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!!!!

Welcome Frosti. I saw your thread about empty nest in the Relationship topic, so have a bit more of an idea where you are coming from. I think that the real key here is communication between you and your dh and also between you and God. You do know, don't you, that you can't let God down? He loves you whatever, even if you never did another bit in the church, so the fact that you have taken a sabbatical should not mean that you are letting Him down.
But does your husband want you to do that? Do you really want to do it?
What do you want to do with the rest of your life?
We never expected that my dh would have to retire early due to ill health and that he would be very limited in what he could do. But we have a good life and although we are apart a good deal of the week we do things that we like doing and are not restricted by what the children need, nor quite so much by money worries.
So talk together, share your worries and work out what you can do rather than what you can't do. Best of luck.

DO Thanks for this. It is good to chat with someone who recognises the spiritual element of this. The question 'What do you really want is something we have been discussing i a church group. None of us are finding it particularly easy to answer, nor do we know why it is difficult. I am trying to listen to what God wants for me, but it is not easy. My husband didn't ask for me to give things up. I felt that we needed time to establish new patterns, patterns distinct from the volunteering roles I had at church.I felt that for the moment he needed me more. I was a little hurt by the post under empty nest which suggested that it was all about holidays and the two people. I need to find out what God has in mind for me.

hello friends!
still here, catching up when poss
ds hardly sleeps in the day now, more or less dropped his afternoon sleep at christmas.
so its not so easy, plus more tiring for me
hey ho
he will have 1 full day at pre school after easter, 2 half days at the moment, so that will still only be one and half days.
we got the primary school admission letter today, i know its still a few months , but time goes so quickly, quicker at my age! it is the end of an era once they start school , and you are so routine bound.
since mum moved here we go to church together once a week which is good, i wouldnt have made the effort on my own. but its great for a little worship/prayer time, and some bible study.
we had a visit from a chap called ian mccormack at church, google him, an amazing testimony .
he got stung by box jellyfish, died , went to hell, and heaven, and back to life, to travel and tell people about it. he was an atheist when it happened , he isnt now

hell all ('tis FAQ/Alwayslookingforanswers.

Not sure if you've all seen my updates since Christmas time - H and I have separated again - really not working out, still living in the same house.

But today I've viewed a house on the next street it's (almost) perfect, I can "secure" it after the weekend by paying the admin fee (sorted already money i'd already started to put aside for my move). However to be able to move in I'm going to need to find £1000(+) I should have £750 sorted, but I could do with some prayers to help the tenant application process/finding the rest of the money for the move go smoothly.

Thanks

Not been on here for ages - am very infrequent visitor. (Used to be slapheadsrock).

Hubby and I seperated in january, and altho it is hard, I am loving being a single mum! We are going to start mediation, but I don't really know where I want it to go or what I want in the long run.

Also, just in case any of you are thinking of taking your children to see 'the princess and the frog', new Disney film..... DON'T! DD and I lasted half an hour before she asked to leave. She is seven. The baddie 'talks to the other side', reads tarot cards and has voodoo dolls. And this is a 'U' rating! She was really scared.

Morning All.

Could do with some prayer to get through the next few days. B isn't sleeping well again despite doing everything right according to the sleep specialist I don't know how I'm going to get through today. DH is away this weekend and I'm back at work on monday. DH and I are going to have to come to some agreement about nighttimes if this continues. Afterall, his previous excuse for not helping before was that he had work the next day and I could just have a relaxing day with the children

I am finding it very hard to be a good mummy when I'm not getting enough uninterrupted sleep especially after B's sleep had improved somewhat

"Have a relaxing day with the children" yeah right.

Praying that things will improve for you very quickly and that yo will have a "nice relaxing day with the children" this weekend.

Am here, am praying... Hi MrsG, nice to see you again, sorry to hear your news. You too Mufti! Praying SS. Praying TAF. Praying Frosti - I read somewhere that praying for discernment is the most common prayer asked of God.

Prayers for all those who are struggling, either in their private lives, or under the weight of others' burdens. May God give them health, strength and peace.

Praying for you all. Back from my conference which was so refreshing with lovely worship etc - I find things v dry here so it was especially good.
TAF sorry to hear about you splitting with your dh. I am new on here but think I have seen you around the place. I will pray that you are able to secure the new place.
Also MrsG, praying for you, sad news. Thanks for letting us know re the film, was going to take dd to that, doesn't sound like it'll be up her street after all.
Hello everyone else. sorry I can't do all replies but I am praying through as I read through. 'Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord.'

Hi again Two visits in one week from me!! Hi Mufti! Lovely to hear that you and your mum are going to church together.

Thank you for your prayers re busy-ness. It is tricky getting the right balance in life, isn't it? I can also join the list of those of us starting the menopause. I hadn't realised how much it was going to affect moods etc - interesting to read about your mirena coil Mary. I'd heard that it could make things worse before they got better, but may think again about it now.

(WM - it might be best not to read about menopause on MN! There are people there with very severe reactions - I found it rather depressing!)

Right - time to go and have some family time.

God bless all.

Still reading through each of your messages and praying...

Hey guys! Sat here in tears, not sure whether it is because the girls' beloved chicken were massacred in the night, or because I have no one around to ask me to help pick up all the feathers in the garden. I am not being big-headed, but I put myself out for others all the time; but when I ask for help, there is no one. Feel so alone

Sorry. Very selfish.

How did the weekend go PA? Was thinking of all those young people and your very brave minister too. Hope it was a time of real Blessing. xx

I like NQGU's (I think) idea of "waiting on the Lord" - wait on Him and He WILL Bless you. Hard times for you right now. xx

Hello mufti!!

TAF - Prayers for the new house and fory ou as you adjust.

Hello MrsG Good to "see" you again.

Prayers for sleep situ SS.xx

Must go and pick up these feathers ....

CD big hugs {{{{{{{{{}}}}}}}} You aren't alone, though it can feel like it, I know. Poor you! Poor chickens too!

I assume it was a fox, so here's hoping that you might have saved the life of lots of little, very cute, foxes. Prayers too that your girls will not be too upset.

CD, don't know where you are in the country but I'd have happily nipped across and helped...

Hugs to you, and anyone else who needs them (and apologies to those who don't like hugs)

have some very un-MN hugs - how horrible, you poor things. Hope the girls are OK.
Praying for you all....thankyou for letting me join in. I'm in a situation where I don't really have Christian friends around geographically (dh in church leadership, hard place) so it's nice to have some daily support.

I don't really have much to say, just wanted to say hello to you all..... Hello.

H still wanting divorse. I don't know how to feel about it. I dont trust him enough to be with him or see being with him anytime soon (why he wants the divorse) but cant bring myself to think we wont be back together. I love him and this hurts and I feel so helpless. Trying to trust the Lord and see where he takes us.

I have read through all of your posts and pray for you all.

Keeping up the prayers for you, MC and MHD, and for everyone else too

Hello eveyone,

I really hope you don't mind me stepping in & asking for a prayer. My 2 month old niece is currently very poorly in hospital with Bronchitis she's been placed in an oxygen tank but my SIL has been told if it doesn't work DN will need to be ventilated. Would you mind please adding her to your prayer list? I would be incredibly grateful if you would.

Thank you all

Like MC, I haven't much to add but am still reading and praying!

I am another reading and praying for you all.

NormaSknockers - prayers for your neice and her worried parents.
(Have to say that I love your name and it always makes me smile!)

Hello all,

Just came to check that Norma had the right thread as she text me earlier (just so happens that through MN, Norma has become one of my bestest best friends and I love her dearly)

Praying for Norma's niece that she fights with her family's strength xx

Hello to everyone else. Hope you are all ok, catching up more often and praying for you all.

Small request from me. My mum and stepdad have gone off on hols to Dri Lanka for 2 weeks. I don't know why, but I am more worried than usual about her being away. thank you.

Thank you darling, will keep your mum & stepdad in my prayers also. Thank you PA, glad my name makes others always makes me giggle

Oh Dippy, what a very sad story. Like Amber, I would have come like a flash to help you. You poor thing, poor girls and poor chickens, they had such cute names too.

Madhairday...saw your post re conference and things being dry. Just finished a period or training and feeling myself drying up already. Still supporting a lot of people who are in training and trying to share their excitement but definitely a feeling of being in "ordinary time' and waiting for God.

barleywood, your post strikes a chord with me too. I finished training the end of last year, as a Lay Reader, and its left me feeling a bit and bereft as the training was so much a part of my life I miss it!

NormaSknockers, praying for your DN, how worrying

JDI, praying for peace and serenity for you

MC - I know what pain you're going through and my heart aches for you. Can you perhaps do something different, like start a new hobby you'd always wanted to try? Sounds a bit cliched but it helped for me.

Madhairday, it can be difficult to have friends at church when you or your DH is in church leadership. Glad we can help. I've found it easier to ask for prayer here sometimes than I can IRL because its away from church and awkward questions.

SS, did you get through the weekend OK? How is B and sleeping?

Prayers for all those struggling and unable to voice their needs.