1. Please pray for my daughter, who is having a tough time now. Her husband has went down the worng path and gotten mixed up with drugs and it has effected the family stability, their home, job and uncontrolled debt due to drugs comes first. There is a 7years old baby girl involed and all prayer would be extemely helpful.
      Thanks you and God BLess Suzan
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      1. Suzan, That is a tough one, when someone else makes poor choices and it affect the innocent people that we love, especially the children. May the Lord protect your family from further harm. I will pray for your son in law that his heart is turned toward Jesus and experience healing from this horrible drug addiction.
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      2. Suzanne, I am joining Charlotte in prayer for your daughter and her family situation. Sometimes we can lose heart and get discouraged when we pray about something like this for a long time. As you continue to seek God and pray for your family it is an investment that is invaluable. Praying for you today Suzan.
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      3. Suzan , nothing touches a mother heart deeper than her family... and especially grandchildren. I pray that God will move in your SIL's life that he recognizes his destructive path and turns from it. I pray too for your daughter, that she is has the wisdom and strength to hold her family together .. and I also pray that God put a hedge of protection and love around your granddaughter to keep her safe!
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      4. The Lord Jehovah! All deserving of our praises! HE can heal your daughter/and her husband! Believe me! I use to smoke a lot of pot, when I first entered university and discovered Jesus. At first (the first year or so,) I kept smoking, and obviously making bad choices, but then asked the church I was attending to please please please pray to Jehovah to heal me, and boom! I think, like, the week after, ALL GONE! boom. no more cravings afterwards. Since then, I've smoked a couple times, out of choice (bad choice, confused choice) but I've got two kids, a husband (not that my home life is perfect, because it isn't) but I've been able to make some other choices, be more focused, actually finish books; which has all been amazing! I'd like to start school again and... yeah! Keep the hope! And keep the Love alive in your heart and life as much as you can, because this is He/his hope for healing. (Love is)<3 Blessings and Much Love sent your way.
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    2. Thank you so much for the prayers. The extra prayers will give my daugher a glimmer of hope that whe can lean on. May God Bless all of you. Thanks Again.
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    3. I have always loved your site and your recipes. But most of all, the love that goes behind every one! My husband and I own our own business. Part of our work deals with cold weather and last winter we stayed too warm. This winter looks to be same so far. So with the lack of business, my husbands growing tired. There's been a lot of cold calling, knocking on doors, etc, but the phone is slow to ring. He believes in God, but does not go to him when he is needed most. I know in my heart that God supplies all and I try to remember that every day as I do my list of chores. But I ask of all of you, pray that God will show him, and I need a serious push, not a tap, the way. Will show him that if he believes, and puts faith in Him, he shall supply all.
      My heartfelt thanks to all of you! - Heather
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      1. Heather, I can identify with you somewhat. My husband got laid off last May and is still looking for work. It can be discouraging. Last night we started attending a course at our church called Hearing God. That time alone with God is so key to all areas of our life. I will pray that you and your husbands faith will grow deeper during these days of uncertainty and that He will especially work in your husbands life in this transition period of the unknown. I stand with you in supporting our men as they seek what lies ahead and pray that God will use us to encourage and build them up in their character and that they would see steadfastness in our walk with the Lord. As God puts you on my heart in the coming days I'll be praying for you and your husband. "Be still and know that I am God", May you both KNOW that God cares and His love for you is new every morning. Kathy
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    4. Heather, I just want you to know that your concern has been read ... not only by us, but by the Lord who know what we need even before we ask. It is interesting that He still wants us to ask. Letting Him know that we depend on Him, puts HIm on the throne of our lives and I can see that is what you are doing. I'm sure you know the verse In Matthew 7:7, Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."
      Another verse, that encouraged me today, is Ps. 138:8 "The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands."
      I've asked the Lord, to show your husband that He does care and that He will supply your every need.
      May we all come into a closer walk with God because of having to trust Him.
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    5. Heather, Praying here tonight for you and your husband and the winter you will face. I am praying that your faith will be evident and a door will open for your faith to be shared with your husband in a way that will encourage him. God sees this need...thank you for sharing.
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    6. Heather, my husband and I have been in seasons of our life where it seemed, in the natural, there was no way He could meet our needs.... yet He always found a way!
      "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want!"
      I'm praying the Lord will show your husband and you, that His promises are true, that we can rest in Him. knowing His supply for us is not dependent on earthly things but comes directly from His heavenly store ! Php 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
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    7. Dear Friends, I truly believe in prayer but I really need more help with my situation. I am elderly and my 58 year old son is estranged from me. He is a manic depressive who refused to recognize his illness (a symptom) and will not seek help. No one in the family has been successful in reaching him to understand that this is not his fault, just that it is an illness. Would you please pray for him and our family because we love him and wish him to be as God intended him to be. Thank you...marie
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    8. Ohh Marie... I am so sorry about your son. It doesn't matter how old he is, a son is always a son to his mother, isn't he. I pray that God will give wisdom to all/anyone who has contact with your son, that he will not be able to escape the love and prayers of his mother and that God will find a way to reach him. May the Lord also comfort your heart and hold you close!
      May He provide all the help you need and seek!
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      1. Dear Julie, your words are so uplifing and I thank you so much for caring. Blessings. Marier
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    9. Marie, just as Julie said, a mother is a mother regardless of the age of her child. This kind of illness is one of the most difficult kind to have. Denial is indeed a symptom of manic depression. It is encouraging that the family is so supportive of him and seeking for ways to get him help. I can see how difficult this is for you, and I too will pray that your son will receive the help that he so desperately needs. May you experience God's peace that passes all understanding, as you wait and trust in the Lord.
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      1. Dear Charlotte, thank you for your heartfelt response. I so appreciate your taking the time to comfort me. I believe I was led to this site 'by accident' - no, I think it is in one of the ' wonderful ways' Bless you, young ones.
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    10. I read your food blog every day and enjoy it so much.As many times as I have been to this site, I had not seen the prayer request. My daughter was in the hospital from July 18 through Oct. 17. She has had triple by pass, bowel resection with complications. She has not had real food since Sept.4.She is being infused with TPN. She has been back to the hospital 3 times since Oct. 17 and is presently there now. The hospital is 2 hours away and we can't afford to be there every day,which makes me so sad. She just called and the doing an MRI to check a spot on her pancreas. I am so worried. Please put her in your prayers. I have been in constant payer for her. Thank you.
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      1. Oh Cheryl, what an anxious time for you , and so much suffering for your daughter. I pray that God's healing hand will be upon her to restore her to health and strength and wholeness. I pray too that the spot on her pancreas will not be a cause for concern.
        May God provide for you funds/resources that you will be able to be the comfort and support that your daughter needs. May you know His complete provision and also His deepest peace, comfort, miraculous power and His unfailing love for you and your daughter.
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      2. I have also brought your daughter before God's throne this morning. May He provide peace and healing today for her and may He relieve your worry and provide a way for you to visit her.
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    11. Dear Ladies
      I'm also thankful for our veteran,s today , the sacrifice they gave that we can live in "Peace "
      My prayers 's needs are for all.. my husband and I have lived 12 years a child , who astranged itself .to make a long 12 years story short .Prayer friends etc kept us going .. have just this year heard .. is alive .. and a proff of religion (menn ) ..
      Sadest of it all had to flee for life from a lifetime position ..due to another religion .. the islamic(haressement ) ,, we Christians .. must hold onto our faith and stay strong ,, My prayer work be found and be safe ..prayer can never be to much ,,
      ,when islamic (Muslim ) hits close to home ,, it becomes reality , all must be aware ,, and stay strong .. Thank you for a peaceful safe (yet) Canada
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    12. you are so right about our need to pray diligently for our governments and countries. I am glad to hear that prayer has sustained you in your long journey. I am thanking God with you that He has answered prayer regarding your child and that your relationship will be renewed into one of mutual support and joy.
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      1. Dear Anonymous, I can imagine you've been through a very difficult time and but I thank God you now know that your child is alive. I pray for your child's safety, well being and for your family to be reunited. May God will reveal His true love to anyone who would want to harm your family. I pray for a hedge of protection around you and that you will know how big and how wide and how deep is the love of God. (Ephesians 3: 18,19)
        Om this day, along with being thankful for those who gave their lives for our freedom, we thank God for the life Jesus gave for our freedom. May God continue to show His power to you as you trust in Him.
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      2. Thank you ...it is a journey ..I would not wish on anyone ..hope you and other's be aware these situation;s are happening close to home ,, in our thought safe Canada ,, I cannot stress enough ,, when they get contol of ones life .as we now well know ,leaves one in fear . Prayer got us this far ,and must continue as our adult child .. will remain in danger ,, possibly forever , we so pray another job will be their ,,
        they are a threat.for the future .. (to everyone )
        I find comfort "God will have the last word and it will be Good "
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    13. please pray for the salvation of family members. For a widow's home to sell. For wisdom to know when how to speak to those around you who need salvation and/or need to be warned. For a heart that is waiting expectantly for Jesus Christ's return and is looking up, rather than at self or circumstances. Thank you for your prayers!
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      1. Father I lift up this prayer request to you. You are sovereign. You know all things and though we don't understand why our prayers are often seeming unanswered you still love us to pray to you...telling you our needs and our concerns. I pray for the home that needs selling. You know the right buyer and I pray that in the meantime you would provide. Praying also for family members that are needing to call you Lord. Father...thank you for your promises. We wait for Christ's return with expectant hearts.
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      2. I join you in the area of wisdom to know when and how to speak to those who need salvation. I also need that prayer. In church just yesterday, we read in Acts 4 where the believers prayed "Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus." After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
        May God bless and encourage you.
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    14. Please pray for my daughter Jessica, she is a teenager battling Leukemia. She is doing well and is in the last few months of her three year treatment. Im getting scared as we are looking at the end of treatment. She is a wonderful girl, good grades never in trouble, I love her so much. Thank you.
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      1. Jessica has faced trials that we as parents hope that our children would never have to face. There are no answers as to why some have health challenges and others don't. I am so happy to hear that she is doing as well as she is with the treatment. It makes sense to me that you would be nervous, I don't blame you. I know that they have made great strides in medicine regarding Leukemia and I pray that you will have a sense of PEACE and ASSURANCE that comes only from the Lord, also for Jessica's full and complete healing and recovery. I find it a privilege to pray, and am honored to pray on Jessica's behalf.
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      2. Dear Sovereign Lord ... I thank you for the treatment that Jessica has been able to get these past three years and I pray that she and her family will be able to completely trust You now to complete the healing process. I pray for resistance from illnesses and for Jessica to be a witness to Your power. I pray for joy and peace to follow her the rest of her life.
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      3. Father, I lift up dear Jessica and her mom to you. Lord you know how our hearts are so tied to our children and I ask that you give special comfort to this mother who loves her daughter so much. Remind her Father how much you love her too. Lord, we ask that you would heal Jessica completely and give them all a sense of peace that only you can give.
        In Jesus name...Amen.
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    15. My marriage ended due my husband being unfaithful, he has failed to be a father too. I feel so overwhelmed with debt, lost my home, and have been sick for a week. I just have no energy top face the uphill battle this has been. I never believed in divorce and tried my best in the marriage. My heart breaks for my daughters, that they have no love from their father and I struggle to be both parents. I try to forgive and thrive but it feels like survival not living.
      I am thankful and grateful for my life, my daughters, and I know others suffer more than I and for that I feel badly even making a request, but thisl was a difficult day
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      1. Dear friend.. I hear the devastation of pain in your life and heart...How hard it must be to just get up and face another day. But you do it for your daughters...I know.
        "Lord God our Father... I stand in the gap today for this dear lady whom you know by name. I know your heart breaks for her and your tears flow with hers. Though her world is plunged in darkness may she see Your light, may she find hope in you and find purpose again. Help her where she cannot help herself and carry her when she cannot walk. Enfold her in your love and teach her to know you in that intimate place close to your heart. May she hide in you and be safe. And I ask too that you provide for her material needs -- may she not lack. Thank you, Father. Amen"
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      2. My heart aches for you...and the difficult journey you are on. Praying for you and your precious daughters!

        "Father, we know you will never abandon one of your children. You are the Good Shepherd and you know her heartache. Please restore her soul...and give her new strength for each day. Lead her, guide her and keep her safe in Your loving arms."
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    16. Hello ladies,
      I am really enjoying your blog. I hesitate to ask anyone to pray for me...I tend to feel that I should just take my needs to the Cross and leave them there. The thing is, I haven't been a widow very long and, frankly, I'm not very good at it. And, as I sit here now weeping, I just thought maybe it would be OK to ask you if you would. The hardest thing I've ever been called on to do is live without my dear husband. Anyway...I just thought I'd ask. Thank you. Martha
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      1. Dear Martha...I'm glad you came to ask us to hold your hands in prayer... Isn't that we are to do? carry one another's burdens? How blessed you have been to have had a loving marriage - and yes.. it is always to soon to say that final good-night!
        And how hard it is to do alone the things you always did together.
        It's OK to weep, its OK to grieve.. Jesus wept as well, didn't He. And its OK to ask for help.
        I pray that the Lord be your comfort and your strength and may He bring those people into your days that will walk this difficult journey with you. I read something today, I know it is trite but I thought it was good ... "Time heals, give Time time"....
        Sending you a tight e-hug ... with love...
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    17. It is definitely OK to ask us to pray for you. I'm bringing you before His throne at this very moment.

      I'll leave you a promise from God's Word ~

      Isaiah 46:3 NIV Listen to me...you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have carried since your birth. Even to your old age and grey hairs I am He, He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
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    18. it's so nice you all have prayers for all the people --
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    19. please pray for me. i am struggling since the hurricaian, with my cancer, mental health, and drinking
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    20. Dear Anonymous, thank you for coming and sharing your struggles. I would like to pray for you right now, and I want to let you know that you can pray to God at any time. He loves you and cares for you.

      God, I pray for this person who You know and love. You know the physical conditions and hardships each day of the after math of the hurricane. May you bring tangible help where needed. Lord you also know the journey this person is on with cancer and also mental health struggles. God I ask that you would touch this person's life with Your peace, and that even right now you would lovingly remind them how dearly You love them no matter what state they are in. God I ask that this person would reach for You and not go to alcohol for comfort. Thank you God that You care about this persons life and their heart. I pray that You will give rest to the weary and heavy heart of this person. Amen.
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    21. Dear Lord,
      You know this person and you desire the best for her/him. I pray that someone will reach out with your love to bring hope. I pray that your Word will bring comfort and promises of your care. Provide for her needs and help her to put her trust in You to give her hope and eternal life . . . for that is why you sent Jesus to be born in a manger, to die and rise victorious over death so nothing can separate us from your love. Thank you.
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    22. Love your site, go to it many times just for recipes or assurance when I am unsure about cooking different things!
      My prayer request is for my husband who has been off of work for a month suffering with a fissure. He's lost 20 lbs. having changed his diet drastically to somehow try to help this issue heal. He has returned to work this week, but has a sit-down job which is very difficult. He's home today bc he's bleeding & spasming again. He is trying to avoid surgery, but at the same time this is not heading in a direction of recovery on it's own. Would really appreciate your prayers. For a man, it's very difficult to not being able to work, depression is a concern as well. Thankyou!
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      1. Dear Lord, we bring this request before you. You hear each prayer Lord and this dear one is no different. Lord I pray that you would be glorified in this situation and we ask that you would heal her husband. Thank you for the humbleness of the request and for the cry to you for help. Lord you want us to ask you for all things and to thank you for all things...and so we are doing that here now. Thank you for your love. I pray that you would supply for all their needs while they wait for healing. I pray that you would guide them in the decision regarding surgery and give them peace if surgery is necessary.
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      2. Yes, Lord... I come too asking that you bless this dear lady with your provisions. May her husband find the healing he needs... whether miraculous, by natural means or by the wisdom of medical intervention -- all are healings from you ! And I pray that he will be able to put his trust in you , knowing that he is never alone when You are with him.. Cover this family, I pray - restore their hope and joy ! amen ...
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Donna said...

I ask for prayer for my family. My son is expecting a baby in a couple of weeks. Things are not going well for him. I ask if you would lift him up to God to give him guidance in becoming a father. He has made bad choices in the past and I pray he will turn from his bad ways and become a new person when this baby comes in to his life. Also I ask you pray for this baby comeing into this world.
Thanks

November 27, 2012 at 1:02 PM
Lovella ♥ said...

Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift of life. You know the tiniest details of this child on the way. It is your desire that every child learns to know you and has a loving home to grow. I pray now for this man who needs guidance in how to father this child. May he put his own desires away for the sake of this child. Thank you for this grandmother who cares so deeply for her family. Father, give her grace for this day and for the days ahead. Give her wisdom in her counsel and courage for the days ahead. In Jesus name...Amen.

November 28, 2012 at 8:39 AM
Donna said...

Thank you so much, Lovella! It helps just to know someone cares enough to lift us up to prayer to the Lord in heaven. It make me feel better to know someone is there.
Love you.
Donna

November 29, 2012 at 6:24 AM
Anneliese said...

Donna, I jsut feel led to let you know how I have been encouraged in the last while on how influential a grandmother can be. We had a man working with Compassion at our church telling us that faith came to their family because of his grandmother's prayers. At my sister-in-laws memorial service her gandchildren, one after the other shared aboutthe influence she'd had on their lives. .. I pray that the Lord gives you joy and wisdom where He has put you. Cast your cares upon Him, He cares for you. I pray that you will have wonderful opportunities to show love to this child and encourage your son and the mother of the child.

November 29, 2012 at 8:03 AM
Jacqueline said...

What beautiful comments. There is so much power in prayer. It makes me so sad when i hear those who don't believe in God and don't believe in prayer. I say, get on your knees and test Him out! Just lovely.

November 30, 2012 at 4:57 AM

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