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I will not presume what I do or don't do on the Prayer forum reflects on how other people do it. I will say I am overly empathetic. (Yes, there is an overly that's not necessarily a good thing. That's why I got out of social work early.) I ache for people. I often have no idea what to say to them, so I do take it to prayer. And, not just on the prayer forum. I do that often on and off this site. And I hold on to that ache to keep praying.
A man is in Rome right now with his dying 3 year old daughter because his wife/her mother always wanted to go see the pope. He talked about this weeks ago on this site.
A woman is coming to terms with finding out what she thought she wanted, she is too fearful to have -- her second child.
A woman is trying to find her place in life raising her kids two years after her husband died.
Another woman is frustrated because she thinks she's doing something wrong because she's not following God 24/7.
You, Angela, are in so much pain, you're at the end of your rope, and it doesn't look hopeful for relief.
A young man on here is passing out and so weary he doesn't know what to do. He had cancer before. He fears it's come back, and yet circumstances prevent him from going to the doctors right now, so he keeps struggling and knows God will work it out for his good. Might be God could get a doctor to tell him what's truly wrong but he's without that option.
All these things are happening to people on this site right now. The only one I saw in the Prayer forum request I mention was yours, Angela, but you are as open on here as I am, so I already knew what's going on. I had advice that might help. I can do nothing else but pray for you.
To assume anyone is just sitting back seems unfair. As talkative as I am, I don't always know what to say. (Honest, I'd give you the specific word God would have you hear, if he told me, instead of you what those words are. I'm in tears for you.) Fortunately, God is, and he doesn't need my correct words to understand what I mean, so who else is there to go with this stuff? I have no idea what others are doing.
The only thing I know for sure is the righteous one who started this thread hasn't responded to anything in the Prayer forum, (not to be confused with he hasn't prayed), but keeps on taking jabs at "everybody else", aka "you," even after he said he was done with this forum. (I'm still praying for him.)
Let him play games. He will anyway. But don't assume he's right simply because the Prayer Forum is quiet. I absolutely know someone or some people on here are still praying for "divine intervention" for my dad, simply because they promised to. So am I.
A man is in Rome right now with his dying 3 year old daughter because his wife/her mother always wanted to go see the pope. He talked about this weeks ago on this site.
A woman is coming to terms with finding out what she thought she wanted, she is too fearful to have -- her second child.
A woman is trying to find her place in life raising her kids two years after her husband died.
Another woman is frustrated because she thinks she's doing something wrong because she's not following God 24/7.
You, Angela, are in so much pain, you're at the end of your rope, and it doesn't look hopeful for relief.
A young man on here is passing out and so weary he doesn't know what to do. He had cancer before. He fears it's come back, and yet circumstances prevent him from going to the doctors right now, so he keeps struggling and knows God will work it out for his good. Might be God could get a doctor to tell him what's truly wrong but he's without that option.
All these things are happening to people on this site right now. The only one I saw in the Prayer forum request I mention was yours, Angela, but you are as open on here as I am, so I already knew what's going on. I had advice that might help. I can do nothing else but pray for you.
To assume anyone is just sitting back seems unfair. As talkative as I am, I don't always know what to say. (Honest, I'd give you the specific word God would have you hear, if he told me, instead of you what those words are. I'm in tears for you.) Fortunately, God is, and he doesn't need my correct words to understand what I mean, so who else is there to go with this stuff? I have no idea what others are doing.
The only thing I know for sure is the righteous one who started this thread hasn't responded to anything in the Prayer forum, (not to be confused with he hasn't prayed), but keeps on taking jabs at "everybody else", aka "you," even after he said he was done with this forum. (I'm still praying for him.)
Let him play games. He will anyway. But don't assume he's right simply because the Prayer Forum is quiet. I absolutely know someone or some people on here are still praying for "divine intervention" for my dad, simply because they promised to. So am I.
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Again, I'm overly empathetic. (I know. You weren't talking about me, and I don't feel rebuked. This is just me letting you see other possibilities of what's going on.) I made a prayer request last month. I know netiquette says I'm supposed to then go to other prayer requests and pray for them, but I was emotional drained and worried about Dad. (Still am... at least the worried part. God fills some of the drainness.) I couldn't. I couldn't because my heart was too low. I couldn't even go back to look for a little while to see if anyone responded. Then I could look at others.
Honestly? Some I can't answer, so I pray. Some are so wacky I don't know what to say. I have another prayer request, but I don't really want to get in it with people who automatically think every little thing is demonic activity of some kind, so I probably won't post it there.
People think BDF is odd. I think Prayer Forum might have this beat sometimes. And, yes, I see the sanity and the prayer warriors there too. Whew! Good thing! I'm not one. I pray, but I'm no warrior.
Honestly? Some I can't answer, so I pray. Some are so wacky I don't know what to say. I have another prayer request, but I don't really want to get in it with people who automatically think every little thing is demonic activity of some kind, so I probably won't post it there.
People think BDF is odd. I think Prayer Forum might have this beat sometimes. And, yes, I see the sanity and the prayer warriors there too. Whew! Good thing! I'm not one. I pray, but I'm no warrior.
I do get fed up with the hit and run posts. But they happen in all the forums, and that is nothing new.
Sometimes I feel like I am the only person I know posting in that forum. I see people I know posting to pray for others but very few of the OPs are people I have seen before at CC.
Perhaps they google "Prayer Forum" and go there and no where else?
Sometimes I feel like I am the only person I know posting in that forum. I see people I know posting to pray for others but very few of the OPs are people I have seen before at CC.
Perhaps they google "Prayer Forum" and go there and no where else?