prayer for crisis

[Tsadde]

My friend is in a manic crisis. She is sexually acting out, flying from city to city to party with the worst people in the entertainment business. She says she's left her husband and two toddlers and is now single. She is physically stunningly gorgeous in the Hollywood (or porn industry) sense and attracks the wrong kind of attention at the best of times.

The problem is she is just leaving me shocking bulletins on Facebook and won't return my calls. None of our mutual friends know where she is. She knows she's manic but she's not contacting any of her support people. I begged her to give me her credit cards but...

She's usually a sweet Christian stay at home Mom but her young husband can't cope with this anymore. I am so worried about the damage she's doing this time.

Please pray for D.

 

[Alive again]

Praying Father God for your protection of this young woman physically from std's and emotionally from what she will feel like when she comes down from this high. Fathe rGod be with this dear husband and give him wisdom and grace. Father pour out your Holy Spirit in this situation to bring glory to your name.

 

[berry2000]

DEar Lord,
I pray for healing of this young woman. That her manic episode would come to an end and that the inevitable depressive episode that follows will not lead her into ultimate dispair when she has to face the mess that she is left with. I pray for understanding and wisdom for her husband and protection over those little ones. Lord intervene in a major way in this situation. I don't know what else to ask for. My heart breaks for this situation and please listen to the holy spirit inside of me for all the unspoken requests that are there.

 

[Alaskamomma]

Saying a prayer for her.

 

[Tsadde]

She's finally been hospitalized, but the damage that's been done is incredible. This episode has lasted over two, almost three, months. Thank God she is still alive, but, wow, her reputation, her trouble with the law, her finances (guess what it costs to be talking long-distance on a cell phone 20 hours a day as well as flying all over the country and staying in hotels?), her security (I.D. theft because she didn't/couldn't protect herself) her marriage, her friendships, her poor little children, her relatives (who are squabbling about fault and responsibility and child custody) and her health, her faith, and shocked church and community are just...

Without the Lord's mighty intervention this mess is going to take years to clean up and heal.

I love her and I do understand, but I am still so angry with her for running away from help and I'm struggling with how much of this is her own responsibility and if I could have done more to help her.

She and everyone who loves her still need a lot of prayer.

Some unsolicited advice: If you know you are prone to big manic swings please have a back-up system in place while you are still stable -and give your credit cards, cell phone account, bank access and power of attorney etc. to someone you can trust when the first signs of a swing show up. Have a list of warning signs your support people can watch for and you can refer to. Make arrangements for care of your children ahead of time. It is too late when you are feeling too high to care about consequences for yourself and others.