I'm new here and hope you don't mind me asking for prayer.

It seems as though I'm constantly struggling and I don't feel as though it's God's plan for me to do so.

These are the things I struggle with:

1. Personal relationship with Christ
2. Weight
3. Attitude toward things
4. My tongue

Please pray that I allow God to do what He needs to do in order to get me where I need to be. Hope this makes sense.

Dori, I will be praying for you.

DORI ~ definitely will send up prayers for you for all those issues. Here's some ideas that might help a bit ...

1) Every day, I say the Lord's Prayer to start off my day and this sort of helps set the tone for the day; and I thank GOD for each day and ask for His wisdom and guidance (this only takes a few minutes).

2) I ask GOD to give me insight, wisdom, and strength to eat and live in a healthy way today: help me to do my best and I'll let you do the rest!

3) I wasn't sure if you meant "things" as in stuff or life in general; but you could ask for healing in your heart and mind; and/or ask the Lord to help you keep your priorities in the right place.

4) Yes, I understand this becuz I used to have people around me that cussed grossly all the time; thank GOD he moved us out of that situation, but it still comes up now & then (and out of frustration mostly), so I ask for forgiveness then I start PRAISING HIS NAME or singing a Christian song: that clears any negative thoughts right out of my mind.

I also ask the LORD to help me forgive those who hurt me too becuz HE forgave me. The apostles asked Jesus how many times we should forgive someone: on one occasion he said 7 x 77 (Matthew 18:21); and on another, He said if someone offends you but repents 7 times a day, we must forgive him (Luke 17:14).


PS to GARY & BARGOO ~ I couldn't resist it ...

Please pray for a friend who disappeared on Tuesday. She left her home at about 1:00 in the morning without her purse or cell phone. She hasn't accessed her bank account or credit cards although they think she does have her wallet. She also left without her prescription medicines and they haven't been refilled. The police found her car today, but no sign of her or any sign of her whereabouts. Her family is worried sick. Her name is Jennifer, she's 31. I can't stop thinking about her!

Oh Lola Jean will be praying for her return and safety.
Dori will pray for you. Remember none of us are perfect, just don't ever stop trying to improve, Jesus sees all and if we do our part he will work on the rest of our life. I for one need an attitude adjustment my self. My weight just keeps going up even though I work outside like crazy, mowing , garden work and pretty soon will need to build a chicken house! I guess when God is ready for me to loose weight I will drop weight, like a balloon letting out air.
Oh and my old tongue Girl I would like to tape my mouth shut sometimes! It seems to have a mind of it's on for I seem to rattle before I think at times. I found a Bible Study and work book by Joyce Meyers that has helped me put a leash on my tongue called, "Me and My Big Mouth" it is really a great study.

Thanks Bootsie! God is good and knows everything there is to know about the situation. It's very scary.

Lola Jean is there any leads to what has happened? Have they got the dogs out looking for her? You know those dogs can find what humans can not! God gave them good noses for a reason!


Lola hang in there girl, hope they find Jennifer safe. Still praying, it is scary when things happen like this. Will be praying for you too Lola, don't know the situation but you be on the alert too , don't take no chances. I hope they have got the canines out looking for her.

Continued prayers for all ~ Jennifer, Dori and Dick and all requested.

Praise God for Bootsie's brother sitting up!

LOLAJEAN ~ have sent up prayers for your friend, Jennifer; we pray that she is OK and we hope she will be found safe very soon -- prayers for peace for you and her family too. We don't know all the circumstances, but GOD does ...

BOOTSIE ~ that book by Joyce Meyers sounds like a good one; I think we all put our foot in our mouths sometimes, and my DH says he puts his in his up to his knees sometimes. Ahem, I have to admit that's true, but he doesn't mean too; he also just blurts out the first thing that comes into his head, so he is trying to learn to take a few seconds and think before saying the first thing that pops up.

Someone told us once to ask ourselves if we would like someone to say what we were thinking of saying? Or, could it hurt others' feelings? And, is it a kind thing to say? That about covers it; my mother used to say 'If you don't have something nice to say, then don't say anything.' And we know that in Proverbs, Solomon often talked about it being better to listen than speaking sometimes. We are all human and battle with this one for sure ...

Glad to hear that your brother came thru the surgery well; and is sitting up eating ... that's a good sign; prayers continue for him for a complete recovery.

^PRAYERS^ going up for you all and your concerns ...

Hello, Everyone. I'm popping in asking for prayer again for my dad. We got a call Monday (while DH was at his mom's for her mastectomy) that my dad had not made it to work. His boss called the life squad and they found that he had fallen again and had been unable to get up. He refused to go to the hospital though. When we were told this and after talking to dad, we decided that we needed to go to IN to get him to the doc. My sister came down from Chicago also. Dad's speech was also very slurred and he said he was having problems with his arm, along with the walking problem and bladder control. By the time we got here Tuesday, everything was worse and he could not even stand up, but would not go to the hospital. Wednesday, he had an appt with his oncologist who ordered an MRI. Turns out dad had a stroke on Saturday morning. When they put him in the hospital and started testing, they found that the bladder issue was a blockage. Surgery was performed Friday to open the blockage, but they found that dad has sepsis from the bladder not emptying, then, dad apparently had a heart attack during recovery. He is now in ICU on a ventilator. This was always his worst nightmare. He was cognizant in recovery, so was given the choice to try the vent for 2 days to allow his body to try to heal, on the condition that it be removed if he shows no improvement in that time.

My family has been so supportive and helpful, but this is a very hard thing for us to face and we'd appreciate all prayers for dad's recovery or that if it's his time to go, that he not suffer. I've honestly never seen anyone in more pain than when we saw dad in recovery before they sedated him for the vent.

Thank you all because I know you'll be lifting him and his soul up for God's healing power.

And, just to let you know, DH's mom did very well and is healing well from the mastectomy.

Heavenly Father we ask that you lift Ronni and her family up in comfort that surpasses all human understanding as they journey through these health issues that have fallen on her family....We also ask if the time is right for Ronni's father that he gives his life to You, in a way that we may not even be able to understand...in the Name of Your Son, or Savior, Jesus Christ...Amen.

Yes, RONNI ~ we agree with GARY's prayer; and lift up your DAD (Harold?), you, and your family during this upsettiing time. Our GOD is caring and compassionate, and I know that He doesn't want any of us to suffer -- so we ask for peace and comfort for you all ...

Thank you EZ and Rosebud. That prayer is just what I've been praying. My dad's name is Lars (not Norwegian, but it just seemed to fit, I guess-lol). My FIL was Harry.

Wanted to share a story that just shows how God works in people. I just called a friend of mine (we've been friends since 7th grade). She's a wonderful Christian and really open to God's word. She said she'd been ill so she took Thursday off to rest, but she kept waking up from her nap with me on her mind and the thought that she needed to pray. She knew nothing about my dad until we talked 2 hours ago, but God told her that we needed her support. Isn't God amazing?

Just a little change here-they're trying to reduce one of the meds to see if dad's bp tolerates it, so keeping on praying. He actually has 14 bags of different meds going in right now. Can't really believe someone can be so sick and still be living....

It's been a sad couple of weeks. My dad died 12 days before DH's dad. We are reeling from all this.
My dad fought a hard battle with prostate cancer and God took him home as gently as he could.
DH's dad went fast and very peacefully with his liver shutting down.
Our families are strong but this is hard for all of us.
Thankyou for your prayers, I know there are people worse off than us.

Oh Ar4life, it is so hard to loose someone you love. Just hang in there, praying for you and your family.