MN Christian Prayer Request Thread - 2010 is HERE - Come On Ladies, Let's Get Praying ......

[CaptainDippy]

Hurrah!

Another new thread and another summary ......

Here goes .....

LoveBeingaMummy - Prayers for her dad who is having Chemo treatment for cancer. He has reacted badly to the treatment and is very ill and low at the moment.

LittleFish - Asked for prayer for her 18 yr old cousin who has been DX with ovarian cancer and has commenced her chemo treatment.

ComfortableShoes - Is pleased with how well her parents are settling in to their new home after moving recently, especially her father who suffers from Dementia. Praying this would continue to be a Blessing for them all.

purplehat - Has two friends who are both suffering from cancer. One friend has been told their condition is terminal; but the prognosis for the other friend is yet unclear; but their condition seems to be deteriorating. Prayers for them both, please.

WM - Lots of illnesses plagued their household just before Christmas - not sure how they all are now; but much better, I hope Prayers for DS who is being bullied at school and prayers for R, a 17 yr old girl who has fractured vertebrae in her spine following an accident and has to lie still on her back for 12 weeks, far away from her family.

JujuBean77 - Asked for prayers for her DD who has been poorly for quite a few months now. Prayers for her recovery for and strength for Juju as she cares for her.

salvolatile's mum died last summer in a horrible manner, right in front of Sav and she is struggling to come to terms with it and find peace and faith.

Jentlydoeit - Prayers for her as she struggles, especially in the situation concerning her DH. Bless her and her beautiful family, Lord. xx

newlark's grandmother died following the discovery of a tumour / blockage in her intestine. She was too old and frail for treatment and is at peace now. xx

CaptainCaveman Would like to renew her relationship with God (wouldn't we all, eh )

3Frenchhens - Came by with the exciting news that she is PG after gruelling fertility treatments ; but feels sad for her DP who lost both his beloved grandparent's recently, within months of each other. May their memory never be lost.

MrsCadwaller - Would like some peace in her mental life!!!! She would also like prayers for her DS who is anxious and struggling with school at the moment.

Aitch - Asked for prayer for her friend and DH who unexpectedly lost their 2 year old DD during the night. Uphold them and comfort them Lord.

DutchOma - Informed us of the death of Margaret's Bob. Prayers for her in these tough times. Also prayers for Anne and Chris who are Missionaries in Kabul during these troubled times.

PAO - Prayers for DD3 whose health has not been good of late and who needs to be making some serious decisions about her future. She suffers from ME / CFS; and prayers also to her DD1 who is living away from home and is also thinking about her future. She has a job interview in the am of Fri 29th Jan. Prayers too for her DH who is considering moving on from his current job and for her and her DH as they face a tough situation in their church life too.

MaryBS - Mary's friend Susan died of cancer recently, prayers that she found great comfort and strength in Jesus before she died as she was very frightened. Prayers for Val who is in her 50's and has just suffered a Stroke and is struggling with her after-effects. Prayers for Mary's DD's friend E who is 10 and is losing weight and very, inexplicably, unwell. Prayers for her BIL who is under-going Chemo following the return of his cancer and for Ramir, the son of a Big Issue seller Mary met who has recently undergone surgery.

mmred would like her friend whose recent IVF treatment was unsuccessful.

SweetestThing and her family need to be remembered in our prayers as they mourn the loss of ST's brother Scott who recently died.

tracey256 - is finding church hard as they keep bringing up the fact her two children were taken into Care two years ago and won't let her move on.

Saliswan - Prayers for her and her family as they seek treatment with s sleep specialist. Prayers that it would make a huge difference and they could all sleep soundly and feel MUCH more at peace.

MeltedChocolate - Needs a job!! She also needs lots of prayers as she struggles with her relationship with her DH who is a Heroine addict and with the attitude of her parents too. Wrap her up in your love, Lord.

amberlight is struggling. she has lots of difficult situations to face and needs God's strength to help her to face them head-on and with tenacity and positive attitude Prayers for her Ds whose eye condition is worsening.

ShelleyLou - Prayers that DB's medical report would come through soon, so hard living with such uncertainty.

NotSoFarNow - Asked for prayers for a friend Grand Niece who was passing blood in her stools and was in pain while passing them. Prayers for NSFN's Nan who has had a stroke and for positive things to come out of the Stress Management course she has embarked on. Continued Blessings in her relationship with her DH.

LittleTortie - Asked for prayers for her DH (and the family) who was made redundant from a job her loved just before Christmas.

Toilet Prayer ...

"What is before us, we know not, whether we shall live or die; but this we know, that all things are ordered and sure. Everything is ordered with unerring wisdom and unbounded love, by thee, our God, who art love. Grant us in all things to see thy hand; through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Charles Simeon, 1759 - 1836.

AMEN!!!

Now .... GET PRAYING!!!!

musicposy - I am so sorry to hear your bad news, I went through the same type of thing (many years ago) so my prayers are with you, keep strong!

music - sorry, just had a sneaky look at your piccys, I also have a 14yo, just done his options at school, his GCSE's start in June! I had my twins when I was 42 - 3rd attempt at IVF - so keep praying and never give up hope.

We are now thinking of short term fostering! are we mad!!! but not much house space!

Aw sooz! I hoped I'D be the first "Hallelujah He is Risen"! LOL

I shall just have to content myself with

HE IS RISEN INDEED, HALLELUJAH!

Hallelujah!

A very happy Easter to you all.

musicposy - prayers for you this morning.

Soozi - that's reassuring to know, thanks! Fortunatley DS1 (who is 7 and incredibly lanky and looks like a giraffe trying to swim ) thinks it's great that he's the tallest in the group (the others, apart from DS2, are all about 4!!) Bless him

Yippeee!!!!!!! Jesus is risen!!

Happy Easter, everyone!!

Happy Easter! He's alive, he's alive, he has risen, Hallelujah!

Musicposy - I'm so sorry to hear your terrible news. Praying for you x

Musicposy My thoughts and prayers are with you. Easter, with its theme of Hallelujah must be very hard for you just now.
But it's still true:- Jesus is alive today and He has plans for you which are good. They may, or may not include a baby, but they definitely include His love for you. He will use your grief to bless you and bring you closer to Himself.
Did anybody else see the tv programme on BBC2 about the Rogier van der Weyde picture "The descent from the cross"? So many tears, so movingly painted and yet all that grief turned to joy because HE IS RISEN Hallelujah

He is risen, HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!!!!

Musicposy Praying for you!

The greatest day in history
Death is beaten, you have rescued me
Sing it out - JESUS IS ALIVE!
The empty cross, the empty grave -
life eternal, you have won the day
shout it out - JESUS IS ALIVE!!!

A very happy Easter to you all.

Musicposy - especially praying for you. I am so, so sorry. xx

Won't be around in the next week as we are away, but will continue to pray for you all.

Have a wonderful holiday Madhairday

MHD - we sung that one at church today too It was packed at church.

praying musicposy, sorry for not acknowledging you earlier ... This is a wonderful place to come and pray and have fellowship

HAPPY EASER TO YOU ALL.

Welcome to Musicposy and prayers for GOds arms to comfort you right now. So sorry to hear of your sadness. It must be really hard for you.

Prayers continuing for TACP. And too.

Have a good holiday MHD.

Lovely adult baptism at church this morning, of the eldest daughter of friends of ours. Truly spirit filled.

He is risen - allelujah!

Sorry I haven't been around for a while - I had some demons to work through around my brother dying and my mum's reaction to me, but I have found great comfort in prayer and in the support of my church friends, and Christian friends from outside. Spring is also a great force for positive thought, I find.

Haven't read back yet and don't know what's happening in everyone's life, so I will wish you all the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ on this most wonderful of days. God bless you all x

Are any of you listening to the Charts to see if "Jesus can top the charts at Easter"??

They are already playing No.6 so History Maker (Delirious) are at least No 5 (or better??) and will be played on Radio 1

Mary - bless you lol! but actually, what time did Jesus rise from the dead! I presume it was over night sometime, maybe your greetings were nearer the correct Easter Time celebrations!

xxx

My hubby has to move out of his parents house in ten days. Just found out. He has no where to live and being on JSA right now, can't afford anywhere really. But is obviously not able to move in with me.

He's looking at a room in Nottingham!!! As he can have it for almost free. It's miles and miles from me and means he will barely see the children but be close to his affair partner . I'm reeling right now as I've only just found out.

Please pray that he thinks about this carefully and stops panicking and something will come up closer to us. Regardless of our marriage problems, I want out children to grow up "knowing" daddy. He can barely afford petrol at the best of times right now, let alone living that far from here

It also means he has no intention of saving marriage and is totally focused on OW now and not on us at all. I'm sorry to ask you all yet again to pray for me. I'm just so sad and trying to keep a brave face on for DCs who are still awake after long naps today.

Thank you everybody for the prayers and lovely words of comfort.

Went to church this morning, first time in a few weeks what with everything. It was quite a hard day to choose to go back, but everyone was lovely. One of my close friends who is such a support to me sat upstairs in the quiet room with me for a while because I wasn't coping well and was crying a lot. I was so grateful for her support.

One thing that was absolutely wonderful, during communion there are people who will pray for you at the back of the church. After some very tearful moments, my 10 year old went up there of her own accord to ask them to pray for me, and also for her auntie who is on her own this week because nephew and BIL are away at a music camp. I think they were astounded to see her there! But a lady prayed with her and I was so lifted by the whole thing!

ZipadiSoozi, I don't mind people looking at my pics! I put them there partly to remind myself how blessed I am, and partly because I love looking at everyone else's pictures and their gorgeous families! My elder daughter is the same year as your son, then - she's taking 3 GCSEs this summer (eek!).

teaandcakeplease, I am so sorry to hear of all your troubles. Praying for you and for your whole situation. xxxx

MP, that sounds a real blessing. Your daughter sounds lovely! My daughter is the same age as yours.

TACP, I keep praying for you. It may be better for you if some distance is put between you and your H, as it will give you time and space to heal. Yes it is important that he sees his children, but nothing is ever fixed, lots of things can happen. But for now I think it is better that for you if he is further away. Your lovely children still have you, and I am SURE you have lots of love to give them.

Glad you've been able to find comfort in prayer ST

Sooz, I've no idea when Jesus actually rose, but I guess the idea is that everyone somehow discovers he's actually risen at the time that the women went to the tomb, so "early on the first day of the week". Not sure when churches started having dawn services, but its only recently in our church, I think!

PA, that sounds lovely

Yesterday was just fab, although a little tiring (getting up at 4am). DS made his first communion, and did really really well repeating his baptismal vows, it was hard not to cry. Our vicar was truly lovely, so gentle with him, even sitting down on the floor in all his robes (no easy thing, especially when you're 6'7") to come down to DS's level. DS did freak a bit when the congregation gave him a round of applause and he tried to run away (still not having received!), but he coped, and it was so special. When you think of all the palaver over the past 3 months just to get to this stage, it was a real blessing! Lots of other blessings too , both services were profoundly moving!

TACP, Many prayers for you - you are right to want the children to see a lot of their Dad, but there are so many ways they can keep in contact these days - phone, text, email, video link on the computer... shall hope that whatever happens he will remember that they are truly precious in his life. So were you, and I am so sad that he has made this decision...

Prayers anew for everyone.

M, the teenage lad in hospital after heart surgery, is making steady progress (hooray!) but still in a high care unit so prayers would continue to be appreciated.

TACP My word, I am sorry that it seems to have come to this. I am in awe at the strength of character that you've been able to show during this whole ordeal. I really pray that God continues to strengthen you and he gives you peace and that he sorts your DH out. Muchos muchos prayers for you at this time!

DH is still applying for jobs left right and centre, he heard back from an interview he had and he didn't get it. It didn't help matters much that the electricity company kept taking an extortionate amount of money out of our account this month as well. So I rang them up and shouted at them. I feel very blessed that God gave me the ability to complain over the phone well .

On another note, I think I've been feeling LO moving. It feels like little bubbles popping low down in my tummy. Very exciting, I feel very blessed with it at the moment. [emile]

Prayers for you all.

Thanks for the prayers. H hasn't returned to his Dad house, he claims he's staying with a friend in Notts now and isn't with OW. He told me today that he doesn't think his love for the children is enough to work things through, as we do not have the same connection as he does with the OW.

We've been separated 5 months, for most of that he led me to believe the affair was over. It's only very very recently I've realised it never ended and he tells me he cannot decide between us (Did I say all of this before). I have the divorce paperwork sitting in my car to submit tomorrow. What I'd really like to know from Christian people, biblically speaking, am I doing the right thing? If you want my whole sorry story the link is: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/914075-How-do-you-know-when-you-should-just-give-up?msgid=1918907 3

I love praying for people and can hear things for others but in regards to my H and me I just don't know anymore. All I know is that I want to do what God wants.

So among all the mumsnet hoards telling me to ditch him. From a Christian perspective tell me again what you think?

Also praying for everyone else though too x

Just bpooped in to ask for a prayer. I used to be Peachy, popped on soemtimes.

Just found out my friends ex is missing, on the hiolls, been two days and he was depressed.

A prayer for him would be good, he's a kind man and his children must be terrified.

Thanks

Clarisimo Praying for you.

TACP I actually had a bit of a discussion with my DH about what your H was doing (he was quite shocked) and the bibical grounds for divorce. He basically told me that if someone is unfaithful to you, the bible gives that as a reason for divorce and Jesus speaks about it in Matt 19v9. I do know my bible, but my DH walks around with it glued to his head and a biblical commentary glued to his hand so I tend to converse with him on trickier subjects.

I am so full of sympathy for your situation and I can understand that you want your marriage to work and you want your kids to grow up in a happy stable home. But your H is sinning against you and what he is doing is wrong. It sounds like you've done all you possibly can but at the end of the day if he's not willing to step up and be a man and stop messing around behind your back then cut him loose and leave him to God.

By him saying he can't decide between you and OW really shows where his heart and loyaltys are at and they're not where they should be; which is with you the woman he married.

There comes a point in some situations where you need to let go and stop striving.I don't know why he's doing this to you and I really don't know why this is happening to you either. God is there for you and I believe that he wants you to have peace on this one.

It sounds like you've already decided what you're going to do. All I would say is go in peace and know that God is with you through thick and thin, fire and storm, good and bad and through joy and tears.

I'll be praying for you.

Clarrisimo - Prayers for those touched by this situation, especially the children.

TACP - I read your message last night, and I apologise for not replying then, but I really wanted to feel comfortable with what I was going to type out to you. Read it ALL before you shout at me!!
I value marriage highly, and feel that many people "give up" too easily.(I have read many threads on here that "leave him" is screamed out at the first tiff!) There is no value to me pointing out all the reasons here, I am sure that you have gone over and over these in the past 5 months. HOWEVER, I really feel that you have done EVERYTHING - and more, that you could have done. As a Christian we are NOT told to be a doormat. You have given H every opportunity to face what he has done, to repent and return to you. He has chosen not to. He has kept you hanging on. GOd values you, just as you are. Rely on God, not man. Yes, I do think that you should move on. Being on your own will surely be more stable for the DCs than the not knowing, hoping and being disappointed and the pressure this must have been putting on you for so long.
Also, I agree with Mary (I think it was her) who said that it may be better for H to be further away for a while. You need to heal. You have put everything into this and into repairing your marriage, but it CANNOT be onesided.
Sorry, rambling now. A bit early in the morning, but I wanted to come and give you a virtual hug and let you know that I will be praying for you and your DC.