Cajunky,
Sorry, have been too busy to even get over to check on this thread till now.

Hmmmm, ya think "someone" is trying to keep me away?

Anyway, Cajunky and everyone, we'll just keep it up. I love to come on board and read that so many folks are holding each other up.....

I think we can post the next week's chapter by the week-end (this works best for me, since that's when I have the most time to post).

Not much time tonight, so I'm trying to remember what all was discussed in the posts and address them.

BTW - I KNOW God is working....can't really explain....some weird, kind of inexplicable things going on. Nothing solid, NO contact from WH at all, but somewhere deep inside, I just "feel" that God is speaking to him at this time.

God Bless all.

<small>[ October 09, 2002, 07:38 PM: Message edited by: lupolady ]</small>

Good idea lupo...I will keep up with the names of who we need to pray for and prayers answered. I will also do the mens side still. Do you want me to start the new thread on friday or saturday or do you want to do it? It doesn't matter to me.

Love in Christ
cajunky

Every Wed. we are to pray and fast for one another. Every Weds we can check in and let everyone know we have prayed for the group.

Prayer does mighty things and group prayer is even better

Praying for : cajunky,Ezra, Willgetthruthis,
Godisincontrol, Natasha79, JohnC, c++_guy, Wallace, relady, steadfast and committed, morriggs,lupolady, stillwaiting, Broken Hearted, PasDeDeux, hopeful_person,GinnyF, Not peachy in Ga, cry2much,SNL,LostAgain(Dave&April)

Prayers answered : Lupolady(air conditioner),Steadfast(first string again)

Love in Christ

<small>[ October 06, 2002, 09:16 PM: Message edited by: cajunky ]</small>

I'm so thrilled with this thread! Thanks to you both for organizing it. Just wanted to ask specially for prayer for my mood? / depression?.. Not sure what's going on, but have been feeling particularily low the past few days: lots of remembering former good times with WH, and incredible pain over the loss of him and our 'family'. We are all so shattered still. The kids are both off in their own 'teenage' worlds, experimenting with things best left alone, and I feel SUCH A SENSE OF LOSS. I often feel like I not only lost my H, but also my family as it was. We each seem somewhat removed from each other. I'm sure many others here have experienced this. <img border="0" alt="[Teary]" title="" src="graemlins/teary.gif" />

Please pray for God's mercy and healing in my life, and for maturity in how I deal with my children and my sorrow. Thanks greatly! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />

Prayer request
what a wonderful idea
I made a request in church last sunday for all the children of divorce and how its a plauge in our world, for our father to give the children strentgh, and to heal a troubled society, this time I request a prayer for me. to give me strenght in dealing with this depression and this divorce, to lead me down the path of which he has chosen for me, and to guide my decisions on changing jobs. to clear my head and allow me to think clearly and see what is ahead,
Amen

Lupo...rename the thread "Restoration of Marriages Prayer Group for Weds (then put the next wedsnday date)". That way we know what week we will be posting on.

Love in Christ
cajunky

Please say an extra prayer for me this Wednesday - It's Dday 1 year later - yuggghh. <img border="0" alt="[Teary]" title="" src="graemlins/teary.gif" />

Also, we need to pray for our children if we have any.

My WH & OS got into a fist fight this weekend & OS has black eye (I was away & WH came home - 1st time since Feb 02) The kids said he tried to play Dad (but not respectful) and that's when OS got into it. He said you've never been here for us. I won't be home till Tue night. Prayer covering needed here!

God Bless,

D.

<small>[ October 07, 2002, 09:52 AM: Message edited by: WillGetThruThis ]</small>

Bumping to the top for 10-09-02

Cajunky,

Sorry, not much time tonight, but I'm trying to catch up on the threads. Have added my prayers for each of you.

I'm thinking I can have the women's next chapter posted by the week-end (since that's when I have the most time to post).

God Bless all.

Well now I've done it! I've totally deleted the whole dad-gum post!

If anyone copied it for saving, can you please re-post it?

If not, I will re-type it.

Sorry all. I shouldn't post when I'm rushed and can't stay focused........

lupolady,

I should have it saved so will post shortly

D.

Here it is ......God Bless

PRAYERS FOR 10-09-02 MB PRAYER GROUP

Originally posted by Cajunky under the other thread. I thought it was time to start a new thread. Maybe we can start a new one for each new week (?) with prayer requests for this week, so as not to get ourselves confused.
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Highlight of chapter 2 "Her Spirit". From Power of a Praying Husband

Your wifes spirit is the gas in her car. Without the daily infilling of the Holy Spirit, we all run on empty. If a woman spend enough time every day with the Lord in prayer, worship, and the Word of God, she will lose ground , and the enemy of her soul will run her down. Your wifes relationship with God will affect her relationship with you more than anything else.

In Stormie Omartians (author if the book) survey of women, the number-one area in which women most wanted their husbands to pray for them is their spiritual walk. Because women feel pulled in so many directions, they need prayer for patience, love, peace, and all the other fruits of the spirit to be manifested in their lives.

Another good reason to pray for your wife's spiritual walk is that it is far better if both of you are putting your expectations in God

This is the prayer at the end of chapter. You can use it or use your own or use a combination of both.

PRAYER

LORD, as mush as I love my wife, I know You love her more. I realize that i cannot meet her every need and expectation, but You can. I pray that you will give (wifes name) the fulfillment of knowing You in a deeper and richer way than she ever has before. Help her to be diligent and steadfast in her walk with You, never doubting or wavering. Make her strong in spirit and give her an ever increasing faith that always believes that You will answer her prayers.

Help her to carve out time every day to spend with You in Your Word and in prayer and praise. May Your Words abide in her, so so that when she prays You will give her the desires of her heart(John 15:7). Help her to increase her knowledge of You. may she turn to You first for everything as You beome her constant companion. Give her discernment and revelation and enable her to hear Your voice instructing her. Help her to stay focused on You, no matter how great the storm is around her, so that she never strays off the path You have for her. Keep me aware of when she needs a fresh filling of Your Spirit so that I will be prompted to pray.

It is the desire of her heart to be a godly example to her friends and family, so give her patience with everyone she encounters. Help her to be so filled with Your Spirit that people sense Your presence when they are in her presence. I know she wants to serve You, but help her to understand when to say no if if she is being asked to do more than she should. May she glorify You in all she does.

Your Word says that whoever finds You finds life and obtains Your favor(proverbs 8:35), so I pray that (wifes name) will find new life in You today and enjoy Your blessings poured out upon her. Guide her in everything she does, so that she becomes the dynamic, mighty, woman of God You want her to be. Give her knowledge of Your will and enable her to stay in the center of it. Help her to trust You with all her heart and not depend on her own understanding. May she acknowledge You in all her ways(Proverbs 3:5,6)

Scripures- John 15:7 Matthew 17:20

Remember to pray for everyones marriage and your own.


From Power of a Praying Wife:
Chapter 2: "His Work"

There are extremes that all men must be wary of: laziness or overworking.

On the one hand is laziness, or avoiding work out of selfishness, fear, lack of confidence, depression or apprehension about the future. Of the lazy, God says, "As a door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy man on his bed." (Proverbs 26:14) Also Proverbs 23:21, 15:19, and 21:25.

In other words, a lazy man will never get anywhere. He will have a rough road ahead, and it will ultimately destroy him.

The opposite of laziness is workaholism - obsessing over work to the exclusion of all else, and losing one's life in the process. Of the workaholic, God says, "So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; for it takes away the life of its owners." (Proverbs 1:19)

Neither extreme promotes happiness and fulfillment. Only a perfect balance between the two, which God can help a man find, will ever bring quality to one's life.

God recognizes that a man's work is a source of fulfillment to him. He says there is a nothing better than for a man to "enjoy the good of all his labor - it is the gift of God." (Eccl. 3:13) But a man that doesn't have a purpose to his work will not have a sense of fulfillment, he will see no reward, or future for himself, at least not one worth living. If there's also the spector of age creeping up on him, he may hear words in his head like, "You're not valuable to anyone. You're replaceable. You can't do what you used to." That's a dangerous place for a man to be.

Even if your H didn't have parents praying for him to find fullfilling life's work, or has already had a successful career, its' still good to pray that he is where God wants him to be and that everything will continue to go smoothly.

If your H is a hard worker, make sure he has times of rest and enjoyment - to do things that entertain him and give him a reprieve from the weight of a lifetime of supporting a family. Men need periods of refreshing. If they don't have them, they are prone to burnout and temptations of all kinds.
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Prayer:
Lord, I pray that you would bless the work of my H's hands. May his labor bring not only favor, success, and good prosperity, but great fulfillment as well. If the work he is doing is not in line with Your perfect will for his life, reveal it to him. Show him what he should do differently and guide him down the right path. Give him strength, faith, and a vision for the future. May he never run from work out of fear, selfishness, or a desire to avoid responsibility. On the other hand, help him to see that he doesn't have to work himself to death for man's approval, or grasp for gain beyond what it is a gift from You. Give him the ability to excel, but free him from the pressure to do so.

I pray that you will be Lord over his work, and may he bring You into every aspect of it. Give him enough confidence in the gifts You've placed in him to be able to seek, find and do good work. Open up doors of oportunity for him that no man can close. Develop his skills so that they grow more valuable with each passing year. Show me whatI can do to encourage him.

I pray that his work will be established, secure, successful, satisfying, and financially rewarding. May he not be "lagging in lifigence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord" (Romans 12:11). Let him be like a tree planted by the stream of Your living water, which brings forth fruit in due season. May he never wither under pressure, but grow strong and prosper. (Psalm 1:3)

Scriptures:
Proverbs 22:29
Proverbs 23: 4,5
Matthew 16:26

Please pray for my family as you are doing. Pray really hard for God to keep thumpin' wH hard on the head and heart.

I thank you guys so much. Tonight I felt so much peace that it was wonderful. When you are praying and are being prayed for, it is such a feeling that I can't explain.

Glad to hear the praises. Let's keep them coming in! I sort of fasted, as I got a touch of the flu or something today and felt rather yucky. Glad I was home from work today. Needed it.

Getting ready to do my praying in a bit as I log off internet. It has been almost 2 years since his A started and he is not out of fog yet. Pray for a biggie miracle for him. It has been so long that I've stayed faithful to my m even when I have not felt like it in so long. Like I have just been a single mom getting by every day. Working my tail off and feeling more than exhausted. My whole body aches tonight.

Bibleman, the tv character my son loves, is making an appearance at a church nearby this weekend. My son loves him so much and it is Austin's turn to have him this weekend. Should I email Austin and let him know this? We have so many Bibleman, at least I do for son, and this would be another way to GET AUSTIN INTO CHURCH. Even if he has to be preached to from a superhero tv guy, that would be good. For him to see firsthand how his son has a pretty good working knowledge of Bible and is so strong in his faith to be such a little boy.

Pray and give me your suggestions? Should I do this? Is this breaking the plan B? It doesn't involve me, so I kinda think it is ok.

Just want God to finally break through to him now that ms. monkey is gone for good. That is a huge praise, as yesterday found.

Thanks for praying with me today. I, like Natasha, have had some really sad days the past few days. I just want my family back how it was, but it's over at this point. I miss my ExH tremendously. I thank you for praying with me for the restoration of my marriage. I remain hopeful, but just a bit down at this moment.

God bless,
Hopeful_Person

hopeful_person,

I will pray for you tonight. I know exactly how you feel! Keep your eyes on Jesus, and pray, pray, pray. Take care and God bless you.

Hopeful....We all know just how you feel. I miss my family and wife so much it hurts a lot of days. Seeing my wife not caring about me hurts every time I see her. The love I have for her is so strong but she is just unable to return it at this time. I pray a lot everyday that God will give me the strength to carry on and to have the faith that he will restore my marriage. I have such an unconditional love for my wife just like all of you have for your spouses. Nothing will ever take that away. That is why I wanted to start this prayer group so we would have a place to come and ask for someone to pray for us when we were having a bad day and so we would know that someone else was asking for the restoration of our marriages. I know a lot of you are like me and have church friends, relatives, other prayer warriors praying for our marriages also. Keep praying for God to give you the strength and faith to carry on with your walk and you will be rewarded in the end.

Love in Christ
cajunky

Hi,
Please add me to your Prayer List as I am in desperate need. I have had awful anxiety attacks and have not heard from my WH in almost a month now. He filed for D and it knocked me off my feet. I almost had a breakdown and do have bad days still. I am all alone except I believe 100% God walks with me.
God Bless all of you who help with the Prayers and May God Grant many Miracles for all MBer's and their Children. Thank you.

Thanks, Natasha and Cajunky for your prayers. It's deeply appreciated. Lovencare, I'm sorry you're feeling so badly. You're in my prayers, too.

Hopeful

Hi Hopeful,
Thank you for your prayers. I am just very lost and confused here with no children to take up my time and family are to far to go everyday. I am on workers comp too so no work. It has been a very long 6 months for me. Thanks once again and may God Bless you. I will add you also to my prayers.