Born Again Christians Thread-No Bashing please

[gr8ful4Him]

How is everyone doing?

Hi luvthatduke!
This past month has been mostly a difficult one, but we're just about though it. My MIL has been in the hospital for 3 1/2 weeks now, with the first 1 1/2 being in ICU. They are ready to put her into a rehabilitation nursing home, but her situation is difficult. The places that take her insurance are either full or don't think they can handle all the care that she needs and the places that have beds available don't take her insurance Please keep her in prayer, her name is Judy.
On top of that, my DH had been going up to visit while she was in the ICU. She's 2+ hours away from us. Well, he takes 2 classes and pastors 3 churches. He also performed a funeral service the day before St. Pat's. All of this plain just wore him out and got him a trip to the ER on St. Pat's day (If you can avoid going to the ER on any Friday night holiday weekend...'nuff said). Anyways, they kept him for the weekend and ran tests...thankfully, the chest pains he was having were NOT from heart blockage.
I, myself, have been doing pretty good. I don't know how single parents do it though. These 3+ weeks have been tiring and stressful also. It gives me a new respect for parents that are raising their children by themselves.

By the way, thanks for the link to the game...it's cute
Hope the rest of you are all doing well...
have a gr8 day!

 

[luvthatduke]

I'm sorry to hear about your MIL, that is so frustrating.

Lord, I lift up Judy today to You.
Please let her know you are are close and are holding her.
Please comfort her and heal her.
Please bless her and her caregivers.
Please give her family wisdom and insight to other avenues of care.
Please comfort her family and give them safety as they travel to her.
Please bless Deb's DH *smile* and thank you so much that his health
is apparently not in danger.
Please bless Deb as she keeps up with the homefront and the children,
and bless her DH as he serves You.
Please protect and hold close all the single parents out there, Lord,
lead them to Yourself that they may find refuge.
In Jesus' Name, amen.

 

[gr8ful4Him]

Thank you so much for the prayer!
BTW, my DH's name is Jeff.

 

[luvthatduke]

 

[Aidensmom]

Hi everyone! We need to get this thread going again!

I hope everyone is doing well!

 

[luvthatduke]

This is something that troubles me greatly,
I was glad to see something organized to gain attention
in the Christian community:

From Crosswalk.com

April 2-9 is the Week of Prayer and Action for Darfur, reports Family News in Focus. Gloria White-Hammond is with the Save Darfur Coalition. "The history of genocide reveals that for the most part, genocides were not stopped, they petered-out and it's not been the case that people have stood up and intervened to actually stop that action. We're inviting communities of all faiths to participate and certainly looking for people to come together in whatever venue; in their prayer meetings, their phone prayers, but to pray that God's will would be done in Darfur." As part in the Million Voices for Darfur campaign, Richard Cizik with the National Association of Evangelicals is hoping President Bush will get one-million post cards asking him to make peace in Darfur a priority. You can send a postcard to President Bush through www.savedarfur.org. The postcards will be delivered to Washington D.C. during the "Save Darfur Rally to Stop Genocide" on April 30th.

 

[saucymb]

Hi, everyone. I have a prayer request.

On Thursday, March 30, I had my first baby - a precious little boy, we named him Jonah. He's having a tough time right now, he has jaundice and is currently in phototherapy, and will likely be hospitalized tomorrow if his biliruben level has not dropped. We know God is in control, but we can't help but worry about our little man. Also, please pray for strength for me and DH, as we struggle with the things that go along with this sort of thing...sleeplessness, anxiety, and taking care of Jonah.

We named him Jonah for my dad. He died nearly two years ago after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was well known and respected in the community, and he asked that we have the plan of salvation presented at his funeral. A wonderful preacher that was close to my dad delivered the funeral address, and in it he parallelled the life of Jonah to my dad's life. I trust that God used that funeral message to work in the lives of the many attendees. When we discovered we were pregant last summer, we thought about boys names, and wanted to honor my dad by naming him William. However, my brother is also named William, and I know that he and his wife want to name their son William, if God gives them one. Jonah had been on my mind for several months, and DH loved the idea, and so he was named.

Thanks in advance for your prayers.

mb

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Congratulations on baby Jonah! I can't believe you have already had him! I remember when you posted that you had just found out you were pregnant! Kylie had jaundice as a baby too. We were told it is pretty common in newborns but it is still something that parents worry about as it is your precious child so I totally understand! Kylie's bout with jaundice was short lived and she is the most active, healthiest 11 month old now. I know Jonah will be fine but I will keep him in my prayers and hopefully hospitalization won't be necessary. But if it does come to that trust me when I say he will be fine and you WILL get through this! There are so many things that we went through during Kylie's 1st year (which will be over in a month...how did that happen!? ) that were so nerve wrecking but now it seems like a distant memory. It goes by so fast! Let us know how Jonah's levels are tomorrow so we will know if additional prayers are necessary. Enjoy every moment you can during these early months/years too b/c trust me when I say they are gone in a blink of an eye!

Hi, to everyone else! We are doing well here. Kylie will be 1 on May 5 and we will be in WDW for it! She won't remember it but it will make for some great photos for her baby album! This has been the best year of our lives and I know we owe it all to God. Kylie is not walking yet but she has been walking along furniture for 2.5 months and she is starting to stand for a few seconds unattended and she is a speed crawler/cruiser at this point and into EVERYTHING. She still hasn't attempted taking any steps but I know that is right around the corner.

As for us, we are still going to the church I posted about several months ago. We had Kylie dedicated to God there on Feb. 12 and it was a very beautiful service. I have started working in our nursery at church once a month too. My new nephew was born on March 21 and he is very sweet and I think he is going to be dedicated on Easter (dh's b-day) but at a different church than ours.

I started a new job today at a daycare that my 5 year old nephew goes to and my new nephew is supposed to start going to in May when he turns 6 weeks old. My SIL got me the job. I was in the baby/young toddler room and Kylie was in there with me. It was the most horrible experience! I have worked in a daycare/preschool before but this was nothing like the one I used to work at. I would never send my child to this place and it was traumatizing to Kylie! She cried the entire time we were there and she never does that and has stayed in nursery type environments before. Kylie is not a crier by nature either so when she cries you know something is wrong! I told them at lunchtime that I could not subject Kylie to anymore of it and that we wouldn't be back! Now I have to decide how to tell SIL about all that happened so that maybe she won't send my nephew there in a few weeks...and I need to find a way to tell her without offending her! I am thinking about offering to keep him in my own home for less than the daycare charges but I am not sure if it is a good idea or not as we plan to start ttc another child either this winter or next summer and I am not sure if I can handle 2 young children of my own, plus hers, (plus her 5 year old during the summer months and after school). Please pray for me that God will help me to know how to deal with this situation!

ETA: I meant to add that the story of how you came up with Jonah's name was very touching! Your father would be proud!

 

[luvthatduke]

Praying for you both.

(For some reason the DIS sometimes
doesn't send me email updates on subscribed threads,
and looks like it's happening again this week.)

 

[ead79]

saucymb, congratulations on your new little one! Jonah will be in my prayers. I know that things like this are so scary to parents. I’m sure he’ll do fine.

Tasha, how neat that you’ll celebrate Kylie’s first birthday at WDW! Who cares if she remembers—it will be wonderful memories for her parents for sure. Plus, she’ll have a ball while she’s there.

I am sorry to hear that the daycare situation was so bad. I’m glad you were able to find out about it soon though instead of having to deal with it for a long time. I will pray for wisdom for you as you decide whether or not to do in-home daycare.

 

[Grandma Bear]

sausymb: may God;s grace lift you up; His mercy sustain you and the [rayers of the body of Christ support and comfort you.

tasha- I will be praying for God to give yyou wisdom.

 

[live4christp1]

Hi everyone! Hope you are all doing well!

Wow! The Lord has really been doing some great things in my life this past week. I've been in this sort of funk I guess, focusing to much on circumstances and to be honest, I've really had a lousy attitude. Last week I purchased two new CD's Newsong's Live Worship Rescue (we already had the DVD) and PCD's The Ultimate Collection. The PCD CD is the one I got first and there is a song on there called Your Grace Still Amazes Me and God just reached down and touched my heart, I was really convicted about my attitude and though I've been busy working at church in the different ministries we are involved with, I wasn't giving very much of myself to Him. He had been working on me for a couple of days the Blessed By Your Name song on the Newsong CD and also from that same one, Before The Day had really been speaking to my spirit. Well one evening DH was sitting at the table looking at the brochure for the upcoming Promise Keepers events and I asked him if he wanted to go, he hasn't been to one in several years and he said yeah, he might, he really missed going. So I played the PCD song for him and I just started weeping. We talked for a while about how I felt and he expressed some thoughts and feelings he had been having about church, etc. Brought me back to the point that if we don't feel close to God it isn't because He moved, it's because we haven't been pursueing that relationship with Him. A relationship with Him that I can't expect anyone else to give me through a sermon etc., if I feel empty it's because I haven't been actively developing my walk with God and spending time with Him daily and in His word. So for the past few nights I've stayed up and just read the scripture and prayed and talked to God and cried and wow has it ever changed my perspective. My prayer has been for Him to restore my joy, create in me a clean heart, give me back that fire and passion and hunger and thirst for His word alone and to stop giving so much of my time to worldly pursuits. So I've been sort of having my own mini personal revival I guess. GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!

Sorry for such a long post but I just had to share that!

This song has been a huge blessing to me today. Wanted to share it with everyone here! Hope you all enjoy it as much as I did! Have a blessed day!

Cristy

HOW GREAT YOU ARE

PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN

A thousand sparkling stars upon a midnight summer sky
The majesty and wonder of the oceans endless tide
And the more I see the more I can’t explain
How the one who set the world in place
Could even know my name
And I’m amazed, I’m so amazed

CHORUS
How great You are
How small I am
How awesome is Your mighty hand
And I am captured by the wonder of it all
And I will offer all my praise
With all my heart for all my days
How great You are
How great You are
How great You are

A million snowflakes gently fall yet no two are the same
The colors fill the canvas of the seasons as they change
And everywhere I look I see Your hand
Why You would love someone like me I’ll never understand
And I’m amazed, I’m so amazed

REPEAT CHORUS

REPEAT CHORUS

How great You are
How great You are
How small I am

 

[Grandma Bear]

Awesome live4-christp.

My mom is 90 and getting a pacemaker this week. Please pray for her.

 

[luvthatduke]

...I wasn't giving very much of myself to Him...
Brought me back to the point that if we don't feel close to God it isn't because He moved, it's because we haven't been pursueing that relationship with Him. A relationship with Him that I can't expect anyone else to give me through a sermon etc., if I feel empty it's because I haven't been actively developing my walk with God and spending time with Him daily and in His word... My prayer has been for Him to restore my joy, create in me a clean heart, give me back that fire and passion and hunger and thirst for His word alone and to stop giving so much of my time to worldly pursuits...
GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!

Cristy, your heart is like mine, mine is like yours.
Shall we pray for each other?
Your prayer is my prayer, I long to be as close to my Savior as I was...
I want the fire back!
Thanks for the song, it blessed me as well .

 

[live4christp1]

Awesome live4-christp.

My mom is 90 and getting a pacemaker this week. Please pray for her.

Grandma Bear I'll be praying for you mom. Keep me updated on when the surgery is and how she is doing.

 

[live4christp1]

Cristy, your heart is like mine, mine is like yours.
Shall we pray for each other?
Your prayer is my prayer, I long to be as close to my Savior as I was...
I want the fire back!
Thanks for the song, it blessed me as well .

Hi luvthatduke! I will pray for you as well! Over the past week I guess the Lord just really impressed upon me how much time I waste, not doing bad things, but how much time is stolen away because I just have to watch something on TV. Spending way to much time doing that and not developing my relationship with Him. It's still been a struggle. I've tried to get up earlier and have a quiet time with Him in the morning but I'm just not a morning person and find myself pushing the snooze button until the last possible minute. On the Newsong CD Eddie Carswell talks about how he has found if he doesn't do it early that he will keep meaning to throughout the day but the day slips away and he hasn't done it, that's where the song Before the Day came from.

 

[saucymb]

Good morning! Thanks to all of you for your prayers for our new baby Jonah. He is doing much much better this week, he is no longer dehydrated or jaundiced! He seems to be a very happy and healthy baby, and we are so grateful for him!

 

[live4christp1]

Good morning! Thanks to all of you for your prayers for our new baby Jonah. He is doing much much better this week, he is no longer dehydrated or jaundiced! He seems to be a very happy and healthy baby, and we are so grateful for him!

So glad to hear that Jonah is doing better! I know you are so excited to have him, I remember when we brought our first home. Enjoy every minute of it, they sure pass by quickly but they bring so much joy!

 

[ead79]

Good morning! Thanks to all of you for your prayers for our new baby Jonah. He is doing much much better this week, he is no longer dehydrated or jaundiced! He seems to be a very happy and healthy baby, and we are so grateful for him!

Wonderful news! I’m so glad to hear that little Jonah is doing so well!

 

[gr8ful4Him]

Good morning! Thanks to all of you for your prayers for our new baby Jonah. He is doing much much better this week, he is no longer dehydrated or jaundiced! He seems to be a very happy and healthy baby, and we are so grateful for him!

I'm so happy to hear Jonah is doing better.