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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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JugglingMummyof2 · 14/06/2018 10:01

Prayers for everyone and thank you for your support over the past weeks. We have just one exam left tomorrow morning and I was expecting to feel liberated but instead I feel stomach churningly anxious about the results in case DD doesn't get her predicted grades and is disappointed/can't do her chosen A levels.
Please pray that she achieves her desired grades and can progress to the next stage successfully.

Becca19962014 · 14/06/2018 10:17

juggling I think there's an expectation that once they're done its fine but it doesn't work like that the worry doesn really stop until the results (at least that's what I've found anyway).

JugglingMummyof2 · 14/06/2018 11:21

Thank you Becca19962014.
Things are so up in the air this year with these new linear GCSEs that everyone seems all at sea. I must be looking very down in the mouth as DD asked me if I was ill so I need to put on a happy face. I am normally seen as a positive person - a bit of a Pollyanna but I am finding this hard.
Stress always affects my tummy and my sleep which in turn makes me feel physically miserable too.
Onwards we trudge...

Becca19962014 · 14/06/2018 15:03

I was one of the first years to do GCSEs after o levels and it was the same thing, no one knowing what was going on, no syllabus (before internet just a bit!), no mocks, so I do understand. Even though I was 16 it was drummed into us about it being different and no one knowing what was going to happen.

MsForestier · 15/06/2018 12:30

Hope this morning went well juggling. Can you take an exam worry hiatus to all yourselves time to relax? Say block off three weeks when you and dd don't worry at all about the results and just recover after the exams. Then you can start to prepare for the results. It's a very racing time alright. But what an achievement to get through it all and sit all those exams.

MsForestier · 15/06/2018 12:31

To give yourselves, I meant.

MsForestier · 15/06/2018 12:32

I have no idea what was meant instead of 'racing' darn autocorrect. I meant worrying, I think.

JugglingMummyof2 · 15/06/2018 14:16

Thank you so much MsForestier and all my other chums on here.
We are done and dusted now - yippee!
Feeling better today - I will put the worry to one side for a few weeks and pray any time I feel the panic rising.
DD really wants to stay on at her school and their standards for 6th form are high so she desperately needs to be an all 7/8/9 girl. Pressure.
It really helps to feel that people on this thread are praying for her (and me!) so thank you very very very much.

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Madhairday · 17/06/2018 10:18

So glad they're over with, Juggling, congratulations to your DD for getting through! I understand about waiting for grades and especially not knowing boundaries etc. It was only maths and English last year when DD did them which had the 1-9 marks and we were so churned up about them - turned out fine in the end though and I'm sure it will with your DD!

How are you doing, Becca? Prayers for you this morning.

Would appreciate prayer as having a bad week with health.

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JugglingMummyof2 · 19/06/2018 20:24

Oh Madhairday. I typed a comment to you on Monday morning and must not have posted it. I have prayed for you and Becca and BES and MsForestier this week as I so appreciate your support.
DD seems very happy and so I am too.

BlackeyedSusan · 20/06/2018 15:06

also praying for helalth mhd.

thanks for the prayers. this is the week of the man appointments. I have been to mine. no diagnosis, more a fudge we think this is it. (weird medics as they are, do not do black and white thinking. ) pray for genetic testing to beinvented possibly, in thenext 10 minutes?!?

more really crucial appointemnts tomorrow. then some less crucial ones tomorrow and friday.

slippermaiden · 20/06/2018 21:41

Madhairday I am going to hold you in the light this evening for my worship. Hope you feel better soon.

BlackeyedSusan · 22/06/2018 07:32

last appointment of the week.

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Madhairday · 25/06/2018 12:57

Thank you so much for your prayers, all. Very much appreciated. I am feeling a little on the up now, the antibiotics are kicking in. Did have to miss two events at the weekend, sigh.

How did the appointment go, BES?

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BlackeyedSusan · 29/06/2018 20:07

me: appointment not got a firm diagnosis, still probably... (eh?) fulfill all the tick boxes so not sure why this is as there is no other test.

dc: referral being made and the appointments were helpfulish generally.

dd: another routine to follow. no meds and stop one sort of physio

BlackeyedSusan · 29/06/2018 21:41

oh and just rung ex to ask the children to be brought home. they were on the way back from the park and have not been fed.

MsForestier · 06/07/2018 14:12

Hope all well here. Praying for you all. X

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Madhairday · 09/07/2018 17:30

How is everyone!

I hope you're surviving the heat okay. This thread title seems somewhat ironic now...

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JugglingMummyof2 · 09/07/2018 19:55

I'm ok that mhd - trying to put all thought of exams and results out of my mind for another few weeks. Loving this weather - simply the best and living in the garden as much as possible. One DD off on DofE tomorrow, back Wednesday and other off on NCS on Thursday. Our girls are away so much this summer but never at the same time!
How is everyone else coping?

BlackeyedSusan · 11/07/2018 21:16

Oh for goodness sake. Arranged for DS to go to his dad's so I took dd to school thing only D's is not actually watching the football now and dragged his dad out for a run. . Missing extra time.

Dutchoma · 12/07/2018 06:52

Under the circumstances I think that was a Veery Clever Choice BES, don’t you?

BlackeyedSusan · 12/07/2018 07:27

did turn out to be. I went out to pack the car afterwards and there wa a man in the street wrestling the england flag off his car and chucking it in the back seat. It was eerily quiet.

Yhe run may have averted the worst of the following meltdown.

Becca19962014 · 12/07/2018 13:53

Sorry I disappeared, thread dropped off my list.

I'm really struggling in the heat and my GP says to just hang on until it cools. Though it's cooler outside inside my flat it's boiling as only one window opens in mine and everyone else in the building is on holiday so all their windows are shut too - the one above I've learnt has the heating on ffs. It's over 25c inside right now. It's been getting to over 27 so could be worse but it's badly effecting my health.

My anxiety is worsening. Everything I managed in June is now just too much for me.

Please pray for some coolness And understanding professionals!!

Becca19962014 · 12/07/2018 14:11

My GP whose lovely is away for a month so feeling on my own right now.

Dutchoma · 12/07/2018 18:52

It has been very hot, hasn’t it? No wonder you are struggling. I can’t understand why anyone would leave the heating on in this weather.