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Praying for them Flock...the Lord knows them, knows their individual needs.

Thanks everyone

Cynthia12 said:

Praying for them Flock...the Lord knows them, knows their individual needs.

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When some people face adversity, they complain and become bitter. They ask questions like ... Why does this have to happen to me? Why do I have to suffer this now? What have I done to deserve this?
But these questions have the power to dominate their thoughts. Such questions can overtake their vision, absorb their energy, and deprive them of the experiences the Lord wants them to receive. Rather than responding in this way, people should consider asking questions such as, What am I to do? What am I to learn from this experience? What am I to change? Whom am I to help? How can I remember my many blessings in times of trial?
At the time, the first questions can be so very embedded in them, and to try and ask the better questions..very hard. It can be done. Pray when you don't feel like it. Be still, listen. Feel His love. Then maybe the better questions will come.
I had so many of those first questions when our baby was born with the number one birth defect back in the 80's. Finally, I got it right. I helped raise awareness. Not bragging here. Just saying that finding myself very busy in this work helped me tremendously. I did a lot back in the 80's, including going through that 5 year testing period with the state of Washington. I sent blood to Washington when my husband and I decided to try again. I had to do this for 3 months before actually trying, and they would send me pre-natal vitamins. At the end of the 5 years, they had a pretty good idea what was causing this birth defect. At the time, they said partially genetic, but mostly, the lack of those leafy greens..that has folic acid in them. So, pre-natal vitamins, very important, especially during the first three months. I took them for three months before, it took three months to get pregnant. So I was on them long before and of course all during the pregnancy. Had a healthy baby boy.
We still had a lot to go through with the son with the birth defect. He still has problems..do I still worry over him..of course. I'm a mom! He is on his own. I just pray and pray for his safety and health. Some problems are pretty serious, and ends up in the hospital. Prayer. I love the power of Prayer! Pray, even when you don't feel like it when something hard is happening... especially when you don't feel like it!

I could not agree more, @cynthia12. The power of prayer is remarkable!

When I was going through the divorce and heavy drinking, my mind was like a record player, cycling the same thoughts over and over, "why me? What did I do wrong? I'm such a horrible person. I'm hopeless. Why can't anything go right? Why can't I stop?"... Oh it was horrible and my number one excuse to drink, to " shut off my brain". Temptation was a constant and I had no way to resist it because I was stuck in self pity and remorse, recycling all the bad moments from years past until all I could see was failures. I couldn't see any good coming from it, and it stopped me from being able to overcome. I had to learn to just pray on it and the thoughts would go away..

Our minds are the biggest battlefield of all. We lose control the instant we aren't guarding our thoughts. And prayer is my daily shield against "vain imaginations". I had to learn to stop those thoughts and pray, even if its just a simple, " help me God " kind of thing. I can see when I don't pray for peace and strength at night, I'll get abruptly woke by the baby and I'll be angry. But if I pray beforehand, it doesn't even phase me, I'm actually happy when he wakes me at 3. If I'm irritated at the kids for something, I can say a quick, "help me teach in love" and I'll be less likely to pull out the whippy stick and more likely to talk to the girls instead of scream and spank.

To me, its peace. Prayer is my way of communicating my needs and desires, but its mostly my way of protecting myself from Satan getting in my head, because my thoughts can in fact, decieve me. My feelings can decieve me. I can only pray, give it to God, and be aware at all times how quickly and easily I can be manipulated into doubt and have Gods Word at the forefront of my brain, like a little tin foil hat to keep Satan from reading my mind lol

Pray pray pray, at all times, in all places, in constant communication with our Father in Heaven. He is always beside us to help hold our hand if we just ask

ELVIS PRESLEY


Take My Hand Precious Lord Lyrics


Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I'm tired, I'm weak, I'm lone

Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand, precious Lord
Lead me home

When my way grows drear
Precious Lord, linger near
When my light is almost gone
Hear my cry, hear my call

Hold my hand, lest I fall
Take my hand precious Lord
Lead me home

When the darkness appears
And the night draws near
And the day is past and gone
At the river, I stand

Guide my feet, hold my hand
Take my hand precious Lord
Lead me home

Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I'm tired, I'm weak, I'm lone

Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand precious Lord
Lead me home

I would like to ask for prayed for me physically!
Today makes 1-week since papa passed to be with the Lord. I am just having a ruff time. I often find my self wanting papa to be here and miss talking, hugging him, teasing him, laughing, and just having him around but now he is gone. I am so great full God has really made himself real to me this past week! I have also been having really bad headaches and on top of all of that I have to get glasses :,(So just prayer would be very helpful!

Matthew 28 NASB
11 Now while they were on their way, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened. 12 And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, 13 and said, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.’ 14 And if this should come to the governor’s ears, we will win him over and keep you out of trouble.” 15 And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to this day.

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I want to draw your attention to these questions as we approach "Preparation Day" and "Resurrection Day":

If there was a body why not show everyone the body? seems there was no body!

How did the guards know what happened while they were asleep? They claim to know who stole the body and that the body was stolen as well as the time the theft happened.

The guards were there to guard the body, why were the guards not killed for dereliction of duty?

tastyacres said:

I would like to ask for prayed for me physically!
Today makes 1-week since papa passed to be with the Lord. I am just having a ruff time. I often find my self wanting papa to be here and miss talking, hugging him, teasing him, laughing, and just having him around but now he is gone. I am so great full God has really made himself real to me this past week! I have also been having really bad headaches and on top of all of that I have to get glasses :,(So just prayer would be very helpful!

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Um... Amazing how much easier it is for some people to believe a lie, isn't it. The tangled web of deception is totally preposterous when held up to the light of truth.