Group praying?

Barb G. · Post by **Barb G.** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:08 am

Cheri, I didn't go to the dinner because it was another hour drive to the graveside and then the dinner after that back in our town. I disagree with you about attending funerals. Please don't take offense. I disagree because I think it's important to be at the funeral for the family and also be a part of the service. For my father's funeral his best friend never came to the funeral home or funeral. My mom never saw him till amost a year or so later. He said he couldn't it was just too hard. Well, it was hard on us knowing his best friend couldn't call or anything. Anyhow, I didn't think I'd go yesterday but was so glad to be a part. We lingered at the church because many were unable to make the drive for the dinner.

catrisch · Post by **catrisch** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 6:56 am

I am sorry for honing in on this forum discussion. I am new to the forums. I would love a group prayer. What time is it again and when?

AnnetteW · Post by **AnnetteW** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:05 am

I never figured out a time for sure, but even though I can surely us mine in the mornings and at night, that is when I do most of mine. I would appreciate if you would include me in your and I will happily do the same for you.

Heatherbythesea · Post by **Heatherbythesea** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:12 pm

Yes, I was told it's 7:00 PST. But also to just pray during the day whenever you can.

God Bless,
Heather

AnnetteW · Post by **AnnetteW** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:31 pm

thank you for the time.

cfe · Post by **cfe** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:11 pm

Barb G ; I try never to take affence, for one thing then I would have to mend it, and bring it back. I really don't dissagree. I do think the get together is the best part, and I agree it is bad when you don't even hear from friends. like that when we had the Military hnors for my Dad at the Federal Cemetary in Bolder City NV. a guy was just there finaly I went over to ask his name and find out, well if he was lost realy. He had met my dad in a cacino 8 years earlyer, and when he saw his name in the paper and the comeing service. He just wanted to come and pay his respects. none of us had ever met him and he had only met my Dad 2 times 8 years earlyer, but my Dad was deffinetly unforgetable. and there is a brotherhood in the Marienes, Sempr Fi. I it is forever. As far as who even came to Dad's funeral I couldn't tell you I just wanted it over and out of there, Dad had made me promis not to cry, so it was a very short service. The mortision read a poem, and 2 Marine Guards men folded the flag in cadence with taps. It is still verry hard for me to hear taps, We got out of there I followed him to the plot, and watched them burry him. then we all drove back to Vegas and had a picknick in Mom's yard with Mom's sister's family, and My brothers family. one of my kids came. and Dad's brother and his wife. some of Mom's friends from her computer club. That I remember, but not those at the service. My husband won't go out the grave sight unless he is folding the flag for someone, but to me that is an important time as well when you walk by and actualy give the morners a hug.

Wellcome to you catrisch, glad to have you joine us.

Tonight I am reading, "Make a decision today that you are going to enjoy yourself and all the people that God has placed in your life, don't just look at what is wrong with you or with them, Be positive; look for the good things and magnify them. by Joyce Meyer
Charge them not to be proud and arrogant and contemptuous of others, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches, but on God, Who richly and ceaselessly provides us with every thing for [our] enjoyment. - 1 Timothy 6;17 AMP

I spent the day today with a new grandmother (my friend) her daugher and her baby of 1 month. she is trying to brest feed the baby, but it is painfull, and she is little patience with the baby. I tryed to point out that this is realy a short time, but she is saying words I will never get to go shoping again, I never do anything the baby is always hungry. why is it like this for me, wy-ning and complaining. I thought of God's feeling He has just given her a precious gift, of the child, but her patience, and her anxiety over the baby is making her miserable, when she should be so thankfull, and excited, and bout haveing this new life, there are women taht would giver Thousands of dollares to have that baby and she isn't appreciate it.

OH God forgive us for not appreciating your gifts, for wy-ning and complaining, over what we have, and not being greatfull, for what You have given us, always wanting more. May we be greatfull Children, opening our eyes to your gifts, and appreciate all You have done, all You are doing and all You would like to do for us. May we not only accept Your gifts, but be greatfull and thankfull for every bit of it, even when s!$ happens, may we know that You have directed our path, and You are working out a good future for us. Amen

Grandpopajohn · Post by **Grandpopajohn** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:08 am

We had a prayer session in the help room of chat last niteand we plan on doing it again this coming Friday at 8:00 EST.

cfe · Post by **cfe** » Wed May 02, 2007 10:28 pm

As you read this think about what you would do!

A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago . They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night's dinner. In their rush, with tickets and briefcases, one of these salesmen inadvertently kicked over a table which held a display of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or lookin back, they all managed to reach the plane in time for their nearly missed boarding. ALL BUT ONE !!! He paused, took a deep breath, got in touch with his feelings, and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned. He told his buddies to go on without him, waved goodbye, told one of them to call his wife when they arrived at their home destination and explain his taking a later flight. Then he returned To the terminal where the apples were all over the terminal floor.

He was glad he did. The 16 year old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying, tears running down her cheeks in frustration, and at the same time helplessly groping for her spilled produce as the crowd swirled about her, no one stopping and no one to care for her plight.

The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the apples, put them back on the table and helped organize her display. As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become battered and bruised; these he set aside in another basket. When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the girl, Here please take this $40 for the damage we did.

Are you okay?" She nodded through her tears. He continued on with, I hope we didn't spoil your day too badly."

As the salesman started to walk away, the bewildered blind girl called out to him, "Mister." He paused and turned to look back into those blind eyes. She continued, "Are you Jesus?"

He stopped in mid-stride, and he wondered. Then slowly he made his way to catch the later flight with that question burning and bouncing about in his soul: "Are you Jesus?" Do people mistake you for Jesus? That's our destiny, is it not? To be so much like Jesus that people cannot tell the difference as we live and interact with a world that is blind to His love, life and grace.

If we claim to know Him, we should live, walk and act as He would. Knowing Him is more than simply quoting Scripture and going to church. It's actually living the Word as life unfolds day to day.

You are the apple of His eye even though we, too, have been bruised by a fall. He stopped what He was doing and picked you and me up on a hill called Calvary and paid in full for our damaged fruit.

Please share this....Sometimes we just take things for granted, when we really need to be sharing what we know...Thanks GOD BLESS

I got this yesterday in an email. I am reeding this morning Joyce Meyer's calender; We receive through the act of believing; what we believe is what we receive, and nothing else.
And whatever you ask for in prayer, haveing faith and [really] believing, you will receive. - Matthew 21;22 AMP Joyce says " I would rather ask for every thing and receive part of it, than ask for nothing and receive all of it."

This story puts in perspective, just doing what is right in our every day lives. Is so shocking in this day, people wonder if we are an angel come to them from God to lift them up. I have found just smiling in my day in town, surprises people and they ask me if they know me. I wonder if in that smal glimps of peac and joy on my face, they recognize Jesus in my life, just in that smal gift in their day of a smile. My mother used to work in a Post Office in OK. she has had co-workers tell her they had looked for her just because they needed to see a smiling face, as she always wore a smile. I watch people in town. and I don't see many smiles. Wall-Mart actualy pay people to stand at the door just to smile and say welcome, and thanks for comeing. It is that improtant to comerce in this culture. It is amazing to me that a simple act of kindness, can look like Jesus to our world starving for compassion.

To day I am up early to pray for my hired hand he goes to cort today to gain custady of his daughter. His Xwife has custody of both of their children. I have only heard one side. but I can see in that girl, that she doesn't want to go back to her mother for the sumer. I hear that her mother takes her to church, every time the doors open. but no wear else. No television, no telephone. She isolates her and her brother, or insolates them, they don't leave the house, to play outside. her brother is 11, over weight, and fightend of people. Arianna, was failing at school. and my hired hand, her father, asked to take her and put her in school here, a smaller school. so she could possibley do better. Reluctently and with her daughter pleeding, she let her come. That girl was such a recluse, and fightened of people. failing in accademics alltogether. Now she is on the honor roole. running on the track team and getting medels. To day her dad and step mom are going to cort to ask for 1/2 the money he has been paying to his X and to get his daughter back in the fall for classes. I have been helpeing them with suggestions. on getting letters from her teachers, and her superentendent. to prove their case. the girl is 16 but affraid to go to cort in front of her Mom to ask to stay with her Dad. I suggested she writ a letter to the judge, so she can feel she had some imput in to her life, they got it certified at the courthouse here. So she could have something to say at this trial.

They are burned out on religen. His X prayes all the time, and claimes God is on her side. She dames them for not taking Ariana to church, but her actions has made church and God bitter to all of them. I ask you to pray today for Tracy & Lesia: justice. and for Ariana peace, happyness, and Joy, she will be 16 a week from sunday.and she wants to spend her birthday with her Dad they have planed a party it will be the first birthday party she has ever had. Pray to for her little brother; decernment. They are good people but they choke on believeing they will receive anything today from God.

We are all examples to someone, especialy to our children. weather we are good examples, or poor ones. The mother of these 2 children, I am sure believs in how she is raising them, I am sure she loves them. but the evidence of her abuse is documented in the school recordes of her daughter. She came to live with her dad Tracy. so beeten down, believeing she was stupid, and unteachable ugley and unwanted. She is a beutifull ,now that she is smiling and laughing. she has such a sweet spirit I love to be around her. Lesa's 2 children; daughter 18 and son 16 treat her like a little sister. and she loves to be around people, now she isn't affraid of them, she has made friends, here. she has no friends in the town with her mother. She loves her grand parents, and want's to spend some time with them this summer too. Lesa is affraid she will runaway from her mom's oppressiveness. and at 16 the thought of that is so frightening, her mom lives a 4 hour drive away. they bought a pay ahead telephone so she can call them if she needs them. or just to talk. Tracy and Lesa, are not expecting God to show up for them.

I told them I will pray God's favor over Ariana. and I hope you will too; Dear God you know the truth! we are asking your intervention for thes 2 children for their higest good and your plan for their lives. Bless their going in and comeing out. Show them Your love, help them to decern You from the examples around them. Help Tracy, Lesa, and his X-wife, to see Your hand in their lives. and Your plan for their children. We ask for Your judgment today in this court room. Give the Judge wisdom, and understanding in this case, help him/her to choose rightly for these children, direct their steps today in a Big way. in the name of Jesus we pray. Amen

Heatherbythesea · Post by **Heatherbythesea** » Thu May 03, 2007 12:18 pm

Cheri I will pray for your requests.

I am asking for a little prayer as well. My husband quit his job in Seattle so he could be closer to us. He started his own mortgage company. Anyway, we live in a very small, rural town and he has a very small office in a building downtown. I met one of the ladies in his building today who happens to be a Christian counsellor. She was very nice. We even walked to the City Hall together for National Day of Prayer.

To make a long story short, my husband took my children accross the street to go mother's day shopping at a little thrift store. So I walked back to this lady's office and asked her how much she charges for a visit because I don't have medical insurance, don't go to any therapist and don't have any friends here at all to talk to. She sat me down and we talked for about 20 minutes and I felt so good to just talk with someone. She said I could pay her just any amount and that would be fine.

I walked back to my husband's office/room and told him I might be able to see her and he got so mad and told me now he has to find a new place for his business. He totally gave me the biggest cold shoulder.

I just called him on the phone to tell him thank you for something he'd done for us this morning, to try to see if he was still mad, and he was still so angry and told me I'd ruined his day and I should have consulted him first. He told me how he felt about me talking with someone he is an aquaintance with and works just two rooms away. I was being scolded instead of just him telling me his true feelings. He basically then hung up, or atleast didn't give me a chance to say goodbye.
My heart hurts so much. I just want to cry and scream at the kids and leave my stupid life forever.
Does anybody understand???? I want a peaceful family and I can't ever seem to do anything right around here. Now I can't even talk with someone.
I feel like my brain is about to explode and my heart ache to death. Why am I overreacting?
I'm just wondering if someone will pray for me...Heather in Washington...the one who makes the biggest mistakes, can't talk to people in person, and hates life.

Thank you if anybody reads this.

Heather

cfe · Post by **cfe** » Thu May 03, 2007 3:53 pm

Heatherbythesea; It sounds like your husband is pretty stressed out. starting and manageing your own business is diffecult. We are in Aggraculture, and every decission my husband makes is weather we fly or iey. I know it is very stressfull, particularly in a bad market like we had for nearly 10 years, it took alot of equity to keep ranching. we are still digging out of that hole, our children will be digging out of that hole. Without Life insureance on his folkes, we would not be ranching. and now We have life insureance if our kids want to keep ranching they will need to put it in the land. You say he quit his job to be closer to you and the kids. why didn't you joine him. You don't seem to have any roots wear you are. Perhaps he quit his job so he could be his own boss. and it is turning out more stressfull than working for someon else. I know my xson in law, could not keep a job, because no one could tell him what to do. He left here and started his own busines fixing farm equipment, only he couldn't keep any clients as he wasn't a very good mechanic actualy. So he lost that but he blamed my daughter for his failures, he can never be to blame, he is a victem of society.

It sounds like your husband, is loveing, and thoughtfull, but perhaps a bit controling? My daughter's x got more and more controling untill she felt so bad about her self she was *******l. I thank God every day he threw her out, and she got enough fresh air to see what he was doing to her and got out of there alive.

Wemen need girl friends. if they don't have any we end up paying for one, like you are looking to do. My daughter went to phycologiests, and they gave her druges to help her to live, with that controling angry man.

Now she has graduated as a teacher, and is teaching 5th grade, living with my mother, and getting stronger and helthier all the time, she doesn't need druges, any more she just needed to be encouraged to be all she could be witch is what the bibles tells us in Epesians, our husbands are supposed to be doing.

Honey I will pray for you I am crying for you. You are a people pleaser, like the women in our family are. but my daugher is comeing out of it and my mom too, because I took Lucinda's course and learned to be less affected, and more effective. Are you at leson 9 yet. That will help you understand that guilt is not from God. and we need not feel guilty.

His anger makes you feel like you are wrong, and you are feeling guilty that you can't do anything right. because you are letting his anger, affect who you. You can not change him, but you have to change your perception of him, you can change your reaction to him. You must first know God loves you just like you are. He wants to help you, he wants to heal your broken heart, and make you whole. So you can keep your peace in the face of his anger, then you will hve a peacefull family.

You must let his problems be his problem, and take no guilt from him, He is angry, you don't have to be hurt by that. You must be confident in your self. and only God can do that for you. Now that I am confident, and telling my husband how I feel using the Formula of respect. He has changed emensly, he is happyer, and freer, too. every other lesson in Lucinda's program speakes to this, I especially like #9 for that purpose. Wear are you in the lessons?

In our Study thread the Battilfiesl fo the MInd. I am reading tonight.
Provers 15;15 All the days of the desponding and afflicted are made evil [by anxious thoughts and forebodings], but he who has a glad heart has a continual feast (regardless of circumstances).

We in this program have an oppressive atmosphere around us. Everything seemes gloomy as if something bad is going to happen. It is a vague, dreaded sense of something evil or wrong about to happen. God calls it Evil Forebodings.

Our anxietyes are real, not based on true circumstances or situations. but not as critical as the devil makes them appear. Our acceptance of his lies, even though they were vague, will open the door for the evil forebodings. Most of us have lived in the midst of similar gloomy feelings most of our lives. We are expecting something bad to happen instead of aggressively expecting something good.

The Living Bible says, When a man is gloomy, everything seems to go wrong." as if something, maybe everything, is wrong, or is about to go wrong.

We must realize that for most of our lives. we have been miserable because of evil thoughts and anxious forebodings.

We are miserable because our thoughts are miserable. OUr thoughts are poisoning our outlook. OUr thoughts rob us of the ability to enjoy life. Lucinda tells us to distract ourselves with good thoughts like "Thank You, God. for today Thank you for our Spouse, our children and our friends, and all our blessings." But instead of being positive, we find ourselves even dreading to answer the phone when it rings, for fear it might be bad news.

Offten this gloom and doom that surroundes us begin in our childhood. Or during a time when we endure a great deal of misery, unhappyness, and dissapointment. So we begin to live in a vague fear and dread of the future.

Lucinda tells us we must stay in the "Perfect Precious Moment". We must let go of what was behind. and rejoice in what we have now, and the good things going on in our lives. We focus on the past and what might lie ahead and what lay ahead is usually gloom and doom and chaos because that is what we expect. Satan bulids strong holds in our minds and traps us untill we learne we can tear donw that negative, evil stronghold by applying God's Word to our life and circumstances.

Our conversations are negative, and gloomy. Even our countenance is sad and gloomy. It will take a while before we are albe to be positive most of the time, but little by little. our thinking changes, and so will our ives. We can no longer live in evil forebodings, expecting to hear at any moment of a new problem. We can purposely expect good things to happen in our life. Realizing that we can choose our thoughts. We do not have to accept Satan's lies.

Negative things do happen, from time to time, but we don't have to become negative because of them. We must remain positive. and that helps us enjoy our lives even in the midst of the storms.

It helps me to know that God Loves me and He is in control, and together we can do all things. I can't recognize a good day, but I can trust God will make it a good day for me because I love Him.

"Dear Lord Jesus, through so many days in my life, I have been robbed of my joy and contentment by evil forebodings. As those feelings come to me, please remind me that You are in control. Help me to rest in You and rejoice in Your power in my life. Amen. by Joyce Myer"