MN Christian Prayer Request Thread ....... Come & Join us!! =-)

[CaptainDippy]

Heeeeeere's the summary (hurrah ) .........

Rosey - Crohn's has been very bad of late, prayers it would be much better soon and prayers for her as she contemplates the possiblity of a new job!!?

Prayers for Only Joking and Steve and their children. xx

Prayers for MummytoT&F and children. xx

QueenofQuotes - Prayers for her Grandad to go "peacefully and quietly" soon. xxxx

nowwearefour - Struggling with depression, prayers for uplifting and strength.

Katz - Prayers for poorly toes (ouch) and Praise for DD's skin condition improving! Prayers that the funding for her job extension comes through asap!!

Panda - Praise God she got the job Prayers for friend, N, who is surrounded by a lot of darkness atm, shine your light into her life, Lord. Prayers for Panda as she contemplates studying for a diploma for her new job!!

Shreksmissus - Struggling with the desire for more children atm ....

Creambunnie - Has recently seperated from her DH and is struggling, wrap her and her DC's up in your love Lord.

MaryBS - Has been struggling so much of late, especially with hers and DS Aspergers DX. Show them the way they should walk, Lord ..... Prayers for Andrew who is still missing

Podmog - Church and housing situations are improving, but on-going prayers needed for complete resolution.... Feeling very anxious atm, protect her and her precious family, Lord.

ChocolatePeanut - Prayers for mum and new baby how was born at 30 weeks following complications. Currently in hospital. Praying for CP's PG too ......

harrisey - DH's AD's are working - Lots of prayers for them as they study hard, try to juggle work / home and contemplate the future!! Prayers for lady who used to go to her college who had died in complicated circumstances

Pepperpots - Has recently experienced an eptopic PG Hold her broken heart in your hands and heal it Lord. xx

PhoenixSoaring - Struggling since coming out of therapy etc. Lots of prayers for her as she copes and for DumbledoresGirl as she supports her. xxxx

CaptainCaveman - Prayers as she ttc!! Especially coming off of the Citlopram etc Prayers for her as she is finding work difficult and unsettling atm. Praise that DS is sleeping in his own bed and on-going prayers for DSis and DNiece who are affected by DSis' alcoholism.

Prayers for situation in which young JW mum who recently died leaving DH and two precious twins behind

notsofarnow - Prayers for as she struggles and for her x-DH who is struggling, especially with alochol intake. Protect this precious family, Lord. xx

geekymummy - Prayers for her and her DH (and DC's) as they are going through a rough patch.

NotQuiteGrownUp - Lots of prayers are her and DS1 as they struggling in their relationship.

RubyShivers - Prayers for her Grandma who has a tumour xx

Podglet - Praying for difficult family situations arising as Christmas approaches. Praying for her as she is now back at work and for her Cousin as she is having her "adventure", protect her Father. xx

DutchOma _ Prayers for relationship with her DD. xx

LivvyLouis - Is being Baptised in Jan! Prayers as she travels along on this new and exciting adventure in Faith

Prayers for Xavelli as she had recently broken up with her DP, they have two very young children. xx

Aero - Prayers for friend who has recently discovered a milignant tumour on her upper arm.

Lots of energy for Wrozella please, Lord

NorthernLurker - Prayers for friends whose marriage has recently ended

Soooooooz - Praying that her finger is much betterer now!!? Praying for her as she struggles with her swimming instructors course and with HRT meds.

BitTiredNow - Prayers for her friend and her DH that their IVF might be successful - last chance .....

ScooterGrrrrl - Praise that friend whose DS has autism has found a nursey, doing a lot better

CpatainDippy - Prayers for energy Prayers for MN friend whose DH is a Methodist Minister as they might be on the move soon - prayers for wisdom and direction.

Think that is all, rushing ab it - sorry!!

Get Praying!!

hmmm seems my name last year was longwaytogo my christmas name was longwaytogotobethlehem. So quite apt i guess.

Will change it if i get enough energy.

I am ok. I think. Had a good chat with friend today and Mary she thinks that starting a house group not such a great idea, because it will be something I will be responsible for and so will again only be doing it because I have to and not because I need to get something out of it for me.

I don't know what makes sense anymore.

NSFN - you've heard what I think, no I believe, and you've heard what your friend thinks. So we disagree. What do YOU think? Have you prayed on it? Do you REALLY think you wouldn't get anything out of it? I got the impression you'd get a lot out of it, but maybe I'm wrong. Do you really think you'd be doing because you HAD to?

How about not a house group, but maybe a get together of people who'd like to pray together, see where it leads? No pressures, no formal commitment.

What do others think? (NSFN, you may need to share a little more, such as distance from church, other attendees, etc)

Sorry, that sounded a bit terse, and I never meant it to. If you had a group at your house, would you have to lead it?

I think prayer is your best option - see what God's will is in all this.

I saw a really interesting program on one of the "God channels", I won't tell you which sad program I was watching, but it was about a woman who was called to preach by God, and how her friends tried to put her off (as she was a woman, and everyone knows women don't preach ), and how in the end she got chucked out of her church for it... and there she was preaching the message of God to 1000s!

mary how the heck can I pray about this when I feel spiritually in tatters. Or maybe I just don't know what relationship is, after all I thought I had a relationship with xh but was it? I thought that he loved me but did he?

ok here it is :- I live 16 miles from church now within about 5 miles of me there are one couple and an engaged couple (she lives a long way the other way) but anyway potentially that makes 5 of us that could meet together potentially.

I feel very isolated, feel that I can't get to things because of distance, child care etc.

So should I look into possibility of setting something up at my house (which incedentally is never tidy)

Right tired off to bed I think.

NSFN - we are all praying for you. As for being spiritually in tatters, been there, bought the t-shirt. Your relationship with God is like no other relationship, and certainly can't be compared to that with your ex! God is always constant, always there for you, and you know that really, but your low self-esteem (sorry) finds it hard to accept that anyone could ever love you as God loves you. But its true, and he does. The nature of his love is that its not dependant on any earthly thing, it just IS. His grace is something we cannot earn, yet he freely gives it. (The offer of the book by Miroslav Volf is still there, it really makes sense, and I found it helps in times when I really don't like myself).

Its a bit late to talk now, but I'm free tomorrow evening if you want to talk some more.

And as for tidy houses, what's one of those? DH found a library book in our study the other day - it had been missing for 6 months under a pile of paperwork!

Do you see the idea of a house group as something you feel you would have to do? How do you actually FEEL when you think about it? Ignoring how you feel about yourself, if you can...

NSFN - we have a small group of friends from different churches who meet at each others houses weekly. We take turns to host it so the childcare thing is easier, so I get to go once a fortnight.

It started out as a bookgroup - we read a vaguely Christian book ans discussed it. nOw we're doing Bible study booklets - the kind that have several weeks worth of sessions. Then we pray at the end.

Tbh we spend a lot of the time just chatting about our weeks and I find that support really valuable.

Praying for you NSFN - do you know the song 'Brother, let me be your servant, let me be as Christ to you'? I keep hearing it, and thinking that I want to hold the Christlight for you in the garden of your fear. hugs xx

Panda, its funny how you were thinking of a hymn... (beautiful hymn btw) my hymn verse is:

"Will you love the you you hide if I but call your name
Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same"

Its the verse that keeps me going...

"Holding the Christlight in the Garden of Fear", liking that a lot.

NSFN - I think you should get together with these people that live near you on a regular basis, definitely. It doesn't need to be a "formal" gathering that requires lots of planning and research - just a weekly / fortnightly meeting where you can read God's word together, pray and most importantly, talk. You need that stability right now, I think - Bobsmum's group sounds ideal for those who are perhaps a little isolated in terms of geographical location.

I'll shut up now.

CC - Continuing to pray for your friend and her little one's as she is in the mother and baby unit. So they might not be home in time for Christmas now. Keep us updated.

DO is going to do a new thread before Christmas - just to let you know - DO you are a star! No rush! xx

Hiya - does anyone have a contact for Podmog? She said I could CAT her re this thread - but I don't have CAT - and have no money at present to subscribe to CAT to contact her....

I'll CAT her for you sweetie. xx

Thanks Dippy - I've just gone and enabled CATS to be sent to me (didn't realised I'd got "no" selected to receiving them!) - or I think I put my email addy on the other thread.

I've just CATed her for you too! xx

Ladies, I need your help with prayers again.
After Stepdad came home my Mum fell ill.
Today I was meant to be going to a funeral but I have been at the hospital with my mother as I got to her flat this morning and she was blue
She has another infection or pneumonia (the hosp need to work out which) and thats on top of COPD, diabetes, blood pressure and heart problems.... the list goes on...
TIA

Praying for your mum Spooky

Praying spooky. xx Do keep us updated as and when. Hope she is ok. xx

Thank you XX
I just called to see how she is again, I only left her at 4 o'clock... staff nurse told me she seems settled and her colour is better, so thats a good sign. At least the oxygen is doing the trick.

Praying for spookymadmummy's mummy! She certainnly has a lot on her plate. Lord hold her and heal her.

Right then, epic story time so grab a drink and get comfy.....

How God rescued CC

I was bulimic from age 19 to 28. It started after my dsis disclosed to our mum, without telling me she was going to, that we had been sexually abused by our brother for many years. Mum asked me if it was true, I said yes but that I didn't want to talk about it. So that was that. No more was said or done and we carried on pretending nothing had happened. My bulimia started about a month after this.

I was about 10 stone at the time (approx dress size 12/14) and 2 things happened within a week which tipped me into bulimia (although I didn't know it at the time). Firstly the family planning nurse when I went for my pill check said I was fat and should lose weight. Secondly, I has literally just started my nurse training that week and was meeting lots of new people. A few of the 'older' girls (in their 20s and 30s) during one conversation, mentioned that if they ever felt really full after a meal they would go for a 'tactical vomit' to stop themselves feeling so full and ill.

So I tried it. I very quickly was not able to eat a meal without vomiting. The guilt and shame I felt from 'losing control' by eating was awful. I wasn't able to stop. Over the months this progressed to full-out binges where I'd go out and spend £10 on food to eat in one binge, only to vomit it all back again. I'd often feel horrendously dizzy after and my legs would sometimes give way when I tried to walk after a big binge. But I felt really in control of my life (because it blocked out the memories of abuse)

As the years wore on it was just my way of life. No-one knew and if anyone got close to guessing I would just distance myself from them. I even lived with dh for 4 years without him knowing that I was bingeing and vomiting upto 4 or 5 times perday. Things came to a head when I was doing my District Nursing degree. We had a load of assignments to be in for January and I started having panic attacks from the stress of the course plus the strain of my bulimia. Worse, I was in huge debt because of the volume of money I continued to pump into my illness. I earnt approx £20k at the time, and would often spend £30 per day on binge foods.

Around this time, my friend and I started going to church together. I felt so desperate that I was willing to try anything. I didn't know God would heal me, I just wanted someone to take the panic attacks away. A few weeks later, it was the day after pay day and my account was empty. I was at the limit of my overdraft and the bank was refusing to give me any more money. I was shi**ting myself. What could I tell dh? I had thought many times before about telling someone that I needed help, but the illness had too great a hold on me. I truly believed that my life experiences showed me, that if I told anyone they either wouldn't believe me and/or they wouldn't care. So I'd be no better off by telling anyone. Just embarrassed and ashamed.

So I sat down on my settee, in utter despair and prayed. I knew I needed help but the thought of telling anyone was terrifying. I was so scared that everyone would leave me when I told them the truth, that I had been lying for 9 years. I told God that I was totally desperate and I needed Him to help me find a way out.

About 5 hours later, whilst in the pub with dh and friends, God spoke to me clear as a bell. He said, "you have to tell dh, it will all be ok". And that was it. I had no qualms in carrying this through, I absolutely knew it was what I had to do. So that night when we got in, I sat dh down and told him about my bulimia and my debt. He was so relieved - he thought the reason I was always so tired and skint was because I was on drugs!!

And I've never looked back. Since that day I've made myself sick only a handful of times, the last was about 4 years ago. When I think of the footprints poem, I can clearly see that God carried me for those long years, and was so glad to set me free and have me walk along side Him! I truly feel blessed for the Lord having worked so openly in my life - I truly owe my life to Him.

Now, if you're still reading - you deserve a medal!!!! CC x

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