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At this time in my life it seems I'm having a running series of crisis. Well, we'll start with me, please pray that I'll be a wonderful mother guided by God.I have a meeting on Jan. 12th, with some people who will determine if I keep my job or not. Whatever their decision, I'm still a mother, who must provide for her family. I have one blessing of a little boy, he is 17 months now, and was truly a blessing.He's very healthy and active now, not at all what I thought he would be like (that's a good thing!). but I also try to help take care of my mother, who at times is much more childlike than my son, in my opinion.Which often tries my nerves since she has a teenage son she was raising. How I was brought up and how she handles things with him, are extremely different. I often find myself wanting to reprimand him as well as her. So I need help with that. Another thing is she's been having problems, that are consuming her. Not a drug or alcohol problem. But money problems. You see as I grew up I knew there was a God for the simple fact I live how I lived, I had the best whether I felt as though I wanted or not. But my family isn't and wasn't rich. I know prayer works, I know God listens. I just need people to come into agreement with me.:groupray: Even though my family has never had an abundance of money, it's been bothering my mother lately. My younger siblings are VERY materialistic. So they feel "unloved" by mother when something they really want, not need, is unavailable to them.My two sisters ran away quite some time ago because of it. Within the past few years, the girls managed to get themselves mixed up with DHS, and although they wanted to come home and mother wants them they still have to go through a process which has been drugged out to the fullest. Her son who is the youngest and her only son has also been put in DHS, for numerous of reasons. He misses school often because he is sick. He doesn't have a illness he's just prone to getting...well everything. She figures if she had "enough money everything would be fine". I told her I'm okay I work and pay bills. I'm not a delinquent, or something, and I had less money growing up with her than they did.She ignores that and continues to believe in the if onlys. So please pray for her. Also pray for my son's father, (I feel awkward saying ex husband when I'm so young:blush: LOL), he's on the fast track to destruction, if I may so plainly put it. Our marriage was annulled recently. But he's been sleeping around and drinking for quite some time. Before we broke up I offered to go to family counseling. I had noticed the changes when I was pregnant and thought I would "prevent anything bad from happening to my happily ever after". Needless to say it didn't work and my whole world was blown away. On the rare occasion that I speak with him, he makes it a point to try to hurt me, not physically, but with his words, various things, like how he'll move in with another woman, have a child, and ten bring the child by the house to show him or her off.I try not to expose my son to that and I don't want to seem like I don't want my son to know his father, but I can't control his father, so I can't make him NOT hurt his son's feelings. So any suggestions would help and of course prayers are absolutely superb! So now that I've pretty much poured my heart out I'll say thank you for all your prayers and encouragements. God Bless!!:crossrc:
 
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First off, you are not alone, God's got you in His sights the whole time. Things just don't happen just for the heck of it.
As much it hurts to be an ex at this age, thats what God is for: to reverse the negatives, however bad and make wonderful things out of them that we never imagined or expected. (Gen. 50:20, read it now :))

You can't change your mom or your husband and its time to trust God more with changing them, especially your mother. Let God touch her heart, to put her faith in him.
You have to keep being the positive in everything or your siblings and your mother will get worse. He that is in you is greater than whatever they might be going through so just persever.

Lord, we pray today that you strengthen her and keep her grounded in you. You have never dissapointed your own. Let your strength show in her weakness. She cannot change these people or the cirucumstances but you can.
Give her the grace to put her trust in you and make you partner, husband untill you bless her with a marriage that is approved of you in Jesus name, amen.
 
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First I want to say thank you again. People often say you need to have patience, I for one never wanted it because I knew in order to get patience to had to go through tribulations. I guess God has other plans for me...as usual. It bed nice to know them though.
 
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You don't have to know those plans, you have to beleive that they are there and that they are whats best for you. Thats where your faith comes in: you trust God without asking to see first, if you know what I mean. He gives you the grace to overcome trials and tribulations. We can't get back up if we never fell.
He doesn't disapoint but because the world has been so disapointing, we tend to extend that fear of disapointment to Him.
Learn to trust him, that'll get rid of alot of burdens.
 
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Dear Lord,

I pray for Lovable4ever Lord that she would not lose her job, and if they decide that she must, then I pray another be provided. I pray you watch over Lord, and gently guide her as you do those with young and help her as she helps her mom. I pray for her mom that she would have stability for children. Please help her to get them back, and I pray about the son's illnesses that he would be healthy. Thank you for Loveable4ever and for her love and trust in you. In Jesus name I pray. Amen
 
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tapero said:
Dear Lord,

I pray for Lovable4ever Lord that she would not lose her job, and if they decide that she must, then I pray another be provided. I pray you watch over Lord, and gently guide her as you do those with young and help her as she helps her mom. I pray for her mom that she would have stability for children. Please help her to get them back, and I pray about the son's illnesses that he would be healthy. Thank you for Loveable4ever and for her love and trust in you. In Jesus name I pray. Amen

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Quick update...In so many words, I've lost my job and with it my medical insurance which also covers my son and he has an appointment coming up. However I do have faith that God will pull me out of this somehow. So all I can do is pray and thank God for what I do have.
 
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Dear Father in Heaven, I lift up our beloved sister in prayers to You in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Lord, bless our sister with patience and job as well as medical insurance. I also pray that You will guide her ex-husband and help him turn away from the wrong path he is on. I also pray for our sister's mother and family as well. Thank You Lord for listening to this prayer!

[font=&quot]"My God shall supply all of my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19). [/font]
 
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