MN Christian Prayer Request Thread .........We are the Godbotherers!!

[CaptainDippy]

Thread title especially for you, Mary!

Whooooo Hooooooo! What an incredible journey we are taking together, ladies .........

Right, summary of prayer requests from last thread......

Mars - As always, her buses have all come at once! Prayers for smooth juggling of essays, births and homelife.

Katz - Prayers for her DD as she attends another appt for her skin condition.

SueBaroo - Prayers as she has recently change her meds for depression - Prayers for this period of adjustment as she is feeling tired and weary.

MaryBS - Continued prayers for her friend N who has been hospitalised with a flesh eating bug She is making good progress atm DS has just been diagnosed with Asperger's and Mary has fears she may have the condition too, prayers for this period of adjustment and acceptance. Prayers for her studies and for her Boss at work whose mother has died suddenly.

NotSoFarNow - Has gone MIA! COME BACK!! Lots of prayers needed atm. xxxxxx Also prayers for her friend who has just had surgery for a detached retina is in a lot of pain and discomfort.

Quadrophenia - Prayers for the family of a little girl from her DS' Pre-School who has recently died while waiting on the transplant list for a new heart.

harrisey - Banish those bugs, Lord!! The harrisey household has been v.poorly of late. Prayers for her DH as he changes depression meds .....Prayers for DS who is being bullied at school, he only started in Aug.

Mummy2T&F - Her DH suddenly died while on holiday not so long ago Prayers for her & her children as they struggle to accept his abscence and for them all as they investigate the possibilty of Mafan's Syndrome possibly being a cause of death and an inherited condition for their DS.

RoseyLea - Prayers for continued much better health.....Prayer as she contemplates her "vocation" and ponders the possibility of giving up work!! Prayers for her brave DD and her eczema, particularly as it is causing a bit of bullying at school.

QueenofQuotes - Praise God her and her DH are "getting it on much better"!!!!! Prayers for her grandad who is dying, a swift, painless end, Lord, surrounded by those he loves most. xx

CaptainCaveman - Prayers as she studies hard Prayers for her and her DH as they struggle with issues atm.

geekymummy - Welcome! Prayers that she would be inspired to read God's Word more and would relax in her parenting!

Vio - Has recently lost her beautiful DS, JimJim (James) to the skin condition EB Prayers for her and her family as they deal with this huge loss in their lives.

Sooooooooooooz - Prayers for a strengthening and a renewing of her relationship with her DH. Prayers as she studies hard too! Prayers for "Pumpkin", a little girl in Australia who has been abandoned.

Trace2 - Prayers for her 13 week old baby girl, Chloe, who is in hospital experiencing seizures.

Bobsmum - Recently wrote off her Range Rover in a car accident while she was driving with DD in the car. Prayers for their health, that all is well after the horrid experience, especially for MiniTBean.

NotQuiteGrownUp - Prayers for Sandra from Housegroup whose DH died while they were on holiday recently Prayers that all her grumpiness would disappear and that she would be positive and cheerful in her approach to life, esp with DS1

WhereDoIGo - Welcome! Prayers for her as she tries to find a suitable new job after quitting her current job after an upsetting situation arose.

Shreksmissus - ARE YOU PG!!!!!? Prayers for renewing as she is shattered atm and her DH is working away.

Podglet - Is PG!!! ... and she has moved house .... phew! Prayers for this settling in period.

Panda - Praise God for her new job! Prayers for DS who is poorly sick atm.

OnlyJoking - Wrap her up in your love and care Lord as she copes with her very sick DH and 3 young children.

Podmog - Prayers for MIL and mother who both have ops this week. On-going prayers for a resolution to her housing difficulties....

NotanOtter - Prayers as she struggles with feelings of guilt. Wrap her up in your love and care at this time, Lord.

CaptainDippy - FINANCES!!!! .....Tiredness, stress, relationship with DH ...... the usual! (Thank you! )

Thank you Lord for your love and care of each one of us - Thank you for this opportunity to encourage and support one another - May be united in you!

Not get praying!!

ok girls need to pray. Have spent hour on phone to xh. So low, but so close totaking that step back to God, and he so needs to.

Says that all that has been keeping him going is the kids, that he has become heavily reliant on drink, that he has made mistakes (ie letting me go)because he couldn't put me through anymore etc etc.

I feel totally messed up. In all fairness I rang him so its not him ringing me telling me his woes as it were.

But where is all this heading? What is the point in all this? He says all he's been listening to is Christian stuff, that he's been speaking to session mates from training college and that he knows that people are praying for him.

He says he's asked God to take it all away.

I suppose the people he has been speaking to have been put in place by God and I can only pray that one day he will be a sorted, rounded person, whether we have a future together or apart only God knows. All I know is that i'm totally confused. I'm meeting my internet fella next week, and now I have antoher one emailing me andtexting me. What is going on, what am I supposed to do?

Confused, upset, just don't know anymore. HELP

NSFN - sorry! It only came through yesterday lunchtime, so not sure what happened. How is your friend now?

As for your XH. I really don't think that at this stage you should even contemplate going back to him. Its good that he's seeking God again, and I hope and pray that he does find strength in God, but it sounds to me as if he's trying to use you as a crutch again. He is still clearly messed up in his head, but starting to heal and realise what he's lost. Emphasis on lost.

It IS possible you have a future together, but not here, not now, and you certainly shouldn't put your life on hold while he sorts himself out. He's got a long way to go before he'd be worthy of you again!

Give me a call tonight if you want someone to talk to!

Echo all Mary said NSFN. praying that xH does find his way back to God, and that God will put the right people around him to support him in this. You obviously still care about him, but I can't see that it is right for you to get involved on that level at the moment. Praying for wisdom and strength for you too, that God may guide your words and guard your especially when you speak to xH. xxx

All Mary said and PandaG too. I may be making myself very unpopular here, but feel I need to be honest...
Do you really need another man in your life right now? Sorry if I'm out of order
With love and blessings

Echoing everyone else (not copping out, honest! ) You need to give him the time & space that he needs to sort himself out honey - You do not need any more on your plate right now - ATM you are the mother of his children and his friend, nothing more - Let go and let God. Only God knows what is in his heart and only God can truly heal him and bring him back from the edge - There is nothing more you can do for him except to listen and to pray - We are all praying too. {{{{hugs}}}}

Morning all!

Please pray for me - getting more and more anxious and don't know why - Think it might be prudent for me to go and see my Dr tomorrow.

Praying for you too CD, that anxiety subsides,a nd that you get a DRs appointment very quickly, and that GP can help. (((((CD)))))

Thank you Panda! How are you sweetie? Any more on the job front - nothing here - need to trawl local supermarkets, I think.

Good morning all - in haste.

Echoing everyone else said NSFN. It may well be your strength and determination to get on with life that is allowing your h to start to see what he is missing. He will still need a crutch for a while, and it is very healthy that he is seeking prayer and discussions with others, rather than relying on you. Keep strong, for your dc and yourself. If he can then sort himself out, he will be coming to you as an adult, not as another dependent, and so won't pull you both down again. Praying for you both.

Could I ask for prayers for ds1 who is unhappy at school again? The school are basically unable/unwilling to help the kids socialise at lunchtime, though they will intervene if people get physically hurt of course. We have a parents' evening next week. Prayers that the teacher will have enough energy left to hear our concerns and wisdom to see whether she can help at all.

Mary - I still think that it is always valid to pray for someone even after the event (thinking of NSFN's friend). I remember being told that God is outside of time and He knows what we are going to do anyway before we do it. So although we can't alter what has happened, if we pray late for someone, our prayers will still be heard by the God who was and is and is to come. I rather like that thought.

Praying. God bless all.

Praying for DS1 NQGU - and for you for wisdom when you go the parents evening. Poor DS1.

CD - I'm not doing too badly, thanks for asking - one job application in last week, another done ready to send - electronically thanks goodness! - and another to do for Friday. Am feeling quite ok about the process, I know that God has the right job for me and not to stress, but ask me again if I get an interview!

Lots of prayers, NQGU - especialy for wisdom and the right words when you go to the parent's evening.

Praying for your job hunting, Panda - Wish I had a spare minute to even fill out any application forms Praying the right thing comes along asap. xx

Just had text off friend she is still waiting for doc to come and review her results then hopefully she will be home.

ds is poorly (again) croupy cough, temp. He slept for two hours this aft woke toget dd from school and was asleep again within the hour. But i've got to take dd to swimming in half hour so he'll have to come - hoping the nurofen will have kicked in.

In the light of day there I don not think I want xh back, I will never trust him again and I think I only want to mother him and thats not a relationship I want.

Do Idon't want to be on my own for ever and yes I know its only six months on since he left but I suppose really I've been on my own for a lot,lot longer than that. Oh i don't know maybe I don't need another man in mmy life but maybe I do. But at the end of the day who's going to want me anyway?

NSFN {{{{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} It's probably hard for you to see this atm, but I pray that God shows you the person He sees when He looks at you, his precious child, his beloved bride, the apple of his eye. And yes (just to be original!) I agree with everyone else here - your xh needs a lot of recovery, and tbh sometimes it's easier to receive that healing from people who are not in your immediate circle.

NQGU what you wrote about your ds1 could have been me talking about dd (are they of a similar age? Dd has just started yr 1 at school). We also have a parents' eve next week and need to talk it over with the teacher then.

Lots of other issues going on here too - dh is in a hard situation at work, so please remember him in your prayers if you can. Pray for clarity of communiaction, and justice to be done!

Wow, lots to pray for here - will print it off and pray offline I think...

NSFN - on the man (not the xh, the ones you've been communicating with) situation, I think if you keep it fairly light and don't rush into anything, a bit of male attention does you good! I know how low my self-esteem was when my marriage ended, and knowing that you've still "got it" does wonders! I'm here if you need me.

I myself am starting to feel more positive again, just need to think about picking up those books!

I've got a nasty situation developing between two friends as well, as a result of their children falling out (one of which is the "child from hell" mentioned before). CFH says the other boy is bullying him. Other boy has marks round his neck from CFH trying to strangle him! I'm caught in the middle. FWIW, the other boy is lovely, and I've never had any problems with him. Please keep the situation in your prayers. Mother of CFH refuses to believe what her son is like, and it won't do any good me speaking to her. Also I've heard from other sources that tonight, CFH has been asked to leave Beavers(his mother's a helper there as well!)

I'm going to sit and knit for a bit and hand you over in my mind, one by one to the Lord.

ds temp is 39.2

NSFN, Are you back home again? Is he sleeping? High temperatures can be so alarming. How is dd doing with her work experience?

Hi everyone - just popping in... praying for situations mentioned.... no time to mention individuals

OK, it took a while, but I worked my way through the prayer list!

RL -how is the situation with your DH and his job?

NQGU - I think the school should be doing more. The school DS goes to are working on his social skills at lunchtime with other children in the same boat, and I think this is a fantastic initiative, to learn to socialise in a less "open" environment. Praying something gets sorted for you.

Cd - praying for your anxiousness and all the worries you have on your shoulders atm.

I spent much of last night speaking to both friends (Hi Panda, thanks so much for listening last night!). The mother of the CFH was so down and depressed and felt alone. I told her I'd always be there for her. I AM concerned about her son's behaviour, and she really won't listen to anyone telling her he has a problem. I just listened last night though, that's what she really needed... Please carry her in your prayers...

Here's a quote from St Augustine for you:

"You have made us for yourself and our hearts are restless until they rest in you"

Do haven't been anywhere. Ds has thrown up all over kitchen chair and floor this morning nice!

dd work experience going wwell as far as I know.

Good morning all.

Mary - praying for both of your friends. It sounds as if 'just listening' is probably the best thing you can do for CFH's mother. If she is so down and so much in denial about his behaviour then she will only be able to help if she offloads some of her concerns and starts to feel more confident.

Rosey - so sorry to hear that dd is still having problems. She is such a sweetheart. My boys would play with her anyday! (And that is a real complement. They are usually very anti-girls!) Praying for her.

Yes, Mary, I feel that the school should do a lot more too. I read about some schools on the education threads here and am very . All kids can benefit so much from learning to see the positives in each other, and the school would be a happier place, throughout. But it aint going to happen at our place, unless someone rediscovers this whole area of education. I'll try raise it at parents evening.

Do - thinking of you knitting and praying! How lovely!

Hi CD and everyone

God bless all.

NSFN Have been thinking of you and praying for ds. How are things now? I thought you had to take ds to dd swimming lesson last night, obviously that went by the board?

Just a prayer for patience, and a "thank you God" for helping me to help my DS:

Had MAJOR tantrums because he's been given some spellings to learn. This is the second week of spellings, and this week he just DIDN'T want to learn them. I removed all toys in immediate reach that were distracting him, and he had a major tantrum, was REALLY upset (and he is usually such a placid child!). I completely lost it at him (bad mummy).

Trouble is, he is so scared of "getting it wrong" that he doesn't want to even try!

I tried to get him to type them on the computer - still no luck. Then I came up with a game, where if I typed a spelling correct the words got bigger. After "I" had done the words several times, I asked if Robbie wanted a go. He did. He got 3 words right, then started being silly, so I made the words smaller. He then got the other two right, so they ended up 72 pitch!

Looks like I've discovered a way to help him learn, but I'm feeling really frazzled!

brilliant Mary - great idea!

have you considered silly sentences too - make aup a sentence where each word starts with the next letter of the word you are spelling? ie Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small Elephants = because? or would thaht just be beyond DS?

drawing in sand or salt on a deep tray can help too - write the word with a fingertip - somehow it being tactile helps, using more senses. I use a cat litter tray and el cheapo salt - when bored with that make playdough form the salt!!!

thanking God for your patience with DS! I enjoyed the chat last night too, think I might spend too long on SoF too!

Great idea Mary! And Panda. We made playdough last week - the dc squashed it all together so that the colours ran into each other and turned brown - now ds plays with his "mud" and his die-cast trains (they always seem to end up crashing into the mud! )

NSFN how is ds? So hope he's a bit better.

I am pretty exhausted atm - there are lots of "issues" atm (dd unhappy at school, dh issus at work etc etc) and it's all a bit much. The dcs' behaviour is dreadful atm too - so many tantrums, fighting each other, yelling at each other etc etc - so I'm having to be very firm on discipline (no telly until the weekend in this house!) Pleawse Lord take us through this stressful, demanding time and give me a break soon!

I am reading Thomas a Kempis atm (fabby 14th century bloke) and he said "Love always strives to do more than its energy allows" - that's me!!!

Morning all

praying for your lovely family Rosey, and fo ryou too. Peace and strength for all of you.

got a busy day, must fly

love to all xxx