This week has been unusually busy and particularly hectic. But I couldn't let today pass by without posting the prayer requests of the individuals who requested prayer today. I ask that, before you turn in for the evening, you take a moment to intercede for someone that so desperately needs your prayers.
Lynn wrote:
Please stand in agreement with me in prayer. My husband and I have a small ministry in Cincinnati, Ohio. God has called us specifically to help address the physical and spiritual needs in our city. We have been called particularly to help young people and young adults come to the knowledge of Christ. We know we have been called and we have no doubts about it. Not too long ago both me and husband where just like the young people we minister to, seeking to find a way in difficult surroundings, coming from broken homes, drug environments, and wanting more but not knowing exactly how to find it.
We know we walk by Faith and not by the things we see. Sometimes I admit we are shaken by circumstances. Both my husband and I have full time jobs, children to raise and now we are trying to balance that with a ministry where it seems like there is always more that we should be doing with little resources to do it. Our ministry is small but growing and it appears that the plans God has birthed in us are sometimes slow moving yet we feel such a sense of urgency!
We feel urged to DO more, to GIVE more, to BE more. We know that God is a God of MORE. That he will provide the provision and the resources we need to continue this much needed work in our city. We have more people who want to come to service than we have available cars to drive people to church and bible study. All of our resources are used for the ministry. We have given away gift cards for groceries, food items, and school supplies, helped a single Mom get her engine repaired so that she could continue to work, given monetary support to avoid eviction of a family from their home. We are throwing a free Christian concert comprised of local Christian artists with all types of Christian music being represented (from rap to rock) and will be providing free food to the community that day also. It may not even seem to be much but it’s a big deal for our small church of only 25 members, and about ten of those being children or young adults who are not employed.
We want to do more to reach the community to share God’s love to the people in a way that is relevant. We want to be a church that services the real needs of the people. We don’t want anyone in our city to go hungry, homeless, or hopeless. We don’t care about a big building to worship in, we just care that when you come to worship that you don’t leave the same way you came and that you know that you have people who are willing to support you, pray for you and to stand with you.
Please touch in the spirit and agree with us that God will provide us with the necessary provision to continue his work here in the city and that God will give us the patience and the endurance to continue even in the face of adversity. God Bless You and your ministry!
Angela wrote:
I have been struggling with my singleness for five years and I am sick and tired. Everyone says put God first, no idol gods, all that stuff and I am trying, really trying, but nothing takes the desire to be married again away from me. It is consuming my life and I am miserable. I dont know what to do??? I know I just want peace of mind while I wait and I want to be wrapped up, tied up in God but I just feel so distant. I also got caught up in a guy and things have ended and I am so depressed and upset. All I can think about is him. I know I am wrong. I know God is not pleased but what do I do? How do I get close to my Lord again?? How do I learn to desire him more than a husband??? Please pray for me. I have got to get back to my Lord. I need his comfort. I need his peace. I am a mess and I am miserable. This has gone on way too long. What do I do? Please pray for me.
Tessa wrote:
Everything in my life is piling up all at the same time. Bills, problems with my family and at work. I have had it up to here and I feel like I am about to just explode and burst at the seams. I think I am on the verge of a mental break down and I am seriously feeling like walking away from my faith. It doesn't seem like God even cares about me or my struggles. I know he does but I don't feel like that. When I cry out to him it seems like stuff just gets worse and worse and I don't know how much one woman can take. All prayers are needed so bad at this point in my life Mrs. Hobbs. God I need a miracle for my sanity's sake!! Please help me!
Ming wrote:
I have struggled with clinical depression most of my life, but I was just diagnosed a few years ago. I have been taking my medicine and doing well for quite some time now, but recently, life feels overwhelming to me. I just took a new job and I want to perform well but I can't seem to get it together. Physically I am just drained. I have no energy. I had a crying episode at work the other week. I was so embarrassed. Here I am educated and capable but can't get my emotional mess under control. My boss was looking at me like I was crazy but he was trying to be nice. I had to ask for extra time off and I feel the walls closing in on me. I just want to will everything to get better and change but it's not that easy. I can't just snap my fingers and feel better. I lack the strength I need to overcome this latest episode. I want to be able to manage my condition but don't really know how. I just want some strong sisters and brothers in Christ to lift me up in prayer for emotional healing.
Agee wrote:
Hi Dianna! I am so excited about a new opportunity I have been given to volunteer to reach out to underprivileged youth in our city. For the last two months I have been a part of an outreach team to tutor at-risk kids ages 8-12 and help get them enrolled in helpful programs. A lot of their parents are strung out on crack or in jail. Quite a few of them live with their grandparents or other relatives and don't really have the support they need. There is only so much I can do with their present circumstances. One young girl asked me if she could come live with me and be my daughter and my heart snapped in half. I feel my emotions getting so tied up that I get really down and sad sometimes. I didn't mean to carry on so long but I am just wanting to find a balance so I can help where I can without carrying all this extra weight. But these youths are so close to my heart and I don't know how to keep things in balance. They don't deserve what they are going through. They didn't ask to be hear you know? Please pray for my strength, focus, and courage to continue this ministry without being so consumed that I am no good to anyone else. Thanks!
God, Your people need You so much. Their cries of desperation, frustration, and anguish have been poured out in sincerity. We ask today that You would come to their rescue. Give them the strength, insight, encouragement, restoration, healing, forgiveness, and whatever else it is they need to thrive. We trust in Your might, sovereignty, wisdom, and ability to do all things. So, right now, we kneel before Your sacred throne and lay every request at Your feet. And Father, we are trusting You to do what only You can. Thank You for the assurance that, when we ask in faith, You hear and answer our prayers. It is already done, according to Your will. In Jesus' name, Amen.
If you need prayer, don't hesitate to request it. I would be honored to stand in faith with You. I know that prayer works. CLICK HERE to learn how to submit your prayer request.
