May has arrived on the MN Christian Prayer Request Thread ....Bible Bashers continue ....

[CaptainDippy]

Come on Dippy Baby - One more day before you're a May baby ..... Sigh.....

Wow - another month has passed, seems only yesterday I was doing the March round-up. God has been doing his Holy stuff, as always and we're all still here!! Hurrah! Keep praying ... and praising!!

Here's the summary of April's Prayer requests .....

neener - Suffeed a missed MC at 13 weeks in the middle of March and is feeling and confused. Also prayers for niece who has CF and is soon to have a NG tube fitted as she has stopped eating.

mumtogusandalbie - Continuing prayers for Minister's son who is under-going treatment for Cancer. Also prayers for a lady at her church who is soon to be under-going surgery to remove cancerous parts of her bowel etc - She will have to have a Colostomy Bag; but praying that the surgery will eradicate the Cancer for good. Lots of prayers for mtgaa as she copes with panic attacks and tries to become more involved in her church (esp the Sunseekers Group). Immediate prayers that the stress re: driving licence would be resolved!

bobsmum - Prayers for Sinusitis, which has been very bad of late. Prayers for DS with his behavioural issues, has recently been to see Ed Psych who is pushing for a DX.

Mars - Prayers for the two babies who were born at the beginning of the month (update?) Last heard Baby1 was not doing v.well and baby2 was doing ok..... Continued prayers for Dave & Sue - recent investigations have shown that Dave is doing well; but prayer is needed as his liver function is not great.

longwaytogo / notsofarnow - Prayers as she contemplates a possible house move. Praise that she is feeling more positive (prayers that this would continue and she would be strengthened and renewed.....) Prayers for her and DH as they think about poss divorce prceedings etc.....

RoseyLea - Prayers for her as she settles back into the church that they used to go to a while ago, esp that they would find a good homegroup to attend. Prayers for DD's excema, which has been very bad recently. Prayers for her as she emabrks on Chaplaincy Visitors Training and lots of prayers for her health (Crohns) as she keeps herself busy and active.

Wilbur - Praise! - Friend whose IVF treatment failed numerous times has adopted a LO. Everything went really smoothly - Praise God!!

sleepysooz / zapidisuzy - Prayers for relationship with neighbours as they apparently "don't like her children's noise" !! Lots of prayers and encouragement to her as she strives to find a lovely church to settle into with her family. Prayers for DS who has been rather out of control recently. Prayers that her high BP would get lower .....

CaptainCaveman - Prayers for her friend who is in the process of splitting up with her DH. They have two young children. Prayers for her health, specifically worries about gaining weight (she used to suffer from Bulimia) and her "Housemaid's Knee" Prayers for her most recent completed assignment to pass and for her and her DH as they comtemplate having a 2nd LO! Praise that her DSis is looking a lot better, prayers that this would continue. Prayers for her Dniece who has been gaining a lot of weigh of late.

Worzella - Has been feeling very of late - Lots of prayers for an upllifting in her spirits! He's given us a garment of Praise .....

Podmog - Facing a very tough situation in her church where people are gossiping about her and making her feel , uncomfortable and unwelcome. Pray for a quick resolution to her troubles. Pray that she would find a place of her very own in church life.

MaryBS - Lots of prayers that she would find a wonderful new job asap! Prayers for lady she knows who possibly has Obstetric Choleostasis. Prayers for two women she knows who have cancer: A lady in her church who is just embarking on her third course of treatment for Breast Cancer; and prayers for Judy who has been given two months to live and has a 15 year old daughter. Prayers for a couple in her Emmaus Group whose daughter is battling with her ex re: access rights for their child. Very complicated and painful situation.

FannyAnnie - Praise that things are going well with PG and DH - Prayers that this would continue! Protect this precious family Lord.

harrisey - Prayers for her in all her busy-ness - that God would strengthen and uphold her and her family - Prayers of protection over them as they combine study and family-life.

mufti - Prayers as she stuggles with hr DS and his daytime naps; and as she struggles with being a SAHM - Praying that God would put wonderful people alongside her to support and encourage her!

Charleysunnysunsun - Prayers for her DS who has CF and is currently in hospital for an extended period recieving IV anti-b's for an infection.

charleymouse - Lots and lots of prayers for her and her precious family as they come to terms with the death of her DT, Benjamin Peter and the recent death of her gran as well. Praise that her other DT, George Edward is doing well and soon to be coming home! Wrap them up in your love, Lord. xx

katzg - Prayers fo her as she copes with building work on her home and for her DD's terrible excema.

Nanou1 - Lots of prayers as she comtemplates a job interview / offer and as her DH looks for work too. Prayers too as they think about a possible move.....

kilo - Her DH is going to be made redundant at the end of May - lots of prayers her would find a briliant job asap!

CaptainDippy - Prayers for Smole nad her new baby Jesse on her antenatal thread. Jesse has had a lot of problems since birth, but is doing better .... praying this would continue..... Praying Dippy3 would come soon and that the "on / off" contractions she has been experiencing would result in a precious LO SOON!!! Prayers for the family as they prepare to welcome their new arrival into their home / lives.... Erm, there's probably more stuff; but I am rubbish - always at a loss when it comes to these summaries .... I am sure it'll be revealed as May unfolds .....

Now - Get Praying!!

I'm confused! hope the birth is not too far away anyway!

My DS was born at 36+1... praying for you FA...

CCM - does meditating help? I regularly feel scared atm, and while its not the same as a panic attack, I find quiet contemplation helps... (at least when the kids aren't around! )

DutchOma - praying for little Matthew.

I love all these snippets of wisdom our children are coming out with!

SIL phoned up tonight, so I asked how Liam was... she said he is getting on OK, but he is easily led by some of the other kids in the school where he is. Which has been causing problems. So prayers there too please...

Well my essay is nearly finished. My word count is now within the range. I just need to go through it checking for silly errors, see whether any of it needs cutting and then to sum it all up. I'm taking a break from it though, so I can look at it "fresh".

And there's still Ezra... I've gone through it chapter by chapter, making notes... I'm going to call it "a journey through Ezra" and I'm going to expand briefly on what its all about. I've decided that's going to be my 3rd piece. That only has to be an "outline".

Oh, and did I tell you I'm supposed to be writing a piece on Pentecost, for the village magazine? That needs doing by 20th!

The Lord will provide!

God bless all

Mary

CC - I have a CD that I play at night, it helps most of my problems, but not the normal everyday anxious things.

I'm quite interested in Neurological Linguistic Programming (NLP) supposed to make you think Positive, does anybody know anything about it or been on a course? I'm sure re-programming our brains might help! there just seems to be so many of us that suffer different forms of depression/stress/panic attacks etc!

hey hang on Mary - I'm 36+1 tomorrow - don't scare me like that LOL - especially as DS1 is still infectious with CHickenpox, and I don't know yet whether DS2 is going to come down with them !

FA - Prayers for your predicament, hopefully you'll go full term, then you shouldn't have a problem. Poor little mites, (((((hugs)))))

I have a relaxation cd, might look out something for meditation - need to practice reaching that relaxed state!

So far so good, positive times ahead. I've been reading my bible this morning, something which has been lacking in my life, and have asked for more of God in my every day life.
So, today I am going to make the effort to look and listen for God everywhere - in the car, at work, out and about..will let you know.

Also, forgot this from our zoo trip -
it was raining and the lone gorilla who was outdoors, was lying on a newspaper. (ds thinks he's called a gorillo)
DS: whats he doing mummy?
me: He's lying down love
DS: No he's not. The gorillo is reading the paper.
me: of course he is, silly mummy

Sorry FA, its my sick SOH!

I also need to because I meant to say "Hi Suebaroo". You're in my prayers anyway...

I'm at home today. DS has just been sick all over the kitchen floor. Its going to go down like a lead balloon at work, as I'm supposed to be balancing and sending out the payroll today! Well tough, my DS comes first!

I saw a CD of inspiration quotes from "the Message" in the Cathedral bookshop the other day, I'm tempted to get that to listen to in the car on the way into work.

Talking of the Cathedral, I've been extravagant and booked FRONT ROW tickets to the Dream of Gerontius that is going to be on in the cathedral in June! I'm going to take my mum, to say thanks for all she does for us.

Good morning!

Praying for you all esp. CCM and Mum2G&A. May God be everywhere you look!

I am praying for you too Subaroo.

Mary well done for all your essay writing! A journey through Ezra sounds great. I've done my column for our local paper - I do it every couple of months or so on a rota with other people from different churches.

Well we are all fine here - the last few days I've had quite a 'God-incidence' We had a special service at church and I really felt I should invite a friend, and it had such a huge impact on her. I saw her on Monday and she said thay she felt so different after receiving prayer. She is going through some hard stuff atm esp. within her marriage and she soooooooo wants to be able to work through the issues with her dh. Could you please pray for her (and her dh) that God would pour out his spirit upon them and give them back a real love and desire for each other? THank you!

Well I am writing a long letter to our vicar (nearly finished - dh and a friend are proof reading it for me today) about how we've got to the point of me offering myself for ordination training. I am seeing him next Wed. and hopefully by then he'll have read my life story and have prayed about what the next steps, if any, should be. Please could you pray that as I walk this path it would be God's path every step of the way, and that He would walk with me every step. And that it will be fun!

RL - if you want me to proof-read it, send it through! As I'm unexpectedly not working today...

DS is fine, so I may take him to church at lunchtime. They've just started up a Wed lunchtime Eucharist and shared meal afterwards. Would do me good to have some midweek blessings!

Morning all

How are we all doing today? MTGAA and Suzy, praying for you both.

Rosey, will pray for your friend, and that your vicar really hears God for you when he reads your letter. Very exciting stuff

FA, praying DS1 is over the chickenpox quickly, and that if DS2 gets it that he is not still infectious when DS3 arrives.

Suebaroo, hello and welcome we a re a freindly bunch, keep on posting!

Worzella's internet is still down , she hopes to be back with us soon. Praying that it gets fixed soon, is so annoying to phone and phone and get no real answer.

Good morning all. Many thanks for your prayers. I got to Housegroup, despite ds2 feeling poorly in the afternoon -he recovered by bedtime. Hurrah!!

Praying for you all.

it's ok Mary - I'll let you off - just don't fancy DS3 arriving just yet - another week or so and I'll be fine with it - seeing my Doula again today and will hopefully 'iron out' some of my last minute worries I have about how I'll feel if things go are over tt again in labour (CS with DS1 - unnessecary IMO, and induced, failed pain relief and assisted delivery with DS2) - both of which have left me feeling rather dispondent about my birth experiences.

I'm hoping for a good delivery this time (or as good as it gets when you're in labour LOL) but I know I need to prepare myself for if things don't go to plan - don't want to get PND again just because my birth doesn't 'go right' IYKWIM

Morning - DD1 at Pre-School and DD's 2 & 3 sleeping (AT LAST in the latter's case!! ) .... Phew!! Just stuffed three pieces of toast and four yogurts ...

Feeling more energised now - esp good as my dad's coming down to see the girls, DH & I today and I need plenty of energy to keep the conversation etc going .....

CC - Glad you have got a lovely GP you can go & see if these episodes cont - Praying ..... My DD2's 2nd Birthday is on May 20th .... can't belive she is going to be TWO!!

Mary - Glad Liam is doing ok, praying that things would get easier at school and he would feel more calm and settled. Praying for your DS to be 100% soon; and for your studies.....

Rosey - Praying mega-Blessings on your friend and her DH - that they would "find" one another again and that God would truly bless their marriage. Do they have children at all?? Keep us updated .... Praying for you as you chat to your Vicar and consider Ordination .... how exciting ... God is doing a work in you!!

Panda - Hello! Say hello to Worz - hope she is back with us soon!!

NQGU - Yey!! - To getting to Housegroup - fabulous stuff - so proud of you!! Now you'll have to do it more regularly - bet people were pleased to see you! @ DS getting better by the evening ..... I wonder why!!?

FA - Praying for more comfortable nights ..... not long now ......

Hia - My prayer today is a sorry prayer, I have just been rude to a lady that parked her car so that you couldn't get in the library, then I realised the library is closed today

Then I went to the bank to pay OFF a loan and was told I couldn't here's me trying to sort finances and being responsible and the bank don't want my money! some clause in the contract re: paying off early!, (miniscule writing)

I wouldn't mind if I had PMT, BUT I DON'T

There, do you feel better now Sooz!
No I actually feel rubbish and want to cry,
What again!

Its ok, don't worry, yes I probably need a straight jacket, just getting things off my chest!

Awwww, Sooz, bless you honey - One of those days, huh!!? Praying it improves for you sweetie - [[hugs]]

SEE - we're online at the same time again!

Thank you CD - hope you enjoy you dads visit, is he staying with you, or does he live local?

Sooz,

I shouldn't laugh at your day, but it really made me smile! Just remember, to muck things up is human, but forgiveness, both of ourselves and others, comes from God.

(will that do as a thought for the day for you? )

Neither - just a day trip. Lives about two and a half hrs away, so bit of a hike, bless him!! (He just wats to see P before my mum does!)

CD - bit of a contest with P as long as they both adore her, which I'm sure they will, we saw her first then if there is a contest going on have a lovely day anyway!

MaryBS - Good one! thats probably why I fight with myself most of the time, cause I am asking the wrong person for forgiveness, I'm highly unlikely to now go back to the library and ask for forgiveness or should I she might hit me!!!!! so is it chicken to ask for forgiveness from God, and how do I know he will forgive me, won't people then take it for granted?

Just popping in - please pray, going crazy over heavy workload - its half term this next 3 days and I'm going to be in the library for all of it, been here since 9 this morning!!
Handed one thing in this morning, got a 1250 word essay on Primal Religions to be in by tomorrow 4pm and I havent started it, and loads more - a 2500 on the 'Meaning of Salvation' anyone???

Oh and I have the most tremendous PMT and I'm 4 days late - getting very irregular over the last year and hot flushes!

Oh and I have the most tremendous PMT and I'm 4 days late - getting very irregular over the last year and hot flushes!

Sooz

Yes, He will forgive you if you ask.

Yes, some people will take His forgiveness for granted, but He still gives it, because He promised He would and He always keeps His promises.

And yes, it would be brilliant if you could pop back to the library too. The lady probably won't hit you (NQGU prays very quickly about this one!) In my experience, when we do dotty things like that, they are sometimes met with a quizzical look, but often bring real blessing to the other person. You could just leave her feeling grumpy, of course, and ask Jesus to bless her. But if you do it, she and you, could be really blessed by it. Bet it would make your Heavenly father smile!

harrisey don't know what to say but thinking about you.

I've only got one word to say on the subject of salvation and thats "Paul". So only 2499 to go! Sorry, not very helpful am I? Something I've always wondered is, is salvation the same as eternal life?

No its never chicken to ask for forgiveness from God. IMHO its something we don't do enough of! Sometimes it can be the hardest thing in the world to do. It took me about 10 years (at least) to ask God for forgiveness. And do you know how I felt afterwards? As if God was saying to me "About time! I thought you'd NEVER ask!". Its now something I try to do regularly if I feel I should.

I've written my article for the village mag, and submitted it to M. for him to scribble over... I'm on a roll!