My email was supposed to be a prayer request, but it started out sounding more like an apology. Although we needed friends to pray, I was hesitant to ask because I didn’t want my request to be a burden for anyone.
A few years ago my husband J.J. was having health problems and needed to have a liver biopsy. His doctor told us it was precautionary, so we weren’t sure if it would end up being anything serious in the end. And that made me hesitant to tell people about it. Yet I knew I didn’t want to walk through it alone or in my own strength.
Fifteen minutes after I sent my email, several friends started telling me they were praying. Not only did my friends pray – they thanked me for sharing what was going on and for letting them be there for me.
For someone who hates to impose on others, I need to remember that asking for prayer isn’t about putting burdens on my friends. Asking for prayer is about letting our friends walk by our side down a path that we were never intended to walk alone. {today’s post is a partial excerpt from my #AConfidentHeart #Devotional book}
Is it hard to ask others to pray for you?
Let’s stretch ourselves today and let others walk beside us in prayer by sharing a burden and then praying for one another. Briefly share one things we can pray for you by clicking “Share Your Heart” below this post. Then leave a prayer or say “I’ve prayed for you” under the request left before yours. Ready.Set.Pray.
My husband lost his job last June. His severance ran out in September and we are out of money, resources, and everything else. We are low on food, both for us and our cats. We need cat litter too and we are way behind on bills. My faith is shaky and it seems like every other day I just want to curl up and cry. I know God has a full time church position for us but I don’t know why He is waiting so long. It seems our friends have moved on leaving me feeling extremely lonely. Our two part time jobs are not cutting it. I’m tired, hurt and lonely. I just want someone to care, care enough to ask me how I’m doing and then listen and help me through this.
Carol, I am so sorry no one is listening and walking by your side. My husband and I are in the same boat as you are right now. It is hard very hard I wont lie to you. Many people shy away as if they might catch the poor bug. But our God hears us and see our pain. Yes it is much harder than any can ever know unless they have had to walk in faith for food, bills, and jobs. My husband and I both feel very grateful that God exposed where our trust was, it was not in God, but in our jobs and money. The walk out of this is not easy. We both read the scriptures that we found on trusting in God, how God provides we pray them out loud as if they were written for us.
Lord Jesus you hear the cries of this woman, Lord I know from experience how painful, hard and lonely this place can be, Lord. Lord Jesus I am coming to You asking for You Lord to provide food, cat litter, help to pay their bills and better jobs Lord. I praise your holy Name Lord and thank You Lord for hearing our prayers and I thank You Lord that You have provided all these needs to Carol and her family. Lord I thank You that you surround Carol and her family with friends who will listen, and be concerned as You tell us in Your word. Lord I am thanking You for hearing and loving us to take care of us and provide our needs in Jesus name amen.
I am so sorry for your situation, Carol. Praying for God’s provision and care for you.
Angie,
Thank you for your prayers you are in mine too. Sometimes its even more comforting to know that someone who feels and experiences the same things as you is praying for you.
Terra,
I know the feelings that you feel for giving up…but I have been shown by God that’s not His plan for me..I don’t know what He has in store for me but you are blessed and loved and God wants to use you too. Its hard when those feelings seem to be so strong and all consuming. I’m praying for you right now and will be.
My husband and I have been owners/operators of a gas station for 6 1/2 years now. It has been an unbelievable trial in our life. It has been a huge financial drain on us. I work there 40 hours a week for free so that we aren’t paying employees to work there. We take home no income. We lost power yesterday due a bad snow storm so lost a ton of business. Please pray for many new customers to support our business. We are a very small family owned business that cannot compete with the big gas stations out there. It is a lonely struggle that few people can understand. Thank you for this opportunity to share this prayer request. Praying for God’s intervention in this business of ours.
I prayed for you.
I am asking for prayers for strength and wisdom. A year ago, my younger brother was found dead in his apartment in China where he had been teaching English as a Second Language. We finally received his remains last Thursday. In addition on February 23, my 33 year old niece died from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) leaving behind a 6 year old son and a husband along with many other family members and friends who loved her very much, myself included. Because I am an ordained minister, the blessing of conducting their memorial services has fallen to me. (I’m called the family pastor.) I do consider it a blessing to be able to offer this final act of love for them both, but I know that I am going to need all that God can give me in order to make it through both services and provide the comfort that others need. Thank you all in advance for praying for me. I appreciate it greatly.
I am single mom. I pray that God will bless me with a godly husband and godly father for my son. I also need prayers regarding my career path. I will be taking two praxis tests in hopes of becoming a teacher. I pray that if it’s God’s will that I will pass these tests and become a teacher. Thank you in advance for your prayers!
Father God, I know that You know Megan’s needs. I know that You have someone who will be a Godly husband to her and a Godly father for her son. Bless her with patience as she waits for Your very best to be poured into her life. Bless her as she takes the Praxis tests that she will have the necessary calm as she takes them. In all things, Father God, may Your will be done and may Megan rejoice in the extravagant blessings that You send her way. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.
Hi my name’s Betty and my husband and I are fostering our 3 grandsons.
We really need prayer as it is so very hard to be united in how to parent our grandsons for a time.
We are in our 50’s so not really wanting to fight with strongwilled boys and toe the line; it is to much easier to give them what they clamor for. I want to have rules and stick with them because when they go back to their dad/mom they will be expected to obey and follow rules; my husband does not want to have the fight that ultimately ensues when we want to enforce our requests.
Please pray that we as a couple will not allow the enemy to put a wedge between our relationship with each other.
Pray also that we will be able to guide our grandsons to understand in some part why we have rules and desire for them to obey them.
Pray also for the parents, who are seeking a divorce, that they will put their children first instead of their own fleshly desires.
Thank you
Praying for you, Betty.
Donna
I prayed for you and your family! I pray that your husbands job difficulty is resolved.
Dear Terra,
Please, please don’t speak those words! I am praying for you now. Do you know how blessed you are? God loves you too much to let you give up. Something my mentor has always said to us is its not how often you fall that matters but how many times we get up and try again. And you know what I have felt like a failure too many times to count but every time I get back up and try again it only makes me stronger. don’t give up on your self. Just speak the name of Jesus every time you feel weak and keep saying it until you are at peace! May God bless you and your children today! LOL Janet
Thank you, Janet!
Please pray for my family. My husband is miserable at work – difficult situation – has recently applied for a new position. Please pray we will make the right decision and he will be where God wants him to be.
Dear Donna
I pray that your family will be surrounded by our Lord’s pace and strength as you seek direction as to which way to go. I pray our Lord will open a door to the place He has planned for your husband. I pray that you will rest in the knowlege that He is in control and that He has a plan for your life and that, that plan is for good and not for evil to give you a hope and a future. (Jer 29:11)
Stay strong in the Lord and rest in His faithfulness. May the Blessing of our Lord Jesus Christ rest on you.
Love
your sister in Christ Jesus
I need prayer for over reacting and not thinking of what burdens I may be putting on others by my misconceptions of what a person may be telling me. I need help speaking mor positive things over my life.
Thank you! Renee!
I prayed for you!
Hi my name’s Betty and my husband and I are fostering our 3 grandsons.
We really need prayer as it is so very hard to be united in how to parent our grandsons for a time.
We are in our 50’s so not really wanting to fight with strongwilled boys and toe the line; it is to much easier to give them what they clamor for. I want to have rules and stick with them because when they go back to their dad/mom they will be expected to obey and follow rules; my husband does not want to have the fight that ultimately ensues when we want to enforce our requests.
Please pray that we as a couple will not allow the enemy to put a wedge between our relationship with each other.
Pray also that we will be able to guide our grandsons to understand in some part why we have rules and desire for them to obey them.
Pray also for the parents, who are seeking a divorce, that they will put their children first instead of their own fleshly desires.
Thank you
Alisa,
I prayed for your family and those that need the blessings and love of Jesus to touch their hearts. I pray for you also that whatever health problems you have may be healed in the name of Jesus and that he may give you continued strength and courage. May
God Bless You!
Please pray for me! I am a single mom and also work. I feel so overwhelmed, sometimes I would rather end my life, than go through these tough times. I am afraid of being a failure.. Please pray for me strength and wisdom to be a great mom and get through nursing school.
Terra,
I am lifting you up in prayer right now and will continue to lift you up. The Lord has great plans for you. He will be your strength and carry you through this season of your life. I understand the struggle of being a single mom. I am one, too. It is definitely the hardest thing that I have ever been through. However, through my situation I know that God is drawing me closer to Him. I’m sure He is doing the same in your life. You might not be able to see it now, but God is making you a stronger person every single day. Always remember that God is by your side, even if it seems like He isn’t. God has given you the ability you need to be the best mom for your child. He blessed your sweet child with you as a mom because God knows that you are capable of performing the task at hand. Don’t give up. There is light at the end of the tunnel. God bless you!!
Thank you Megan! It’s a relief to know I am not alone!
Praying that we all are trusting the LORD with all our hearts and leaning not on our own understanding and will acknowledge Him in all our ways and He will make our paths straight and that we will love the LORD with all our hearts, minds, souls, and strength. May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace as we are trusting Him so that we may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Please pray for my family that those who haven’t accepted Jesus as their Savior will and that we will have Him as the center of our lives. Also, i would appreciate prayer for my health situation-to know what doctor, tests, and treatments i should do and strength to do what i need to do-what the LORD wants me to do. Thank you!
Hi my name is Tammy, my primary requests r answered prayer revolve around a seemingly impossible family situation. My son and I finally started counseling yesterday with his physcloigist, begining with an hr and half of her taking background details from me, of his life including when I left his dad for dv the fact that even though its not physical with my son or I its still there. I’ve been back 2yrs and gods working miracles but its still hard. My son has special needs. It has brought up so much stuff in me. I only started a program to reduce prescription Tablet use and stuffed up.
I have to run, I’m praying for the top person I read on the list.
Wish I had more time
I really needed the word today and to remember to pray for others.
Bless u
I am struggling with control. I am working on releasing my feelings of anxiety, worry, less-than-others, and anger to my Father’s hands. I have always felt like I had control, but it’s really just a facade. I have a child who picks and pulls her hair out of anxiety – she is ADHD as well and the medication can exacerbate the feelings of needing to pick. I am scared for her. I am asking for prayer to have God help me take proper care of myself and to let Him have control of my life so I can let Him shine through me to my family, friends, co-workers and readers. Much gratitude…
A son and daughter-in-law that are not walking in the light of our Lord. They both know Him, but are trying to do life alone. It is breaking my heart.
Dear Terri,
Let’s pray together – Father God, please shine your light in Terri’s son’s and daughter-in-law’s lives. Let them experience a whole new relationship with you – one in which they feel unconditionally loved and full of hope, even on the not-so-great days. Show them they can rely fully on you and you will walk along with them and guide their hearts. In jesus’ name, Amen.
Much peace to you, my friend.
Kristin
My sister at age 56 is battling bladder cancer. It is high grade which means it is invasive and recurring. She just started treatment this week. We are worried that the cancer has spread. She is about at her wits end. I try to remain up beat and positive but at times I become afraid for her and what the outlook is for her. Alone, I cry. With her I can’t. This treatment does not always work so after 6 weeks she may find out there is no cure. My family would be devastated.
Lord You alone are our strength. Please be with this precious family. I lift the sister with the bladder cancer to your sufficient hands. I lift the sister that is afraid for her to your strength, Lord. Comfort and fill them both with your perfect peace. Thank you Jesus.
Praying for you ladies. God bless you and your friends and family.
I have a prayer request. My family and I are in need of at least two more vehicles so that my stepdad can get to work because his ride is finding other employment and my big sister needs transportation, she has two babies (2 mth and a 2 year old) and she needs transportation to get them back and forth to the doctor. My grandmother is still suffering from a stroke she had earlier this year I’m praying that she gets back in a God fearing, God teaching church so she can see the work of God in her life. I myself am in need of employment/transportation so that I may be able to financially help my church and family and get my ducks in a row.
Dear Chasity,
Father God, please watch over Chasity’s family and provide transportation opportunities they can continue to take care of their family’s needs. Place your hand on her suffering grandmother and let her know that are with her in her struggle and the joy. Guide Chasity’s path so she may find gainful employment and let her light shine to others.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
Heidi, I have prayed for you and as a mother and aunt know your concerns. Please pray for healing for my husband. He has multiple medical conditions which have led to behaviors that is destroying our marriage and our family. I need prayer to stay strong for me and our kids.
Dear Trudy,
I can empathize with you. I am not certain if your husband is struggling with alcoholism/addiction – but if so, I’ve been there. If he ( and you and your family) is dealing with chronic illness behaviors I hope his doctor is aware of it.
Let’s pray together, Father God, Please gather up this struggling family and lead each one of them to a special relationship with you. May each one KNOW that he/she can turn to you in times of despair and celebrate with you in times of happiness. Please remind Trudy that it is not selfish to take care of herself in these times as well — some quiet time with you, a walk, a warm cup and a pen & paper. Give them strength to keep their marriage commitment and grow in their own paths.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
I have a prayer request for my step-mother who will soon be 95. I have placed her in a Christian Nursing Home, where she is able to attend church, be visited by the pastor, and is getting great food and care. I ask that you please pray that she will adjust to her new surroundings and I need the patience for each time I go in and she asks to go home. Since she is legally blind, and has a hearing problem, she can no longer take care of herself.
Dear Pat,
Father God, please look over the needs of Pat’s step-mother as she enters into this new stage of life. Please place this frightened woman in the hands of loving and God-Filled caregivers who bring out the best in her and help her feel welcome. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Peace be with you, my friend.
I have prayed for each of you. I also struggle with asking for help or for prayers. Please pray for my 10 year old daughter, who has been having some emotional and health issues and has lost a dramatic amount of weight. I am so concerned for her, but we haven’t found a doctor yet who will help her and search for a cause of her problems. Please pray that she will be healed physically and emotionally and will know God’s constant and unending love for her.
Heidi,
As a mother, I feel your concern and pain for your precious little girl. Prayers are being lifted for her and peace and wisdom for you.
I would appreciate extra prayers right now for my marriage and my husbands parents. Seeking restoration in my own marriage and my in-laws are in the middle of a divorce (that my husband is in the middle of). It’s not easy right now.
I covet your prayers for my son Ryan. He is is 31 years old and struggles with addictions. He has accepted the Lord as his personal Savior but needs to live a life that is pleasing to Him. Thank you.
Jessica, I have prayed for you. Let me also say that I have also had more than my share of health issues and I am only 37. Throughout the health issues, I found myself battling depression as well. In the midst of it all, God called my baby girl home before she took her first breath. He blessed me one year later with a son (now 12 going on 20, it seems). 6 months after he was born, I was served with divorce papers. I have since remarried and am so thankful for the blessings in my life but I still struggle with health concerns that plague me with emotional highs and lows.
I share all of this with you to let you know you are not alone. I know how difficult it can be to ask for prayer but it can also be difficult to accept prayer. Thank you for sharing your story and I will continue to pray for all of you!
Thank you for this assurance, Renee. I do always feel I’m burdening or worrying if I tell it like it really is. I often feel guilty to ask for prayers, because maybe then I’m complaining or someone might think I’m feeling sorry for myself. So I’m stepping out to ask for prayer to cope with chronic illness and to keep focused on Jesus. I wrote a blog post today about the struggle -http://freedtofly.wordpress.com/2014/03/13/but-i-will-remember-his-miracles/#comment-498
God is confirming it to me lately that being “real” is opening up blessings.
It is also very hard for me to ask my friends for prayer but recently they have reinforced what you have said about it is not a burden on them and that they are glad to help. My prayer request today is that I struggle alot with panic and anxiety. I was doing really well after a very dear friend of mine who is a mighty woman of God had prayed over me for these issues but today has been really hard. I am getting hit this year really bad. I should be celebrating but I can’t seem to fine the joy that should be in these moments. My daughter is getting married in August to a very fine man and my son graduates from high school in June and then in probably either going to West Virginia or Georgia to school which leaves my husband & I with an empty nest. This is so hard for me. My kids are my world and I am just having a hard time of letting go. I stayed at home with them from the time they were born. I just ask for God’s peace to cover me and to relieve me of this panic and anxiety. I want to be able to enjoy this time with my kids and not dread what is to come.
Kris, it does sound like you and I are sharing in some of the same things. I, too, suffer with panic and anxiety. My oldest moved away in 2011 and is now married. I sufferd with depression really bad after he left home. My middle son is graduating high school in May and will be living on campus at college. In a couple of years, our youngest will be gone as well. I know that I will have a hard time dealing with the empty nest thing, but I am sothankful that the Lord is slowly easing me into that stage of my life.
I am praying for you, sweetie. Just remember that you are not alone.
To Kris, I was anxious and panicky my whole life until age 50 and finally accepted that God works through medication too. I have been on meds for 21 years and am at peace and happy. People take meds for all types of other issues but shun help for emotions. The brain is an organ that sometimes malfunctions as do other organs. God provides help in many ways.
I have a hard time asking for prayer because it exposes alot. I have struggled with many health problems for over 25 yrs ab I am only 35. I don’t ever remember what it feels like to be well. January 2013 I got a Vagas Nerve Stimulator implant that was supposed to help with 2 issues but the side effect of the device are horrible and I felt duped in to a surgery that cannot be reversed. I became very depressed asI have many times in my life. I was angry and I didn’t know who to direct it at so I began to ignore God and the enemy took over and thoughts of suicide began to plauge me as have happened before. Please pray for all of these things and restored faith and trust of Gods love.
Jessica,
I am praying for you spiritually, physically and emotionally. I pray the Lord will wrap his loving arms around you like a warm blanket and that you will feel His peace.
My youngest daughter , who is 11 started having seizures this past January. Just this past week she was finally diagnosised. She has partial complex epilepsy. Please pray that the medicine that she has been on will help her and that she will get caught up in school.
Melissa,
I pray that the doctors have diagnosed the seizures correctly and that the medication that they have prescribed will help your daughter. I pray that, at her young age, there are friends that can go along side of her and encourage her. I pray that there will be someone who will come forward to encourage her. I also, pray for your patience and loving guidance.
I know just how you feel. I don’t want to burden others. So here I go: I have started a new position in July 2013 at my job. In September I had a head on accident and was out of work to the first of the year. I have notice that my short term memory has really been affected. I write a lot more down and have to refer back to it. I take care of my mom which is wheelchair bound. Thank God for my husband that stays at home and has taken up most of the load. I am the sole financial provider now. Please pray God will give me the calmness to regain my confidence in my job and show God in everything I do.
I have prayed for all.
I’m praying for you and your husband Kara. I am praying you both first will put God first in all things, trust in Him to find your husband a job, show your husband how valuable he is to God, and that you will both put each other first when trying to resolve the ‘balancing’ act of the financial issues. God always has the perfect plan! Be encouraged, be blessed!
I am asking for prayer for my husband as well. He has trouble trusting God with his whole heart, and still thinks he needs to help God in his plan for his life. He has gotten more and more testy, angry, and hot-headed, and hard to live with steadily over our 39 years of marriage. Instead of each decade getting worse, I would like this to be the decade of real change for the better. And for my husband to have a desire to know the Word and to really know God.
Thank you!
Susan
I prayed for you
Please for better communication between my husband and myself. We’ve been married almost a year, I’m 54 & he’s 66, so thus us not our first round. Honesty and willingness ..thank you. I have prayed iver these requests.
I pray for each and everyone of you for blessings and the Holy Spirit leading each one under his guidance and steps. For we are promised that God will never leave nor forsake us. GOD bless you all!!
My biggest struggle right now is my husbands unemployment . Often in our 23 years marriage he has gone through periods of unemployment. I worry about his frame of mind as we go through this. He is questioning his career, ability and his purpose. Please pray God will provide employment that will provide for our household. Also pray for our marriage this is extremely hard for him but hard for me as well going to one income and trying to balance all things.
Kara:
I prayed for your husband to find work that would enable him to provide for his family.
Kara,
My husband and I just came out of the same situation. He was out of work for months and had to take a contract job 2 states away to make ends meet for much less pay. He came home on the weekends which were so short-lived as he had a 4+hour drive. This lasted a year. It was difficult but we kept praying for God’s will in where He wanted him to be. My husband prayed for God to close the doors where He did not want my husband to be and there were many. This tested my husband’s trust in the Lord and he started to question himself too, but a wise friend told him God already has the place for him. We thanked God for what he was doing ahead of time and kept our focus on how He wanted to grow us through this. As the Word says He will bring good out of our troubles. We have all grown so much, including our kids, as the Lord has just recently brought my husband home to a fantastic job only 15 minutes from our house! Continue to trust and seek God as He takes care of those who seek Him wholeheartedly. He has great plans for your family! He wants your whole hearts and grow you through this! I am praying for you and your husband as he needs encouragement from you. It is difficult but we can do all things through Him who strengthens us!
I am struggling with listening to and waiting on God where my career is concerned. I want to be in his will in all areas of my life.
“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, This Is The Way; Walk In It.–Isaiah 30:21
I am also trying to listen for God’s direction to do His will and not my own in my career and other paths.
Be still and listen. Hard to do, how well I know. But His word will be brought to your ear.
God bless.
Renee:
I’m praying for your future that the right doors would be opened and it be clear to you which path would best honor God.
I am struggling with listening yo and waiting on God where my career is concerned. I want to be in his will in all areas of my life.
Thank you for the opportunity to pray together.
I ask for prayer for a new relationship. I re-connected with someone from my past and feel that this is a good relationship. One of the first things that he said to me was that he was thanking God that I contacted him and he feels that this is God’s will for us. We have been communicating and went on a wonderful first few dates, but now things seem distant. I pray that God will keep the door open for this relationship and that he will open hearts and open communication. I ask that you will pray in agreement that God will continue to bless us. I ask this in Jesus name. Thank you.
Kate..
I prayed for you and your friend. That if this is the Will of GOD, he will keep the doors open for you.
Thank you Lisa
It has been a very hard time following my divorce and the time has come that we need to move out of our current home. However with a very limited budget and a time crunch for being out of the house I am not sure where to go to next. Please pray for clarity on this matter and also for some financial relief. Thank you
Jill,
New beginnings are very difficult. I pray for wisdom for you and discernment in decisions that you will be making, where you will be living. I pray over the home that God has in mind for you, in the neighborhood that God has planned, and for new friends to guide you, both in your church and in your new neighborhood.
I am needing prayer for my marriage. Hurtful things have happened and been said and we need healing in our relationship. We have a 17 month old that I don’t want to be hurt by our arguments but I’m not ready to give up either. Sometimes I just don’t see how it’s going to work though…
Praying for you and your husband.
Annie:
I’m praying for you, your husband and your little one. God’s peace to you.
Sheri- I have prayed for you and your husband. God Bless
My struggle is trusting The Lord in the process of my healing. My heart hurts and I tend to jump ahead to what it will look like after I am healed!
Thank you
I ask for prayer for my husband for he has strongholds and a hard heart. I ask that you will pray that God will turn my husband’s heart toward him and me again. Being that the enemy has turned him to go off feelings instead of unconditional love. I am praying for a miracle,blessing,and favor that God will heal and restore our marriage.
Lord, I pray for restoration for Sheri and her marriage.
Sheri- I prayed for you and your husband.
Praying that God will soften your husband’s heart and restore your marriage and that until then he will hold you tightly in His arms and be your comfort and strength.
Sheri,
I am praying for your marriage as well as for your husband. May both of your hearts be turned to God, throughout this struggle. I pray that your family will heal through prayers on your behalf. As you read your bible daily, I pray for encouragement for you in what you read.
I’ve been going through a rough journey. Maybe one of the most difficult ones I’ve endured in my entire life.
I lost everything and I’m starting over. That is not the difficult part. The most painful of this journey is that my oldest son landed himself in jail for making the worst decisions ever. It hurts me to see him in this place however, he must endure it so he may learn from his mistakes. He is in a Florida jail while I live in New Jersey. How do I go see him? My finances are depleted by bills and providing for my 16 year old. I need prayer. I need courage and strength..
Also…
I need prayer that I stay on track with Jesus! I have been on my own since 15 and I really don’t have any self-discipline. My relationship with God is important to me. I need to stay consistent and on fire for him to get me through all of my trials and tribulations. Let my faith heal me..
Praying for you, Lisa, that God will give you great wisdom and grace in how to handle your children and your finances. Lean on God’s Word – He has the answers for all of your issues. Praying that you are in (or can find) a church that you can be involved in where you can be ministered to and shepherded, as well as be able to minister to others!
Thank you very much Ellie..
Praying for you, Lisa!
I prayed for you Lisa!
Thank you Dianne! I really appreciate you.
Praying for you Lisa and for both your sons!!!
Listen very carefully to the words by Matt Redman, song is called “Your Grace Finds Me” and remember to Let Go, Let God.
Blessings to you and prayers are winging their way to God’s ever listening and always loving ears on your behalf.
Thank you Susan.. very very much!
Lisa,
First of all, I am praying for you, that you will have a personal relationship with Jesus. I pray that you will be daily into God’s Word and learn from it. I pray that through the reading of God’s Word, you will find encouragement in your journey and also realize that even the heroes (don’t know what else to call them) of the Bible also had sons and daughters that didn’t follow God and made poor decisions. I pray that even in Jail, your son will meet someone who will lead him to the Lord and that he will now start to read the Bible for himself.
Pat H. Thank you so very much for your love and your prayers.
Both of my children grew up in the church. As a single mother I have always been the one to provide and suffer. But, my two boys always knew how to stop me in the midst of crying or even a breakdown and tell me, “mom, let me pray for you! Or mom, lets pray!”
I strayed from my church because I was hurt by the church. So, once I strayed, my children strayed also.
Sometimes I feel that my son being in jail is my fault. What could I have done to save him from this?
I know that I am going to get through this. Jesus is my comfort. I started going back to church and I’m in my bible every single day. I feel the fullness of God within my trials.
I’m praying also that my son rekindle his relationship with God. He recently called me and asked me to send him some scriptures he can read. That made my heart sing..
One way or the other we will be fine. We will grow as a family and be happier that we had invited God back into our lives because we can’t do anything without him.
praying for you and your family!
Thank you very much CB
Lisa,
Remember Isaiah 40:10
“I am your GOD! I will strengthen you & help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand”.
Do not let go – when He closes a door, He opens a window.
Praying for you and will continue to do so that you will experience His loving care – always.
Rokhshie… That is one of my favorite verses.. Thank you.
Praying for you – pray that we remember that we can share anything with others in prayer. We all have unmentioned prayer request. God already knows.
Love you!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am having a difficult time with balancing a busy life and relating to my teenaged daughter. We constantly battle over poor social media choices and her constant defiance. I have not forgotten what it was like to be a teenager although we did not have these media outlets and obsessions with insta fame. I get so frustrated from having our trust broken time and time again. We both desire a better relationship but have yet to see the day.
Katina:
I have prayed for you and your precious daughter. May you be the Mom she needs and may her heart be softened to your teaching and counsel. Hold fast. Pray without ceasing and this too shall pass.
I will be undergoing a total shoulder replacement on March 19th. I love being able to pray for others but tend to have a difficult time asking for prayer for myself. So with that said, I would certainly appreciate your prayers for a safe and successful surgery and a quick recovery! Thank you SO MUCH!!!
Cindy,
My prayer is that God will guide your surgical team for a successful surgery. May your healing be complete and without complications . God keep her in perfect peace as she trusts in you during this time, Amen!
Cindy,
I too, pray for the Doctors, the Surgical Nurses and all the staff that will be assisting in the surgery. I pray that they have steady hands and wisdom that comes from God in doing your surgery. I also pray for your healing after the surgery. Amen.
Cindy,
I know it is a major surgery and a rather long recovery because my husband had this done
I have prayed that God will put out His right hand to sustain and heal you, give grace and wisdom to the Doctors and the nursing staff to strengthen and guide them,
May He surround you with His unfailing love, and keep you strong in your faith for a safe and successful surgery. Amen
I’ve prayed for you….I have been learning that it is not how much I accomplish in a day that is important….but it is being who God wants me to be…I too struggle with using time wisely …..I am doing a Confident Heart book study with two young ladies…just want you to know what a blessing your book has been In my life and now for these two young ladies…thank you for being faithful.
Praying for you Linda and the two young ladies you are studying A Confident Heart with.
As I discover that God never really left me, it was the other way around, I need prayers that God will use me to assist my son in finding Him for the first time. I admit to being a decent mom… except for letting my now grown son experience God’s light and grace consistently as he grew into a man. He had a good heart, but hides his light under the proverbial basket. He has not learned enough about his Heavenly Father in his formative years so he doesn’t have the relationship with God that he needs to have or that God would like to have with him. He doubts His existence and, yet, is seemingly willing to accept Him if ‘there really is a God” to love. I pray every day that God will use me to bring the two of them closer. I model for him–much better than when he was young–using cleaner language, I talk about church events, and he has even pitched in once at a cleanup day at my church, which is expanding in building size. Please, pray for my son that he will discover his God, or at least ask more questions and search to find Him, and if I can be a tool to bring the two of them together, I am more than willing. Please, dear Heavenly Father, touch his heart and mind with your Spirit so that he may find you in the darkness. He is a good man, just wasn’t given the opportunity to seek and find you with his mother’s help. Help me to help him find you, God. I ask this in your Son’s most holy and precious name, Jesus our Lord and Savior, Amen.
In Jesus Name amen!!
Susan,
I am praying right now for your son and my two daughters and granddaughters as well. Our greatest desire as a parent/grandparent is that our children follow God and have a personal relationship with Jesus. It is so hard to watch them walk away, when we tried the best we could at the time raising them to know the Lord. I pray for your son’s choice of friends and that someone will come in to his life to invite him to a Bible Believing Church. Amen
Father I pray peace for Susan’s heart and confidence in your promise that her household shall be saved in Jesus Name!
Father, I pray for Susan and her son. Please bring them both closer to you. In Jesus name.
“I’ve prayed for you
I’ll go first. Hmmm. It’s hard to decide what to share… ok, here goes: I struggle with staying focused on one task at a time, and staying off social media. I love connecting with people but work from home {alone} most days. I feel like I never have enough hours in my day or days in my weeks, and I’m not getting enough sleep. I’m also not exercising at all. I know God wants me to better balance and manage my time and work. I finally have the help I need (with an assistant) but my personality thrives on activity and has a really hard time creating margin and setting boundaries for myself. There you go.
I feel exposed but I believe in prayer. Im confident that sharing this burden is going to help overcome this struggle for me. Now it’s your turn.
Can’t wait to pray for you!! 🙂
I have prayed for you
Dear Father in Heaven: Bless Renee in her good works for your glory and our enlightenment, our ponderances together, and our own searches for You. Help her to find that balance she is seeking, that she can continue being your most exhuberant disciple and, yet, continue loving and serving her own family and close friends. It is difficult. God, as You know, we humans can fall a bit short in all areas of our lives. Please, Gracious God, assist her with her work for Your Glory and still be the wonderful mother, wife,and friend that you have helped mold her to be. Have your Spirit be with her, touch her head and heart when she needs gentle reminding, and continue to guide her through this earthly path You have chosen for her and that she has accepted. Thank you, Heavenly Father, for the blessings already bestowed on her and her own, and keep her in your loving arms, always. In your Son’s most holy and sacred name I pray these things to you, Amen.
Thank {you}!
Sharing our struggles with one another does expose us and it’s never comfortable- but God is so merciful and His balm is so soothing and healing comes so quickly it’s only painful for a moment. I prayed for you Renee.
Thank {you}!
I have prayed for you
Thank {you}!
I am praying for you.
Thank {you}!
I am also having trouble with too much social media, because I have lost my courage to reach out to God;s people. My trust is at the bottom of a very deep pit. Betrayal is surely a sin birthed in hell. But I know that this is not a place I can stay, so I’m asking for prayer for restoration of my soul and an ability to trust again.
I so identify with too little exercise, staying focused and finishing tasks, so I will pray for you when i find myself facing these things. Oh yeh, I also have trouble staying focused in prayer. Wow, what a mess, huh? Appreciate you! Evelyn
We are glorious mess Evelyn. So glad we’re in this mess with our Messiah, huh? Prayed for you too!
Very grateful. Love and Blessings, Evelyn
Renee,
I am praying for you right now, and for all of us that know we need to get more exercise, but find excuses not to. I pray that each one of us will allow God to control our bodies and nudge us to exercise. I am thankful for my small prayer group (of 4) that meet at my home twice a month to pray for each other a for the concerns of others.
Yes and Yes….I have your personality….I go, go, go and don’t have time left for relaxation and for doing what I know the Lord wants me to do. I am on the computer finding information to help in my endeavor instead of taking what I already have and applying it. I’ve prayed to the Holy Spirit to guide me…..to give me incentive for exercise and inspire me to eat well and take better care of myself. It is working! I’ve begun change and though I know change doesn’t occur overnight….I’m encouraged and can see the Lord working in my life. I have great peace about it all…now I’m working on discipline and I know God is giving me strength to make new habits and live life more for Him. I’ll pray for you….
Renee, you are such a blessing to me! I have prayed for you, sweet girl! I love your openness and your dedication to serve!