MN Christian Prayer Request Thread NUMBER NINE - Moving into Nov - Topping the Active Convos!!??

[CaptainDippy]

longwaytogo - Really struggling atm, feeling depressed and . Currently having counselling. DS has surgery on Nov 10th. Prayers for lovely lady she met at work who is 61 and in end stage Ovarian Cancer, she is so not ready to die.

Nanou1 - Prayers for her as she gets more involved at church!

MaryBS - Prayers for balancing work, Reader study, and family life. Prayers for fellow Reader's dad who has terminal lung cancer, which is inoperable. Prayers for tutor who has fallen off a ladder and fractured his skull. Prayers for DH's niece who is PG and in v.serious amounts of debt. Lots of prayers for Liam (DH's nephew) who has ben placed in care for the next 12 weeks. Praying for a miracle to be worked in his life. Prayers for her bro who is going to Iraq with the Red Cross for 6 months, he leaves behind a wife and children in Germany.

TexasRose - Prayers for colleague at work who TR has been having issues with and who has various personal issues. Lots of prayers for 4 yo DD who is displaying rude and violent behaviour which TR is find v.hard to deal with atm. Prayers for TR's Crohn's Disease which has had a nasty flare up recently. Prayers for God to show TR direction and to help her make a decision about church.

Bethron - Prayers for her DS who has severe Epilepsy and who has recent started going to a special nursery.

Weirdbird - BIG prayers for PG - feeling and uncomfortable and v.low. [[hugs]]]

Bishop Mike and his wife Anthea who were involved in a nasty car accident earlier this month.

PandaG - Pray that God would reveal his plans for her, for this next stage! Prayers for her relationship with DH. Prayers for friend's Grandad who is v.ill in hospital with a duodenal ulcer.

katzg - Prayers for friend who recently lost her babies at 20 weeks.

MarsLady - Dave continues to do well, although a recent PET scan showed a "hotspot" remaining on the site of the orginal tumour. Praying he would recover amazingly. Simon died - prayers for his wife Mandy and the children. Prayers also for a mum from school who was given just days to live.

Steppenmum - Prayers for DS who is going through a rough patch atm and for difficult situation SM is experiencing at work.

NotQuiteSoTiredMum - Prayers for DS1 who is struggling at school.

Sooz - Has been v. recently - got some Anti-D's from dr which were no good. Prayers for amazing uplifting!

Jockey - Prayers for DS who has not been speaking much, but who has been making some progress recently - praise God!

NearlyThree - Has been v. recently, having panic attacks etc and has been seeing counsellor. Prayers especially for relationship with DH. Prayers for baby DS who is ill atm. Prayers for the family of her DH's friend who died recently, funeral is v.soon.

Podmog - Has been feeling a bit , v.tired, up a lot in the night with DS' excema and is PG. Prayers for DD who is being bullied at school.

girlsAboysD - Has PND and is struggling.

harrisey - Prayers for sore throat for DH's bad cough.

Astrophe - Really feeling and struggling atm. [hugs]

mufti - Prayers for lady she met at clinic today who is suffering from dreadful panic attacks.

CaptainDippy - Prayers for potty training with DD1! Contining prayers for hopeful house moved - can't think of anything else right now, too tired!!!!

Prayers for MN!!!!!!!!!

Love, [hugs]] and Prayers to all. xxxx

All the best Kokeshi, thanks for letting us know. Not appreciating what we've got - that's something we all do, I think!

Part of the reason I appreciate rediscovering my faith is because I know how I felt when I lost it.

God bless

Mary

Hi! Had a lovely a/n out with DH - going to pick up the girlies relatively soon, just need to wrap up my box for the shoebox appeal they are collecting at church tomorrow!

How was your dad when you saw him kokeshi?? xx

kokeshi really praying that your hearing comes back it must be so hard having previously had hearing and now to be silent - don't know what to say but just to let you know we are thinking and praying for you.

praying that your dad gets the right ab's to sort out health probs.

cd so glad you had a good afternoon out (child free) mmmm we are going out this eve and leaving older two in with younger two - will only be up the road at a friends wedding do so not too bad.

We have bought the car (or paid a deposit) on the finance agreement because it the least paying back so in for a penny in for a pound. Really scared though hate financial commitment.

Pandag 24/7 is a church taking on commitment to have someone praying in the church for 24 hrs a day 7 days a week. I have been to a few of these events and everyone does them differently - usually different prayer stations, using visual, sensory things to help facilitate prayer. We do 24/7 once a year and 24/1 on the 24th of each month. There is a website i think on 24/7 prayer initative. no good at links though.

Whilst trying to sort my head out this afternoon, I came across this poem by John Keble, you may know it:

"If on our daily course our mind
Be set to hallow all we find,
New treasures still of countless price
God will provide for sacrifice."

To me, this meant to look for God in everything. Very powerful.

And then, while I was browsing, I found this other verse he wrote:

"O Lord, how happy should we be,
If we could cast our care on Thee,
If we from self could rest;
And feel at heart that One above
In perfect wisdom, perfect love,
Is working for the best."

God bless,

Mary

hi all,

Kokeshi, praying for you and your dad. The Lord bless you and give you strength. I had pneumonia last year so I know how bad it can be.

WEll today the Crohn's has been okay. I was at a local community christmas fete doing a stall, which was nice really. Both the dcs met Father Christmas and dd got v. shy! Tomorrow we are going to the Baptist church and it's our turn to run the creche and set up for the toddlers group on MOn a.m. Please conitune to pray that God would lead us, if he wants us to stay part of the church there, to make it clear, and if not, that he'd give us the courage to leave and show us the next steps. For various reasons we've not been to church for the last few weeks and I am nervous about going in the morning - weird really.

love to you all xxxxxxxx

Well, seek and you shall find, and look what I found:

"I asked God"

I asked God to take my pain away.
God said, No.
It is not for me to take away,
but for you to give it up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
Her spirit was whole,
her body was only temporary.

I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No.
Patience is a by-product of tribulations,
it isn't granted, it is earned.

I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
I give you blessings,
Happiness is up to you.

I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares
and brings you closer to me.

I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own,
but I will prune you to make you fruitful.

I asked for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life
so that you may enjoy all things.

I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as he loves me.
God said... Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.

Thank you for those Mary!

Congratulations on the car lwtg - hope it is fab and the finances work out ok!! How are you doing?

Hi Texas! Glad the Crohn's is settling down a bit - continuing to pray for you re: church.

I'm ok, but feeling a bit weird today - keep having nasty unsettled nights, punctuated by horrid dreams (that I can't remember well enough in the morning to relay to DH.) I feel a bit dizzy and odd. Mmmmmmmm ...... Apart from that, not so bad!

Hoping things start happening with the house move in the coming week ..... keep praying .....

How's everyone else doing??

I don't know if anyone has asked but could you please pray for Charleymouse and her twins. She's one of the ladies on the multiples thread and she's in need right now. Thanks!

On to it Marsy - Thank you for posting .... xx

Me too. Poor charleymouse!

Good evening ladies!

We had a guest speaker in church this morning.

We are focusing on evangelism at the moment. He asked us - what do you have the faith to pray for? He asked us - are you called? He told us - nothing is a co-incidence, there are ony 'god-incicences' so we are called into our work, our neighnbourhood, our family, our friends .... whereever God has put us is where He wants is to be, to be His witnesses through our lives, so others may aske 'WHY' are we doing what we do - if we do it in His name.

Got me bogggggggled! Am I in my street to evangelise my neighbours? Scarey thought???????

Well, might be, but God is with me!

Evening all,

Still here, still getting bigger by the day,

Can I ask for your specfic prayers again, I see the Consultant on Tuesday for my Scan and update on having too much amniotic fluid, this appt will probably decide whether I am allowed am active labour, whether they will induce me early, basically what will happen when I go into labour.

Last week I saw a different MW to normal who decided I didnt look that big too her and decided to have a really good poke at the bump and try and work out what was what in there without worrying about a scan (purely for her own nosiness as I was only there to have my BP checked!!!!) she upset bump so much I had contractons / braxton hicks the rest of the day and night and bump moved first back into being transverse and I think has now moved back to breech after all my hard work to get him 3/5 engaged up till then....

If I am still breech on Tuesday I know they are going to want to do the CS that they keep mentioning and I know I won't get the active birth and other things I am hoping for.

Please please pray that baby is back head down on Tuesday morning

Praying for the move CD

Wow Harrisey - it is great when God really speaks through a sermon isn't it?

Had a good Sunday here - God challenged me again at church today, and like the L'oreal advert - I need to know that I am worth it - anything else is a LIE!

prayers for you all

omw what a day here or rather out.

We went to yorkshire today to a friends little boys dedication which was lovely, but didn't get far down the road on way home and suspension coil spring and the bush has gone on the suspension.

Luckily we were able to drive it back to friends and wait for AA who put us on back of lorry and brought us the 2 hours home - 5 of us squashed on the back seat of lorry with car seats on the sides because he brought his gf along for the ride so only dh could sit in the front.

Bought car dvd player 2 days ago plugged it into cigarette lighter in the lorry and it blew up in my hands.

So all in all an eventful day - and its my birthday Plus of course I have just part x the car and supposed to be picking new one up on sat. Please pray that garage won't want us to fix it before they have it and that they will come up with solution on how we going to get it the 40 miles there if they don't want it fixed.

Don't think we will be able to afford to get it fixed or take less for it to compensate for repair work - so please pray ladies, please.

Wow!!!! what alot to catch up on, just read snippets of this weekends posts! will catch up tomorrow (I hope)

MaryBS - love the reading/prayer, answers alot of my thoughts!

lwtg - sorry you had a rough birthday, I presume you are all home safe and well now!

Morning!

FIL has taken DD1 to his churches toddler group!!!!!! He used to do this regularly when DD2 was v.small, but then started work p/t (he is retired) and it sort of fizzled out - I am so so so grateful and v. Thank you Lord!! Hope she is good, doesn't eat too many biscuits and doesn't wee / poo herself!! Eeeeeek! Anyway, catching up frantically on stuff while she is gone and DD2 is in bed......

Thank you for the food for thought harrisey and Panda - needed some of this this morning.

Weirdbird - Praying for your appointment with consultant tomorrow - praying hard that it is positive news and you can have natural / active labour you really desire honey. Grrrrr! to pokey mw - Grrrrr! Praying Bean gets back in position quick smart!!! [hugs]

lwtg - @ your Birthday honey (Happy Birthday! btw ) Sorry that your car broke down. We've had a lot of that lately, so I know how you feel - praying the garage can get it sorted in time for you to part-x. [[hugs] Not what you needed right now, I am sorry. [hugs]] by the bucketload.....

How is everyone else doing?? Just called up nursery to ask if they had a place for DD1 an extra morning a week and they think they have - Yippee!! It looks to be on a Friday morning, and I have to admit Wed would be better (cheeky prayers here please!!); but beggars can't be choosers and all that, I guess ......

Wow CD - thats good news - maybe your FIL is trying to make amends? How did they get on?

LWTG - sorry to hear your birthday wasn't much fun. I hope and pray you can get the car situation sorted out.

Harrisey - ITA with that guest speaker. I have had "Godincidences" in my life!

Panda - glad to hear you had some "Godspiration" too!

Weirdbird praying for you and baby for tomorrow. Will be thinking of you tomorrow.

I'm meeting with my vicar tomorrow to discuss my "on-the-job" training. Please pray that it goes well.

Gosh - - Where is everyone????

Have had a good day today - feeling more and positive, which is great - Thank you for you prayers everyone! DD1 really enjoyed going out with G'pa, and so did he, so really hoping they want to go again next Mon - I have no objections!

Not much news here - still no further forward with the house move, but slowly packing and getting Christmas organised .....

Good evening!

CD it's great that your FIL wants to spend time with your dd. You must be thrilled!

Mary I'll be praying for you tomorrow. This training is pretty intensive, eh?

Harrisey it's exciting to hear how God is speaking to you. I'm praying that you will get a little encouragement this week or an opportunity to speak about him in some way.

WEll I'm afraid I didn't go to church again yesterday . I was very ill and had to just go back to bed. AS it was I spent most of the day yesterday in bed. But...it's weird but I felt much closer to God than I have for ages. I was reading the wonderful book 'The Bible Jesus Knew' by Philip Yancey which is all about the Old TEstament, and in particular I was reading about the book of Job. Yancey was saying that when God seems most absent, that is when he is most present (in Job's case God was staking his reputation before Satan on Job's reaction). That made me think about my life, and about church and the number of times I've prayed and asked God to show us what to do with no thunderbolts from heaven, no prophets knocking on our door with a message from the Lord, just me and dh, struggling to make sense of how to follow God in a muddled up world. WEll yesterday I realised that that is what He wants and intends for us to do, and that 'victory' means nothing unless it refers to the struggle that came before it. Sorry that's a bit abstract!

Also...another thing...I've been thinking for a while that what I need is an older wiser christian without any vested interest in which church we end up in, with time to listen to me blether on and help me see the bigger picture...and this morning someone occured to me. She's a vicar I met earlier this year when I attended a toddler service at her church. She was so lovely and patient with the toddlers and blessed each of them in such a lovely way and I just saw in her the kind of christian I need right now. I doubt v. much she'd remember me and I'm not sure if I've got the courage to phone and ask her to speak to me...what do you think?

This uncertainty about church is such a big issue to me. I was thinking today that it is the first time in my life that I have really thought about what type of church I can be part of, where my spiritual home is. I was thinking today that rather be in a state of panic (Like I was when we left our old home church) I should see it as something liberating and an opportunity to explore who I am in Christ, where I fit into his body.

Sorry, a long one, but this is a great opportunity for me to spill it all out as you lot are much wiser than I am and you don't have any vested interests!

God bless

wow texasrose take the plunge phone the vicar, what have you got to loose?

cd brill you feeling a bit better and that fil is taking interest in children again.

mary bs forgot to say yest thanks for that poem going to take a better look when i got 5 mins and print it off.

Car is going to cost us at least £90 that is if he finds nothing else wrong with it when he gets it on the ramps - I have a feeling he will tbh, so prayers all round please that it can be fixed without huge huge cost.

TR - dunno about us all being wiser than you, you seem pretty wise to me! We all have different gifts that we bring to this thread and we all help each other, that's the strength and the beauty of it! God helps us to help each other.
I agree you should talk to that vicar, don't hesitate! Our vicar says sometimes that he wishes people weren't so reluctant to turn to him for help because "they don't want to bother him" or because "they don't attend his church". As far as he's concerned, that's what he's there for.

Yes, the training is intensive, but so rewarding. You get out of it what you put into it, they say, but its hard not to put my all into it (tiring me out!) because it is so important to me.

LWTG about your car. Praying that you have the means to cover the cost. Is this quote from the garage that is taking it in p/ex? Because surely it would be cheaper if they took it "as is"? And if not, can he patch it up, rather than repair it (maybe with SAFE secondhand parts from a scrapyard?)

CD - glad FIL enjoyed himself. That is SUCH a good sign! Maybe it will keep up after you move? Sounds like God is working there!

Hi everyone, I guess I won't be posting here for a while. My faith is pretty much at rock bottom. I just can't believe that a loving, powerful God could create this world, and create me. Sorry.

You are all wonderful, caring, loving people. My thoughts are with everyone who is struggling, but I cannot pray anymore

Footprints, I'm really sorry to hear that. If you don't mind, I'll continue to pray for you. It sounds to me as if your faith in YOU is rock bottom. I truly hope you can find happiness in yourself. It goes without saying, you're welcome back here at any time, whether to pray, be prayed for, or just to let us know how you are!

God bless

Mary

Me too footprints - just because you don't feel you can pray anymore doesn't mean you have to quit this thread - please please keep posting - we want so much to help you through this desert time honey. [[hugs]] My email is: captain_dippy "at" yahoo "dot" co "dot" uk if you wanna chat more privately. xxxx

Hope training goes well today Mary and it is super rewarding!

lwtg - every sympthay, we've had car trouble recently that has meant shelling out the best part of a Grand - We've got nothing left for Christmas now. We are blessed the DD's are too young to "get" Christmas really - phew!! Praying it doesn't cost much more than £90 honey. [hugs]]

Texas - CALL THAT VICAR - DO IT, DO IT!!! She didn't come into your head for no reason at all and I am sure she would be delighted to help - CALL HER!! What a great idea about talking to someone older and wiser (!!?) Continuing to pray for the church situation for you and your DH......

So sorry if I've missed anyone, but have driving lesson in a mo and neeeeeeeed to pee!!

Thank you for all the nice stuff you've said abouth FIL etc - hoping he DOES keep it up!!