I'm asking for prayers for my Nana. Nana is my Mom's Mom her name is Irene. She once threw a Bible in the trash. When I told her there's a GOD she looked around and said "where??" ough that again. I know persecution is a part of Christianity but why purposely walk into it?? She has and will physically get in the way so you can't go anywhere till you do what she tells you to do. I remember her physically tugging on me to go get me to do something that I didn't wanna do I forget what it was now but I didn't budge and of course she lost her balance and she fell then she got upset then I felt bad then I caved in. She's very manipulative and will fake tears so you'll feel bad and do what she wants. She's very controlling. She has told me many times that I'm not to say no to her or talk back but just say "yes Nana" and do exactly as I'm told. She is a very bitter woman and the only thing that makes her happy is when complaining or making someone else miserable. I've seen her smile when she has caused misery and stress. Her goal is to make everyone feel as miserable as she feels. She's lies alot to so its best never to believe a word she says. And she whines and complains alot about how lonely she is which is mostly her own fault. She pushes most away when people figure out how controlling and manipulative she is they don't wanna be around her. The senior center near her keeps inviting her to join up with them and join them on trips and things they do and she says no cause she would rather sit around and feel sorry for herself. Her list of reasons for feeling sorry for herself is very long and goes years back to when she was a kid. Her "god" is money when not complaining or gossiping she's talking about money. One of her favorite tools is blackmail. My Nana had three kids and out of the three my Mom is the only one who really talks to her. One aunt will only talk to her if she wants something and the other aunt hasn't spoken to her in years and that's cause they know what my Nana is like. And really no point in witnessing to my Nana she doesn't listen and doesn't wanna listen she's already mostly deaf and when Jesus is talked about she'll purposely plug her ears. She's convinced she's right and she's more stubborn then a mule and so when convinced there's no changing her mind I mean Jesus could literally visit her in the flesh and give her the Gospel and she still wouldn't believe. Jesus could take her back in time and witness everything and she still wouldn't believe she is that stubborn. I've seen her say she's right when she knows she's wrong. She'll never admit she's wrong ever. Please pray for my Nana Irene.
Please pray for my Nana Irene
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Hello:
I will be praying for your nana. However, as a christian you must realize this matter is spiritual warfare. There is a spirit act work in this lady's life. She needs deliverance from that spirit. Therefore, whenever she does things to make you mad..dont be mad at her..pray against that demonic spirit at work. There is nothing too hard for God..even though the devil has powers..God is way more powerful. Praying for her in Jesus name.
I will be praying for your nana. However, as a christian you must realize this matter is spiritual warfare. There is a spirit act work in this lady's life. She needs deliverance from that spirit. Therefore, whenever she does things to make you mad..dont be mad at her..pray against that demonic spirit at work. There is nothing too hard for God..even though the devil has powers..God is way more powerful. Praying for her in Jesus name.
I have prayed for her..... I am prayed the Lord will heal her heart.... what ever pain she is carrying the Lord will remove it and restore her... I asked the Holy Father God to give her a heart of flesh (soft) and renew a right spirit in her... save her, sanctify her, justify her and fill her with his Holy Spirit... so thank God every day for what you believe he has already give you.... and I prayed the Lord will give you the patience you need and wisdom and love for you granny, for love will cover a multitude of sin.... so as the other poster said... warfare!!.... all the devil want us to see is what's on the outside, but when you look at her or have to deal with her... just praise God and love her in spite of herself... I know you love her, but show that love when she start up and it will convict her.... but first go to her and tell her you forgive her for all she has done and do.. even if she do not outwardly receive it, God will make sure she will in her heart. May the Love of God fill her home and let it over take her and every stronghold, hurt, afflictions she has not been healed of ( which is none from what you say) that she may be free in Christ Jesus......Amen
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Hi Jenny712
Sometimes it helps to understand the person and where they walked to understand where they are coming from in their beliefs/decisions.
In some ways she sounds like my mom used to be who just passed away on the 13th. She will be laid to rest tomorrow but before she passed away she was hospitalized and I as being the only one available got the honour of caring for her in the hospital.
Don't misunderstand me but my mom was a loving beautiful soul who lived a very hard life with 13 children. Could you imagine that back in those days before washers and dryers, electricity, vehicles in abundance, electric tools, etc?
I have 5 sons and for me it was a cake walk mostly when I consider my mom.
We grew up in an isolated community where b/cs weren't heard of besides all the other ease of todays world. My mother said she never knew how she could get pregnant because my dad would go away for weeks at a time. I recall him coming through our door one time in the evening. We were all sitting in the living room and we just sat there and stared at this big man who walked in like he owned the place. Our mom started laughing and said, kids this is your dad. Don't you remember him. We all stayed where we were and my dad had a hurt perplexed look on his face. Our mom told us to get up and give him a hug to welcome him home so we all shyly did as we were told. I guess they talked after that because he started coming home more frequently. He was a fisherman, beachcomber and a trapper so he was out all year round.
When my parents first married my mom had 2 daughters from a previous marriage and moving to the new community some of the people didn't deal to well with her. They took her wealth and squandered it all away leaving my parents poor with children popping out left right and centre so they had to work hard to make ends meet. There was nothing my mom could do to get back what she lost she she just resolved to do the best she could for her growing family as her father had left when she was but a child and her mom drowned when she was just 6 years old so she had no one to turn to.
Then my father took to a sinful life so the money he made went to wine, women, and song. When he left for his long trips he would buy a 100 lb. sacks of the essentials and stock up on meats and that but because there was no refrigeration there were just things he couldn't provide for. When the money ran out my mom would sew, knit, crochet, bake, cook, and do whatever she could to make up for the shortfalls honestly.
BUT in her grief for the wrong done to her she became angry at times and took it out on those closest to her which is usually what happens in these situations. We survived and learned that she didn't mean all that she said and done but we had to realize that although she was our mom, much older and wiser than we, she was only human regardless of what we believed, she too had shortcomings and there were just things that she couldn't protect us from. I could just imagine her frustration and feeling so helplessly hopeless. Her tongue could be sharp, splitting you asunder in an instant.
When I became a teenager I decided I was no longer going to be abused in any way and I would protect my siblings however I can and I put both parents on notice. I was angry!
I learned never to get offended easily, not to accept a hurt that was not mine, never to show fear or pain as it would lead to my destruction.
My father passed on about 12/13 years ago but then came the time for my mother's walk to be over. She came to the hospital and my care. God once more walked me through the days of my father and mother and opened my eyes to the rock of love and devotion she had been through out her children's life. She never backed down and she never gave up. She told of a time when she just didn't know what to do. She thought of taking us out to the end of a dock with big rocks and a rope and tying us all to her and jumping but she couldn't do it because it would deny us the right to live and do better.
Learn to respect her and when she asks of you to do so without question or hesitation unless of course you need clarification. The best way to win a heart is when they love and respect you for what you have given in return regardless of how you feel about their opinions and decisions. Coming from a big family that is saying a lot because none of us agree on everything mostly.
Discouragement when great evil comes against you is common when you have no one to turn to for support and lack the guidance of God.
Prayers and much love to you and your grandmother.
Sometimes it helps to understand the person and where they walked to understand where they are coming from in their beliefs/decisions.
In some ways she sounds like my mom used to be who just passed away on the 13th. She will be laid to rest tomorrow but before she passed away she was hospitalized and I as being the only one available got the honour of caring for her in the hospital.
Don't misunderstand me but my mom was a loving beautiful soul who lived a very hard life with 13 children. Could you imagine that back in those days before washers and dryers, electricity, vehicles in abundance, electric tools, etc?
I have 5 sons and for me it was a cake walk mostly when I consider my mom.
We grew up in an isolated community where b/cs weren't heard of besides all the other ease of todays world. My mother said she never knew how she could get pregnant because my dad would go away for weeks at a time. I recall him coming through our door one time in the evening. We were all sitting in the living room and we just sat there and stared at this big man who walked in like he owned the place. Our mom started laughing and said, kids this is your dad. Don't you remember him. We all stayed where we were and my dad had a hurt perplexed look on his face. Our mom told us to get up and give him a hug to welcome him home so we all shyly did as we were told. I guess they talked after that because he started coming home more frequently. He was a fisherman, beachcomber and a trapper so he was out all year round.
When my parents first married my mom had 2 daughters from a previous marriage and moving to the new community some of the people didn't deal to well with her. They took her wealth and squandered it all away leaving my parents poor with children popping out left right and centre so they had to work hard to make ends meet. There was nothing my mom could do to get back what she lost she she just resolved to do the best she could for her growing family as her father had left when she was but a child and her mom drowned when she was just 6 years old so she had no one to turn to.
Then my father took to a sinful life so the money he made went to wine, women, and song. When he left for his long trips he would buy a 100 lb. sacks of the essentials and stock up on meats and that but because there was no refrigeration there were just things he couldn't provide for. When the money ran out my mom would sew, knit, crochet, bake, cook, and do whatever she could to make up for the shortfalls honestly.
BUT in her grief for the wrong done to her she became angry at times and took it out on those closest to her which is usually what happens in these situations. We survived and learned that she didn't mean all that she said and done but we had to realize that although she was our mom, much older and wiser than we, she was only human regardless of what we believed, she too had shortcomings and there were just things that she couldn't protect us from. I could just imagine her frustration and feeling so helplessly hopeless. Her tongue could be sharp, splitting you asunder in an instant.
When I became a teenager I decided I was no longer going to be abused in any way and I would protect my siblings however I can and I put both parents on notice. I was angry!
I learned never to get offended easily, not to accept a hurt that was not mine, never to show fear or pain as it would lead to my destruction.
My father passed on about 12/13 years ago but then came the time for my mother's walk to be over. She came to the hospital and my care. God once more walked me through the days of my father and mother and opened my eyes to the rock of love and devotion she had been through out her children's life. She never backed down and she never gave up. She told of a time when she just didn't know what to do. She thought of taking us out to the end of a dock with big rocks and a rope and tying us all to her and jumping but she couldn't do it because it would deny us the right to live and do better.
Learn to respect her and when she asks of you to do so without question or hesitation unless of course you need clarification. The best way to win a heart is when they love and respect you for what you have given in return regardless of how you feel about their opinions and decisions. Coming from a big family that is saying a lot because none of us agree on everything mostly.
Discouragement when great evil comes against you is common when you have no one to turn to for support and lack the guidance of God.
Prayers and much love to you and your grandmother.