Prayer for Me

God,

Please, please, please, I need a job. I will continue to fill out applications and do my part, but I could use some help in getting mine to the top of the pile. Please help me relax and not stress out about the finances. Please help me find something appropriate for our family.

You are so great. It seems kind of silly to ask you for a job. Like of all the things in the World right now me getting job seems pretty small. But! I know you love each of us and you are so great that there is nothing small. I trust in you to get me to where I need to be.

In Jesus Christ, Amen.

Prayers

Lord,

Today was hard. The level of frustration just reached a new height. I pray that you would help me know what to do.

I pray for all the kids whose parents do not know what to do. Help them find each other. Help them teach and listen. Help them love.

I held my son after a bad day today and loved him as much as I could. I kissed him and hugged him hoping he would know that even though I was upset today, I still love him. I want the best for him. I want the life You have created for him. I do not know how to help him. I ask that you help me to help him.

God, I also ask that you help me make my decisions. I seem to be on the verge of something, but I do not know what. The idea of working again makes me kind of ill, but I know we need the income. Help me know what path is right. Where do I go? Also, the decision a friend gave me to make. I have no trouble thinking of reasons the answer is no, but in my heart I know the answer is yes. I just do not know the rest. Help me choose wisely. I need a teacher. I want a teacher. Please help me find the one that can help me.

I ask all these things in Jesus Christ, Amen.

Prayers

Lord,

I am finding that I have much more than I ever realized. You have given me so much and I have never appreciated it as I should. My eyes are beginning to open and I see the people around me. I did not realize how many were around me. It is amazing what you see when you look.

I pray You would give me a path. More specifically, I need help starting down a path. Something I need to do is getting clearer, but I need help with the how. My good friend has suggested something for me to do, but I am not sure how to do it. I want to make the effort, but I am just not sure who to aim for. I am asking You to give me some options. I need to learn and I am asking for a teacher.

I also pray for the little ones. Keep them safe, warm and fed. How can I help? What can I do? It is time to get involved and learn.

Lord, if it is meant for me to return to work, please help me with that. I really do not know where to go. I want to be here for my family, but I need to help support the family too. Keep us together. We are starting to pull apart and more strain will only cause us to snap. Hold us together, but also show me the road to go down. I ask you to guide me. I have faith, You will provide as you always have. Thank you.

In Jesus Christ, Amen.

Prayers

Lord,

Thank you for my friend. We had a good chat today and I learned things I had not thought of before. The pessimist in me is not sure anything will actually change, but I am hopeful that in telling someone I will be held accountable. Even though I do not want to, I take the easy way out. I assume what will go wrong and sometimes will not try.

I pray You would stay with me as I figure these new things out. Help me get on the path You want me on. Tomorrow is a big day for nine children. Please be with us as we make our way through the day. I hope we can get through the day with a light heart. Any success I will give to You. Help us relax and enjoy our time together.

In Jesus Christ, Amen.

Prayers

God,

It has been kind of a long day. Not a bad day, but long. Maybe my tiredness is making me feel so weak right now. I am angry and upset and having trouble focusing my thoughts on You and the prayers I need. My marriage is not on solid foundation. There have been pressures put on it that have crushed the spirit we had. We used to be such a team. Now we are both talking and not hearing. There are things I have tried to explain in the last few months, but I know he is not hearing me. The same issues keep coming up, the same questions. We talk and he walks away like everything is OK. It is not OK.

I feel like things are falling apart. The life we led is coming to a halt. I am looking to You to pull us through. Your hands are bigger and meant to hold these things. Walk with me and give me insight as to what I should do. Lead me to where I am to go. Right now, I am open. Things need to change and there has not been a better time to touch my heart and tell me where to go.

Lord, I would pray you open our hearts to hear each other, to really listen. I pray our little family can rise up from the ashes. What changes lie ahead? You are in control and I trust You to lead me.

I pray for my kids and kids everywhere whose parents are having issues. I pray you would walk with the kids and the parents. Bring harmony. Bring love. Bring peace. Lord I know you have a plan for all of us. I pray we can hear the small voice and follow.

In Jesus Christ, Amen.

Prayers

Lord,

I am thankful I have the opportunities I do. I should not complain about them. There are people that never get to do the things I get to. I worry about money even though there will be enough to pay the mortgage. Some folks do not have that. I truly am lucky and blessed. I have two lovely kids and a good husband. My eyes get funny and do not see it as great as it really is. Then the complaints start and I get frustrated. I should be happy and thankful for what is here in front of me. There are times I just cannot seem to think straight. The 'stuff' starts calling my name. Buy me. Get me. We do not need any of it, but yet I buy it.

Tonight I pray that I could see what I am doing. That parents can balance giving their kids all they need and just a few they want. I tend to give everything. Help me set and stick to limits. Help parents everywhere make healthy choices. Help us keep our kids healthy and teach them limits. You have a plan and I feel pretty safe in saying it doesn't include owning every toy ever made. Give us strength to stick to the limits and hear the complaints from the kids. They will learn too. Lead us from a place of needing stuff to appreciating everything You give to us.

In Jesus Christ, Amen.

Prayers

Lord, Father,

Thank you for this day. It was cold and windy, but we were all together and doing the things we like. There is something about going to church each week to learn and worship. I feel like a different person. The kids were good and entertaining to boot.

I pray for many things tonight. First, please help my boy. He is in pain and having such a hard time. I ask that you help his tiny bottom heal. He has been a champ, but I know he is tiring of the situation. He is wearing down. Please help him. I also ask for strength for those of us caring for him. It is so hard to hear him so sad and in pain. Things have to be taken care of and we are doing the best we can, but I ask you to be with us and keep us strong for him.

I pray for kids that are cold. Whether they have no home, no coat or just no money to pay the bill I pray they can stay warm. Cold season has hit with a force and I pray You would take care of them. Give them a way. Coats donated, gas bills paid for them, something. It is in Your wisdom I trust. I pray they do not have to suffer this winter.

I pray for myself tonight. Help me change. Help me be the person I should be. The person living in Your image. Guide me through the difficult choices. Give me strength to stay on the right path. Lord, I ask to be different. I desire a different relationship with my family. I desire to do Your will. Help me, guide me.

Lord, You have a plan for our lives. I trust in that. I only ask you keep us on the path to do Your will. Help us do the things we are meant to do.

In Jesus Christ, Amen.

Prayers

Lord,

I am having a hard time being selfless. I cannot seem to think of others while things in my own life are raging. I am trying to be calm and peaceful, but not having much luck. Please help me. I need you.

I am trying to take this time to pray for others. Please be with all the children. The babies, the older ones and all in between. Love them, care for them. Be a guide in their lives. Give them that one person that makes a difference. I would pray they see You and hear You and know and follow You.

I pray for my friend P. May she hear You and be guided by You as she makes her way through life.

I pray for the ladies at M. I hope they are refreshed and learn about You. Some have not found a church to call home and I would pray they are led to find one. May each person find the voice to invite someone to share their Sunday.

I pray for my family. I pray that we could all communicate and get along. That we could be understanding and to help fill the needs of others.

I pray for me, my husband and kids. I desire us all to know You, though I am not sure how. We attend church in an effort to learn more, but we are not following through with more. I pray each night and hope You hear me. I ask for help and guidance as I clearly do not know what to do. My mind has been churning with thoughts and ideas, but I have done nothing to act on them. I am not sure where to turn so I have stayed still.

Lord, I pray all these things in Jesus Christ, Amen.

Prayer for Me

Lord,

Sometimes I do not understand the plan You have for me. In the long run I hope to know, and I understand that I may never really know. Right now I am upset and trying hard not to fight You on this. There must be a reason. I look forward to this each week and to have to miss it is making me very sad. To have to miss out just hours before the start is making me even more sad. I know it is wrong, but all I want right now is some sympathy. Hearing someone tell me it is OK and even ask how I am would comfort me. So I am asking You to help me. Help me relax. Help me feel better. Help me heal - quickly. Help me understand Your plan. In short, help me, please.

In Jesus Christ, Amen.