Who, or what, can we pray for today?
Psalm 72:17-19
17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
Wandering Views 
Hubby started getting sick over the weekend, and this morning he sounds really filled up with gunk. Too many long hours at work and poor sleep over the last two and one-half months has taken its toll. Pray that he will get over this respiratory illness soon, and that this will be the last week of overnight hours, as has been predicted for a little while now.
We also need prayer for 4th Arrow. There has been a quiet storm brewing with her for some time now, and a lot of it came out last night — after midnight, of all times. It was too late at night to try to solve much, but hubby and I got her sort of settled down so we could all get some sleep.
Hubby and I spent some time, though, before we went to sleep, talking about what could be done to help things with 4th Arrow. We’re in agreement on some things we could try, but don’t agree on what the ultimate solution should be if those things don’t work. Please pray that we’ll all be thinking and acting biblically, taking one day at a time, and that I will be willing to align myself with my husband’s will if things don’t turn out the way I hope.
Thank you.
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My husband, Lee, is asking for prayer for direction in important decisions he has to make.
My request for him, along with clear direction, is that he will become a heavier sleeper. He gets up at 12:30am, going to bed around 6 or 6:30, which even if he fell asleep quickly & slept well, would not a full night’s sleep. He tends to be a light sleeper, so the various noises of the evening often keep him awake or wake him up. We try to be quiet, but with a toddler & the dogs, that’s not easy.
6 Arrows – How old is 4th Arrow?
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Prayer requested for youngest daughter. She vomited this morning and isn’t feeling well.
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6 arrows: Praying for you and fourth arrow.
Karen O: Praying for your husband, Lee.
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Karen, she is 11 (will be 12 in May). For the record, all three of her older siblings also struggled to a certain degree around that age. Ages approximately nine or ten through twelve or thirteen seemed to be about the hardest for the older kids, with eleven being about the toughest age, in our experience. Fourth Arrow, however, seems to be much more emotionally affected than the older three were. She’s been withdrawing from the family, and wants to go to school to be with her church friends.
Hubby thinks that’s not a bad idea if we can’t get her to enjoy family life more, but I see putting her in school as something that doesn’t address the root problem, and that could potentially pull her farther from desiring family fellowship.
However, the biggest problem for her (and all of our children, really) would probably be having a mother and father who are not unified in purpose, and if I am the one holding out and being stubborn, things could really get a lot worse than if we just let her go to school, I’m afraid.
I never thought we’d be facing something like this. 😦
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Also, Karen, I’m praying for your husband.
Ann, prayers for your daughter, too.
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Karen, it might help Lee if he took a melatonin before bedtime.
I use it only occasionally, buy Elvera’s brother-in-law takes one every night.
I don’t think it’s addictive, I just don’t want to form a habit.
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I’ve been struggling with how to deal with an issue involving a friend for a while and was wondering what your thoughts were. I think I’ll also be seeking advice from my elder about it.
She’s Christian (since childhood, an avid student of the Bible) but has been beset by mental illness and physical disabilities. Still, these are well controlled with medications & she’s got an IQ that far surpasses mine, for sure. She’s 60ish, lives in an assisted living facility.
A little over a year ago a fellow moved into the facility and approached her about being “in a relationship” as he put it; there were sexual connotations to it based on the conversation that she relayed to me later.
Long story short, they began hanging out together and within a couple months she announced to me that they had moved into the same room as “roommates.”
Ever since I’ve just struggled on how to deal with this. Her pastor (conservative Lutheran) attempted to counsel with them both, told her it was inappropriate and even if “nothing” was going on, that it reflected badly on the church.
She’s remained obstinate, however.
Meanwhile she told me last week that they’re moving to a different assisted living facility (for lower rent) and she’s asking her pastor for recommendations on a new church in that area. She’ll now be closer to me as well.
I’ve dealt with it by largely ignoring the boyfriend. When I come to visit her, I make it clear that I want to pick her up so we can go out somewhere together for a bite to eat or to do something else. I have no desire to “hang out” with her and Mr. Wonderful.
When she asks if he can come along, I politely say no.
But it’s becoming a bit awkward to completely avoid him, to be honest.
No one’s asking her to stop seeing the guy or to break up with him — just to stop sharing a bedroom with him.
I’m glad she’s found someone (she’s never had a boyfriend before) and he seems like a “nice” guy; he’s polite, friendly, professes to be a believer (Catholic), though I have my doubts. He doesn’t apparently go to church and I have very little respect for him as a result of the position he’s put her in (she initially told him she couldn’t share a room with him because of her faith).
His uncle is a street evangelist and tells them that what they’re doing is OK — so long as they don’t have sex.
I guess my dilemma is how do I respond to her, to the boyfriend, to the entire situation, etc. I dread spending time with her anymore because of it, it’s hard for me not to say something every time we’re together.
I’m really worried about her seeming lack of conviction or inward struggle. It’s like “here I stand,” don’t talk to me about it. Yet she continues to go to church, carries her study Bibles with her everywhere, tells me about her volunteer work with the church (including teaching a SS class which I told her she just flat-out shouldn’t be doing as long as she remains in her living situation).
She seems to “hear” none of it.
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Donna – Now that you have spoken your concerns to her, leave her to the Holy Spirit. Pray that the Holy Spirit would bring conviction to her spirit, & try to leave her in His hands. (I know how difficult this can be.) If the situation gets too uncomfortable for you, you may have to take a hiatus from the friendship, but also tell her firmly, but gently, why you must do so.
6 Arrows – May God bring wisdom & deep insight to both you & Mr. Arrows. May He bring you into one accord about how to deal with each of your children, & other life situations. And may He give you the peace to be able to speak your mind to your husband, & then leave him & his decisions in God’s hands.
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I suppose so Karen. I may have to take that “break” I’m afraid.
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Thank you, Karen.
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Lots to pray for tonight. I sometimes do my prayers in my prayer journal when I have less time and I mention the people on this blog there.
Donna, I would be hopeful for your friend to marry the man and make it legal and right in God’s sight. I might try to find some kind of thing to do with them like go visit a library or something else that does not require too much conversation but still gives a sense of being on friendly terms in case they do get married. Give it some more time and see what direction it seems to be going. I would think she needs your friendship and Christian encouragement for either way this situation goes forward. I think it is fine for you to express your discomfort with the appearances of the situation and indicate that depending on which way things go that you might have to take a break from the friendship for awhile to get a clearer picture of what God wants you to do to best respect and glorify Him.
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Thanks Janice. It’ll be a definite focus of prayer over the next few weeks for me. I’d hoped she’d listen to her pastor, but alas. No go. And that kind of willfulness worries me.
I’d thought of marriage as well, although I suspect one of the downsides they’d see to that is a reduction that would come in their disability payments after legally combining into a “household” together. (Which is frustrating because you know people just live together in order to get around that.)
And I’m not sure marriage is necessarily a good idea for them, to be honest. But since they now appear to be practically joined at the hip (after the better part of a year now), what the heck. They definitely seem to have rejected the other option (which would be to continue to see each other but not share a bedroom).
Heaven knows that we’re all struggling, making gigantic missteps along the way if we’re human and relatively “normal.” God’s got His hands full with all of us on any given day.
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Giod bless all here in Jesus name, i ask the Lord for His mercy and healing touch on all my sicknesses, diseases, as He knows what I have….I ask Him to heal me and or to guide me to my health by His Holy Spirit…direct blessing for healing for all here including myself, praise You Lord and Thank you Jesus…i believe….juan-laredo,tx
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