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Prayer Requests 8-31-13

Who has a request or praise to share?

Psalm 21

¹The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

2 You have given him his heart’s desire, And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

3 For You meet him with the blessings of goodness; You set a crown of pure gold upon his head.

4 He asked life from You, and You gave it to him— Length of days forever and ever.

5 His glory is great in Your salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.

6 For You have made him most blessed forever; You have made him exceedingly glad with Your presence.

7 For the king trusts in the Lord, And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.

8 Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find those who hate You.

9 You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger; The Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath, And the fire shall devour them.

10 Their offspring You shall destroy from the earth, And their descendants from among the sons of men.

11 For they intended evil against You; They devised a plot which they are not able to perform.

12 Therefore You will make them turn their back; You will make ready Your arrows on Your string toward their faces.

13 Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own strength! We will sing and praise Your power.

13 thoughts on “Prayer Requests 8-31-13”

  1. Heavenly Father,

    You have given us the joy and the burden of families. Thank you for the days when things are going well within our families and love and harmony fill the home. Thank you for the children You put within the families on this blog whether from birth or adoption. Thank you for the challenges raising them up offers for growth and testing of faith of the parents. What a relief to know that You aren’t done with any of the parents or their children. You just keep on with the process of sanctification. Thank You for all the chances You give each of us to be better in our tomorrows than we have been in the past. Without You giving us help and hope each day we would know only doom. We would have no possibility for joy. I do pray for the ones who shared their struggles on the prayer thread yesterday. Please give extra wisdom and persistent follow through and patience and whatever is needed for each individual child. May a noticeable improvement be seen in each child. May the children take pride in learning better and more fruitful behaviors. I pray in the name of Jesus, Amen

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  8. Oh, 6 Arrows, my heart goes out to you. As wives who want to respect, honor, & submit to our husbands, we often can feel so helpless & “at their mercy” in certain areas. And it’s hard to ask for help & advice without feeling we’re saying too much.

    Is there a man at church, especially a pastor or elder, who your husband would consider talking to, with you? Could you ask him to take the FPU course with you as a special favor?

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  9. Six Arrows, leave all money matters to him. Have him allot you a certain amount for buying groceries and stick to it. Don’t worry about the money. He can handle it. You go about the business of schooling your children and try not to spend any beyond what is allotted to you. Meals may change a bit but that is okay. He will figure it out. You just love him and honor him and don’t talk about money. If you lose your home, there will be someplace to go. Let him have the responsibility.

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  10. Crown is a bit different than FPU. Crown is all about the WHY of not having debt. FPU is about the HOW of not having debt. It is more of a Bible study than a financial planning course.

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  11. Mumsee’s advice was good, if a bit scary.

    If he were to take over paying the bills, or at least do it with you, he would see more clearly how much he is spending, & how it is affecting the other bills & needs.

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  12. 6 Arrows It doesn’t help you, but my mother had the same problem. My dad’s objective in life was to die even. He almost did that. My sister and I split $25.000 we got from selling their house.
    Dad’s problem was that he didn’t understand money. He considered it a “medium of exchange” that was meant to be spent. I see money as a store of value, meant to be managed.
    There is a big difference.
    I understand your problem. A man can handle a wife who likes to spend. I know two men who do that. But a woman, as my mother, has little chance of managing a husband.
    Dad wanted to impress people. His CB handle was “Chief”. (Chief electrician).

    Elvera and I are well matched. Only she is more thrifty than I. She’s concerned by the trivial purchases as much as the big ones. When she started back to work, we decided that we would not increase our standard of living to match the income. We were comfortable. So we used hers for “extras”.
    She BTW, is very generous. She gives to Samaritan’s Purse, & all sorts of other charities. She just doesn’t waste anything. Always saving something she might need, which will eventually be thrown away.

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