Who can we pray for today?
Psalm 123
1 Unto thee I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
Wandering Views 
The Nest. As you can imagine, as such an ordeal goes on, there is a large loss of trust among the family members. We are gradually rebuilding that. People are looking to try to figure out the Truth of God’s Word because there are people stepping up and giving them false direction. People in the church, whom we trusted, have proven to be unfaithful when the going got tough. Prayer for healing all around and the rebuilding of trust.
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Praying, Mumsee. My heart hurts for you all.
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O Mumsee, that is so painful. We are commanded to forgive, but trust is something that has to be earned. O that the truth would shine forth.
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Mumsee, I can imagine the pain that causes. It would hurt more in a different way.
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Continued prayers for the Nest and for Truth and Trust to be realized…my heart aches for you all….and I am reminded once again to carry one another’s burdens to fulfill the law of Christ…may he watch over you all and hear our hearts cry…..
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Karen, you asked a question last night and I answered through a private message on FB.
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Mumsee, Did you get my email?
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As I have prayed, I keep coming back to what is the spiritual toll here on everyone? The family worked hard to build trust and confidence, to restore a sense of what family meant. I’ve wondered if a child who did not grow up in a family that understands affection, love, positive reinforcement and mutual respect may misinterpret it when it’s demonstrated.
I’ve prayed for forgiveness, insight, calm, peace that passes understanding and that Satan’s minions would be bound. God can be glorified through this, but we see only a piece, not the full vision.
I cannot begin to imagine the heartbreak and confusion. I turn it over to the Lord and put it in his hands. I have nothing else to offer but trust He will be glorified even though I cannot see it.
Praying, usually the 11-2 shift.
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Kim – It didn’t come through. 😦
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Kim – Try me at keko161 @ yahoo.com .
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Please pray for Emily. There has been some “drama” with R & his family lately, leaving her feeling quite hurt. I overheard her having a heated argument with R on the phone earlier this evening, & she has been crying a lot since then.
(She’s also frustrated & sad about having no current opportunities for dating.)
Please pray that God will minister His truth, His love, & His grace to her heart, in an undeniable & irresistible way, & draw her to Himself. (And while you’re at it, why not pray that for Chrissy, too?)
I could use some prayer, too, but I’ll save that for another time.
God bless you all!
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Please pray for my husband. He is very stressed and overloaded with vehicle repairs and a lot of other things right now, some of which he can’t control, and other things he can. He has taken on more than he can handle, and he knows it, but he feels disgusted with himself when he doesn’t accomplish much in a day (his words, but his definition of “doesn’t accomplish much” is far different than most people’s). The man does not know how to take a little time for relaxation and not feel guilty about it, and if I try to talk to him about that, it just stresses him more.
The tension is building, and I’m at my wit’s end, and could use prayers myself.
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Sorry about the rant on the prayer thread. 😦 Hard day, and the ladies here will know what I mean when I say today was Day 1. Not that that’s a good excuse, so never mind I said it.
And if I made my hubby sound bad, well, he’s not. He’s human, but he’s a good man, and is pretty darn patient with a wife who still has a lot to learn.
I’m praying for all the needs that have been expressed here lately, which are certainly much bigger than my petty complaints. 😦
So thankful tomorrow is a day of worship.
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Heard a report tonight on the Maia Mini New Testament dedication. I had been praying for encouragement for the single lady translator who will be going finish after this. She had not been able to finish the entire New Testament and was discouraged as the people were not showing much interest. God answered my prayers so abundantly, above all I could ask or think. Everything looked bleak until about a week before the dedication and then things started to happen. They had also recorded the scriptures on small, solar players. They sent men out to invite the other villages with a recorder or audibible. Everyone was so excited to actually hear the Word in their language. They had a large crowd at the dedication. Some folks didn’t have enough money, but wanted to come back later with money. Everywhere they went they could hear folks listening to the audibibles. And then they stayed another 10 days and every day folks came with food and to say thanks for coming and thanks for praying for us. One lady who had been a thorn in the flesh for years, came with a meal and said thanks to you I have come back to God. Linda said that it was very humbling to see God use her work for His glory.
Reminds me not to get discouraged and that I am here for a reason.
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Great report, Jo!
I’m requesting prayers for myself this morning, for relief from relatively mild but lingering chest pain yesterday and today. Thanks.
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The past couple of days, we have noticed that we are over the shock enough to count it all joy, and it is. It is hard, of course, but we can see the hand of God.
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Thanks for that wonderful report, Jo! Praise God!
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Mumsee – Glad to hear that. Many people are lifting you up in prayer every day.
6 Arrows – Please be careful. I’m sure you’ve heard that heart attacks in women often have confusing symptoms.
And don’t feel bad for what you wrote about your husband. I didn’t interpret it as saying anything bad about your husband. My husband often has the same problem.
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I am up at 3am with a head cold. Sure could use some sleep. School begins in 2 days and there is a lot left to do.
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Please pray that truth will be revealed & the enemy’s schemes come to naught, in our family situation. (This is primarily about Emily & R.)
And the same for Mumsee’s situation.
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Thanks, Karen. Yes, I have heard that about women and heart attacks. I did go to the doctor one time when I had chest pains during my pregnancy with 3rd Arrow seventeen years ago. They determined it was nothing with my heart, but was caffeine-related. I don’t think that was the problem this time, but, in any case, the pain lessened and became more intermittent this morning, rather than being persistent, like yesterday, and completely went away by this afternoon.
I’m pretty sure the pain I was having was stress-related, but worshiping with the saints has such a calming effect on me, and the rest of the day went really well, too.
I could use prayers on learning to lean on God more when stresses come. I don’t give my problems over to God like I should.
Thank you to everyone here who prays.
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It is around 1: 30 and I came to post thatI am praying for Mumsee and Mike. Then I looked at all the other requests and hand them to God’BIG hands for Him to work on as we (most of us) sleep.
Praising You, Lord, for You never slumber. You are always on call no matter the time. Help all the families and the ones who are single for we are all Your needy children. You arr our God Who keeps us in perfect peace because our minds are stayed on You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen
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