Christian Prayer Request Thread - Feb 2007 - The Bible Bashers Push Onwards....

[CaptainDippy]

Hello!

New Month - New Thread ......

Firstly Huge Congratulations to WeirdBird & Podmog - on the safe arrival of our first two Prayer Thread babies this month! Hello to Hannah Elizabeth & George William! Praise God for the blessing of these wonderful, precious babies - May they be the hugest blessing to these lovely families!!

Hurrah!

Right ...... In no particular order.......

Shonaspurtle - Prayers for her close friend's wee baby, Lewis. Lewis is currently on heart bypass and has now been palced on the transplant list. Things are v.critical for him - Strength to his family.

Twiga - Welcome back! Praise God for Twiga's pregnancy (due in June 2007).

Podmog - Praise for the safe arrival of George William and praying that he settles in well to Podmog Family life. Prayers for them as they contemplate community living.

Nanou1 - Should be getting Internet at home soon - yey! Nanou1 is unhappy at work - praying that something works out for her there and that her DH would get a great job too.

ggglimpopo - Lost her youngest child, Maude (2) at the beginning of the month. She died completely unexpectedly in her sleep. Continuing prayers for the family as they coms to terms with this tragic, tragic loss.

fannyannie - Praise God that her and her DH have decided to stay under the same roof and try to make a go of things. Prayers for them as they enter counselling.

longwaytogo - She and DH have decided on a trial separation. LWTG has been really, really & struggling, she and her family need lots of prayers and support right now.

Emily - A friend of Misdee and her DH Peter - Prayers for her following lung transplant surgery. She is doing well so far.

lulumama - Prayers for v.close friend whose nephew died on NY's Eve.

MaryBS - Whole family has been poorly - Mary continuing to suffering with respitory infection. DS has tonsilitis. Continuing prayers for Reader Friend who recently lost her dad, prayers for his wife as she copes (she is in a nursing home with Dementia.) Prayers that DH would become a Christian and for his constant mood swings.

RoseyLea - Prayers for church situation (settling into a church in their local area), possible new house, broken car and that Rosey's health would continue to be really good!!

Posey - Prayers for boy at her nursery whose mum died in Nov of Cancer. The family are doing ok, but need lots of strength and love as they comes to terms with their huge loss.

Worzella - Prayers for Minister who has been ill. Returning to work this week.

CaptainCaveman - Prayers for DSis who is an alcholic - she has admitted her problem and is getting help. Prayer for the safety of her DD. Thanks to God that CC is feeling positive after finishing a course of counselling!!

Buffysmum - Prayers for fantasticmrsfox/madamereyand as she travels back to this country with her children, escaping from an abusive relationship abroad.

MarsLady - On-going prayers for her friend Dave and his wife Sue. Dave is going to require further treatment to eradicate more of "his" blood and have it replaced with his sisters. Special prayers for Sue as she copes with all of this.

Toady - Her sister Jo recently died after having her life support machine turned off after a horrific accident. Prayers for Toady and the whole family as they come to terms with her death.

WeirdBird - Praise God for the safe delivery of Hannah Elizabeth - Prayers for WB as struggles with poss. retained placenta / D&C and for Hannah who is struggling with Colic.

SleepySooz - Praise God her twins are finally getting a good night's sleep! Prayers for her panic attacks.

Bobsmum - Prayers for her DS as his "behaviour issues" are investigated. Thank you Lord for her gran's life - prayers for the family as they deal with her death.

NotQuiteSoTiredMum - Prayers for her friend and her family as they deal with the death of their 15 yr old son who fell into the Thames.

PandaG - Prayers for her as she has an interview for a possible new job. Feeling v.under-confident and nervous about it.

PeachyClair - Prayers for her as she works out what to do with her "Faith" Praise God that her DS' autism was diagnosed quickly - Prayers for Peachy and her family as the adjust and come to terms with his diagnosis.

NearlyThree - Prayers for her and her family as they are having to move to another part of the country very quickly.

potoroo - Prayers for her and her family as they deal with the loss of her grandfather who lived in Australia. Potoroo will not be able to attend his funeral.

Jockey - Praise God her DS who has selective mutism went back to nursery ok after an illness!

mrsgee - Prayers for her and her DH as they decide whether to try for another baby or not.

Milliways - Has recently resigned from a job of 22 yrs to start working for a small Christian company who are "making a difference"! Prayers everything would go well there - and prayers for DH who is also contemplating a change of career!

CaptainDippy - Has been fairly low of late and has started having small panic attacks. Praise God she passed her driving test (thank you for prayers guys!! ) Prayers for her as she copes with two toddlers and a big bump. Prayers for lady in her Book Group who has malignant melanomas in both legs.

Get praying guys .....

Ding dong merrily on high, the Christmas bells are ringing, la la la la la la la, do do do do do do do. Can't stop singing this for some reason!

Good morning, feeling jolly jolly jolly . Slight headache due to too much white wine last night! However, been to breast clinic today and was in and out in 25 minutes - wow! - PRAISE THE LORD! It's just a little lump of tissue, nothing to worry about, nothing needs doing. Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!

So far so good with reduction in drugs, felt a tiny wobble this morning but put that down to
a) too much wine last night
b) hospital appointment this morning.

Love and prayers to all, thinking of those who are poorly, sad, tired, fed-up, narked off, scared or just plain confused. May God take all your worries and cares from you and bathe you in His glorious love.
xxx

That's fantastic news CCM! Praise God for being so good!

"Celebrate God, all day every day. I mean revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you're on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them to see the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!

Dont fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the centre of your life"

Fantastic, isn't it?

hello all!

just a quick hi as my keyboard is playing up!

I've been praying for you all esp. Pepperrabbit.

Great news CCM!

I'm feeling v. low today - lots of emotional issues coming out atm ... feeling like I'm all a bit lost...

What great news CCM! And a lovely quote Mary - I'm going to print that off.

Hugs Rosey. Echoing CCM's lovely prayer, that you will know His arms around you.

DS1's problems avoided by snow-closing-school today. I could do with prayer for patience with him as he is driving me potty today, too! No wonder his friends and teachers sometimes get cross with him! Hmm - not sure which is harder - being six or being a mummy!

NQSTM - praying for DS1's problems...

RL - sorry to hear you are feeling lost and emotional... I am struggling with emotions atm, all sorts of feelings coming through. I'm finding my copy of the Message really helping - when I first heard about it, I was shocked and thought it irreverent. Now I can see the power and the passion in the way the NT is translated therein.

DS1 is fine and on the mend again BTW. We had a fun time today, making cakes (conventionally) and baking bread (in the bread maker!)

CD - praying for strength and patience for you, both with your children and your DH. Praying that this marriage course brings you closer together in love.

Belgianmama - praying for your friend to know the love and the joy and the tiredness of another DC.

Please pray for my DBro and SIL - the ones who are adopting. The papers are soon to go through the courts - with a hearing expected to be in about 6 weeks time. A very tense time for them, hoping and praying for a happy ending.

Praying also for my DBro in Basra. He is coming home for a few days next week. I hope and pray that he has some good quality time with his family.

Hi to everyone else - there's a few of you not posted much lately, hoping and praying everything is good for you and that God is watching over you and protecting you.

Praying for you all

Hi All,

CCM - What great news I am so pleased for you.
Roseylea - I hope you feel brighter soon.

Marybs- will pray for you and your family.

And of course for everybody else that I havnt mentioned.

God Bless you all.
x

just don't knwo wht to say anymore. I keep saying the same things so thats that really. Just wish some of you were closer in real life.

LOngway - I don't know what to pray for you, so I am asking the HolY Spirit to guide me, as He knows (if that makes any sense). Just know that I am lifting you andf your family up honey.

Hi all! Hope you are all enjoying the snow! We have 2 v. excited dcs here as they contemplate another day of no school and making snowballs and sledging! (Heaps of laundry to do as well tho - bah!)

Hi Longway! I wish I were closer too. I am praying tho. If you were here I'd give you a lovely cup of roseylee

CD - I want to do the Marriage Course! It is our 10th wedding anniversary this weekend!

Well I am feeling brighter today - a lot of my turmoil yesterday was to do with leaving the Baptist church and finding a church that is home for us - as I thought about it I realised how many feelings of guilt and failure I had - we have tried sooooooo hard to make the Baptist church feel like home, we've been to every prayer meeting and volunteered for everything for the last 3 or 4 yrs - in order to try and make it feel like home. (It didn't work.)

Anyway yesterday afternoon I went to see one of my Baptist church friends and do you know what she said? She said, "You need to leave, you need to find somewhere that's really right for you, and you have nothing at all to feel guilty about!" and she assured me that everyone at the Baptist church would understand and still stay in touch. It was so good talking it all through with her. It means that on Sunday I won't feel guilty about going to a different church!

What we might do is to write a letter to the Baptist congregation, thank them for all they've done for us (they have supported us a lot and prayed for us a lot) and explain that although we have gained a lot from being with them, we feel the need to settle into a church where we all feel...errrmmmm...not sure, but we'll put it very diplomatically and maybe buy cakes or something to have after a service as a kind of thank you present. What do you think?

So things are moving on, slowly. When I first statred posting on this prayer thread in Sept it all felt so muddled and even then I felt so guilty about wanting to leave the Baptist church. I hate upsetting people! And because we have been so involved, it's that much harder to leave. But I think the minister won't be at all surprised anyway.

So thank you all for praying about this.

Lots of love to everyone else as well!

Good morning all. Hope that you enjoy the snow if you have it.

LWTG - sending you a big hug and a special prayer.

No snow here! I want some!!

DD's still waking up stupidly early - DH and I very tired and very busy atm, lots and lots to doooooo. Thank you for your prayers - keep them coming, esp the ones that involve the DD's sleeping properly, DD1 poo-ing and wee-ing in the toilet and DH and I feeling a bit more rested and relaxed ..... Cheers.

Sigh.

Prayers please - one of our branch of the NCT's ex-Antenatal teacher's has taken her own life. She leaves behind a 10yr old son. I don't think she had much family and the boy's father lives in Australia. Just terrible. Don;t know what else to say....

NQSTM - Praying for your DS and for you as you advise and guide him - Lord's protection over him. Is he back at school today??

Fellow Captain - Soooo glad it is going well - continuing to pray - @ too much vino!!

Rosey - [hugs] Sweetie - How are you feeling today? Continuing to pray re: church situation - keep us informed. Congratulations!! - On your 10 year anniversary this weekend - wow!! DH and I have been together 10 years and married for 5 this August - Tis a loooong old time when you're only 24!!

Mary - Praying for your DBro and SIL re: adoption and for your DBro in Basra - great that he is coming home for a few days soon, praying the family have a special time together. How are you honey? How's DS?

lwtg - [[[[hugs]]]]] Stick with us, hon - even if you don't have words to psot - We love and care about you and are praying for you sweetie.

Best go, super busy.....

Sorry, just a quick prayer request, I am very worried about DH, been in his current job 35 years (2 weeks sickness in that time), he is so reliable and honest, but he has had a written warning at work and I am petrified that they are trying to get rid of him, house 3 dc to care for, he has learning difficulties, can't read or write, he feels he is on the scrap heap! please help me pray for him! I don't know what to do, where to go, what job he could get if he was fired! they just keep asking him to do too many things at once, saying that its urgent, he can obviously only do one job at a time! he ended up at hospital last week after an accident at work, I'm just so worried! and can't stop blubbering!

Oh Sooz - Praying honey! [[[hugs]] It is only one written warning, and, like you say - his credentials speak for themselves - that is an impressive track record he has got for himself - Take heart from that! Do keep us informed about the situation and try not to worry too much - How are you doing honey??

thinking of name change to Captain Dizzy (although a little too confusing with having a Captain Dippy!) - feeling ok coming off tabs but am having vertigo as a result. Makes me feel spaced out!

Anyway, love and hugs to all, praying hard for each and every one of us.

Thanks CD, I'm fine now thank you, I have put things into perspective again, as long as I am ready for it and have a plan B in action, I'll cope, it was just a shock! its just thinking what DH can actually do without any qualifications and the reading and writing side of things (or lack of) we have discussed alot of options and have decided to look for another job, even if he doesn't get the sack, it will give him confidence and find out what sort of job he would like to do, he is very bright and that is the most frustrating thing, oh well we have to take each day as it comes and not be too pessimistic, atm we are just ok!

How r u anyway with the pregnancy, you have suffered quite alot with sickness and dizziness, I had it with the twins for 9 months, and had to be hospitalised on a drip a few occasions so you have my full sympathy, yukky yuk yuk! are you due June time, I can't remember?

dh has gone away for the w/e to watch the football. so i'm left here with the 4 dc its already ended in a screaming match bec dd2 who incidently has been away all week is being horrible.

dd1 seems to be depressed and that scares the pants off me. Says she hates school. Don't knwo wht to do for her.

Evening! I am tiiiiiired, think I am going to have to hit the hay fairly soon. Hoping beyond hope that the DD's sleeeeeeeeep tonight ....

Hoping the withdrawal symptoms ease soon, Fellow Captain - Great that you are still feeling fab and positve!!

Sooz - Glad you are more postive too, just keep encouraging DH and letting him know how fab he is (men love all that!! ) Praying something amazing comes up for him as a poss alternative! (esp so he can stick two fingers up at present employers .... Ahem!! ) Yes, I have been fairly sick / dizzy etc for most of this PG; but hasn't been unbearable, just different. Perhaps it is a boy!!!!? I am due April 26th (wish it was June in some ways though!!); think I'll be early again though. Perhaps around the 12th-ish!!?

lwtg - [[[hugs] Praying for strength to get through the w/e and for God's Peace to descend upon your house and mind. xxxx [[hugs]

Sending special prayers LWTG. Praying for His love to surround you and your dcs this weekend.

Hi!

LWTG praying for you esp. this weekend, for peace in your heart and in your household.

Sleepysooz, praying for your dh, for the best result wth his job. I'm praying that he will find work that really affirms him as a person and recognises and uses all his skills.

Well I am in a funny place spirutually / emotionally atm. As we ponder going to a new church / moving house all these emotions from te last few years (which have been really quite a hard time in lots of ways) are coming to the surface, and as dh said this morning, we need to deal with the past before we can move into the future. It's good that we are recognising what some of the issues have been, and today I went for a long walk to pray and give all the cruddy emotions to God!

I know it's not always that easy, and the thing I've said to God is that I'm going ot keep praying and working it all through until I know that I am healed emotionally and spiritually. I'm considering going for christian counselling - dh thinks it might be a good way of dealing with things in a definite setting rather than me just praying on my own or us together as a couple. I have got a good christian friend whom I'm seeing on Monday evening for a prayer session and I've decided I'm going to tell her all about it and ask her to pray with me. I know this might all sound so obviusly the right thing to do, but it's taken me a long time (the last 3 yrs really) to get to the point of acknowledging the issues and actually wanting to deal with them.

To put it into perspective, my mum had bad PND with us when we were little and never acknowledged it or had it treated and it solidified into agoraphobia which still really limits what she can do now - she can't go out on her own at all. So I really don't want that to be me, I want to get through this and get healed so that I can be healthy spiritually and emotionally. I really admire you CCM for all the counselling you've had. It takes real guts!

Anyway MN has been quite instrumental in all this, in so far as posting here has started the process of talking through some of the big issues in my life (eg church). Thank you all for listening - I know I've gone on a bit! I'll make you all a big cake when we meet up in July!

Rosey, my lovely, [[[[hugs]] Really sounds like you are getting stuff sorted in your head and that is wonderful - Praise God - I am glad the thread has helped with this (cake is sounding good, don't forget to put: "Happy Birthday!!" on it!! ) Praying that Monday evening with your good friend goes well and praying for you as you strive to resolve these issues from the past etc. Thinking that Christian Counselling would be really fantastic for you - praying you find someone you can do that with asap. Just basically praying for you as you press towards getting "there" ,iykwim!!? Is exciting God stuff!!

I'm just popping in really - feeling exhausted - v.busy day!! Took DD1 out on lots of errands this morning and stopped off at friends for lunch then went swimming with DH and DD's, tea, bath and bed for them, not me - )

They slept!! (again) - til 7.30am, much more reasonable - they also went to bed really well tonight - so hopefully this will be another good night!!!!? Thank you for your encouragement and prayers - keep 'em coming!! DD1 did a poo on the toilet before bath tonight too - Hurrah!!

I am feeling a bit worried - really bad pain all across one side of my bump - Thinking I've either pulled a muscle or done myself some damage. I called our local maternity unit and they said it would be best to see someone - Only problem is, they are shut and I'd have to drive for 45 mins / an hour to get to next nearest unit - 2 hours travel time and that's not even with seeing someone!! Not to mention getting someone willing to babysit at short notice, possibly until 12am!!!! It's not our units fault, it's the crappy government; but DH and I are in such a quandry - we've decided to wait to see how the pain is tomrrow - May be our unit will be open then!??? Feeling and about that. Any ideas you guys????? What would you do?? Please please pray about this for me, thank you!

captd only you can make the decision hun.

came up with a cracker the other night that 'children are a problem from the time their born to the time we die' but actually that should be before their born.

roseylea praying for you hun, just praying you find a counsellor that works for you. Brill tht you have got someone to pray with. I wish I did.

I have done 2 sessions with the occy health counsellor now and i don't knwo how its going. All i seem to talk about is dh. I seem to go round in circles and not move anywhere. When i said that I had self esteem issues she said now's not the time to deal with it. So when is then? I told her I was fed up of putting me on the back burner.

I always seem to be dealing with issues concerning dh. Over the years its been communication problems between us, then addiction probs off and on which now transpires tht haven't stopped for the last 11 yrs.

Then it appears that the communication problems and that the addiction problems are all part of the fact that he was abused. So I have struggled with thinking over the years that somethings not right and my self esteem has taken a beating because I have always felt that I have put him down bec he has been unmotivated etc.

I don't even know what i'm trying to say really apart from the fact that maybe I should have insisted years ago that we do something about our relationship. Now I just feel its too little too late.

And that now isn't the time to deal with me.

I have felt bound for years and I don't know how i'm ever going to be free. Maybe I need to get a life, stop moaning, think postive and be strong enough for everyone.

wht am I saying? I don't know - no wonder i going nowhere in counselling.

Hi LWTGAABF - I am new to this thread but I have been reading it over the last few days. You sound as if you are in a bit of a quandry - I don't know your story but I will pray that find answers to your questions.
My husband and I have had problems for the last 3 years during which time he has battled depression and dependancy on alcohol & illegal substances. We are currently living apart because we have 2 young sons and his behaviour was unacceptable around them. I have just started going to church again to seek some spiritual healing and even though I have only been going since Christmas - I have already gained comfort through prayer and worship. I hope that you too find some comfort. xxxxxx

mumtogusnalbie up until 18 months ago we were ministers. Since then life has kind of fallen apart - but maybe its been falling apart for years.

CD that stinks that you are in the position of having to decide whether to make the long journey. Grrr - this government and hospitals - don't get me started....I'm praying that you won't need to go in, anyway - that the painsd will stop (But don't you go thinking that gets you off the hook, Mr Blair!!!)

LWTG - no it's not about stopping moaning and being positive - no no no. I'll try and articulate this a bit better tomorrow but I so, so deeply believe that Christ came into the world to make us whole and that he can touch and heal the deepest hurts in our souls and spirits. I know it's not easy - and certainly not quick - but I really believe that the way to go is to open up and be honest with Him and with people, to keep on pouring out all the pain and to get other people to pray for you over and over again because as they do so you will be allowing God to pour his healing in, little by little.

You're right, it is fantastic that I have a friend to pray with me on Monday - is there anyone in your church, or near where you live who could come over and pray? Counselling is important but prayer is too.

And yes, obviously all these issues re. your dh are important as they have impacted your life a lot, but who you are is important too and issues of self-esteem etc are crucial. I know this might be a bit much, but if you can, ask God to give you an idea of how he sees you, of how much he loves you, of what he sees in you. Also I pray that others will say things that will just give you the encouragement and affirmation that you need.

Sorry to have gone on - the last thing I want to do is to make you feel worse, but I just wanted to say please don't just put on a brave face - please do let God in, and anyone you trust who seems able to cope with it all. I will be praying esp. for you this week, and if there's anything I can do just say! You're in Wales, aren't you? I'm afraid I'm miles away in the 'Ome counties....