R is in the hospital, but we don’t know why. He claimed he was in ICU when he called last night (I talked to him because Emily was at school), but we are so used to his exaggerating & lying that we never know if he’s actually telling the truth.
Also, please pray some more for my friend Jenn, the lady with all the terrible health problems. She had a mass drained a month ago, & another one has developed, along with the other painful & debilitating conditions she has. This poor, sweet lady! She has been suffering so much, & it seems things keep getting worse for her.
Karen, in my experience of ICU, you aren’t likely to be phoning anyone – most people are unconscious, sedated, or incapacitated. The mental health ward is a possibility. R has long sounded like someone with a personality-disorder, and they will often threaten suicide as a way of getting attention. If someone comes into the emergency ward saying they are suicidal, they are automatically admitted for at least 48 hours observation.
One of my male relatives has married a man in San Francisco and I’m wrestling how to respond. So far, I’ve said nothing and probably won’t say anything, but it’s caused me a lot of unease. My whole family knows I’m a Christian and I love this relative (and the new spouse is a lovely man from Indonesia). I’m so thankful we won’t be with them this Thanksgiving, but I know some of my politically connected relatives will ask me about my reaction . . .
I’ve been in Micah: “He has shown you oh man, what is good and what the Lord requires of you: to love mercy and to love justice and to walk humbly with your God.”
I’ve been in Romans: God gave them over to their lusts.
I’ve been talking to my husband/spiritual authority, who reminds me none of these folks are Christians and all I have to do is practice the Gospel. They know me. If they ask, I need to allow the Holy Spirit to speak through me (like that parable before the judge–God will provide the words; which is what happened the one time a relative asked me about this subject in regards to this other relative.)
Sigh.
Won’t heaven be wonderful? No more sorrow, tears or worries about people you love.
Michelle is having trouble posting, so this is from her.
“Poor R. We’ve prayed for him so often, I actually have a soft spot in my heart toward him.
My prayer partner and I often pray that our children will hit rock bottom sooner rather than later, so that they might turn to God in their despair and make decisions to change their life for the better. Satan wants nothing more than for us to have success in our sinful choices. But those choices have a way of piling up so high that we get walled in and trapped–making it harder to change and take positive steps in the right direction.
I don’t know his family life, I know nothing of his personal choices but I’m sure E’s decision to walk away from him knocked out whatever teetering foundation he had of self worth. The bravado we’ve seen often has struck me as a young man desperately trying to build himself up into the man he wants to be, without any of the pieces in place to make him so.
This is tragic.
And so, this prayer:
Dear Lord, I pray you would be there in the hospital with R this day, and that your Holy Spirit would impress upon him that you love him, that you created him with gifts, talents and abilities for a purpose. I pray that in his despair, he would consider the choices he’s made and the defiance he’s voiced at you, but that you would impress upon him that he doesn’t have to live this way anymore. I pray, Lord, that you would bring someone into his life who could mentor him, hear his deepest heart cries, and encourage the good in this young man.
I pray, Lord, that you would work in his life however you need to make him into a man who can bend his knee to your glory and worship you with all his heart. It’s not hate that’s the opposite of love, it’s indifference, and he does not shout of indifference. R needs your divine intervention; he needs Jesus desperately. Take him to where he needs to go that his soul would be broken enough to accept truth and know you.
We release R into your hands, Lord, and ask you to be at work in his life that he, and the rest of us, might praise you for your goodness, mercy, loving kindness and most of all your grace. We’re all sinners in need of Jesus; we pray R would see that, too.
Amen. Praying for R, also, Karen. And for your male relative you mentioned at 2:21, Michelle. (I think Anon is Michelle anyway.)
Thank you for the prayers regarding my requests yesterday. Today is better, and I did not go off by myself anyway. Past discussion on the issue appears to have borne fruit, without my having had to say anything yesterday or today, and I can see some improvement in the situation that heavily stressed me yesterday, as it had on a few occasions in the past, too.
Continued prayers are always welcome and appreciated.
Roscuro – We doubt that he is actually in ICU. Maybe you missed my comments several months ago when he did threaten suicide to get Emily’s attention. She called the police, & he was put in the psych ward for several days. He was furious at Emily for calling the police.
Michelle – Thank you for that prayer for R. I pray for him every day. Sometimes I say to God that I would love to see the day come when we’re all sitting around the table, reminiscing, & laughing at how incredible it is that this wonderful, godly man R could have ever been this way, & praising God for doing such a great work in him. It could happen!
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R is in the hospital, but we don’t know why. He claimed he was in ICU when he called last night (I talked to him because Emily was at school), but we are so used to his exaggerating & lying that we never know if he’s actually telling the truth.
Also, please pray some more for my friend Jenn, the lady with all the terrible health problems. She had a mass drained a month ago, & another one has developed, along with the other painful & debilitating conditions she has. This poor, sweet lady! She has been suffering so much, & it seems things keep getting worse for her.
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Karen, in my experience of ICU, you aren’t likely to be phoning anyone – most people are unconscious, sedated, or incapacitated. The mental health ward is a possibility. R has long sounded like someone with a personality-disorder, and they will often threaten suicide as a way of getting attention. If someone comes into the emergency ward saying they are suicidal, they are automatically admitted for at least 48 hours observation.
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One of my male relatives has married a man in San Francisco and I’m wrestling how to respond. So far, I’ve said nothing and probably won’t say anything, but it’s caused me a lot of unease. My whole family knows I’m a Christian and I love this relative (and the new spouse is a lovely man from Indonesia). I’m so thankful we won’t be with them this Thanksgiving, but I know some of my politically connected relatives will ask me about my reaction . . .
I’ve been in Micah: “He has shown you oh man, what is good and what the Lord requires of you: to love mercy and to love justice and to walk humbly with your God.”
I’ve been in Romans: God gave them over to their lusts.
I’ve been talking to my husband/spiritual authority, who reminds me none of these folks are Christians and all I have to do is practice the Gospel. They know me. If they ask, I need to allow the Holy Spirit to speak through me (like that parable before the judge–God will provide the words; which is what happened the one time a relative asked me about this subject in regards to this other relative.)
Sigh.
Won’t heaven be wonderful? No more sorrow, tears or worries about people you love.
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Michelle is having trouble posting, so this is from her.
“Poor R. We’ve prayed for him so often, I actually have a soft spot in my heart toward him.
My prayer partner and I often pray that our children will hit rock bottom sooner rather than later, so that they might turn to God in their despair and make decisions to change their life for the better. Satan wants nothing more than for us to have success in our sinful choices. But those choices have a way of piling up so high that we get walled in and trapped–making it harder to change and take positive steps in the right direction.
I don’t know his family life, I know nothing of his personal choices but I’m sure E’s decision to walk away from him knocked out whatever teetering foundation he had of self worth. The bravado we’ve seen often has struck me as a young man desperately trying to build himself up into the man he wants to be, without any of the pieces in place to make him so.
This is tragic.
And so, this prayer:
Dear Lord, I pray you would be there in the hospital with R this day, and that your Holy Spirit would impress upon him that you love him, that you created him with gifts, talents and abilities for a purpose. I pray that in his despair, he would consider the choices he’s made and the defiance he’s voiced at you, but that you would impress upon him that he doesn’t have to live this way anymore. I pray, Lord, that you would bring someone into his life who could mentor him, hear his deepest heart cries, and encourage the good in this young man.
I pray, Lord, that you would work in his life however you need to make him into a man who can bend his knee to your glory and worship you with all his heart. It’s not hate that’s the opposite of love, it’s indifference, and he does not shout of indifference. R needs your divine intervention; he needs Jesus desperately. Take him to where he needs to go that his soul would be broken enough to accept truth and know you.
We release R into your hands, Lord, and ask you to be at work in his life that he, and the rest of us, might praise you for your goodness, mercy, loving kindness and most of all your grace. We’re all sinners in need of Jesus; we pray R would see that, too.
Amen.
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Amen. Praying for R, also, Karen. And for your male relative you mentioned at 2:21, Michelle. (I think Anon is Michelle anyway.)
Thank you for the prayers regarding my requests yesterday. Today is better, and I did not go off by myself anyway. Past discussion on the issue appears to have borne fruit, without my having had to say anything yesterday or today, and I can see some improvement in the situation that heavily stressed me yesterday, as it had on a few occasions in the past, too.
Continued prayers are always welcome and appreciated.
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Praying for you too, Michelle, I meant to say.
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Roscuro – We doubt that he is actually in ICU. Maybe you missed my comments several months ago when he did threaten suicide to get Emily’s attention. She called the police, & he was put in the psych ward for several days. He was furious at Emily for calling the police.
Michelle – Thank you for that prayer for R. I pray for him every day. Sometimes I say to God that I would love to see the day come when we’re all sitting around the table, reminiscing, & laughing at how incredible it is that this wonderful, godly man R could have ever been this way, & praising God for doing such a great work in him. It could happen!
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Yesterday was extremely busy, so I hadn’t been on blog until now.
Praying for R. and the rest of you, Karen. Also, prayers for Michelle’s delicate situation.
6 Arrows: Glad to hear that things were better today.
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