Testament exegesis and I'm finding that:
a) I understand it! (wow! brain cells still there!)
b) I'm really enjoying it!

Not wanting to boast at all but when i was at uni I studied NT Greek and got rather good at it (one of my proudest uni moments was winning a prize of £500 for my first-yr greek exam - that was a heck of a lot of money to me and I went ot see U2 in concert with some of the cash!)

I was at the stage of writing commentaries when I left, since when I've read the Bible in Greek every now and then to keep it ticking over but I haven't got any further with real study.

THis feeds into the big question that's in my mind every day ATM - what am i 'for'? What am I meant to be doing with my life? I feel that I've got to the age when I've really got to sort this out and get on with it because I really don't want to get to 60 and look back and think 'if only...' I just feel that I'm not fulfillling what God has for me, and I have this kind of itch that will keep itching until I find what it is that God wants me to do. I love being a mum and feel completely fulfilled by my dcs, but I also feel that there's something else, a kind of vocation that I have, but I'm not sure what to.

Too long a story to tell now,but I've done missionary work in Asia in the past and was supposed to be going to Japan to work on Bible translation when the Crohn's started. Had lots of prayer and counselling at the time and I am at complete peace now that the Crohn's is part of God's plan for my life as much as the good bits (like dcs) and it's fine that I never got to go to Japan )altho I've still got a real fondness for the country)

Sorry to splurge but TBH this is the first time I've articulated this feeling and it's all coming out from somewhere very deep inside!The question of which church we should belong to feeds into this big question as well, that's why it's so important. Trying not to cry writing this! (doesn't help that I'm listening to a sad song by the Indigo Girls while I'm writing!)

So please could you pray that I discover the 'stuff' (whatever it may be) that God has for me to do.

When I started writing this I had no idea that I was going to say all that! It's just bubbled up from deep within (v. poetic!)

Can I have a virtual hug please?

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Praying that you would see what God has got planned for you and your family TR. I have two verses for you!!

11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jerimiah 29 v 11 - 13.

Keeping seeking and praying TR - He knows .......

I can't find the exact verse atm, but somewhere in the Psalms it says: "Show me the way I should walk for I lift up my life to you."

Continuing to pray about the Crohn's too - I praise God that you have come to a place of acceptance with it. I pray that He would truly show you the way that you should walk honey - Ditto for me too, if you don't mind! I feel so lost atm!

Mary - Praying for you and DH, glad you were able to have a small talk and get some idea of where he is coming from in all of this. GO OUT FOR A MEAL WHILE YOUR MOTHER IS DOWN!!!! How is everything going with your mum??

Hello and Welcome girlsAboysD - praying for you honey. PND is a horrid thing and I pray God's love and protection for you sweetheart - Do tell us more about yourself if you would like to. We are here for you. xxxx

hugs texasrose, you will work it out God will confirm what he wants you to do and when its right He will tell you over and over through many different avenues just what it is he wants you to do.

cd that is my favourite verse, through all the rubbish I cling to that verse.

marybs - maybe you will have to hold back on just what you say to dh about m, I can see where his jealousy would come from - all of a sudden you've got this new person in your life, all of a sudden you are driven, motivated and life has a different emphasis.

Was going to say something but think I will email you with it instead, if I can find your address that is.

oppps sorrry haven't forgotten rest of you just got to go get dd from nursery

Sorry, think I've mentioned it before, but M. is DH's friend too, just as M.'s wife is my friend. We regularly do things together, whether its just the four of us, or whether its both families together or whether its just DH and M. as part of the church's men's group. Often its DH's idea rather than my suggestion that we do something. TBH I think DH has more of a problem with GOD being in my life, and in such a big way. I've gone from attending church infrequently, to every Sunday plus extra church events. Like 2 weeks ago, when I was with the children at the banner making on Sat am, Sat evening was harvest supper (DH stayed home with DS as too late for him), Sunday morning at church as normal, then Sunday evening at Cathedral for commissioning of ALMs - none of which I could really get out of. DH has admitted he has no reason to be jealous of M. In fact he has now admitted he is having real problems at work, and that is the true cause of all his stress and grumpiness.

We're going to the cinema tonight - can't quite stretch to a meal. DH is being really sweet at the moment, trying to 'make amends' and I'm trying to do the same.

TR - praying for your Crohns... not fun, so sorry to hear you are suffering. Glad to hear you are getting a lot out of that book - it really DOES sound as if you have a calling to something. Does your church do "vocation awareness days"? I'd already decided I had a vocation so didn't need to go on it, but it can really focus the mind on what the options are, and what you may be called to do. How about your minister? Can you chat with him? Sounds like he gave you the book for a reason! I know what you mean about "the itch". Back in my early 20s, although I loved my job and felt it was the right thing for me, I didn't feel totally fulfilled, and have felt like that ever since until now - only now, doing my training, do I see why I felt like that then! The pointers you gave me on my essay have helped tremendously THANK YOU! So far, I've written 800 words based on just what you've suggested, and I haven't got to the end of the letter yet! Will continue to pray for your church situation - not sure I fully understand what is going on there, though. What was your degree in? I have a friend who studied Classics at Uni, as did her DH.

opps sorry then marybs won't email you unless you want me to, amazing isn't it that they will always pick the thing that seems easiest to blame when there's something deeper going on. Really hoping he sorts work out, not nice when it takes up most of your day and your unhappy.

I'm having an ok day today and now feel like a fraud for having ad's oh well take the good with the bad i guess.

You can still email me if you want , I'm at work at the moment - think you only have my home email? So I wouldn't pick it up till this pm.

DH has had a lot to get used to in such a short time. M. is effectively my boss and mentor as well as a friend. I have Christian friends, other readers, emailing me on a regular basis and I am starting to build a big study book collection. It must be tough for him, as he's a nonbeliever, and he's now surrounded by it! Knowing DH as I do, he probably worries about what would happen if it came to a choice between him and God! He's never voiced that, but it would explain things!

Oops, meant to add, I'm glad your day is going OK! Will keep praying for you though. I DO appreciate the support you give me

Hi again!

Well, I've just spent the morning re-organising all the toys in the playroom...it still looks like a bomb site! There was also a sinister carrier bag into which I was sneaking the broken toys to be binned...had to make sure neither dc saw what I was up to!

Mary - glad your essay is going well! I do envy you, TBH. AS for church...well, the church round the corner, which we've been attending for the last 3 yrs, is a strict Baptist church. That means it has a formal membership system, and to be a member you must be baptised by full immersion. That's not a particular issue for me as I have been 'dunked', but dh hasn't been, has no conviction that he should be, and feels that he will always be on the outside because of it as an issue.

This means in practise that we can't vote on church affairs (and they do a lot of voting!), can't attend church business meetings and can't take communion (which breaks my heart). Also there are other issues I'm not comfortable with...like they are v. against women preaching or talking in services, which frustrates me and upsets me. also they won't get involved with local inter-church events because they feel that the other churches are not quite biblical anough to 'have fellowship with'. Which also frustrates me and makes me quite angry when I think about it! But I know enough about this type of church to know that I'm not going to be able to change them and that they'd see these issues as ones of doctrinal purity.

But...on the other hand the sermons are excellent, the people are lovely, it's in the heart of our local community and the faith there is very genuine. Also they have supported us through difficult times and provide a great Sunday school.

So...the question is, as the Singaporeans say, 'what to do-lah???!!!' Are the theological things (baptism, women leading, inter-church etc)important enough to leave over? It's not a church in which you could 'agree to disagree' - there is a Statement of Fellowship and you have to say that you agree with it all to become a member. When we first went there we thought it was a middle of the road evangelical church - in my naivite I didn't even notice that the fact it was a Baptist church might raise problems with dh!

I miss the CofE, I'd love to find a church that feels like 'home' but I don't want to upset the apple-cart over nothing and I don't want to become a floating christian without any roots in a church. We were at our prevoius church (CofE) for 12 or 13 yrs and I adored it. It didn't just feel like home, it really was home as we lived in a little flat above the church and both dh and I worked for the church. We left because our jobs there came to an end and it's in a ridiculously expensive part of outer London so we moved back to my home town where we already owned a house (which is where we live now).

Sorry to have gone on - this must be my day for spilling guts all over the internet!! So do you see the need for wisdom/ a way forward? Please do pray. My dh is well aware of these issues and feels them even more keenly than I do, but on the other hand he's getting to be good friends with some of the men at the Baptist church so maybe he's starting to 'integrate' more...life can be complicated, eh???!!!

Sorry - I've just looked at my post and realise how dreadful the typos are. So much for Greek, I can barely manage English!!!

BTW Mary my degree was in Eng Lit with Theology, but the only Theology I actually studied was Greek. I'd love to learn OT Hebrew...