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Prayer Requests 8-29-13

Who has a request or praise to share today?

Psalm 19

1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

23 thoughts on “Prayer Requests 8-29-13”

  1. Beautiful psalm. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
    In might be interesting, Aj, to read the daily psalm in different versions, but I appreciate the daily words of wisdom and adoration.

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  2. Prayers for my husband, Lee, please. His route (which he owns) is a long one. He works at least 12 hours a day, & also has to go out on his days off for a few hours. (He gets to “sleep in” until 5 on those days, rather than getting up at midnight. He doesn’t get the sleep he should get.) It’s taking a toll on him, in addition to the situation at home.

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  4. Prayers for our family. Our son is getting very difficult and I can no longer handle him alone. This two month absence of my husband has been a disaster.

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  5. Praying for all of you, Karen, Kim and kBells. Very hard situations. May God’s mercy, grace and peace wash over all of you. He is faithful, and will safely bring you through the turbulent waters.

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  6. I would like to fast today but I am afraid I’ll get a migraine. I’ll need to feel reasonably well to deal with whatever after school drama is to come. I’m not sure what to do.

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  7. Prayers requested for L. for rapid healing of her severe hip contusion. She’ll be on crutches for 2-3 weeks and isn’t supposed to ride for two. This means she will miss the horse show she was planning on competing in in the beginning of September. It would’ve been her first show, and she was really excited. There’s another one in October, but it’s hard to wait when you’re 13. So, please also pray that she would be comforted during this time, able to feel the loving embrace of our Savior. Her birthday is September 12 and it would be great if she could feel better by then. She’s in quite a bit of pain, taking ibuprofen around the clock (per doctor’s instructions). Thanks!

    Praying for the aforementioned requests, Karen, Lee, Kim and Kbells.

    Kbells: So sorry for the difficulty with your son. I don’t know what kind of behavior he’s exhibiting, but we’ve had some challenges with our youngest. We started seeing a therapist a couple of months ago and he has really helped all of us. Seeing that you don’t live in Spring, TX and can’t pop over to see him directly, I’ll forward some of his advice. He recommended we read a book called “The Power of Positive Parenting” by Glen I. Latham. It reads like a textbook, so you can skip around to find help for your specific problem, though it’s important to read the first couple of chapters before just going to your specific problem as it explains the reasons for responding in the way the book suggests. It has helped me a lot in dealing with a very strong-willed, defiant, limit-pushing, eight year old who also happens to be an extremely loving, adorable, smart-as-a-whip, entertaining, delightful daughter of mine! If I lose my temper and yell at her (I know–not good), she just yells even louder back, standing about six inches from my face. She has no fear of repercussions in the home (I know–another sign we’ve been doing something very wrong) and is not deterred by typical punishments (grounding, extra chores, no electronics/friends, time-out, etc.–even when she knows that the punishment for the offense is a spanking by Dad, she chooses the behavior anyway! At any rate, I’ve been following the premises in the book for about three weeks now, and there has been a marked improvement in her behavior. It seems like a miracle, as I had been banging my head against the wall re: said child and her tantrums. I haven’t seen one in two weeks, when they were happening daily. She was pretty difficult yesterday, but not as bad as she used to be. In addition to that book, I’d recommend another book by Latham called, “Christlike Parenting.” (I know titles of books are supposed to be underlined, but don’t know how to do it on this computer (it’s a Mac, and I’m used to PC’s)). It has spoken to my heart and allowed me to be less reactive in my parenting. I love Becca so much, just as I’m sure you adore your child, but I like her a lot more since I started applying the principles of the book. I’ve read many parenting books, and none have helped me like these. Please take this advice in the spirit it is offered–one hurting, frustrated, bewildered parent to another. If you don’t like the books, I won’t be offended–just thought they might be able to help you in some small way. You can get them on Amazon and they’re not expensive, less than $20. I’ll be praying.

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  8. Annms, your description of your daughter sounds so much like my son. Not only will he brave any punishment, he doesn’t seems to connect it to his behavior. Problem is my husband is very resistant to any method other than spanking and yelling. He doesn’t understand that I can’t use physical punishment anymore because he fights back and is getting stronger than i am. Add to that that he seems to respect his father more than he does me and it looks like my way is all wrong and his is right. I feel like I’m in a room surrounded by brick walls. I’ve already tried Dr. Kevin Leman and I’m not sure my husband will be open to another book when he claims the first one didn’t work.

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  9. kBells: I read the Leman book too. This is so different. Even if your husband isn’t on board, it might help you to read the book for your interactions with your son. It helped me look at the problem differently and we’re seeing great results. I’m sorry things are so hard. At least with Becca, she’s still pretty small (52 pounds), so I can still carry her to her room, though I haven’t had to do that in quite a while.

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  10. I’ve talked to Hubby. He is willing to try the new book. i guess after looking at the alternative. (finding a new no-travel, lower paying job on top of counselor fees) he is also desperate. I have it on order. Pray that I can get by until the book or Hubby arrives.

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  12. Praying for you KBells…I too have a strong willed 8 year old, granddaughter in my case. I have found that I cannot let her get by with anything, or she seems to want to test every rule. Her mouth gets her into lots of trouble.

    AnnMS, Make sure that L’s crutches are properly adjusted. The top should be 2 fingers beneath her armpit. The handle should be high enough to have a little bend at the elbow. We provide crutch training upon discharge from the ER. Saves a second injury.

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  13. There comes a time in a boy’s life, and yours is a little young for this, Kbells, when his father needs to push him against a wall at Dad’s eyesight and say “don’t mess with my woman.”

    The mother in you is appalled, “what are you doing to my baby?” but the wife in you is egging him on, “You tell that kid!”

    A boy, particularly one who is larger than his mother, needs to understand that Dad is behind Mom, no matter what and if the boy gives lip or any other trouble to his mother, he will have to deal with Dad.

    (This is one of the problems of the inner cities, few men to take those kids in hand and say “enough, or else.”)

    I’m sympathetic to the financial argument, of course, but in two generations of my family it came to “your job or our son.”

    Both my father and my husband took less money to be around for those difficult early teenage years when the boys were starting to throw their weight around. See what’s been happening in Mumsee’s neck of the woods, too.

    Boys need dads. They get tired of women telling them what to do. We used to say, “every boy needs a father to protect him from his mother.” I wanted them to be safe and protected. My husband let them climb onto the roof and shoot bb guns.

    In our military life, we found Boy Scouts a godsend with all those dads out to sea.

    I’m not telling you what to do; I know you’re dealing with an unusual child, but this is another perspective. Prayers . . .

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  16. I know it was difficult parenting my son after my husband left. An elder in my church saw the need and helped. One time he asked me if he could take him out of school for a day to go snow skiing with the elders. YES! When things were getting out of hand I called him and one time even sent him to my friends house for a weekend.
    Praying for wisdom and help.

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  18. Thanks, rKessler. I thought the crutches were too short for her (b/c they are two inches below her armpit), but they assured me they fit properly. They gave her a short lesson on how to maneuver on them at the orthopedist’s — hopefully it was enough to prevent a second injury!

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  19. Praying for all concerns shared here today….
    kbells…I will confess, when Jacob began acting up in his early teen years….I started leaving brochures around the house in strategic places…bathroom, kitchen, family room…they were brochures for ranches for troubled boys…not saying you should go that route…just my confession….

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  23. We found that our kids responded well to Post-It notes after school. “Turn on the oven to 350 at 3:30.” “Put the clothes in the washer into the dryer.”

    I always felt it was no fun talking back to a Post-It. They don’t get mad when the kid sneers at them. Post-Its don’t take the bait. Besides that, they are non-verbal, the kid doesn’t have to try to understand verbal words.

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