I just got done reading Chad's post titled "Why Pray" and it was as if it was posted just for me today. I had that very thought run through my mind because I am a little down today and of course the enemy would like me to just quit. He'd like me to believe there is no purpose for Prayer, but I know otherwise. Time and time again I have asked my brothers and sisters for prayer and God has never let me down. Sure, sometimes the answer wasn't the way I had planned it out in my mind, but the Lord knew what was needed.
My daughter is due to be sentenced this Friday and I ask for Prayer that the Lord would give the Judge the wisdom and the knowledge needed to make the decision that is in my daughter's best interest. I would like the Judge to court mandate her into an in patient Rehab as soon as possible and her Parole Officer and Drug evaluator are going to recommend that. Her attorney is also going to ask for that and for the Court to make the arrangements so that she will get in and soon. However, she may have to do some additional jail time first and if that is God's will then let it be so. Also, she is having a life threatening medical situation going on with an outbreak of the Mersa Staph infection again. The jail she is in has been almost inhumane in their lack of care and she has been brought to her knees crying out to the Lord every night, which is a good thing and something I actually prayed for. I had prayed that the Lord would do whatever it took for her to hit rock bottom and get on her knees and repent and ask for the Lord to take over her life again. She has told me some miraculous things have happened with someone giving her a special Bible that she knew the Lord wanted her to have and another person giving her a book about Forgiving Her Father, something she desperately needs to do and has been trying to but needed this book as it has helped her tremendously to understand the importance of forgiveness. Now for some odd reason tonight my phone would not allow me to accept her collect call and wanted me to set up some crazy kind of an account with a credit card. I had to just hang up and let it go and believe that the Lord wanted her to rely on HIM and just HIM and for me to do the same, as I have no way of knowing if she is getting the medical help she needs now. So, I ask for prayer that the Lord will help her and not only protect her from this Mersa, but also the others there as it is highly contagious and very deadly.
Next request I have is for my mother. I had just moved her from a Nursing Home to an Assisted Living facility on May 23rd and today I rec'd the 3rd phone call that she had fallen and was being taken to the hospital. I had to ask them "what in the world is going on". My mother never fell once the entire time she was in the N.H. which was almost a year and now in less the 3 weeks there have been 3 incidents. The Aid told me that my mother keeps a bed pillow on the seat of her wheelchair. She always has as she is so thin now it hurts her to sit and I told her that. Then she says well we moved it up to give her room in back of her to put her things that she gathers, such as books from the library. So, I said, if you moved the pillow up beyond the edge of the seat my mother is naturally going to sit on the pillow like she has been for the past 4 months, only now you have to pillow beyond the seat edge so of course she is going to fall. She agreed and said they would work on the situation. I have to admit I was just shaking my head thinking this is costing us a lot of money for me to have to tell someone something they should have been able to figure out on their own. So, first please pray that my mother only has bruises and that the people working at the facility start using some common sense and that the Lord will guide me when I call them this morning and talk about the situation and that I not give into anger.
I also want to ask for Prayer for my son as he has been through a lot emotionally with what is going on with everyone. Being Autistic he doesn't exactly have a way to deal with emotional things. Also, he is not a believer.........YET!!!! He is 19 and bases everything on logic. He is going for his Road Test for his license on Monday and this is something we have been trying to do for over 2 years now, but always had to cancel because of issues going on with his sister or because he was having anxiety about it. He is ready now and I would like nothing to get in the way of my taking him.
Last, but not least. I am going through a complex series of health issues. Ever since I was taken off the medication that was controlling my Crohn's disease a lot of things have been discovered that were being masked by the pain medication. I had an MRI which revealed a few situations going on. One, so far is being helped a lot with injections for the pinched nerve in my spine and the damage to my sacroiliac joint. Another one the Dr. is working on with some medication and then I have to have a study done after being on this med for a month. The third thing I won't know anything until I see my specialist July 18th, the first apt. I could get. I have improved in the respect that I am able to tolerate food now on a daily basis, but I keep having a problem of falling asleep(almost like narcolepsy). It happens when I'm driving which is a little scarey so I ask for prayer with whatever is going on and that I would not fall asleep while driving and possibly injure innocent people. I'm taking tomorrow off to just rest as my Dr. ordered 24 hours of complete rest. However, I have a terrible time sleeping beyond 2 hours and really could use a 6 hour stretch of sleep without waking again.
Just one more thing, I can't forget our little furry member of our family. He just had his check up and he has a kidney disease and has had to be on prescription dog food the last year. Good news is he gain a lb and a half which is excellent for a now 14 and a half pound dog (he should weigh 20, but he was down to 11 last year). Now the only problem is his red blood cell count is down, he is anemic now and the Dr. wants him to take a vitamin with Iron in it. So far this has been a bit tricky getting it into him and I couldn't find the exact vitamin he needed, so just a little prayer for "Nestle" as he is a precious gift from God who comforts me all the time.
Sorry this is long, but I needed to ask for what everyone in my family needs so hopefully I can get back to sleep now with the peace of mind knowing my brothers and sisters know what I need and will pray for us. The power of Prayer is amazing and the more who prayer the more power there is. Praise God and thank you all for listening and praying.
God Bless everyone here at TJ and may the Lord answer all of your prayers and fill you all with the joy of the Lord!!!!!!
Katzie
My daughter is due to be sentenced this Friday and I ask for Prayer that the Lord would give the Judge the wisdom and the knowledge needed to make the decision that is in my daughter's best interest. I would like the Judge to court mandate her into an in patient Rehab as soon as possible and her Parole Officer and Drug evaluator are going to recommend that. Her attorney is also going to ask for that and for the Court to make the arrangements so that she will get in and soon. However, she may have to do some additional jail time first and if that is God's will then let it be so. Also, she is having a life threatening medical situation going on with an outbreak of the Mersa Staph infection again. The jail she is in has been almost inhumane in their lack of care and she has been brought to her knees crying out to the Lord every night, which is a good thing and something I actually prayed for. I had prayed that the Lord would do whatever it took for her to hit rock bottom and get on her knees and repent and ask for the Lord to take over her life again. She has told me some miraculous things have happened with someone giving her a special Bible that she knew the Lord wanted her to have and another person giving her a book about Forgiving Her Father, something she desperately needs to do and has been trying to but needed this book as it has helped her tremendously to understand the importance of forgiveness. Now for some odd reason tonight my phone would not allow me to accept her collect call and wanted me to set up some crazy kind of an account with a credit card. I had to just hang up and let it go and believe that the Lord wanted her to rely on HIM and just HIM and for me to do the same, as I have no way of knowing if she is getting the medical help she needs now. So, I ask for prayer that the Lord will help her and not only protect her from this Mersa, but also the others there as it is highly contagious and very deadly.
Next request I have is for my mother. I had just moved her from a Nursing Home to an Assisted Living facility on May 23rd and today I rec'd the 3rd phone call that she had fallen and was being taken to the hospital. I had to ask them "what in the world is going on". My mother never fell once the entire time she was in the N.H. which was almost a year and now in less the 3 weeks there have been 3 incidents. The Aid told me that my mother keeps a bed pillow on the seat of her wheelchair. She always has as she is so thin now it hurts her to sit and I told her that. Then she says well we moved it up to give her room in back of her to put her things that she gathers, such as books from the library. So, I said, if you moved the pillow up beyond the edge of the seat my mother is naturally going to sit on the pillow like she has been for the past 4 months, only now you have to pillow beyond the seat edge so of course she is going to fall. She agreed and said they would work on the situation. I have to admit I was just shaking my head thinking this is costing us a lot of money for me to have to tell someone something they should have been able to figure out on their own. So, first please pray that my mother only has bruises and that the people working at the facility start using some common sense and that the Lord will guide me when I call them this morning and talk about the situation and that I not give into anger.
I also want to ask for Prayer for my son as he has been through a lot emotionally with what is going on with everyone. Being Autistic he doesn't exactly have a way to deal with emotional things. Also, he is not a believer.........YET!!!! He is 19 and bases everything on logic. He is going for his Road Test for his license on Monday and this is something we have been trying to do for over 2 years now, but always had to cancel because of issues going on with his sister or because he was having anxiety about it. He is ready now and I would like nothing to get in the way of my taking him.
Last, but not least. I am going through a complex series of health issues. Ever since I was taken off the medication that was controlling my Crohn's disease a lot of things have been discovered that were being masked by the pain medication. I had an MRI which revealed a few situations going on. One, so far is being helped a lot with injections for the pinched nerve in my spine and the damage to my sacroiliac joint. Another one the Dr. is working on with some medication and then I have to have a study done after being on this med for a month. The third thing I won't know anything until I see my specialist July 18th, the first apt. I could get. I have improved in the respect that I am able to tolerate food now on a daily basis, but I keep having a problem of falling asleep(almost like narcolepsy). It happens when I'm driving which is a little scarey so I ask for prayer with whatever is going on and that I would not fall asleep while driving and possibly injure innocent people. I'm taking tomorrow off to just rest as my Dr. ordered 24 hours of complete rest. However, I have a terrible time sleeping beyond 2 hours and really could use a 6 hour stretch of sleep without waking again.
Just one more thing, I can't forget our little furry member of our family. He just had his check up and he has a kidney disease and has had to be on prescription dog food the last year. Good news is he gain a lb and a half which is excellent for a now 14 and a half pound dog (he should weigh 20, but he was down to 11 last year). Now the only problem is his red blood cell count is down, he is anemic now and the Dr. wants him to take a vitamin with Iron in it. So far this has been a bit tricky getting it into him and I couldn't find the exact vitamin he needed, so just a little prayer for "Nestle" as he is a precious gift from God who comforts me all the time.
Sorry this is long, but I needed to ask for what everyone in my family needs so hopefully I can get back to sleep now with the peace of mind knowing my brothers and sisters know what I need and will pray for us. The power of Prayer is amazing and the more who prayer the more power there is. Praise God and thank you all for listening and praying.
God Bless everyone here at TJ and may the Lord answer all of your prayers and fill you all with the joy of the Lord!!!!!!
Katzie
