prayer warriors (following Jesus Christ, everyone welcome)

[kikiruru]

Thank you Jesus

 

[BigBlueHen53]

There has not been much activity here lately. Does this mean all our prayers are answered? We have no prayer requests? All are doing well? Then let us praise the Lord and give Him glory! His mercies are everlasting!

I do have a prayer request, I guess but it's less personal and more generic. You may have heard that there was a shooting in Farmington NM recently. Three older ladies were killed. A woman in her 80's and her daughter, in her 60's, plus another older lady. The shooter, an 18-yo young man, was also killed. Why does this matter to me? My son lives in Farmington. I raised my family in the area, having lived there for 30 years. I texted him to make sure he was okay, that none of the victims were known to him. It just hit close to home. My heart hurts for the families of these people, and for the community. No place feels safe any more. It could happen to anyone, any time.

It makes me want to ask people: are you ready? It makes me ask myself. Am I ready? If my life were to end today, am I right with God? Am I ready to meet Him? Am I sure of my salvation? Have I made Jesus the keeper of my soul? If not ... do it now. You have only to ask. He's already done the hard part.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

There has not been much activity here lately. Does this mean all our prayers are answered? We have no prayer requests? All are doing well? Then let us praise the Lord and give Him glory! His mercies are everlasting!

I do have a prayer request, I guess but it's less personal and more generic. You may have heard that there was a shooting in Farmington NM recently. Three older ladies were killed. A woman in her 80's and her daughter, in her 60's, plus another older lady. The shooter, an 18-yo young man, was also killed. Why does this matter to me? My son lives in Farmington. I raised my family in the area, having lived there for 30 years. I texted him to make sure he was okay, that none of the victims were known to him. It just hit close to home. My heart hurts for the families of these people, and for the community. No place feels safe any more. It could happen to anyone, any time.

It makes me want to ask people: are you ready? It makes me ask myself. Am I ready? If my life were to end today, am I right with God? Am I ready to meet Him? Am I sure of my salvation? Have I made Jesus the keeper of my soul? If not ... do it now. You have only to ask. He's already done the hard part.

I'm happy to say that today was a really wonderful day here, for both myself and my husband (who has been my constant prayer request for the past 7 months). He has good days and bad days, but today was definitely one of the best days and I'm grateful for each day of relief that he has! We see his PCP again on Thursday but not sure they'll have the biopsy results yet.

So sad. I will definitely be praying for those affected and for the continued safety of your family and friends there.

My answer to your final question is both yes and no. I'm not afraid to go and I'm at peace with it but I'm also not ready to leave my loved ones to deal with that emptiness (though I realize it's in God's hands and not up to me). The events over the past 7 months have basically forced me into accepting the possibility of experiencing a devastating loss and I spent weeks silently mourning someone that was still here as I learned to cope with that possibility. It was an eye opening experience for me. I've come a long way strengthening myself emotionally and spiritually for any outcome but, for me personally, it became very apparent to me that I'm not afraid to go but I don't want to cause my loved ones the pain of loss it's always hardest for those left behind.

Prayers for everyone's peace and comfort tonight!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

This is something small but it was a tiny gesture that brightened my entire family's day. As much as we were smiling and laughing about it, you would think we found a million dollars. It's the small things that make a difference and the kindness you offer people every day, whether praying with someone that needs it, or smiling at a cashier that looks upset. You're making a difference even if you don't realize it!

Well I'm deleting the link because I can't get it to tag properly, lol. Maybe I'll try the YouTube link.

 

[Farmlife16]

There has not been much activity here lately. Does this mean all our prayers are answered? We have no prayer requests? All are doing well? Then let us praise the Lord and give Him glory! His mercies are everlasting!

I do have a prayer request, I guess but it's less personal and more generic. You may have heard that there was a shooting in Farmington NM recently. Three older ladies were killed. A woman in her 80's and her daughter, in her 60's, plus another older lady. The shooter, an 18-yo young man, was also killed. Why does this matter to me? My son lives in Farmington. I raised my family in the area, having lived there for 30 years. I texted him to make sure he was okay, that none of the victims were known to him. It just hit close to home. My heart hurts for the families of these people, and for the community. No place feels safe any more. It could happen to anyone, any time.

It makes me want to ask people: are you ready? It makes me ask myself. Am I ready? If my life were to end today, am I right with God? Am I ready to meet Him? Am I sure of my salvation? Have I made Jesus the keeper of my soul? If not ... do it now. You have only to ask. He's already done the hard part.

Prayers I understand! Some people close to me were friends of one of the victims in the Nashville shooting. It definitely hits close to home and brings a lot of hard questions. We must trust that God is sovereign and good! Sometimes taking up our cross and following Jesus means losing those we love and care about, so that others may be brought to Christ. Praying for all those affected by the recent shootings!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I'm happy to say that today was a really wonderful day here, for both myself and my husband (who has been my constant prayer request for the past 7 months). He has good days and bad days, but today was definitely one of the best days and I'm grateful for each day of relief that he has! We see his PCP again on Thursday but not sure they'll have the biopsy results yet.

So sad. I will definitely be praying for those affected and for the continued safety of your family and friends there.

My answer to your final question is both yes and no. I'm not afraid to go and I'm at peace with it but I'm also not ready to leave my loved ones to deal with that emptiness (though I realize it's in God's hands and not up to me). The events over the past 7 months have basically forced me into accepting the possibility of experiencing a devastating loss and I spent weeks silently mourning someone that was still here as I learned to cope with that possibility. It was an eye opening experience for me. I've come a long way strengthening myself emotionally and spiritually for any outcome but, for me personally, it became very apparent to me that I'm not afraid to go but I don't want to cause my loved ones the pain of loss it's always hardest for those left behind.

Prayers for everyone's peace and comfort tonight!

I can relate to what you're going through. I lost a husband to leukemia, almost 20 years ago. We knew he was terminal, but we tried not to think that he was dying of cancer. Instead, our mindset was that WE were LIVING with cancer. It certainly affected both of us, and we knew where we were headed, but we were determined to wring as much love and joy out of each day as God would allow. In this way, every day became a present. I'm married again, but I treasure my memories of the time I had with him.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I can relate to what you're going through. I lost a husband to leukemia, almost 20 years ago. We knew he was terminal, but we tried not to think that he was dying of cancer. Instead, our mindset was that WE were LIVING with cancer. It certainly affected both of us, and we knew where we were headed, but we were determined to wring as much love and joy out of each day as God would allow. In this way, every day became a present. I'm married again, but I treasure my memories of the time I had with him.

Thank you for sharing that with me! I will definitely make a strong effort to continue to improve how I'm viewing our situation as well. I have definitely appreciated every day with him so much more and we're doing our best to create a lot of positive and fun memories for our daughter too. Every day that he feels well enough, we record videos now and I hope that one day she will be able to look back at them and remember good times!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thank you for sharing that with me! I will definitely make a strong effort to continue to improve how I'm viewing our situation as well. I have definitely appreciated every day with him so much more and we're doing our best to create a lot of positive and fun memories for our daughter too. Every day that he feels well enough, we record videos now and I hope that one day she will be able to look back at them and remember good times!

That's a good plan! I do not know what illness your husband suffers from, if you posted it I missed it or I have forgotten. But I don't need to know; God knows. Remember that laughter is good medicine, whatever ails us. I tried to make sure my husband laughed every day. I may forget to pray for you, but Jesus has engraved you both on the palms of His hands.

 

[chickengr]

I have a prayer request for my friend Irena. she cannot stand any more situation at home and wants to divorce. she has cancer, her oldest daughter is 94% handicapped and has 2 other daughters (16 and 7 yo). her husband is not as bad but siding his parents even when they go to piss outside. their house is at the corner of 2 busy streets. they are albanian and her in-laws don't want her to talk to anyone. they even want her to stay at home and not to work, etc.

I am praying for her that God helps her to handle the situation wisely without making mistakes.

 

[kikiruru]

Praying for all requests in Jesus name amen