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  • patoo
    patoo Member Posts: 5,243
    edited August 2009

    Genia - YAY!  We serve an awesome God.  We may not know when or how, but we know He will! 

    Estepp - continuing to hold your mom up.  We know prayer works.  No doubt about it. 

    Lord, for all my BC.o sisters, I continue to pray for their strength that comes only from you.   We know that all need your loving touch but at this time I especially ask that you smile down upon those on a special list who are struggling and afraid.  Reach down your hand, dear Lord Jesus, and I pray they will look  heavenward to find peace and solace in you.

    In your precious name, Amen

  • Mary22
    Mary22 Member Posts: 428
    edited August 2009

    Genia, that is awesome news.

    Prayers to all.

    Today is the 32nd anniversary of my mom's death from ovarian cancer. She was only 29, and yet a remarkable woman.

    may the Lord be with you all and God Bless you.

  • Estepp
    Estepp Member Posts: 2,966
    edited August 2009

    Amen...

    29... how old were you? I am sorry you lost her that young...

  • footprintsangel
    footprintsangel Member Posts: 35,657
    edited August 2009

    Lord, You helped me fight  spiritual battles on a daily basis by

    claiming Your powerful Word. When I was tired and couldn't

    think I could go another hour, You brought to my mind, "The

    joy of the Lord is my strength"(Nehemiah 8:10 NKJV) When

    I was tempted to be careless in words and action, You helped

    me recall, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all

    your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind" (Luke

    10:27 NKJV) When my patience was tired, I remembered," Love

    your neighbor as yourself"(Luke 10:27 NIV) When dangerous

    people appeared, I whispered, " The angel of the Lord encamps

    all around those who fear Him, and delivers them" (Psalm 34:7 NKJV)

    When I walked through the valley of discouragement, You remind

    me,"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

    (Psalm 119:105 NKJV)

    Thank You, Father, for Your Protecting Word. Amen

  • patoo
    patoo Member Posts: 5,243
    edited August 2009

    The way of life winds upwards for the wise - Proverbs 15:24

    Earthly wisdom is limited.  It generally is based upon the best that collective humanity has been able to conclude or to decipher... God's wisdom, in contrast, is ulimited.  It is based upon what God sees when He looks to ages past and ahead to ages still to come.  It is based upon the whole of any given life or situation.  Godly wisdom says, "This is the way I made man to act, respond and succeed."  Godly wisdom concludes, "This is what God wants."  If we want to be wise, we must choose to see things from God's perspective" - Charles Stanley devotional 8/7/09

    Our minds are so finite; His is all-knowing.   Choose to follow Him.

    Amen

  • Mary22
    Mary22 Member Posts: 428
    edited August 2009

    I am 41, I was 9 when she passed away.  Thank-you for all your kind words.

    May God Bless you all.

  • mmm5
    mmm5 Member Posts: 797
    edited August 2009

    Hi Mary

    Blessings to you and to your Mother! I was 6 when my Mom passed she was 27. She died suddenly of a congenital heart defect. She was a great woman and was and RN who took care of kids with heart issues. I feel her watching over me now dealing with BC and I am sure you are being taken care of as well.

  • EWB
    EWB Member Posts: 592
    edited August 2009

    Please pray for my F-I-L Warren, who is in the hospital w/pneumonia, a uti, very low blood pressure, and a variety of other issues. Pray he is able to over come these illnesses and regain health so he may return home.

  • patoo
    patoo Member Posts: 5,243
    edited August 2009

    Lord, Father in Heaven, we lift up Warren to you to receive your healing touch.  Work through the hospital staff to get him through these ailments with as little damage to his body as possible.  Strengthen too the family, Lord, as they cover him with prayers of healing.  We know that you do hear the prayers of your children and so we are interceding here on his behalf.

    In the precious name of our savior, Jesus, Amen.

  • footprintsangel
    footprintsangel Member Posts: 35,657
    edited August 2009

    Father, We come before you with many people in needs and

    hurt. Please be with Warren at this time, help him to keep his

    faith in You strong and You will guide the Dr's and nurses hands

    so he will be well again. Bless Mary and help her to remember

    the good times and the times to come with You.  God be

    with Estepp and your Mom threw this time of healing. Bless our mmm

    for caring and  blessing she shares.  Thank You for the caring heart Ivory,

    please be with her.  Lord bless ljh58  Let her to how great wonderful she is.

    God thank you for Patoo all she does for others. Lord be with Genia the lady that

    taught us we could stay strong, God bless her. And all the people Lord here

    in need, You know them, Please help them and watch over them. In Your

    wonderful name we pray. Amen 

  • Estepp
    Estepp Member Posts: 2,966
    edited August 2009

    Warren sounds like my mom, which ,btw, is home now!!! THANK YOU FOR PRAYING!

    I add Warren to my prayer now.

  • footprintsangel
    footprintsangel Member Posts: 35,657
    edited August 2009

    Lord, You are everything to me. Thank You that I can walk

     each moment with you and not have to figure life out on my

    own. And when I come to a dark time, I can put my hand in

    Yours and depend on You as we walk through together. I

    Know that "the upright shall dwell in Your presence" (Psalm

    140:13), and that's where I want to live. For in Your presence

    I will find healing, deliverance, love, peace, joy, and hope. Lord,

    help me to embrace the moments of my life that are hard to get

    my arms around. Enable my eyes to see You in them. Help me

    to always acknowledge the abundance of Your goodness to me.

    I lift to You the deepest struggles in my life. I trust You to open

    my eyes to see all You have for me in them. Reveal to me the

    fullness of it all. Thank You that I can be filled with the joy of

    Your presence in every step I take, because You have given me

    the light I need. In Your name I pray. Amen

  • mmm5
    mmm5 Member Posts: 797
    edited August 2009

    Thank you Fprints-

    I especially love the part that the Lord can help us open our eyes to see all he has for us.

    Thank you for sharing these beautiful prayers with us and God;s most special blessings to you!!

  • footprintsangel
    footprintsangel Member Posts: 35,657
    edited August 2009

    Dear Lord, replace all of our pessimism with optimism, fearfulness

    with hopefulness. As Jesus healed the man with the withered hand,

    Heal any withered attitude and fill us with hope, as well desire to

    meet You in the midst of pain and worry.We pray, as conduits of

    Your grace, and bring us healing we know You will bring us if You

    so desire. We offer this humble pray in Your name of the Great

    Physician, Jesus Christ. Amen

  • footprintsangel
    footprintsangel Member Posts: 35,657
    edited August 2009

    You feel helpless. What you are facing now seems

    so much bigger than you, and you don't think you

    can do anything at all. You are looking for a Superman

    to come and save the day,

    The truth is, there are some things you can't handle

    alone. But no man---super or not will be able to help

    you. No there are some things that won't be subdued

    by mere mortal hands. When you are confronted by

    such a situation, call on God. He will come to your

    aid, He will lift you up, He is your superhero.

    Lord, I am never helpless because I always have the

    power to call on You,my Lord. I will never despair for

    I know that all I have to do is call and You are there. Amen

  • footprintsangel
    footprintsangel Member Posts: 35,657
    edited August 2009

    Dear Lord, Thank You for all You have given, Please bless all

    that are in need of Your comfort and strength at this time. Help

    us to remember You are a Lamp unto our feet. (Psalms 119:105)

    In Your hands we leave all the people that are overwhelmed with

    burden's, Help them to know You are there threw it all, and to put

    their faith in You and see the peace again. Amen

  • Genia
    Genia Member Posts: 1,055
    edited August 2009

    Peace In The Midst Of The Storm

    When the world that I've been living in collapses at my feet
    When my life is shattered and torn
    Though I'm windswept and battered, I can cling to His cross
    And find peace in the midst of the storm

    There is peace in the midst of my storm-tossed life
    Oh, there's an anchor, there's a rock to cast my faith upon
    Jesus rides in my vessel, so I'll fear no alarm
    He gives me peace in the midst of my storm

    When in twenty-four short hours, years of living are brought to moments
    And when life's final picture is taking form
    In the dark room of my suff'ring there's a light comes shining through! (shining through)
    He gives me peace in the midst of my storm

    For there is wonderful peace in the midst of my storm-tossed life
    Oh, there's an anchor, there's a rock to cast my faith upon
    Jesus rides in my vessel, so I'll fear no alarm
    He gives me peace in the midst, perfect peace in the midst
    Peace in the midst of my storm, peace in the storm

    Love this song....and the words really hit home with me!

    hugs and blessings to you all

  • Jane_M
    Jane_M Member Posts: 932
    edited August 2009

    Genia - I love that song!

  • patoo
    patoo Member Posts: 5,243
    edited August 2009

    Genia, thanks for posting that - I love it.

    Lord, it's late but I do want to lift up all my bc.o sisters, their families, friends, acquaintances, to you for an extra blessing tonight.  Thank you for being in their lives as you are an awesome, generous, loving God and for that we are all thankful.  I ask your touch upon them all and continued strenthening of their faith.

    In Jesus name, Amen.

  • hollyann
    hollyann Member Posts: 279
    edited August 2009

    Awwh mary I read your post about your mom...i was 8 yrs old when mine passed...it is so hard to grow up without a mother.....I truly miss her now more than ever.....I miss her love and understanding most of all and her laugh.......

    Dear Lord, thank You for my friends here and in the real world.....Lift them up in Your arms and hold them close.....Bless them with whatever they need today and always....Give them comfort when they need it and wisdom and love also.....Dear Lord, You know we are weak and You are strong and that You love us no matter what.....Please give us all the strength we need to get through these trials and tribulations we have had visited upon us.....please give us the courage to get through the hard times and the surgeries and treatments we must endure.....And Dear Lord, for those who need it please give them healing and restore their health so they may be with their loved ones......We know, Lord, that through You all things are possible......And Dear Lord, please forgive me for all that I have doen to displease You and help make me a better person.......and please Dear Lord, bring my dear husband up from his depression and help me to get a job so we will have insurance......In Jesus' name I pray...Amen.........

  • footprintsangel
    footprintsangel Member Posts: 35,657
    edited August 2009

    God is in the middle of doing something

    great for us and, because we are not as

    comfortable as we'd like to be, we don't

    recognize the good things He has put

    on our lap.

  • footprintsangel
    footprintsangel Member Posts: 35,657
    edited August 2009

    Dear Lord, In these difficult times, instead of crying

    We should rejoice. Knowing we are Your children.

    You are preparing us for glourious things and we

    eagerly accecpt Your gift. You would not burden us

    with more then we can bear. Please strength us and

    help to feel Your comfort. In Your name we pray Amen

  • Estepp
    Estepp Member Posts: 2,966
    edited August 2009

    I am so very sorry for those of you who grew up without your mothers. For me.. I feel that would have to be the WORST thing a child could have taken from them.. their mother... Bless you!

  • footprintsangel
    footprintsangel Member Posts: 35,657
    edited August 2009

    Trust in the Lord with all Your heart

    and lean not on your own understanding;

    in all your ways acknowledge him,

    and he will make your paths straight.

    Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV

  • kristifromsandiego
    kristifromsandiego Member Posts: 15
    edited August 2009

    Just dropping in for a little prayer request.  I am going through surgery tomorrow, having a mastectomy on, the other side.  I felt the Lord with me so strongly last time I had my first surgery in October of 08, I want him hanging with me on this trip also.  Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated.  Kristi in San Diego!

  • Estepp
    Estepp Member Posts: 2,966
    edited August 2009

    Kristi... He is with you... prayed for Him to be.

  • footprintsangel
    footprintsangel Member Posts: 35,657
    edited August 2009

    Dear Lord, Be with Kristi tomorrow and guide the surgeons threw

    that her surgery will be easy and She will start the healing process.

    Be with the nurses and all that help her threw this surgery. Help her to

    not receive bad news , but rather as one piece of information afloat on a river of facts                   flowing into a hopeful future. By the power of the Holy Spirit, who dwells within her.

    Focus her mind  upon victory through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

  • kbugmom
    kbugmom Member Posts: 8,310
    edited August 2009

    Lord bless all of my dear bc sisters and each one of our families. Lord we are walking a walk that is difficult and we need you always by our side. I am thankful that I know you and that you love each of us. I stand on your word.   Amen

  • footprintsangel
    footprintsangel Member Posts: 35,657
    edited August 2009

    Dear Lord be with all the people in need of Your comfort and strength

    threw this time, Please bless Kbugmom kristi and all the other wonderful

    people in need of Your guidance and peace. God help the families and friend

    that are there helping them threw this time, Give them peace and strength

    too. Thank you Lord for all You have done for us. We love You Lord for the

    hope You give us each day. In Your name we pray. Amen

  • koshka1
    koshka1 Member Posts: 93
    edited August 2009

    There is a song I hear on the Christian radio station that reminds me of where I need to go when things get tough.... chorus is like this:

    I will lift my eyes..to the maker...of the mountains I can't climb....

    I will lift my eyes...to the healer...of the hurt I hold inside....

    I will lift my eyes...to the calmer,,,of the oceans raging wild....

    I will lift my eyes...lift my eyes...to you....

    Hugs and love..be strong....

    Kosh

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