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Prayer Requests and Praise Reports

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving,
let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.  Philippians 4:6,7

 

 

Prayer Requests and Praise Reports

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"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves & pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven & will forgive their sin, & heal their land. II Chronicles 7:14
God answers 'knee-mail' - have you sent Him any today?
While I need to be PRAISING GOD for the apartment that seems to be all set, I find myself really struggling with heavy depression as well as fatigue and anxiety for all the down-sizing and packing I need to accomplish in a very short time (2-3 weeks).  Praise the Lord for one daughter who spent a day with me yesterday and helped me accomplish a lot.  I have had a lot of sales, and that will go toward rent and deposit - but I have so much yet to sell.  I am not going to be able to afford a storage building, so it's either going to sell or be left behind.  THANK YOU for the encouragement you all give to me - and your prayers are greatly appreciated.  Within a month to five weeks I should be in my new apartment. Shep 2/5/12
PRAISE: It pleases me to announce that after a year and a half of fighting denials, I received news from my lawyer yesterday that I have been approved for both SSI AND Disability. I found out within the next week what the exact amount is, but they took my back pay to July 2009, almost a year before I even applied! God is good, praise His name!! This takes so much stress and burden from my shoulders! Free2BeeMe 2/5/12
Please pray for my shoulder. I have had a bad case of rotator cuff tendonitis for a year now. I've been through physical therapy, but it got worse. An MRI showed nothing torn or wrong, praise God for that. I just have a shoulder that genetically sits more forward than the other complicated by fibromyalgia. Pray that it will heal and that God would help my discouragement. Thank you. TriciaJ 2/5/12
My new antidepressant has done wonders for me. I was surprised to find that I began to feel better right away, although I've had some ups and downs. I've been on it 2½ weeks now, 1½ of that on the full dose. I have to be monitored with blood tests while on it. Please pray that I'll be able to stay on it. Thank you for your prayers. I'm praying for you who have things posted here too. Beth 1/24/12
I am struggling physically, and have not been able to attend church and sing with the choir today and last Sunday. Please pray that I will focus on Jesus and not the problem, and will be able to rebound from this quickly. Ann_van 1/23/12
My friend's brother had a severe head injury due to a car accident. He was hospitalized over six months then last spring released.  I noticed he was acting strange. I taught him Sunday School and just two months ago he wandered off from work and ended up in the woods and had a bow and hatchet with him. He thought a man in his own yard was a demon and killed him and his wife both in their 80's. They have found severe brain damage and didn't do that testing before releasing him. So please pray for the rest of his family and the family of those he murdered. Anne_in_Vermont 1/14/12

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        3.  Submissions will be reviewed and edited as needed, then posted to the list above.  Use of proper punctuation DOES HELP make the process faster,
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