Thank you, paul, for your prayers and advice. I am going to seek legal advice, I think. You all have been such a comfort to me here. I am deeply grateful.
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Please. Need prayers...I am completely broken
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I was able to sleep very little last night. I don't think I have been able to sleep more than 4 hours since this happened to me.
I am extremely depressed and stressed.
Please continue to pray for me.
Mary
I am extremely depressed and stressed.
Please continue to pray for me.
Mary
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Dear heart, praying that God's own hand guides you and prompts you to take the steps necessary to take care of yourself right now, and gives you the words to say what is necessary to agencies that can advocate and act on your behalf. Asking Him to be a visible, concrete GOOD Shepherd for you at this most jarring, crisis-prompting time. Father intervene and defend, and protect as only You can do. Show Mary that You are ABLE and that You are our Provider and a very PRESENT HELP in our times of trouble and our SHELTER from this very real storm swirling about her. Grant her steadiness, wisdom, clarity, and Your inexplicable peace through all of this, in the name of Jesus, amen.
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Bless yer heart. God is a GOOD God. The internet is a wunnerful blessing, amen?
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Yes, amazing. The whole world at your fingertips.Bless yer heart. God is a GOOD God. The internet is a wunnerful blessing, amen?
Thanks again.
Mary
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Yes, and we can communicate and pray for each other, in different countries, states, etc. God is GOOD!
Continuing to pray (((hug)))
Continuing to pray (((hug)))
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Yes, it is amazing that we can communicate and pray for each other around the world.
Yes, please continue to pray.
I am sick with fear and so stressed out. I haven't had over 6 or 7 hours sleep since this happened to me and I cannot eat.
I'm afraid I'm going to make myself really sick.
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Dear Lord, please watch over your daughter, who is very frightened. please help her to have the confidence to reach out to people who can help her in this situation. please be close to her and let her know that she is loved. please comfort her so that she can rest. in Jesus name, Amen.
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The Fire Rises
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Mary,
There is not much I can say that hasn't been said already, but I would say this:
Each of us has to decide whether we're going to believe God's Word or believe our eyes and emotions.
The sorrows and tragedies of this world are temporary, they are like wisps of smoke that will be blown away by the divine wind of our Lord. It is so easy to be dragged down by our troubles and become swallowed up by them. But I believe everything in our life happens for a reason.
This is an excerpt from a a book called "Praying God's Word Day by Day":
Lord, though I live in the world, I do not wage war as the world does. The weapons I fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have the power to demolish strongholds.
Your power can demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of You, God, and take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ (2 Cor. 10:3-5).
Enable me, Lord! Help me not just to read it and say it, but to believe it and do it! You will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to Your heavenly kingdom. To You be glory forever (2 Tim. 4:18).
Just by reading your first post, Mary, I can tell that you have a heart for God and for serving others. Not everyone would have the same amount of devotion that you have shown to this man.
It's easy for me to say this since I'm not the one in your situation but I would warn you against this:
Be careful that you dont let anger, bitterness, betrayal and other such emotions build up within you. Nothing good will come of it. THESE are the tools that the Enemy will try to use against us.
Satan WILL try to use this situation against you, of that I can promise you. He will try to use it to tear you apart from God, in whatever way he can. Psychological warfare is his specialty.
But you need not be afraid, for our God is a loving God and though you may stumble, He will always be there to help you up in your darkest hour.
Despite how badly some people may treat you, if we respond with the love of God, they are powerless against us.
I will be praying for you and thinking of you in the coming days.
Remember: You are NOT alone.
Mary, God bless you.
There is not much I can say that hasn't been said already, but I would say this:
Each of us has to decide whether we're going to believe God's Word or believe our eyes and emotions.
The sorrows and tragedies of this world are temporary, they are like wisps of smoke that will be blown away by the divine wind of our Lord. It is so easy to be dragged down by our troubles and become swallowed up by them. But I believe everything in our life happens for a reason.
This is an excerpt from a a book called "Praying God's Word Day by Day":
Lord, though I live in the world, I do not wage war as the world does. The weapons I fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have the power to demolish strongholds.
Your power can demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of You, God, and take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ (2 Cor. 10:3-5).
Enable me, Lord! Help me not just to read it and say it, but to believe it and do it! You will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to Your heavenly kingdom. To You be glory forever (2 Tim. 4:18).
Just by reading your first post, Mary, I can tell that you have a heart for God and for serving others. Not everyone would have the same amount of devotion that you have shown to this man.
It's easy for me to say this since I'm not the one in your situation but I would warn you against this:
Be careful that you dont let anger, bitterness, betrayal and other such emotions build up within you. Nothing good will come of it. THESE are the tools that the Enemy will try to use against us.
Satan WILL try to use this situation against you, of that I can promise you. He will try to use it to tear you apart from God, in whatever way he can. Psychological warfare is his specialty.
But you need not be afraid, for our God is a loving God and though you may stumble, He will always be there to help you up in your darkest hour.
Despite how badly some people may treat you, if we respond with the love of God, they are powerless against us.
I will be praying for you and thinking of you in the coming days.
Remember: You are NOT alone.
Mary, God bless you.
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Mary,
There is not much I can say that hasn't been said already, but I would say this:
Each of us has to decide whether we're going to believe God's Word or believe our eyes and emotions.
The sorrows and tragedies of this world are temporary, they are like wisps of smoke that will be blown away by the divine wind of our Lord. It is so easy to be dragged down by our troubles and become swallowed up by them. But I believe everything in our life happens for a reason.
This is an excerpt from a a book called "Praying God's Word Day by Day":
Lord, though I live in the world, I do not wage war as the world does. The weapons I fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have the power to demolish strongholds.
Your power can demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of You, God, and take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ (2 Cor. 10:3-5).
Enable me, Lord! Help me not just to read it and say it, but to believe it and do it! You will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to Your heavenly kingdom. To You be glory forever (2 Tim. 4:18).
Just by reading your first post, Mary, I can tell that you have a heart for God and for serving others. Not everyone would have the same amount of devotion that you have shown to this man.
It's easy for me to say this since I'm not the one in your situation but I would warn you against this:
Be careful that you dont let anger, bitterness, betrayal and other such emotions build up within you. Nothing good will come of it. THESE are the tools that the Enemy will try to use against us.
Satan WILL try to use this situation against you, of that I can promise you. He will try to use it to tear you apart from God, in whatever way he can. Psychological warfare is his specialty.
But you need not be afraid, for our God is a loving God and though you may stumble, He will always be there to help you up in your darkest hour.
Despite how badly some people may treat you, if we respond with the love of God, they are powerless against us.
I will be praying for you and thinking of you in the coming days.
Remember: You are NOT alone.
Mary, God bless you.
Dear TheFire Rises,
Thank you so much for those wonderful words of wisdom.
I do appreciate so much your prayers and support.
Mary
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The Fire Rises
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You are most welcome. If you ever want to talk about something, just message me or someone else on these forums.
Do you currently attend a church? (I dont know if you addressed this in any of your original posts, so I apologize if I missed it)
Do you currently attend a church? (I dont know if you addressed this in any of your original posts, so I apologize if I missed it)
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Hi Mary- Still praying for you and you are in my thoughts daily.
Here is something that might help a little.
When one door closes, another opens, but we often look so long and regretfully
upon the closed door, we don't see the ones which open for us.
Here is something that might help a little.
When one door closes, another opens, but we often look so long and regretfully
upon the closed door, we don't see the ones which open for us.
--- Alexander Graham Bell
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No, I am ashamed to say, at this time I don't have a church, but I have always believed in God and have tried to lead a Christian life.
I am physically unable to attend church at this point.
The elderly man I live with has a Presbyterian minister who comes to his house to pray with him and give him communion once in a while.
I have thought about contacting her to come to the house and talk to us.
Thank you for your continuing prayers.
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Thank you, Sharon.
I feel like this door that has closed has crushed me.
I cannot eat or sleep and I have almost constant headaches and nausea.
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The Fire Rises
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Mary, I'm so sorry. I had no idea that you had physical limitations preventing you from attending church. That breaks my heart.
The minister you talked about: it sounds like she is ideally placed to visit you. Perhaps she has been placed in your life by the Lord? I would encourage you to contact her. I can tell you now that, if she truly practices what she preaches, she will not judge you or condemn you in any way for not attending church.
On the contrary, I'm sure she will be thrilled to hear from you and would be glad to help in any way she can. You need not go through this struggle on your own Mary. You have God to help you, yes. But being with fellow Christians makes things more bearable and its what Jesus wishes us to do: fellowship.
This is a concept I still find myself struggling with, I have a tendency to try to tackle huge problems by myself, thinking that I can always win through sheer will power and determination, but that is not always so.
Go with God,
Ryan
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