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Christian prayer thread for winter

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Madhairday · 12/11/2017 17:18

Hello all! I just posted a long post on the old thread and realised it's full up, so just going to copy this here to sunshine - will try and do a roundup of other prayers too later. Everyone welcome here!

Just want to reiterate what Oma and Cocoa have said so well, sunshine. It's no wonder church feels like a hostile place and you freeze up. I feel so sad for you that that man did this to you. But Christ isn't the church , the church is supposed to be his body, reaching out hands of love and help and compassion, and sometimes they mess that up. Hugely. Sometimes evil crawls in. But that doesn't mean God's abandoned you. I love that Oma referred to the prodigal son, I was looking at Rembrandt's study of that parable the other day and so struck afresh by the father's absolute joy in his son being home, his grace in embracing him whatever he'd done. Sadly you've had a poor excuse for a father so it must be so difficult to frame God in the language of father for you Flowers but God is the father who loves you beyond your imaginings, who reaches out arms of compassion and forgiveness, who gathers you in and just loves you. Loves you so much, so, so much, without end. You can never do anything that will make God abandon you. Jesus said that he is with us always, even to the end of the age.

I know church is threatening, lovely, but there are a lot of people who would love to help, here on the internet and in real life. It's just a case of reaching out, but I know that must seem impossible right now. I've learned that God is a God of restoration, a God who longs to mend the broken places and devastations in people's lives. I've seen people set free from so much and believe with everything I am that God longs to set you free, too.

I'd love you to find some medical support. I'm so sorry your GP is so rubbish. More and more the case, sadly. I pray you can get in to see someone. Would you also consider some counselling? Like cocoa says, that doesn't mean they would take your DC away, just that they would want to support and help you. Flowers you sound a lovely mum and have done so well to get to this point. I'm glad you are reaching out here. Please take care and know God's love pouring over you by the Holy Spirit. Flowers

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BlackeyedSusan · 28/05/2018 13:24

off to my mums. hoping for no more rain while we are gone.

today has been one helluvaweek already without any more stress.

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Dutchoma · 28/05/2018 14:57

So what am I to pray for you?

goshhelp · 28/05/2018 15:22

Hi all I asked for prayers yesterday for healing for my marriage (ex moving in with new dp) I left a message today asking if we could have a chat. Nothing yet. Please pray he will be convicted to speak to me and for healing x

Becca19962014 · 28/05/2018 16:02

For peace. Which I should have just asked for in the first place actually!

I'm going to ask MN to remove the other posts (whether they will or not I don't know).

Becca19962014 · 28/05/2018 16:08

If those posts go then apologies to others, it's actually upsetting to see if written down. I didn't mean to derail the thread.

EddSimcox · 28/05/2018 19:22

Hi becca. I missed all that. know that we are praying for you anyway. gosh I don't know your situation, so it's hard to pray for specific things like that, but I am praying for God's will to be done, and for comfort and healing for you whatever the outcome with H. God bless.

Lisette40 · 28/05/2018 21:02

goshhelp and Becca I am praying for both of you and your situations. I am so sorry that both of you have worries and I'm praying that you both might find strength. ( I can't see your original posts Becca so I'm just praying for your needs right now, whatever they are)

Becca19962014 · 28/05/2018 21:33

The point was I wanted prayers for peace as I'm struggling with a lot of things alone. The things I posted were very personal and upsetting so I asked MNHQ to delete my posts and let the one about needing peace stand. I'm sorry if I've confused anyone, it wasn't my intention.ni should have given more thought to my original post.

Lisette40 · 29/05/2018 07:20

That's no problem Becca. Prayers for peace being said now.

JugglingMummyof2 · 29/05/2018 08:28

Prayers for you all this morning that God hears your hearts desire - sometimes Becca it is hard to articulate what we want but God can see into our hearts and the clutter of our thought filled minds and know what we need.
Call out to the Lord and the Lord will hear you, call out and he will answer Here I am.

Lisette40 · 29/05/2018 09:36

Is there an exam today juggling?

JugglingMummyof2 · 29/05/2018 11:31

No Lisette - Half term so nothing until the 4th June exam wise. Thank you so much for thinking of us. DD is working away steadily to revise as much as possible.
This thread makes me very grateful for all the things in my life that I am not worried about - exams are massively important to DD1 so they are massively important to me but she is strong and healthy - as is DD2 - and DH is pretty D much of the time anyway so I do feel lucky that all four of us can support each other (we are not The Brady Bunch btw and you will never see me on '#feeling blessed Hun' but I do feel fortunate) so this week I want to focus my prayers on people other than us I suppose.

BlackeyedSusan · 02/06/2018 19:52

My arms hurt. Wallpaper stripping and scrubbing the remaining gunk off the ceiling.

I have just spent an hour lying around like a limp lettuce. Whimpering because there is so much more to do and I have too much stuff and not enough room. It is like playing a 3D version of flat Tetris. Now dd is a bit better I need to think about getting boiler fixed/ replaced. It is all a bit much on top of thinking about cars being fixed.

JugglingMummyof2 · 03/06/2018 15:20

How is your day today BlackeyedSusan? When so much needs doing it can feel overwhelming sometimes. I hope you are making progress.

BlackeyedSusan · 03/06/2018 18:10

weepy.

Becca19962014 · 03/06/2018 23:09

I'm sorry for the mess I made of the thread last week.

After thinking about it I wonder if you'll pray for me as I attempt to tackle agoraphobia? I'm really struggling to get anywhere at the moment, been stuck in all day struggling to get out. It's hard to explain. I managed to do a lot Friday, I had a big wobble and that's all that's gone through my mind ever since. Not what I achieved but what I struggled with.

I've been working through a book based around Philippians 4:4-8 which I'm finding really hard so I've abandoned the study (it was really upsetting me and right now I don't need more upset - two friends died end of last week) so I've taken to reading it morning and night instead. I find it's helping me just to read it and use it as prayer.

I keep you all in my prayers, and, again, my apologies for the mess at the start of the week!

JugglingMummyof2 · 03/06/2018 23:48

Praying Becca as you tackle the challenges that the world is throwing at you right now.
Praying for you too BES.

PositiveAttitude · 04/06/2018 06:04

Praying as I read through.

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