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Prayer Request Thread

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We need a Prayer Request Thread in our new forum. I know there are some real prayer warriors here at DP. If you have a request you wish for others to pray please post it here. Intercessory prayer whereby someone pleads with G-d on behalf of another or others who desperately need G-d's intervention is born out of love for others.
 
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We need a Prayer Request Thread in our new forum. I know there are some real prayer warriors here at DP. If you have a request you wish for others to pray please post it here. Intercessory prayer whereby someone pleads with G-d on behalf of another or others who desperately need G-d's intervention is born out of love for others.

Excellent idea. By the way, you can say the word God.
 
Excellent idea. By the way, you can say the word God.

I'm glad you find it an excellent idea Casper but I will continue to write G-d as I do because when I am speaking of Him in first person then it is my way of showing respect for He is Holy.
 
I'm glad you find it an excellent idea Casper but I will continue to write G-d as I do because when I am speaking of Him in first person then it is my way of showing respect for He is Holy.

You're Welcome. Did not know that, thanks for clarifying that, all I had to go by was your post, now I know.
May God Bless You and Yours
 
I'm glad you find it an excellent idea Casper but I will continue to write G-d as I do because when I am speaking of Him in first person then it is my way of showing respect for He is Holy.

What's the reason for not putting the 'o' in God?
 
What's the reason for not putting the 'o' in God?

I made that perfectly clear in previous post. Do you have a prayer request Grand Mal?
 
I made that perfectly clear in previous post. Do you have a prayer request Grand Mal?

No, I haven't. I'm just curious why you leave out the 'o' in God. If you'd rather not say, fine. It's just me, wondering.
 
No, I haven't. I'm just curious why you leave out the 'o' in God. If you'd rather not say, fine. It's just me, wondering.

My friends who are orthodox Jews also write "God" this way as a matter of respect.
 
My friends who are orthodox Jews also write "God" this way as a matter of respect.

It's not just a matter of respect. The Jewish tradition is that any time the name of God is written down, there are special protocols to follow to dispose of the parchment/paper/vellum on which it is written. The purpose of writing G-d, even through electronic communication is that people could print out God, and it would lead them to possibly accidentally violate the protocols for disposing of written works with the name of God. It is respect, but it is far more than just respect.

The traditional reasoning https://www.thoughtco.com/jewish-spelling-of-god-2076772
 
This is a thread dedicated to prayer requests not the way I write G-d. Thank you
 
Vesper, this morning I'd like to lift up all those who are considering suicide.
 
Vesper, this morning I'd like to lift up all those who are considering suicide.

This one hits home a bit, as I fell into that horrible frame of mind about 1.75 years ago, and even for quite a while before then, I had regularly felt "depressed", "unmotivated", "down on myself", and what not (for various reasons, but especially because of a disorder I have had since I can remember, and the effects that it has had on my life as a whole).

The Summer of 2016 is when I finally realized, after almost following through with suicide, that I couldn't keep going down the same road I was going down... God knew my wishes to have "peace of mind", but it was an interesting road to finding that "peace of mind"... At first, I tried (on my own) some little self-focused changes for the rest of that year, but nothing seemed to truly help. The first major change I made was at the very end of 2016 when I decided to completely remove myself from social media (except YouTube, so in essence, no more Facebook and no more SnapChat). That helped me to stop being jealous and concerned with the attention and joy that other people were getting (from looking at Facebook walls and SnapChat stories and interactions between other people), and to just "do me" instead.

That change was a huge step in getting to where I currently am, and after a few months of doing that, I decided that I could maybe handle SnapChat, so I made a new account with just my close family and friends that make use of it, solely so that I had an "internet based" form of communication (as an alternative to texts/calling). I barely use it, but it's there when I want to use it. I will never go back to Facebook because I've been off of it for 1.25 years and don't miss it one bit, and I fear that going back to it would lead me to "fall back into my old ways".

During the rest of 2017, I was definitely making plenty of improvements by my own will, but I never got to the "peace of mind" feeling that I desired having. I've been a Christian my whole life, and I've gone to church on a fairly regular basis, and I thought I was all good in that department, but since the beginning of this year (2018), my eyes have been opened and I can clearly see now that I was NOT "alright with God". While I called myself a Christian and went to church, I didn't have a "personal relationship" with God, nor was I "doing God's will". I was doing my own will, and I had been completely focused on my own will, and that is why I had the problems, lack of motivation, and overall mindset that I had.

Since realizing all of that (beginning of 2018), I have started diving into the Bible more, started having more of a personal relationship with God, started changing my mindset over to "not my will, Lord, but YOUR will be done", started realizing that I indeed DO have a purpose, and I have talents that I can make use of to serve my God. And what good has come out of that? I've had motivation again, I've gone out hiking, I've been taking much better care of my physical body, I've felt refreshed, and I definitely do have that "peace of mind" that I was looking for during the greater part of my short 27 year life. Now, I don't get jealous or care about what other people have that I don't have, because it's none of my business. They happen to have a different calling from God, and have been blessed with certain talents and called to fulfill a certain path in this life, and that is between them and God. I need only be concerned about what God has called ME to do... what he has entrusted ME with... the path that he wants ME to take.

After almost two years of looking for "the answer" and not finding it, God has finally answered my prayer in his own time, and I believe that he's been slowly getting me ready for these hard times to come here on Earth, before he determines that it is time for the rapture and he calls my spirit up to him.

The Biblical book of Ecclesiastes was a great read, and was exactly how I had been feeling, and the answer to happiness in that book was the same answer that I have now found through my life journey over these past few years.

God is good, and all glory belongs to him.
 
It does. "Refreshed" is a beautiful word, isn't it? Sounds as if you're healing and growing, GFM. Blessings on your journey.
 
Vesper, this morning I'd like to lift up all those who are considering suicide.

I will remember your request in my evening time with the LORD. Suicide is an ever growing problem especially among our youth. It is heartbreaking to see so many feel so broken and hopeless so young.
 
We need a Prayer Request Thread in our new forum. I know there are some real prayer warriors here at DP. If you have a request you wish for others to pray please post it here. Intercessory prayer whereby someone pleads with G-d on behalf of another or others who desperately need G-d's intervention is born out of love for others.

I'd like to ask for prayers not for myself but for two very close friends of mine. One lost her husband over the weekend to cancer. He was 46 and left 4 young children, the eldest being one of my youngest son's best friends. The other lost her husband yesterday to complications of diabetes. He was 59 and left 2 grown sons and some grandchildren. While neither was a surprise, my friends are both devastated right now. I will be going to the services for each man. Please pray for my friends, their families, and even me as this will be a terribly sad next few days for me. Thanks.
 
I'd like to ask for prayers not for myself but for two very close friends of mine. One lost her husband over the weekend to cancer. He was 46 and left 4 young children, the eldest being one of my youngest son's best friends. The other lost her husband yesterday to complications of diabetes. He was 59 and left 2 grown sons and some grandchildren. While neither was a surprise, my friends are both devastated right now. I will be going to the services for each man. Please pray for my friends, their families, and even me as this will be a terribly sad next few days for me. Thanks.

My heartfelt sympathy to you and all involved. I and no doubt others will certainly pray for you and all concerned.
 
I'd like to ask for prayers not for myself but for two very close friends of mine. One lost her husband over the weekend to cancer. He was 46 and left 4 young children, the eldest being one of my youngest son's best friends. The other lost her husband yesterday to complications of diabetes. He was 59 and left 2 grown sons and some grandchildren. While neither was a surprise, my friends are both devastated right now. I will be going to the services for each man. Please pray for my friends, their families, and even me as this will be a terribly sad next few days for me. Thanks.

Greetings, tres borrachos. :2wave:

I'm so sorry to hear your sad news, and I will pray for you, and them, and the families they leave behind. I was told once that as long as you talk about them and remember some of the funny things they said and did, they're never gone. Be well, Tres. :peace
 
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Greetings, tres borrachos. :2wave:

I'm so sorry to hear your sad news, and I will pray for you, and them, and the families they leave behind. I was told once that as long as you talk about them and remember some of the funny things they said and did, they're never gone. Be well, Tres. :peace

Hugs, pol. Thanks. The first service (for the 46 year old) is this morning. In the snow that's still coming down. Won't make it any easier.

I know we'll have some laughs and share some stories, which will make all of us heal.
 
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