MN Christian Prayer Request Thread - Where's the year going ...... !!?

[CaptainDippy]

Here we are again!! Anyone else feel like this year is speeding by at 100MPH!!?

Here's the summary of request from the last thread for all your lovely ladies! .....

Scootergrrrl - Prayers for her friend L who has been really struggling with her DH who is an atheist.

QueenofQuotes - Prayers that she would find a new job v.v.v.v.soon!

Bobsmum - Hurrah! for new kitchens and Praise for her friend's twins (boy and girl) who arrived safely - prayers for their health as the little DS has been in hospital and for them as they cope with 4 very young children. Prayers for childcare provision when BM's little bubba arrives and praying that DH's new job is going ok Also remembering BM's SPD - praying for healing. xx

Saliswan - Is PG!!! Praying for her as she has a lot to cope with right now. Praying her DD would sleep better and that God would cement hers and her DH's relationship in all the strain. Praying for her PG to "stick" and for worries that she has following previous MC, hyperemisis and preemie baby. xxxx Praying that she would find a job soon, perhaps this one at the Christian Pregancy Crisis Centre!!? You know best, Lord. xx

RubySlippers - On-going prayers for her Grandma who is still "hanging in there" atm. xx Special prayers for her mum who is struggling with G'ma's ill health.

Ilove8pm - Praying for her as she prepares to become a registered CM!!?

WalnutShell - Prayers for her friend who has just entered her 2nd trimester of PG who has been struggling.

NorthernLurker - Prayers for her DH to settle quickly into his new job (yey!) and for the complicated situation surrounding her own job, which she should be going back to in April. xx

Sooooooz - Prayers for her DNiece who has just had girl twins! Prayers for her sore tum and for DS who has been ill - keep the household germ-free, please Lord!

Paperchain - Has been struggling, protect her and keep her safe, Lord. xx

Podmog - Has again been struggling with horrid situation at church. Praying for light and resolution, Lord. xx Praying for DS1 who has been very poorly with his asthma. xx

Sabaidii Prayers for SE Asia, epscially that Sabaidii would see way to demonstrate Christ's love to those who are suffering. Prayers for her friend who is facing a tought situation right now. xx

RoseyLea - Praying for her health, that she would find a good balance in life and keep strong and fit! Praying for her as she fills in forms to determine her vocation - show her the way, Father. Praying for the girls at the school where she works who had been experimenting with an oiuja board.

Podglet - Praying for her poor little DS who has been ill.

SueBaroo - Is feeling unnerved and "hanging on by her fingertips" atm, protect her and show her love, Father. xx

notsofarnow - Needs lots of love and support right now!! Everyone in her household seems to have been ill recently and she is really struggling with family issues, feeling and negative - Protect and guide her, Lord. xx Prayers that DS would not be so clingy!! xx

NotQuiteGrownUp - Prayers for uncertainty regarding work.

MarsLady - Prayers for her as she arranges her father's funeral. She did not have a good relationship with her father and is finding the whole process difficult and daunting. Praying that everything would go smoothly - with the funeral and with work. xxxx

OnlyJoking - Constant prayers for her and her DC's as Steve goes into a Hospice - praying he can come home soon and that they will all cope. xx

PandaG - Prayers for her as dear friends move away xx

Yey! that Mary has found a Spiritual Director Praying for her as she seeks help with possible Asperger's DX and praying for her as carries on being busy at church and at work. xx

CaptainDippy - On-going prayers for perfect job Has interview on Thurs pm for a job she really wants. Praying for her as she faces the prospect of DH going aay on lots of yukky work-related courses. Humph.

Prayers and Love for others, those who post and those don't, inc. DutchOma, Amber, Xavielli, Mum2GusandAlbie, WeirdBird..... xxxx

Now Get Praying!! ....

M22 - As DO says, even if he is in your area, surely he is forbidden to talk to you? Are the police going to warn him off? Is this a one-off in your area, or is he likely to be around on a regular basis? Praying for God's protection for you, and also for peace of mind. If you need to talk, please email me. We can either talk or email, whichever you'd prefer, if you'd like to that is...

suttonmb at talktalk dot net

MJIM, I'd like to know how SS is, she is in my prayers...

DO - sorry to hear you've been ill, I was going to email you tonight if I hadn't heard from you.

And happy birthday NQGU! Surely you must be GU by now?

M22, praying for you and this situation. Glad that you've told the police. Do you carry an attack alarm with you, by any chance? Or keep your mobile set so you can quickly switch it on voice record if you see him, if it does that? (though that's often the last thing on our minds when it happens...)

Praying for everyone else too. I'm not always very good at listing everything out, but I do pray through it

The meditation which follows isn't aimed at anyone except me, but I've posted it in case people find it useful. I found it when I was looking for material for when I'm preaching March 9th:

God, whose Spirit is life,
how is it that our lives are so feeble and poor?
We are self-centred instead of being centred on you,
and when things go wrong we shut ourselves off from you
as though locked in a tomb.
We think we know how you ought to act in our lives,
and we reject the new things you have to show us and tell us.
We think we have the answers, but we don't.
We are full of illusions.
We don't trust you enough to be willing to face pain and conflict,
and so we hide from you in a grey half-life.
But you seek us out,
you call us out of the tomb of our self-regard.
'Come out!' you say.
'Come out into the day, into love, into relationship.'

Yes, Lord, we come.
We accept your new life.
We accept the risk of living close to you.
We will follow you wherever you lead,
no longer retreating into easy lifelessness
but living fully in the light of day,
today and always.
Amen.

God bless all

Mary x

Praying for you and mr DO, DO. Pray that you both soon feel very much better.
Praying too for SS, for OJ and STeve and their lo's.

M22 that sounds awful, praying that you don't bump in to him again, and that God surrounds you with His love and warmth, and with all those that you trust to protect you.

Thank you for your prayers for the viewing - it seemed to go well and they are coming back on Sunday to see it in the daylight!! Yay. When I mentioned that ds and I would be at church, it turns out that the chap's gran does readings at our church, and I know her! A God-incidence?! Praying for God's will to show through in this circumstance.

Happy Birthday NQGU! Hope you have had a lovely day? and Ta for the cake, it was delicious....yum!

Alas, how could i forget...dsis is back off the wagon. She rang mum up at 2am to demand she come over and help (pi**ed out of her face). She is being very obnoxious to mum and very hurtful too. Dneice keeps missing school, when asked why she says mummy wants her to stay at home and look after her . What kind of life is that for a 5 yr old?
Dsis is telling lies to her key worker to avoid having to do things. She tells her that mum has everything in hand, yet when mum asks, dsis tells her to mind her own business and that the key worker is dealing with it all.

I feel really sad and lost in all of this, I don't know how to help her and I'm so angry at her for throwing all of her chances and offers of help back at us. I know it's her disease but when she isn't drinking she is capable of rational decision making. I just don't know how to help her and keep myself safe. Prayer much appreciated.

myjobismum - prayers for your back & tummy ache, get checked out tomorrow if still in pain! take care!

CC - God-incidence or what? fab result wanting to re-view! Prayers for a quick sale exciting

M22 - So sorry to hear of your incidence, prayers that you do not bump into him again!

NQGU - Happy Birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear NQGU! Happy birthday to you! - in my beautifulist virtual singing voice, hope you have had a lovely day

SS - Prayers for you, please lord wrap this family in your care, support & strength xxx

Sorry! not forgotton you CD - prayers for your tiredness and your dc, hope you are all in good health, prayers for your new job!

Sorry not been around last 24 hours, firefox would not let be on internet today! Ooh prayers for your computer too CD, have hot chocolate instead! think how much clearing up you will get done, whilst not on computer, thats the only thing that keeps me sane when computer out of order! (boring old housewife that I am)

Please could you help me pray for colleague whose parents have split up, she is 17 and her sister is 14yo, they are taking it really badly, were such a close family, its a big shock!

Whilst there is a lot of death, saddness and sorrow around me at the moment, my life is ticking by so smoothly, I half feel guilty being happy atm.

Please lord I thank you for my happy little lot in life and take care of the not so happy! Please keep me on the right track to support my friends in their hour of need.

Thank you!

Thank you God for wonderful Sooz. Surround her with Your love and let her know she is special to us, and that she deserves to be happy! Hey Sooz! did you feel the earthquake in the night? It woke us all up [scary emoticon]

Please could you say a prayer for a lady on the antenatal thread, going for a scan today (18 weeks) following a bleed 2 weeks ago. Praying for great news and a healthy bubba and mummy. her name is dizzydixies. Thank you x

morning

praying for you all,

CC for your sis and niece, and your whole family too.

glad things are going well for you sooz

MJIM - prayoing for peace and protection for you.

lovely meditation MAry, will ponder further.

much love to you all xx

HEAVENS GROCERY STORE

I was walking down life's highway a long time ago.
One day I saw a sign that read "Heaven's Grocery Store",
As I got a little closer, the door came open wide,
And when I came to myself I was standing inside.

I saw a host of ANGELS, they were standing everywhere.
One handed me a basket and said, "My child shop with care",
Everything a Christian needed was in the Grocery Store,
And all you couldn't carry, you could come back the next day for more.

First I got some PATIENCE, LOVE, was in the same row,
Further down was UNDERSTANDING, you need that everywhere you go.
I got a box or two of WISDOM, a bag or two of FAITH.
I couldn't miss the HOLY GHOST for it was all over the place.
I stopped to get some STRENGTH and COURAGE to help me run this race.
By then my basket was getting full, but I remembered some GRACE.
I didn't forget SALVATION for SALVATION is free,
So I tried to get enough of that to save both you and me.

Then I started up to the counter to pay my grocery bill,
For I thought I had everything to do my MASTER'S will.
As I went up the aisle I saw PRAYER and I just had to put that in,
For I know when I stepped outside I would run into sin.
PEACE and JOY were plentiful, they were on the last shelf.

SONG and PRAISES were hanging near so I just helped myself.

Then I said to the ANGEL, "Now how much do I owe?"
He just smiled and said "Just take them everywhere you go".
Again I said, "How much do I really owe?"
He smiled again and said;

"MY CHILD, JESUS PAID YOUR BILL A LONG, LONG TIME AGO!"

That's just so lovely Suzy. Thank you for sharing

Great poems Mary and Sooz. Thank you.

Flying by. God bless all.

NQGU - Oooh lovely suprise, so apt, thank you soo much, will be good to start bedtime reading again, after 12 years of falling asleep at the first paragraph will let you know how I get on, could have done with it last night when I didn't get to sleep till 3am - apparently the earth moved for me

Hi ladies,

Hoping youu are all ok and praying for you all. I have tried to catch up on the last couple of days and holding you all in my thoughts.

I need some prayer help please. I have 2 issues I need guidance on and any advice would be appreciated.

1. To section or not? I have to decide with my consultants help, how I want this baby to arrive. I was against another section because the last one was so traumatic (44 hours after waters breaking, then section under GA because epidural failed and felt cutting) but now I can see the benefits especailly with childcare for DS whilst I am in hospital. trouble is, I really felt guilty for "failing" to do it "properly" with DS and I struggled to bond with him and I certainly don't want the same thing this time.

1. Baby name. We really want to include my grandmothers name because she was such a fabulous lady. However, my mum and my aunts have asked us not to on 2 counts a. she only died last year and it is still a sore loss and b. DS is named after my grandad and they think it would be weird to have children called the same as both of them. I have explained that it would be a middle name so it wouldn't be the same but they are really against it. I can understand and respect their view but this is our baby and surely we can call her what we like? There was a hoo ha over DS because my aunt didn't like the fact we called him after my grandad and I can't bear that again but...

Sorry to harp on but both issues are upseting me at the moment

Thank you.

Families eh, who would hav'm?
Re the names, yes if this is just going to be a middle name, I would put up with the family's criticism. If it were to be the name you called her by every day I could just about understand your mother's reluctance, but as a middle name...
As far as the section is concerned: If you went in for a planned section things would be very different, wouldn't they?
Was there a reason, other than that it was very late that the epidural failed? (Please note I say the epidural failed, not you failed)
You are far too nice for your own good.

Flying visit for me too. I'm supposed to be writing my sermon for a week on Sunday. I tried last night and failed miserably. I'm off to pray over it and read through the bible passages again, but would appreciate prayers! I think its because I know its going to be assessed! . Lord give me the words to say and the courage to speak them.

NQGU - the book arrived! THANK YOU!

Thank you DO, I don't think I am too nice but I do worry

The epidural possibly failed because of problems I have with my back. I have to see an aneathetist (never can spell that) for him to decide if it will work next time or not. If not, I suspect the choice will be taken away and I will have a section where they can give my a spinal block.

Praying for you Podglet... May God guide you - he is the Way, the Truth and the Life, may he provide the Truth on the best Way to bring forth Life

(sorry, was that too facetious? )

Podglet - I pray for the naming of your dd, and hope your family can be proud of your choice, my family havent liked any of my choiced names, but they got used to them in the end. Hope you can be more relaxed if a selective c-section, may be completely different this time, have you an understanding midwife?

Mary - Prayers for a 'lightbulb' moment for a sermon (I wouldn't know where to start) clever little you!