Prayer changes things. That’s why every Thursday it is so important to me that we band together for “Thoughtful Thursdays” and devote some serious time to talking to the Lord on behalf of others. I believe in intercession and I know that anything we ask God in faith, He will do, according to His will.
Please know how much I appreciate you stopping by the blog each week to pray with the women in our Daily Cup family who need it so much.
Today, if you know the effectual fervent prayers of the righteous avail much, then remember to pray fervently for someone else.
With that in mind, please join me in interceding on behalf of the following individuals listed below.
Anonymous wrote:
I'm new to the EEW community but I'm not new to Christ. This year has been a trying one; while I'm newly married I'm also bread winner in my family. It's a responsibility I didn't intend on carrying and it's taking a toll on me.
I'm confused what to pray for. My husband is college educated but works 60 hours a week in his family business that isn't yielding the pay he deserves or we need. I'm searching for possible higher paying positions however I'm sacrificing my 12 yrs of seniority at my current job, which has afforded me several perks. In the midst of all of this we have fallen behind in our bills. It's stressful and just need a way to pull us up and out.
I believe in the power of prayer, but sometimes I feel like my past sin and my current shortcomings directly affect my ability to cling to God...leading me to be a complete mess. Just pray that God can lead me to the correct answers. I'm desperate for him.
Thank you, and may God bless you for all that you do.
D. Cunningham wrote:
I adopted a 12 year old girl who had a very hard life. She spent years in the foster care system and had been to 8 different homes. I just felt so drawn to her when I first met her. I was told that she was a difficult case to deal with but I had no idea what my husband and I were in for!
It has been two years since she moved with us and I just feel like it was the biggest mistake of my life. Her emotional issues run very deep and I don’t know how to help her. She is a sweet girl until she goes through her fits of depression and anger. I understand that she had a hellish upbringing and issues are to be expected but her crying spells last for days sometimes and she refuses to eat.
Dianna, I need solutions and the therapy and counseling isn’t working for her. She seems to be getting worse. I feel like a failure as a “parent” and I don’t know if I can do this. I would like for you and the prayer community to lift my family and adoptive daughter Lily up in prayer. Thank you.
Pearl wrote:
I’m in between churches right now. My old church that I loved fell apart because our pastor decided to move away and become the pastor of a different church. This devastated the ministry and things began crumbling fast to the point where we dwindled down in size from 1,000 to about 45-50 members in the span of a year. The church could not financially survive that hit.
So I am visiting different ministries, but I don’t feel connected to any of them. I know I need a church home and I want one but there seems to be nothing right for me. Pray that I will find the right church to call home. I believe God has a leader for me. I just don't know where to look to find them right now.
Marsha wrote:
My youngest son Torre’ was hit by a bus 4 years ago and died at the hospital while being treated for his injuries. That loss just shattered me and destroyed my world. Sometimes I feel like I wish God would have taken me instead of my son. My heart is not strong enough to bear it. Every time I look at Torre’s son I see his face and it tears me up all over again. I know I have a lot to live for like my wonderful grandson but life seems so empty and painful now that my Torre' is gone. My joy died with my son and I hope to be able to get it back in some way.
"LT" wrote:
Please pray for my son. He is struggling with his sexuality and I know it but he won’t admit it. He lives with his father and I am not the main influence in his life. His stepmother is but they all act like they are blind. He has become more and more feminine over the last five years. I don’t know what happened to him because he wasn’t like that when he was living with me and his dad.
After we got divorced and my husband got custody, a while after that he switched up the way he dressed, walked and even talked started changing a lot. Me and my ex got into it last week over Antoine. He is wearing certain clothes that are for GIRLS and getting his eyebrows arched and hanging out with young men and boys that EVERYBODY knows are gay!!!!!!
I want him to open up about what is going on and I want his father to be able to see the truth about all of this. Please pray for Antoine. He's going through something but I don't fully know what it is.
God, today, instead of being consumed by problems, we want to focus on Your promises outlined in Your word. In John 14:3 You tell us, “And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father.” We believe You and trust in Your power today. No matter what it looks like, we focus our eyes upon You, for whom nothing is impossible! For everyone who is seeking prayer, we ask that You show Yourself strong and make Yourself know in their lives.We also pray that You make them aware of anything that may be hindering them from receiving Your best for them. Let them know the importance of being in Your will, which will place them in position to hear and be led by You every day of their lives.
Thank You in advance for what’s already done. By faith, we pray. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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