tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post5624337723441576890..comments2011-12-28T14:24:35.201-05:00Rachel Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666181671944102358noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-73911590479600489172011-12-28T14:24:35.201-05:002011-12-28T14:24:35.201-05:00Please pray for my family. I have been battling anxiety, fear and doubts. I constantly worry about my children&#39;s future. Please pray for my marriage and for God to help me to be a better wife, mother and friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-11953003534196577502011-12-22T21:38:56.284-05:002011-12-22T21:38:56.284-05:00It is a humbling reality check to hear, and feel the pain and stress of so many people and families. I pray for each of you that God will grant you peace and wisdom as you walk into, through, and out of each of these heartaches. Our earthly peace and wisdom is so limited and sometimes distorted by our humanness and past experiences. Sometimes it is so hard to trust God because of this. But we must push through these doubts because time and again God tells us in His Word that He will never leave us or forsake us. Hold on to those truths and move forward with confidence and determination to keep your eyes firmly fixed on Jesus. With that said could you please pray for my 22 year old daughter. She is so angry and confused. Her choices are leading her to self destruction and I don&#39;t know how to stop it. Please, God, hold onto her heart, mind and soul. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-78521882715568430772011-12-21T12:20:45.123-05:002011-12-21T12:20:45.123-05:00Kristin, you are in my prayers. I pray that God will bless you with extra doses of grace and surround you with His love as you adjust to your new home. You are right...God is big enough to get us through anything.<br />My prayer request is for my teenage daughter who is dealing with anxiety and depression. It all started with a best friend who turned on her and hurt her badly with some very ugly words. Her confidence is faltering and I recently found out that she has been cutting herself to deal with her emotional pain. God has put some amazing doctors and youth group leaders in her life, and I am just asking for prayers that He will use all of these people as well as my husband and I to help pull her out of the depths of her depression and continue to draw her heart closer to Him. I also just ask for prayers that He will surround her with his love and keep her safe as we try to help her heal.Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158240589035603294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-32282376075696048212011-12-21T11:34:12.101-05:002011-12-21T11:34:12.101-05:00I am a fairly new reader...thank you for you blog and ministry! What a wonderful idea to have all these lovely ladies to pray for each other! Blessings to all of you today!<br />My family has just moved to a new town 150 miles from home due to a new job for my husband. Praise God for the job and the right home! The stress from the move and limited finances has caused me to begin having panic attacks and extreme worry. I have not suffered from panic attacks in a number of years, and I do not want to travel that road again. I know God is much bigger than my worries, but I struggle to let it all go to Him. Please pray for me to be able to give God my worries so that I can fully experience the joy of this season!KristenFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16457165754094460135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-62170413348712727292011-12-21T06:37:30.958-05:002011-12-21T06:37:30.958-05:00Please pray for my husband to find a part time job. He is 62 and lost his full time job 6 yrs ago and has been working part time at a retirement community since then. He was laid off two weeks ago. We are in debt and I pray he will find a job that will help us get out of debt. He is a man of great character, who serves God. We have had many blessings from God. RoseRosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-583464607637551282011-12-21T06:37:09.778-05:002011-12-21T06:37:09.778-05:00Please pray for my husband to find a part time job. He is 62 and lost his full time job 6 yrs ago and has been working part time at a retirement community since then. He was laid off two weeks ago. We are in debt and I pray he will find a job that will help us get out of debt. He is a man of great character, who serves God. We have had many blessings from God. RoseRosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-81911257608933416382011-12-21T02:21:07.234-05:002011-12-21T02:21:07.234-05:00Hi, Rachel. Thank you so much for offering to pray for us. My dad had back surgery earlier this year to correct some disintegrated vertebrae that was pinching his spinal cord and causing him to lose feeling in his feet and legs. <br /><br />Before his surgery, my 2 daughters and I stayed with my parents during the first part of the week and came home for the second half. When school started, I made the hard decision of completely moving in with my parents leaving my husband at home. My oldest daughter(7) went from a small-town, everybody-knows-everybody school to an urban, inner-city school. She didn&#39;t transition well. Plus my youngest(2) missed her daddy very much. <br /><br />My dad made outstanding progress up until we told him we were moving back home. At the same time, his nerves in his legs started regenerating causing severe pain. Now he refuses to do his exercises or even let us rub his feet. He suffers from depression, although he won&#39;t admit it. I&#39;m scared he&#39;s going to give up. Please pray for him. Also, please pray for my mom who is his main caretaker. And she works full-time outside the home.Shannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-6595579114098742222011-12-21T01:23:12.759-05:002011-12-21T01:23:12.759-05:00Please pray for my marriage. My husband and I have really been struggling for the past 2 years, and need a breakthru. Also pray for my strength as I have just had my first child, a son, now 5 months old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-24354172997819871392011-12-20T21:05:14.961-05:002011-12-20T21:05:14.961-05:00On Dec. 23rd it will be 6 months since I filed for divorce. I do not want this divorce, however, my husband is living with his ex wife. He has left everything he had. Our home is foreclosing, he quit a good paying job, he wont pay child support, he left his young adult children who are in college,he has ruined his testimony and quit a great church. I still love him and we just had our 22nd anniversary. I had to go through the day without him. He has just found out ( with his ex wife) that he has colon polyps and they are both very worried about the outcome. Please pray for God to restore my marriage and for my husband to realize he is the prodigal son who needs to come home. God is trying to get his attention. Thank you, SnoopyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-87674628801785885912011-12-20T17:19:51.019-05:002011-12-20T17:19:51.019-05:00PRAYING FOR EACH OF YOU.Rachel Olsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666181671944102358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-61527442357526877752011-12-20T15:22:47.597-05:002011-12-20T15:22:47.597-05:00Please pray for our daughter and her husband they have been trying for 5 years to have a baby. They are both Christians and know that God has a plan but it&#39;s been very hard this Christmas season because her sister has just given birth to a beautiful baby girl and is not married. Only God understands and has the right plan.Sandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741297121491058982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-54889921321554379402011-12-20T13:13:13.271-05:002011-12-20T13:13:13.271-05:00Please pray for my son who is struggling to stay on the right path. And that I would be able to have patience and show him grace as the Lord is always gracious toward us. Also please pray for heath for me, I struggle with anxiety/panic attacks and this week has been pretty bad. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-83318260850485941532011-12-20T12:27:03.213-05:002011-12-20T12:27:03.213-05:00Please pray for me to get a job. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-76375867252396982292011-12-20T12:03:47.997-05:002011-12-20T12:03:47.997-05:00oh and i dont have a job or church home please pray i will have enough for gifts. thank you.allihttp://www.calligraphyandcardsbyallison.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-57945405845370212252011-12-20T12:00:18.757-05:002011-12-20T12:00:18.757-05:00pray for family reconcilation, a criminal situation would b as God would want it, that God would give understanding where their are questions and that ppl who get their hearts desires for Christmas.allinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-86283093166969208132011-12-20T11:59:34.994-05:002011-12-20T11:59:34.994-05:00pray for family reconcilation, a criminal situation would b as God would want it, that God would give understanding where their are questions and that ppl who get their hearts desires for Christmas.allihttp://www.calligraphyandcardsbyallison.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-24159580007614202342011-12-20T11:55:46.468-05:002011-12-20T11:55:46.468-05:00amy son chris is in the hospital today with siesures from brain cancer- had all the surgery-left frontal lobe-chemo-radation-thank you for all your prayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-84211005343959360472011-12-20T11:50:09.099-05:002011-12-20T11:50:09.099-05:00Lost my career as a Teacher earlier this year due to cutbacks and now don&#39;t know what to do. I am on unemployment that runs out in apx 2 months. I cannot seem to get a job anywhere. Please pray that God would give us direction and that we don&#39;t feel like we are drowning anymore.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01551118248293709733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-52885352015079555682011-12-20T11:35:35.837-05:002011-12-20T11:35:35.837-05:00Hi Rachel, I am in a difficult situation that I need prayer for. I have been friends with a gentleman at church for some time now, and I know he is hurting from previous bad relationships he has been in with other women. I want to be more than friends with this man and he doesn&#39;t want more than a friendship. It makes me sad and even hurts me that he can&#39;t move past his hurts and give me a chance. My first inclination is to move on and say goodbye to him and our friendship. I don&#39;t know what to do about our friendship. I can&#39;t be friends with him when I know I want more than that. I want my husband. I see marriage and children as gifts from God not something to fear or be scared of. I have prayed for God to change his heart but Kelly&#39;s heart is not budging. He is so scared. I need to know should I stay and fight for his heart or move on and wait for God to provide me a man whose heart is truly open and ready? I have to admit when I read your devotional this morning (I am in California) I feel like Joseph ready to ditch Mary. I am ready to ditch Kelly, but he has my heart and I don&#39;t know if that is what God wants me to do. I am going to be 40 next year, lord willing and I do not want to grow old alone. Please keep me and Kelly in prayer and thank so much for your love for Christ and other women.Francesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-16614135715948438812011-12-20T11:20:32.495-05:002011-12-20T11:20:32.495-05:00After reading all the prayer requests, God certainly puts things in perspective. What wonderful ministry you have and how blessed we are to be able to ask you to pray with us. We all need to know that others have serious problems and that we can send prayers up for them as well as asking you to pray for us. <br />The story of Joseph added a new deminsion to Mary&#39;s pregnancy. I doubt many of us considered this is depth. Thank you!<br />My prayer request is for a dear friend that is experiencing many trials in her life. She has found strength through the Holy Spirit. I just ask that you pray that she will have a peaceful Christmas and that things will begin to fall into place. Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-43976456117731692342011-12-20T10:58:05.258-05:002011-12-20T10:58:05.258-05:00Thank you for your words of encouragement, I&#39;m going thru a divorce, I love my husband and have been praying for restoration, our case went before the judge and didn&#39;t finalize it because some paper work was incomplete, this is a blessing, I pray that my husband call and come home for Christmas, I pray for all marriages that all husbands that have walked a way come home for Christmas IN JESUS NAME AMEN......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-43163756324193662252011-12-20T10:40:14.809-05:002011-12-20T10:40:14.809-05:00Barb, My husband has chronic leg and back pain.I pray that the Lord would give your mom the strength to deal with the pain and that He would cover her with his love and peace. I pray for you and your husband, that the Lord would give you all that you need physically and spirituallly to take care of your mom. <br />My prayer request is for my husband, He is batlling depression because of constant pain in his lower back and legs. He has his good days and bad days. Now that he has retired he needs a purpose to get up each day. Please pray that the Lord would give Him direction and help him deal with his pain. God is faithful!<br />Praying you have a very blessed Christmas!<br />GraceGracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-32202559187997777622011-12-20T10:39:11.289-05:002011-12-20T10:39:11.289-05:00Please pray for my brother-in-law who was given 72 hours to live yesterday. Also, please pray for healing of my heart palpitations that the doctor says is caused by stress.<br />I loved your story on Encouragement For Today on how our problems could be part of God&#39;s plans for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-74535604394129433992011-12-20T10:34:26.304-05:002011-12-20T10:34:26.304-05:00Rachel I am now having to care to my mother. We live in a two story house and a stairlift costs 4000.00. Seems no one will pay for it and we should move to a one story house, as you know that costs money too. I know God is bigger than this problem. Please pray for His will. Thank you and Merry Christmas!Anniemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11954167185073787678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451874990236641064.post-36922338134252703032011-12-20T10:24:01.747-05:002011-12-20T10:24:01.747-05:00I am asking for prayer for my husband, that he will totally give his life to Christ. Trust, and build a personal relationship with him. <br />I am asking prayer for all lost souls that don&#39;t acknowledge or belive in our Lord Jesus Christ. Save them this Christmas!<br />Thank You And God Bless You!yvonnenoreply@blogger.com