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!!

evening all

Feeling much better today, like my old self, hurrah, thank the Lord!
Have made a conscious decision to avoid listening to the news as I do think this was making me unduly stressed!
So, where did I see God today.....in the beautiful green leaves of the trees as I drove down a tree lined road on the way in to work... when I arrived at work half an hour early instead of 5 mins late (training session started at 9,30 and not 9 as i thought!)....when i was thinking bad of someone who i work with who talks utter twaddle and i want to put my fist in her mouth every time she opens it , I stopped and thought that those kind of feelings offend God and I should just let it go.....when the secretaries (who work for a team of 6 of us and have refused to carry out work for my colleagues) went out of their way to help me with some recruitment I've been doing.....

so many more, that's only til lunchtime!

....when my friend rang to say she's double booked this evening, a blessing because I have so much to do and it gives me more time to do it...and finally, that ds is so tired he has flaked out and gone to bed at 6.40!!! (usually in bed for 8 - 8.30) and I have a few prezzies to wrap before the morning. Added bonus, I can now enjoy a soak in the bath before the Apprentice

Thank You God and Hallelujah...I have looked today and I have noticed just how much God surrounds me with His presence. Am feeling very blessed and loved xxxx

And how selfish of me.

Thinking and praying for you all

Harrisey how's the study going?

CD have you got any more yoghurts? I've run out and can't get to the shops til morning...I'd love a yoghurt right now!!

Sooz- bless you and your day! Did you get back to the woman who parked in the way?

FA how did it go with your doula today? Praying you get the delivery you want.

Rosey, praying for your friend and her dh. Also praying for your letter to your vicar, wow it sounds exciting!

Suebaroo, how are you doing? Praying for you too and hoping you soon feel a little spark of hope. God surrounds you with His love, I'm praying you can soon feel that

I might say this every day but I really do THank God for the wonderful fellowship group here on mn.

Hi CC - it was really good actually - spoke to her about my worries and she's really put my mind at ease that even if I end up with a 'less than ideal' birth I can still be positive about it because she and DH will both be helping me to speak my mind and get what I want - so even if I end up with a CS it will be MY decision (rather than being 'forced' into it).

DH wasn't there today (went out to work early) but I think in some respects that was quite good as I'm not sure he'd quite have 'got' my worries about how I'll feel if it all goes opposite to my hopes.

Now it's just a case of playing the waiting game !

I feel rubbish

Don't know if its low after w/e away, or pmt tht is actually not pmt coz its here, or worrying about urodynamics appointment tomorrow and wondering if I should be going or if they will do it now tht af is here - (not that i know what af actually stands for but i knwo i've seen it as monthly's)

Found an old prayer diary today and got discouraged when I saw prayers that had not been answered. Girls are driving me insane, I have wiped the floor with them this evening.

hugs and prayers (of course) Notsofar.

Try not to get discouraged about the prayer diary - God doesn't always

A) answer our prayers in a way in which we expect (or think we want)

b) answer them in with the timing we'd expect (or would like).

If it's any consolation - I've given DS2 a hardtime tonight - he sat at the table for 1hr 20 minutes eating his dinner - I shouted at him , and refused to let him down until he'd finished every last bit.........not something I'd usually do but he was doing my head in taking so long.

(PS AF=Auntie Flo=Period ..........don't ask me how it came to mean that though LOL)

do you know that I know all the answers its just I seem to have lost the plot big time.

fa someone is after you on the chat thread

One exhausted Dippy here ..... and the older DD's are still going - bouncing round their bedroom, completely wound-up - driving me mental!!! If anyone comes on here in the next half hour, pleeeeease pray they would settle soon. This is my time now, iykwim!!?

Harrisey - prayers for PMT, at least you have an acceptable excuse, I hope you manage to get everything done, you sound really busy!

CC - Sorry I didn't get to apologise to the lady at the library I was chicken, actually by the time I went to pick dts from playschool she'd gone! [relief] chicken!
I'm pleased you seem a bit happier today, and its the big day tomorrow, hope you have a lovely day! I love your search for god in everything you do, perhaps I can learn a lesson there

MaryBS - Thank you for your help, you always say the right thing!

NQGU - Sorry I do get frustrated trying to be a christian, I think the people on here are wonderful, and I thank you all for your support, I just have so many problems understanding how to love something that isn't visible, my faith isn't strong enough to feel what you all feel! I'm crying again, better go

Hi Suzy!!

fa someone is after you on the chat thread - which one?? I can't see for looking

Sooz, hang in there {hug}.

Why?

umm it just says frannyannie and the post says i think your around or something like tht
Sorry not much help am i

Think they might actually have gone to sleep!! I hope so!! Have texted DH and said that if he doesn't bring chocolate back, I am going to change all the locks ... ....

More [[hugs] to Suzy. xxxx

ok fa if you go into last 15 mins it about 16 up from the bottom

thanks notsofar - found it

here's an interesting site now that you mention chocolate - not that I want to put you off or anything but made me think over the weekend about whether i will ever eat chocolate that isn't fair trade again

www.stopthetraffik.org

ooo you beat me too it with the stopthetraffik website

If there is anything that made me sit up and think this w/e it was Steve Chalk talking about the children that are traffiked to supply us and the fact that the choc companies know about it is horrendous

Aw Sooz, I am sorry that I made you cry. You clearly have sooo much to give and you are such an important part of our fellowship here. I'm sorry that being a Christian feels so difficult for you, Hon. I have had huge difficulties too, and am still grappling with lots of them. I'm sure that I come across as sounding far more confident on here than I am in real life, as I can sit down and work out what to say, before I type them. I'm not like that in real life!

Your feelings remind me of a picture I had once of me as a lighthouse, with my lamp shining out on a dark and stormy sea. It felt very lonely and scary. Then I realised that the lighthouse was one of those which are built on the edge of land, and there was a huge, solid and very protective cliff right behind me. That was God. It just felt as if I was alone,'cause I was looking the other way.

Hope that helps a bit. You will hang on in there, you know, because once you've joined a group like this, and seen what God's love is like in action, nothing else ever quite lives up to it, IME. There's something very special about belonging to this family. (And besides, God never gives up on his sheep. He keeps on bringing them back to the fold, until they know they belong.)

Baaaaa! God bless.

Baaaaa! Me too, NQGU - LOVED the lighthouse image, thank you so much for that!

We only eat Fairtrade choc in our house - so it is ok!!

lidl are selling fairtrade coffee and choc from this week

NQGU - Sorry, you didn't make me cry, I bring it all on myself, thank you for your kind words, they are very much appreciated, and yes I see myself on this thread for a long time.

I can't be doing with the emotional wreckage I'm feeling, I seek, I find, then it all goes pear shaped, I try again and again, theres just something that keeps slapping me back, if God can see I'm trying, why won't he reach out and grab me by the hand and lead me to what he wants me to do, perhaps its just not my time, but why?

I know its hard Sooz, but its how you become strong in the Lord. Think of it like a child learning to swim. If you held out a hand every time they got going, they would never learn.

Its really hard while you're learning, and we're ALL learning, but recognising that we need to learn makes it easier to come to terms with.

I'm not a natural preacher or teacher, but if that's what God wants me to do, then I'm willing to learn for His sake, but it doesn't come easy! BUT there is such a sense of achievement, (and thanks to God) when I put my trust in him and "step up to the mark".

NQGU - what you've said makes sense, its a lovely way of putting it!