I want to pray for you.
We did some hard soul work on Day 1 and Day 2. Today I want to pause and pray for each other.
If God has revealed something, let’s celebrate that and pray with each other.
If that revelation feels tender (and it will), let’s pray about that too.
As you do, will you pray for me and my family? We are facing some hard news. . . again. I shared that the enemy is swinging at all that I hold precious, but he doesn’t get to win. I feel my feet anchored on the rock, but girls, I feel the raging wind. I can only rejoice as I hold my hands up and thank God that we are held closely in the arms of a loving, amazing Heavenly Father.
Share your prayer requests. I have a team of women who show up here and who pray individually for you. I’m so grateful for them.
I also have some fun news to share.
I hope you have grabbed a few friends to join you on this 21-Day Adventure. Maybe you are gathering at a coffee shop, or sharing this in a small group. Maybe you call or text your friend to encourage each other as you go through it individually.
At the end of this 21-Day Adventure, we are holding a Gathering. Grab your friends. Meet somewhere where you can tune into a live streaming broadcast. I’ll share a mini-message, and words of encouragement. We’ll pray together.
We have an activity that you can do together. It’s going to be fun, but also signify what you are finally leaving behind as you embrace the new God wants to do in you.
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Are you in?
Share the invitation with your friends. Forward this blog post. Forward any of the blog posts we’ve explored together in this series. Mark your calendar for June 1. It will be in the evening, and we’ll try to do it at a time that is best for all the time zones involved.
I can’t wait.
Suzie
Day #3 of Moving Past What You Cannot Change
- Download the invitation for either this Series or for the Gathering. Share it with as many friends as you wish.
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- Share your prayer request here on the blog. We have a team waiting to pray with you.
- Pray for me and my family, if you think about it. I’m so thankful.
Dear Lord, I pray for Suzie! I pray that you will shield her and her family with your magnificent wings. I pray you will hold her and her family close in Your gentle loving warm arms. Please speak truths to them about Yourself and remind them of the love you have for each one of them. How precious they are to you and that the plans you have are higher and beyond our understanding. Oh Lord, you see the battle that is going on here. You know that it is real. You know that it is not against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. I pray for protection and peace that surpasses all understanding to come into her and her families hearts. When times like these come there can be such a feeling of defeat, but Lord please let us be certain that you are right now rejoicing over us! Singing praises!! You’re using Suzie in so many ways with this ministry. Please protect this ministry from anything that is not of You and may hearts be opened and eyes unblinded to the gift of Jesus Christ. May all of us daughters be captivated by Your gracious words that You have spoken and have given to us. You can see how the enemy wants to attack and destroy, but Lord we look to You in these waves and winds. You’re the One who is our calmness. You are our anchor! We cling to You!! I know my faith might be small like a mustard seed, but Lord I trust You hear my prayer. Please meet with us where we are at . . when we our weak, You are strong. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Please pray the Lord will give me guidance. Invisible forces are attacking me and I don’t know where I’m going next. I feel alone right now, because my family isn’t understanding and leaving to another state . . they gave me a short time to find a home. I’m not worried about finding a place, but there is a lot of fear about having people understand my situation. There has been so much verbal abuse. I’m trying to keep trusting God.
Praying for you Alexis that God wraps his arms around you to protect you and guide you in the next step of your journey. God loves you so much.
Heavenly Father, we uplift Alexis to you as you wrap your loving arms around her. Help her know you, who created her, sees her and understands her. You love her deeply. She is your child. We ask when the false whispers reply in Alexis ears that you replace them with your love-truths of hope . Amen
I long to put some things behind me, a fear of lack, fear that I can’t be successful, and never feeling good enough.
God, I lift up Alexis to You this morning. Give her the peace that only You can. Give her comfort and let her know that You understand her. You know her inside and out. You knew her before she was formed. Encourage her and strengthen her for the battle ahead. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Beautiful, Alexis. Precious and beautiful.
Lord I know you have gentle loving arms wrapped around her Suzie and her family the Lord has Angels with us all time.
That your taking care of her, she knows your love . Suzie know helped all of us share word Lord remarkable lady who cares about others.
SuzieI have asked you keep me in your prayers that when we hear Holy Spirit speaking we listen .
We see how enemy wants to attack us hurts us were not going let enemy win attack destroy s He is our protector Jesus right by our sides
He hear both of our prayers
Amen!
Holy Father God we come to you this morning praising you for this thing we are Facing that is drawing us closer to you. The Uncertainties, the Unresolved, the Unmoveable, the Unimaginable. LORD you are worthy of Praise! Our circumstance does not diminish our relationship with you. You Hung the Stars in the Sky knowing we could never understand just how Vast your Power is… so we could be undone. Released from our own Unwillingness to let Go and let you Rule this Universe you made for us to live in under your care. In Jesus Name we Praise you God. Amen.
Amen.
Amen Maggie! Love your words: ‘Our circumstance does not diminish our relationship with you.’ He sustains us despite our circumstances. He moves us through things that we could never have done on our own. He continually leads and guides us and feeds our souls. Blessings to you on this day.
I need prayer for a divorce that I am going through. I need strength as I move away from my home on June 2. I need help in not allowing bitter roots to take hold and to treat my husband as God treats me. Thank you for your prayers.
Father, I pray You will wrap Jennifer tightly in Your love. Protect her heart Lord, that instead of allowing such bitterness to take root that Father You would allow Your peace which transcends all to take root instead. Allow her to feel Your Spirit guiding and strengthening her, showing her the path You have already forged for her, Lord. We know that ALL things come together for our good, even though it doesn’t seem like it in the moment. Allow her to feel You with her through every step of this, Lord. Amen.
God, I bring Jennifer before You this morning. You know better than anyone the heartache she is feeling. I pray that You would surround her with Your love and guide her as she takes these next steps. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
My mom is suffering with illnesses that have robbed her of peace on this earth. I feel as if I have already lost her. Pray for me as we navigate this journey forward.
Lord, I pray that You would bring comfort and healing to Rhonda and her Mother. I know the pain of losing a loved one a little at a time. I pray that You would encourage Rhonda as she cares for her Mother, and that You would strengthen their bond through these trials. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Lord all of my sisters here come to you with all our needs, for reassurance, comfort, trust and a growing understanding of just how loving you are. Please answer these prayers as only you are able. I praise and thank you for the treatment available for my husbands kidney failure and count on your continued support and guidance as we wait for the most precious gift of a donor. Lord we praise you for all you have done and will do for each of us. In Jesus name we all pray.
Lord, You know the struggles our family went through with Daddy’s renal failure. He was not a candidate for kidney transplant, but Gayle’s husband is. I pray that You would stir the heart of the donor who would be his perfect match. I pray that in the meantime, You would empower his caregivers with the ability to give him the very best care possible. I pray that You would comfort and encourage him and his family as they wait for Your will. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Dear Suzie,
I’m sure you’re unaware, but over the past few years, your blog has provided comfort and guidance to me many times. I have requested prayers, and been blessed to receive them.
I suspect your family is facing health issues again, but no matter what your current struggle is, I am praying for you.
Dear God, take this Heavenly woman and hold her in your hands. Cocoon her with your love and support. She knows you do all for our ultimate good and she is faithful. Please have this difficult time in her life show it’s purpose so she can find peace when it passes. This woman is a good and faithful servant to you. We honor her with love and prayers.
Amen.
I suffer from an addiction to prescription pain medication due to chronic pain. I relapsed again and have been taking medication for a year. My partner and I have decided that Fri May 19 will be my first day of detox. I’m terrified because I know what withdrawal looks like and it’s many days of mental and physical anguish. I’m trying to wean down so withdrawals are not so bad but it is hard. I have two young children and need to do this for them and myself. Please pray for me to relinquish control to God. I have a lot of work ahead if Im going to kick this addiction to the curb.
Praying in a big way for you Holly. Thank you for sharing your struggles–I know that is difficult, but it is comforting to know you have a support system to encourage you and stand by you. I too, will be praying for you and your decision to stand firm in God’s word. I am covering you in God’s protection, His grace, His mercy, and for Him to sustain you through it all. 1 Peter 5:10 says, ‘And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.’ I am standing with you in His promises and truth. Praying for restoration!
Holly I will be praying for you from the other side of the world. X
Father, Holly is crying out to You to be released from the bonds of her addiction. I pray that You would replace her addiction to pain medication with an addiction to living You. You are the Great Physician. I pray that You would heal Holly and make her a new creation. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
You are brave, strong, and courageous and I am cheering you on. Thank you, God, for the new you want to do in your daughter. In Jesus’ name.
Interesting I woke up to these verses this morning. I love KJV but also love to see how other versions read and smile at the line he gives us a bath :)3 1-2 Remind the people to respect the government and be law-abiding, always ready to lend a helping hand. No insults, no fights. God’s people should be bighearted and courteous.
3-8 It wasn’t so long ago that we ourselves were stupid and stubborn, dupes of sin, ordered every which way by our glands, going around with a chip on our shoulder, hated and hating back. But when God, our kind and loving Savior God, stepped in, he saved us from all that. It was all his doing; we had nothing to do with it. He gave us a good bath, and we came out of it new people, washed inside and out by the Holy Spirit. Our Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously. God’s gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there’s more life to come—an eternity of life! You can count on this.
8-11 I want you to put your foot down. Take a firm stand on these matters so that those who have put their trust in God will concentrate on the essentials that are good for everyone. Stay away from mindless, pointless quarreling over genealogies and fine print in the law code. That gets you nowhere. Warn a quarrelsome person once or twice, but then be done with him. It’s obvious that such a person is out of line, rebellious against God. By persisting in divisiveness he cuts himself off.
12-13 As soon as I send either Artemas or Tychicus to you, come immediately and meet me in Nicopolis. I’ve decided to spend the winter there. Give Zenas the lawyer and Apollos a hearty send-off. Take good care of them.
14 Our people have to learn to be diligent in their work so that all necessities are met (especially among the needy) and they don’t end up with nothing to show for their lives.
15 All here want to be remembered to you. Say hello to our friends in the faith. Grace to all of you.
The Message (MSG)
It is all Hi s doing 🙂 He has restored our relationship with HIM and given us back our lives 🙂 We are not cut off 🙂 we are restored! Thank you God for each one here. Give each woman today a “good bath” Wipe our faces of stains with our tears, cleanse our hearts from pain, “Inside and out” heal our glands and replace mourning for dancing no matter the circumstances, upon circumstances give us a peace that passes all understanding of what we feel and fill us to overflowing. Amen. I pray for those who need you to stop the enemy put a shield around them. Repel all the darts, be each ones refuge, heal disease, heal hearts broken from broken relationships, heal bodies going through addiction, heal each woman seeking you for new strength, new joy, new life. amen I also pray for provision of all their needs. Food clothing shelter and emotional. Provide sypmathy to those who need to be heard amen
Joining you in this prayer, Jeanette!
My husband of 19 years left 6 years ago and married the other woman. My kids and I stayed in family home at my begging and eventually his request to save him money. Mortgage was alimony. It was huge financial sacrifice for me, but helped my husband (whom ive been standing in gap for restored marriage) and my kids. I do not regret my decision. However, the time has come for us to leave. My husband signed contract on home yesterday. The reality is hard but i knew this day would come. Please pray for peace, joy and contentment and a new home for me and my kids.
God bless you and your family and God give you strength and peace to go through this trial.
Thank you.
Dear Heavenly Father, I lift up this precious soul and her precious children to you. Lord, please wrap your loving arms around her right now and let her feel your peace and presence in a mighty way. Lord, I feel her pain in such a strong way. Please bless their new home with an abundance of joy and contentment! In Jesus precious name, Amen.
Father, Jan has prayed for peace, joy, and contentment. Because of You, the apostle Paul stated that he was able to find contentment regardless of his circumstances. I ask that You would do the same for Jan. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Jan, I’m praying for you and your children to make the most of this move and to use it as a new beginning and fresh start. We are claiming HIS promises for you and pray you will continue to lean on HIM to supply your every need. Hugs to your and your family.
I know God. I love God, but I do not have the passion I see here and I want it.
Praying with you that a fire is ignited in you, I love your honesty. 💕
Cecilia, I’m praying for you as you journey through this time. Continue to pray and seek God’s will for direction and what He wants you to take from your quiet time with Him. Pour out your hearts desire to God–He is listening and He will answer. Suzie’s words are from her heart and she pours out her petitions and prayers through her messages, giving each of us what He wants for us on that particular day. I’ll be praying specifically for you to become passionate through Him and in Him. I am reminded in Matthew 6:21, ‘For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.’ Blessings to you!
Lord, I pray that You would light Cecilia’s Faith on fire! She desires to serve You with passion, and recognizes that she is lacking passion. Give her the desires of her heart, as Your word promises. Reward her honesty and allow her to find that which she seeks. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
What an incredibly raw and beautiful admission, Cecilia. Thank you for this outcry… He has heard your prayer and the prayers of those lifting your name to the heavens tonight!
Father I pray for Suzie and her family and I pray for the other requests here. Wrap your arms around each one. Give them the peace and comfort they need to know you are right there with them in the middle of their situations.
Now Father I ask that you also be with our family. We’ve lost our home trying to hold onto our business and now it appears we are losing our business. Please help us to hold onto You. In Jesus Name
God, I ask that You would be with Carolyn and her family as they face these difficult circumstances. You are the great Provider, and I ask that You would provide them options for housing and a means to save their business if it is Your will. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
For Susie…..Lifting you up in prayer. May you have peace in the storm and strength to perservere. May you feel our Father’s love in a deeper way in this challenging time.
For others here……praying for you all to be surrounded with those that would give you godly wisdom. If you feel alone, we have a loving God who sees each tear and knows their source (Psalm 56:8)……and cares deeply.
My request…..strength to endure 90 yr old mom’s needs since stroke 6 yrs ago. She is 4 hours away in an adult foster home run by a loving Christian couple. I see her 2 or 3 times a month. It’s been a long road. Now I believe the stress is catching up with me. Need wisdom to communicate this with my doctor.
*Suzie
Lord, I ask that You would give Margaret rest. She is weary and heavy burdened. Your word says to come unto You, and You will give us rest. Give her wisdom to communicate her needs to her doctor. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Father God, this morning I lift up Suzie and her family to You. You know their troubles, and You alone have the solution. I pray that You would fortify them as they weather this storm. I pray that Your Holy Spirit would whisper to their souls reminders that You will never leave nor forsake them. I pray that You would give them the comfort and courage they need to face the battle they’re in. Let them find rest in Your presence and hope in Your word. In Jesus’ beautiful name I pray, Amen.
Lord, I would also like to lift up my other sisters in Christ to You. Whoever among them is hurting, comfort them. Whoever among them is uncertain, reveal Your promises to them. Whoever is battling the enemy, bolster them with Your word, the weapon of our Faith. Be with each one as she seeks to find Your will in her life. I ask these things in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Sweet sisters, I would ask that you would lift me up in prayer as I continue to struggle with the grief of losing my Dad. I ask that you would pray for a renewal in my marriage. I ask that you would join me in praying for an answer to my desire for a child. I ask that You would pray for me to be able to cling to hope in the midst of all I struggle with. God bless you all.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Wrap Alicia in your loving embrace, and fill her with your strength. Give her peace and comfort. Let your love overwhelm her today. Bless her Lord as she blesses so many. Amen
Alicia you are so very loved. Remain anchored in Him. He hears you, He sees you, and He loves you.
I am so encouraged by this ministry! Thank you for being a light!
We have a lot of changes/potential changes coming ahead. We need direction and wisdom. One of them is moving to the town where my girls now attend school. We believe God has been pointing in this direction but nevertheless change can be a little scary. Also, I have always been a part of music ministry but life and leadership has brought many challenges. It has been a little while since I have been involved but now some new opportunities are coming up that I believe the Lord is wanting me to take. As well as some new ventures He is laying on my heart. I want to have the boldness and courage to step out and do what He wants me to do. My one word that came to my heart as I thought about what I needed to move past was disappointment. The Lord has been using this blog to help me bring my losses to Him and trust Him to move forward! Thank you! And thank you for your prayers!
Lord, I ask that You would give Any the boldness and courage to step out and into Your will. You know the plans You have for her, plans to prosper her and not to harm. Reveal Your will to her in the areas she is uncertain. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
*Amy
Amy, your comment inspires me as you desire the heart of God and His will for you and your family. Change is never easy, but in God, it can become a beautiful adventure. I pray for God’s wisdom as you search what your next ministry opportunity is and as your family decides what the next move might look like soon.
About this blog community, we are blessed and safe and comforted by Suzie’s words from God. Such a gift to come together as sisters in Christ to support each other.
I pray that God moves you from disappointment to expectations, no matter what man or circumstances might be. Expectation of who God is. Expectation of how He’s speaking. Expectation of what He’s teaching and showing you.
People will disappoint, but they aren’t our need-melters, so we release them from that role to allow God to fulfill His in us. <3
God is moving and working in my life and my family right now and I want to be ready from the depths of my soul and unreservedly willing to serve wherever He takes us. I want to leave my fear of not being enough behind for good. He has so gently and lovingly been teaching us and we want to be “all in” for the next thing in ministry at our church and beyond. I can do what He needs me to do…not because of me but because of what He has already done. I will be praying for you and your family, Susie. God bless you and thank you again for all you are doing for women like me. The impact you have made in my life is monumental and I am grateful beyond words.
Father, I ask that You would give Jennifer courage. She is ready and willing to do Your will. Reward her faithfulness. Shower her in Your goodness. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
Alicia, my heart is heavy and moved by your requests. Please know I am praying for you. I too lost my Father…too early. I pray God will give you Children, His way, His timing. God bless you for serving Him and reaching out to serve others while you wait on Him. He is enough…He is all you need. Be held by Him today, in Jesus’Name.
Your words are kind, and I’m so thankful. I hear the bravery and encouragement in your words!
Suzie I am praying for you and your family. You and your blog have been a blessing to me. I found it one day with a tear stained face when I needed to have hope. For the first time I found a place where I could share my pain, and to surprise I was supported. So many lovely ladies have reached out with kind words (including yourself), and have helped me keep me head up when I wanted to lay down in defeat. I found this place, here with you and your staff, to be a safe place. Thank you for the bottom of my heart.
To all the ladies that read this I am praying for you all as you move past the hurt. I am lifting you up in prayer.
My pray request is for strength to be obedient to the Lord. I want to take matters into my own hands, and resolve the situation. I am struggling with continuing to wait to see what decision my husband makes about our marriage. I need to continue to the trust the Lord, and His timing in this matter. Pray for my heart, and my relationship to grow with the Lord as I struggle with not understanding this situation.
Praying for your Chanda, that God answers your prayers. My prayer for you is to know God’s presence in your life and that God’s word will guide you in your journey to knowing and walking with God each day.
Chanda, I read your words each time your post, and I admire you. You are real and raw and honest with your struggles. You set a wonderful example for so many, including myself, how you learn and love and lean into our Savior. Thank you. We are blessed to have a safety net in Suzie’s blog community. I am so happy you feel safe here. Prayers for you, Chanda, in your journey as you grow closer to God. Blessings.
Thank you
Lord, thank you for this daughter’s growth. Thank you for friendships, and women standing shoulder to shoulder. Regardless of an outcome, you are good. You are with Chanda. You are strengthening and speaking to her in ways that will carry long beyond this hard place. Thank you for the endurance and hope and life she speaks. In Jesus’ name, amen.
I’ve been seeking counseling for myself recently after my husband gave up on marriage counseling. I have tried EMDR therapy to get over anxiety from emotional abuse. Just found out yesterday my brain is ‘blocking’ emotions that are too difficult to deal with and apparently I have been doing this since childhood. I am not in touch with my own emotions and don’t even know what it would be like to be unconditionally loved. I’ve been encouraged to get in touch with my emotions, but am struggling to even find them, much less identify them and deal with them. Thank you for the prayers.
Cheryl, I am praying for God touch your soul and bring healing to you. You are loved and very special in God’s eyes. Our gracious God is walking with you through this time with you. By seeking counseling is a good step to deal with your emotions. God bless you today and in the days to come.
I completely understand your struggle, Cheryl, so I can pray for you from my heart! Keep searching for your emotions; God will light the way.
You are so brave to seek counseling and to have such an open heart to all the healing God wants to do in you. Father, take the words and hands of a counselor and allow the great Counselor to do a work in this daughter’s heart. Peel away the layers. We thank you for that. In Jesus’ name.
Please pray for me. I am drowning in anxiety and REALLY BAD depression. I am overwhelmed with life in general and it scares me.
Father, you are our Source. Our Comforter. Our hope. I place Pam in your hands, and we turn to you for strength, for joy, for peace. In Jesus’ name.
Thank you, Suzie.
Father, I lift up Pam. YOU have not given her a spirit of fear or anxiety, but of power, love, and a sound mind. You have not given her a spirit of heaviness or depression, but offer her instead the oil of joy and gladness. We claim these for her, in Jesus’s name, Amen.
Thank you, my friend. <3
Father, wrap Pam in your love and truth. Help her to stay grounded in each step as You light it – and not to worry for the ones she cannot see. Help her to remain comforted by TRUTH and not anything else – not things she fears, or things unknown, or things she has no absolute control over. Truth is You – and You are good, faithful, strong, omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, and You formed us with your own hands and call us your most precious children. Wrap Pam in that love tonight. Break the bondage of fear and anxiety that the enemy has put around her. Remind her who You are, and that she belongs to You! The enemy flees by the mere mention of Your mighty name – Jesus! Help her to call out your name, with authority and faith. Help her to take each thought captive and make it obedient to the name of Christ. (2 Cor. 10:5) Thank you, Father, for giving us more than hope – but power, truth, love and a peace that transcends all understanding. Help Pam to claim all of these tonight. In Jesus’ name! Amen
Thank you, RebeccaLynn!
Praying that our daughter will wait on God’s man for her and not marry the guy she is with right now.
Lord, only you know what is best for this daughter of yours. Speak to her. Lead her. Show her your plan for her life. Give this mama’s heart peace as she holds up her daughter to you. We pray for this man who will come to know you and find your love for him. In Jesus’ name.
Have a daughter in that situation myself! Trying to accept the situation if this is God’s will for her! Accepting that which I can not control!
Hi, Suzie. Testing.
Tested. <3
To be completely healed from the hurts, bitterness and brokenness caused by the recent (dating) relationship. And if God chooses to bless me with a new one, not to carry over any of this “damaged luggage” into the new one but to be able to have a fresh start, a healed heart that is ready to love and kind, and to be able to trust fully again.
Gracious Heavenly Father wrap your loving arms around Karolina as she heals from a broken relationship, touch the places in her heart that are hurting, reveal to her the areas that need changing that only you can change, help her to release the heavy damaged luggage from this past relationship so that her hands are open and ready to receive the gifts you have for her. Bless her, comfort her and, if it’s your will, bring to her the man you have chosen for her. In Jesus name Inpray, Amen
I have been here, Karolina. The hurt can be unbearable. Hold to the truth that God has a purpose and a plan for you, “to bless you and not to harm you” and to give you every good thing you need. Trust and believe that, and give Him your complete heart. “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 I am living proof that men can trample on all of our hopes and dreams and leave us crushed to the core — but God WILL rescue us and heal us and give us dreams we never imagined possible! xoxoxo Prayers for you. Stay strong in the Lord!
Please pray that my mom will come to know Jesus.
Jesus, be near. Be present and apparent. Be bold and bright. Be a lighthouse and a neon pathway for Tara’s mom to not only notice, but to accept and follow. Reassure Tara that her prayers are not in vain, Lord. Place people in her mom’s life who will help guide her towards you. Show up big in her life, in a way that would be impossible for her to deny you. Open her heart to accept the holy surgery that you have for her soul. In Jesus name!
Suzie I am praying for you and your family in this storm. Last night I went to the movie Enough with a friend it referenced to her movie Laughing in the dark. I am considering watching the movie Laughing In the Dark, I was not ready when it came out in the movie theaters, actually I think I am ready her husband died in July of 2014 mine died in December of 2014, mine ended up having emergency surgery, he had is upper and lower left lungs removed the day before had an great night, I called the hospital thought i would talk to the nurse talked to John, he sounded like his jokester self, got the phone call I was needed at the hospital, got another phone call on my cell phone, I know the nurse was in shock, she told me he had bled out, I knew he was dead, got my 15 year old son went to the hospital saying Oh God, thinking GOD WHY GOD WHY!That is the beginning of my story into widowhood.
Please pray for my relationship with my 13 yr old daughter. She has Jesus in her heart, bit doesn’t act like it. I want our relationship to be better. Please also pray for our finances to settle down
Since we moved, it has been one thing after another. TY! Love this community!
Oh, honey, 13 is so incredibly difficult. It was one of the toughest years with my sweet girl BY FAR. I’ve often said that middle-school aged children are like aliens… I don’t even think THEY know what or who or why they are how they are! It’s such a hard time for everyone. You are a good momma, though, don’t forget that. Don’t take anything personally, and just make it through one day at a time. This too shall pass… I promise!
Father, give this sweet momma peace tonight. Reassure her that as long as she is raising her girl the way in which you have commanded, she’s doing it right. All of the arguing, the words, the battles, the hard will come and go, but your Word stands firm. Her prayers are not in vain, her tears are not unnoticed. Pour over her a peace that can only come from a parent… a heavenly Daddy who has gone before us and will carry her through to the other side of this roller coaster journey. Wrap her in your arms tonight and just kiss her with love. Be ever so present to her sweet girl, also. Place others in her path who will walk with her through these weird years of puberty and oddities. Show her your way, Lord, and soften her heart. In Jesus name!
I’m in avoidance mode… doing everything I can to keep from thinking about moving
Isn’t it strange… life, and perspective? I’m on the other side of this, doing everything I can to keep from thinking about NOT moving! I needed your words tonight to remind me that though the grass may seem greener on the other side of the fence, it could be due to a lack of watering my own side of the grass and appreciating what I’ve got. Thank you for allowing God to use you, even in the midst of your pain.
Father, I pray that you would fill Maggie with a spirit of excitement and anticipation over this move and the adventures that await. Pour the sweet fragrance of memories over her, while also giving sweet aroma to follow into the next phase of her journey. Grant her peace tonight; calm her fears and hesitations. Allow her mind to rest and simply place this into your hands. In Jesus name.
Big prayers going up for you, Suzie! You’re such an inspiration to all us, but you also need support in the dark times! May you feel the full measure of God’s loving grace as you fight the Enemy.
I’ve realized that as much as I’ve given my youngest daughter to my Lord I still hurts knowing she wants no communication with me. As a mother, I love my children and would do anything to help them.
Yes, she is sick emotionally, physically and spiritually. I can only stand by and wait on the God who has taken her into His arms to do His healing. Waiting is the hardest thing to deal with and the not knowing if my child is okay. I pray she is getting the help she needs and being able to find healing.
I’m so blessed in having my oldest daughter as well as my son and daughter-in-law praying with me.
My Lord is my Rock but it still hurts. Thank you, Suzie and for this study for it could not have come at Gods perfect timing. I pray for Suzie, her family and for her prayer warriors. God is so faithful to hear me.
Yes! Amen
Hi Lori, I struggle with similar things. Praying the Lord will help us in these areas of our life and for whoever else struggles with these things. Praying He will teach us more about His perfect love that casts out fear and that He will help us see these things in the way He desires us too.
Thank you for the prayers and words!
They are very much appreciated
As I was reading through some of these comments on this page it hit me how wonderful it is to have a community of women on here speaking Truth to one another and uplifting each other in prayer! Even though this blog isn’t face to face/in person (though Suzie makes it feel like it could be in person) it was really special to me to realize this!
I meant to put that in reply to the bottom comment