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ellie77:
Prayer request,
                      I would like to request prayer for my older son. At the moment he is homeless, jobless, no money and been,yet again, thrown out of a relationship with a woman who is very unstable and 20 years his senior.
                     Ben has a learning disability and this really spills over into his life. I've tried and tried and prayed.Two weeks ago he rang me up and spent 40.mins lying to me,came for a short visit and stole money from me. I can't afford to have him here or do another rescue. That doesn't work and isn't the right thing to do.
                    It just breaks my heart to think of his situation and all I can really do is put him into God's hands.
                    His reasoning for telling me lies is "not to stress me."I suppose stealing from me(I'm on a disability pension) has some wonderful de-stressing effect as well.
                    Sorry if this sounds a bit angry. He is probably just where God wants him to be and I should get my worry and sadness right out of the way.   Thanks Ellie....

Jackie Lee:
Thats a hard situation, yes I will pray for your son.

phazel:
I will pray.  Nothing easy about those situations.

Robin:
You have my prayers Ellie.

I've gone through the same thing with my son for many years. It's very hard and it's very hard not to worry in that situation. If we let them face their own consequences they have a better chance of taking responsibility for their own behavior. If we cushion their fall they don't learn. It is easier for us to rescue them and less painful for us, but it doesn't really help them.

God used these circumstances to change me as much as he used the circumstances to change my son. I was between a rock and a hard place with no place to run. It was exactly where God wanted me. There were several times when my son was close to death and I was powerless to do anything about it. I had to learn to give my son to God. I had no other choice.

Many hugs,
MG

Samson:
Hello Ellie,

               I extend my prayers for your Son Ben, also. Sorry to hear about his present circumstances. I was homeless in 1997 on two occasions totally 2 months, was thrown out by my Ex-wife at the time. In my case, I definitely deserved it to some extent for my Bad Temper, was verbally abusive, had problems with self-esteem and Depression. Thrown out with no job, no car and a bag of clothes. Looking back on that time period in my life, God used this as a teaching tool and probably to Humble me. Believe it or not, I tried so hard to control my anger, we were very incompatible accompanied by alot of major Stressors in our life. I can assure you that being Homeless leaves a person with a feeling of hopelessness and despair and much shame inside, so when reading your post, it hit my heart compelling me to respond. I know that God will help him, in his due time for things according to his Will. May the peace of God that excels all thought guard his heart and yours in these troublesome times.

                                        Your Brother in christ, Samson.

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