Prayers

Hey Armyman, you popped up while I was typing my post so I missed ya!  God's blessings to you.  I called Mom--she's just one room away so it's easy for me .  I praise the Lord she has healed so well from all the things she's gone through in the last 18 months, but she is even driving locally by herself! (I feel like a mother with a teenager who takes the car out for the first time! lol)

Be God's!
Sis

Sissy, so great to hear your praise reports and know that you are in my thread. Blessing to all and know that Iam praying for this thread and all who come here.
Gary

so great to hear your praise reports and know that you are in my thread

LOL, I meant to say prayers! :-)

I hope everyone is having a blessed day and praying so.  Gary, how is Paula doing?  Praying for both of you, brother. 

Today, my mom called from work just sick inside, because someone stole her billfold from her purse.  I haven't been able to talk to her since, but she was going to call the police, and as well as I know her, she is beating herself up over it.  I'm praying that whoever did it gets caught... that something good comes from this.  I'm trying to fight feelings that God wouldn't want me having right now, towards whoever did it, and the way I shouldn't react.  It's not about me, it's because I know how sick she is over this.  Anyway, prayers are greatly appreciated.  I love you all, and I appreciate you very much.

Anyway, prayers are greatly appreciated.  I love you all, and I appreciate you very much.

I ditto this post and see very well that every person on this thread thinks the same way.

Praise be unto His Holy Name forever and ever! All those in need are lifted up in prayer and He answers prayers!

Bump to get this thread back on the front page.

How is everybody doing today?

Bump to get this thread back on the front page.How is everybody doing today?

Great Armyman.  Good to see you on the thread.  We kind of like being off the radar sometimes.  We seem to attract driveby harrassers like flies.  Sometimes being inconspicuous works to our advantage.  Some of us used to spend a lot of time doing apologetics on the old theology thread- but we attracted stalkers whick followed us to the prayers thread and made it impossible to interact eith our friends. 

1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, Silas[a] and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

Grace and peace to you.

Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians’ Faith

2 We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. 3 We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

4 For we know, brothers and sisters[b] loved by God, that he has chosen you, 5 because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake. 6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. 7 And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8 The Lord’s message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere. Therefore we do not need to say anything about it, 9 for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead —Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.

Greg

Good morning and God's blessings to all!

I use my profile to get in here so I never know whether or not the thread is listed high and visible on the list of threads.  No problem with being invisible--God will bring our brothers and sisters here as He directs!


"I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry."
Psalm 40:1

In today's world, we think of waiting as a waste of time, yet we spend much of our time doing just that--waiting for the doctor's report, waiting for the phone call to be returned, waiting for our turn in line, waiting for a loan to be approved, etc.  We have much less control over our lives than we would think, and we get caught up in frustration trying to make the waiting time shorter.

Yet it is exactly in those waiting times that God would have us be quiet and seek Him out and let Him speak to us.  I used to carry notecards with me so if I was in stopped traffic, I could pull out the cards with scripture memory verses on them and practice until I had learned them all.  We can pray during those times, we can meditate on His goodness, we can commune with our Father while our world seems to be on hold.  What a blessing those waiting times can be!

Father, we thank You for the many blessings You bestow on us and for the grace that saved us through faith in Your Son, Jesus, our Lord.  Help us to see You in all the moments of our lives--busy or waiting--and to redeem the time as You have taught.  Forgive us for letting this world so clutter our minds that we crowd You out of Your rightful place--first in our lives!  Grow us to maturity in You and help us become the servants You designed us to be and we will give You all the glory and honor for only You are deserving of such praise and thanksgiving.  We pray for the needs of all on this thread and around the world--needs spoken and unspoken, as You know our hearts and our paths and our needs.  We pray in Jesus' name, Amen