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Prayer Requests 11-24-17

It’s Friday, so please remember to pray for Mumsee, Mike, and the Nestlings.

Anyone else?

Psalm 108

1 My heart, O God, is steadfast;
    I will sing and make music with all my soul.
2 Awake, harp and lyre!
    I will awaken the dawn.
3 I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
    I will sing of you among the peoples.
4 For great is your love, higher than the heavens;
    your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
    let your glory be over all the earth.

6 Save us and help us with your right hand,
    that those you love may be delivered.
7 God has spoken from his sanctuary:
    “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem
    and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.
8 Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine;
    Ephraim is my helmet,
    Judah is my scepter.
9 Moab is my washbasin,
    on Edom I toss my sandal;
    over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

10 Who will bring me to the fortified city?
    Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Is it not you, God, you who have rejected us
    and no longer go out with our armies?
12 Give us aid against the enemy,
    for human help is worthless.
13 With God we will gain the victory,
    and he will trample down our enemies.

6 thoughts on “Prayer Requests 11-24-17”

  1. Please pray for my friend L. As you know, she is battling cancer. Wednesday her white blood cell count was down to 500, which is really bad. Luckily another good friend of hers, a Navy Wife, made it into the house before the quarantine was put in place so they are able to visit. She flew down to spend Thanksgiving with L. I am glad. I feel like L will talk to Navy Wife about things she will not talk to me about. It is good to have someone you can discuss “what if” plans with. I know at one time L had left some instructions on what she wanted her daughter’s wedding to be like if she weren’t here to plan it. She wants the reception at the Cottage with tents in the front yard facing the Bay. Of course, when she was telling me about that I had to make her laugh—Oh please let me plan it! It can be all about MEEEEE!!!!!

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  2. Then there is this from another friend who has cancer and was told to plan for the end this summer….

    The past couple of days, I have spent time doing the “I’m thankful for…” thing with God, mentioning all the usual stuff… family, friends, food, shelter, God’s grace…and I am truly thankful for these blessings in my life. But, each time, God has quietly whispered to my spirit, “Be thankful for your cancer”. And each time I have argued saying, “No, Lord. I hate cancer! It is horrible!”. And each time He has quietly spoken to my heart, saying, “Look for reasons to be thankful for your cancer”. So here is what He showed me: I am thankful for my cancer because…
    1. It has given me quality time with my mama.
    2. It led me to Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa where I have met so many wonderful people…doctors, nurses and staff, volunteers, as well as, other patients who have touched my life in so many ways.
    3. It has given me opportunities to minister to others through prayer, testimony, and using my gifts of music and translating for Spanish speakers at the center.
    4. It has reminded me of the importance of living each day to the fullest, bc life is short. (Eat pie for breakfast 😊)
    5. It has reminded me to focus on what is really important in life.
    6. It has reminded me to be true to God’s calling on my life, specifically mission work.
    7. It has brought to my attention how many people truly love me.
    8. It has strengthened my relationship with the Lord because it is a God-sized problem that I cannot handle on my own.
    9. It has taught me to boldly claim and receive God’s promises in his Word. (Mark 11:24) #claimingmymiracle
    10. It has allowed others to see God’s miraculous work in my healing process. God is bigger than a diagnosis and statistics.
    Cancer, I HATE YOU! But, I love God and He is bigger than you. You have no control over my life bc I am a daughter of the King, bought with the blood of Christ. “I shall not die but live and declare the works of the Lord.” Psalm 118:17
    And so, I am ultimately thankful for my cancer bc the bigger the trial, the greater the testimony.
    Thank you so much to those of you who have prayed and continue to pray for me and my family through this journey. I am thankful for family and friends who have provided support in so many ways. For these things, I am eternally grateful. May God bless you abundantly. 💗🎶

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  3. Praying, Kim, such a tough thing. 😦 One of the people at our Thanksgiving table yesterday is a social worker who provides Hospice care — she’s the daughter of one of Norma’s good friends and was there with us in Norma’s last hours two years ago. She was such a calming and guiding influence on all of us that day.

    Pray for Carol who somehow connected with a strange man on Instagram last night and spent 90 minutes messaging back and forth with him, thinking he might be her potential new “boyfriend” (since she can’t have Prince Harry whom she follows closely on her social media accounts). She only became suspicious (but not entirely so, from the sounds of what she told me later) when he began pressing her for how much money she gets every month. Sigh.

    I suggested she block him. I doubt she will. She said he’s in the military, is 55 years old and is in Syria. Right. She’s extremely naive, of course, so pray that this person vanishes as quickly as he came and that no harm comes from it. Her paranoia about being hacked may indeed come true if she keeps engaging these kinds of people online. This has happened before, though not often. I always tell her these people are up to no good and to block them.

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  6. Thanks for praying for KJ. She’s mostly over her bronchitis but weak from her ordeal. She can’t stand up for an 8-hour cashier shift so she called in sick again today. So far they haven’t called her to tell her they’re letting her go, but she’s expecting that any time now.

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