I can run

Today I feel I was set free, from some of my struggles. From the lie, I couldn't do what God was asking of me. for the last 3 months I been saying I can't I can't. I can't do it unless someone helps me. Maybe I just needed a push. I want to run, with my eyes on Jesus. I feel He has given me the power to do what he is telling me to do. I knew I have a race to run. Part of me gave up. But God showed me today you are not running alone I am with you. And with my help you can do this. Yes I can. I Want nothing to hold me back. I want do whatever so I can win. God said, Run! Leave the past and look forward.
run for Me. God gave me power so I can run again.
please pray I keep seeking God, for His power to do His will.
Please pray I keep my eyes on Jesus.
In his love
charlene

Sister Charlene, that is awesome news!

Philippians 4:13 says "I can do [b]all things[/b] through Christ which strengtheneth me." (emphasis mine).

Hebrews 12:1-3 says "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds."

I encourage you and pray for you to press on, sister! Press into prayer and in the Word. Press into our Lord Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. He will sustain you through everything and anything.

Thanks for your post, it really lifted me up from what's been a difficult day in the natural.

Mia and Bailey, Dugan, Buddy and Agnes the beagles.

For a long time I was fooled by the lie. I thought I was to sick to do alot of things. But it was a lie. with God we can do anything. Really I had become lazy. But God is bring me back. I needed a big push. God is showing some areas I have been not obeying that why I have been so weak. I keep going back to remeber when you loved Me? Yes Lord what a fool I have been, putting other things before you. I have known the Lord about 4 years. But when I moved away from my Church, and my strong friends. I started to do little things that were wrong. Then they added. THings I would never think I would do, I now find myself doing. I have always been big on my time with the Lord. Nothing is more important then it. It was never was a struggle to push everything side and be with Him. Even when my father was dying. I had to be with God first. But when he died, then I just started to let things come in, and take that time away. My love wasn't as strong. Maybe part of me said I am not runing. Maybe I said I am done, just take me home. Maybe part of me didn't care. I sat down and then ask God to help me to run. I have struggle with be able to run, but maybe cause I have been siting? it has been this way for 4 months. I felt traped. So I thought I needed people, but really what I need is God!!I wanted to pray longer, I wanted to read more. But what got me was not going over the word. Before I would awake up and I would start reading off verses. Now it is a struggle to think of them. There never is a small sin. when ever we let any sin in, it slowly eats away at us. But God is helping me to live the free life He has called for me. Yes I need to be with LoRD, more then ever I feel the need. But everything is coming at me to stop me from being with God. We are war. I am I willing to fight, or give up.
thank you for your prayers.
In his love
charlene

Sister Charlene, you are right, it is a fight, we are at war. The enemy doesn't care to work on those who he already has trapped with his lies, he is going after those who are God's children because he knows his time is short.

Your weapons for battle are all in the Word:

Ephesians 6:10-13:

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand."

And what does the whole armour of God consist of? Read on in verses 14-18:

"Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints."

I encourage you in the Lord your God as David encouraged himself in the Lord his God when he was struggling in battle (1 Samuel 30) and ended up victorious against huge odds.

Prayers for your struggle headed up to the Throne of Grace tonight, sister. May you be blessed by His peace and grace and strength.

Mia and Bailey, Dugan, Buddy and Agnes the beagles.

Praying for you, joining with Mia for special Grace to guard you.

When the devil attacks me I tell him he has no rights in me, and tell him to get out of my head, my house, and off my property, then I pray God for the angels to place a hedge of protection around me.

Then the next day, I begin again.

THe more I do this, the more the devil loses ground.

He pulls a lot of sneaky stuff on me, but eventually the lie is exposed.

When does he manage this? When I forget to pray for protection!

Pray, always pray. We'll pray with you whenever you need it.

May God and his angels protect you tonight, and tommorrow.

Many Blessings,

Charlene,

Never say you'll give up. Never think it.

Say over and over outloud: I am strong in Jesus. I can do it through Jesus. The more you say it, the more it becomes true.

You are grieving and depressed. Go back to your strong friends, or find some new ones.

And my sister, see a doctor. Depression that keeps you from wanting to do anything for over two weeks is a medical condition.

I know - I've had it.

If you're broke, and have no insurance go to the emergency room, and wait to see someone. Pay them when you are up and about again.

Blessings,

this last week I have been doing well. I have seen going to bed before 10 pm is huge, thanks for all your prayers. Sometimes life can be hard, but I have peace and joy, on monday I woke with a brust of joy. I have power and strenght to do what I couldn't do before. Praise God. I am not out of the woods. I still lots to keep up with.
Charlene

Sweet Charlene, I have been 'watching' and praying for a couple of days. I know that with His Strong Arm to lean upon you will run this race and finish the course. Like my wonderful sisters here say be strong and couragous. You will overcome and we will be reading your victory post before too long dear lady. Much love,
Joy

I was hopeing to write of good health.
ALthough I have to praise God for the last two weeks. But two days ago, my body has gotten sick. I tried to run tonight, I got sick. My blood suagr went high. About 2 hours after I ran, my body starting getting sharp pains. and my feet and hands started hurting. I am trying to be joyful. It does this each month, somtimes staying two weeks. I just hoping the med's I was on would stop it, but I think it somthing differnt then what the Dr's say it is. PLease pray for wisdom as I call the Dr tommorw. Please pray I am still strong in my prayers.Most I want to have joy. When my blood sugars are high, it makes weak and feel sad.
Thanks
charlene

I talk with the Dr today she took some blood to do some test.
I called aother Dr and she said, I don't what's worng with you maybe you should call aother Dr.

I Know my hope lays in God, to help me.
In his love
charlene

I have been really sick these last 3 weeks. I haven't done much. Praise God for getting me through and drawing me colser to Him.
THis good news and bad, the Good is I know part of why I am sick. Bad it will be hard to get rid of it. More pills and more test. I am going on 4 months without working. I am eager to feel better.
THe test came back, I found out that I have been hosting a few bugs. There time is up, time to leave. the name is infection with Blastocystis hominis. Blastocystosis is the name given to infection with Blastocystis hominis, a common microscopic parasitic organism found throughout the world. Blastocystis hominis is a protozoan microorganism which may or may not cause disease in people. How Blastocystis is transmitted is not known, although the number of people infected seems to increase in areas where sanitation and personal hygiene is inadequate. The oral-fecal route is suspected, Blastocystis hominis attacks the body and creates trouble when you're under stress or weakened. The moment your body picks up a little, it may not be able to affect you. Treatment & Prevention
Blastocystis is difficult to eradicate. It hides in the intestinal mucus, sticks and holds on very hard to your intestinal membranes, making elimination very difficult. Several approaches are necessary in order to eliminate blastocystis. Prognosis
Blastocystis can remain in the intestines for weeks, months, or years. Some patients with this organism in their stools who have symptoms improve with no treatment at all.
Causes & Development
Symptoms may be caused by infection with other parasitic organisms, bacteria, or viruses. Often, B. hominis is found along with other such organisms that are more likely to be the cause of symptoms.

many of the Symptoms I have been struggling with are caused by this parasitic.
It might take months to get rid of them.

We can pray they come out.
Pray I will be faithful taking all the pills
pray I will eat right
pray I will be well rested
Pray I can pray!!
Pray I will lots of joy

In his love charlene

Charlene,

What a nasty little bug to cause so much harm.

I pray, ask and proclaim in Jesus' name that it be dead in you, according to Mark 11:21-24, and ask all who visit this thread to agree with me that this parasite shall be withered away, even as the fig tree that Jesus cursed withered away.

KJV Mark 11:21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
23. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Amen!

What a nasty little bug to cause so much harm.

it is amazing how somthing so small, could kill me if I didn't do anything about it. I agree this bug has to leave, Amen
in his love
charlene

Praise God!

I rejoice with you, sister Charlene! May you continue in this victory from the Lord!

:-)

I need faith in what I can not see
I am still very sick.My feet hurt, it hurts to walk. I am feel very weak.
I am still not working, but I called my work today. God willing I am going to try a day or two a week.
I called the DR, today and they said they will
not see me until July.
and the other Dr, said they will not see me for a while. I am going to try the DR in CA.
There is other Med's I need to get. Pray I will
get them soon. As long as I can pray, I can do this. SO please pray I will have a clear mind, low blood sugars
Thanks
In his love
charlene

awakenwithin wrote:
I need faith in what I can not see
I am still very sick.My feet hurt, it hurts to walk. I am feel very weak.
I am still not working, but I called my work today. God willing I am going to try a day or two a week.
I called the DR, today and they said they will
not see me until July.
and the other Dr, said they will not see me for a while. I am going to try the DR in CA.
There is other Med's I need to get. Pray I will
get them soon. As long as I can pray, I can do this. SO please pray I will have a clear mind, low blood sugars
Thanks
In his love
charlene

Ah, how we need to pray for you, for your need is ours.

Done and done again for a clear mind, for the right doctors, the right meds, and healing from the Lord, that your blood levels return to normal.

In Jesus,

Amen!

I am going to see a new Dr monday
Please for wisdom and what test to take.
thanks
In his love
charlene

I saw the Dr and they took some more test.
I should know in a couple days if there anything wrong.
I trying a new med;s tommorw please pray it work well with my body.
In his love
charlene

I am going to a Foot Dr, My feet have been in lots and lots of pain. Please pray they will get better.

In his love
charlene

I am way from home right now, and I have been eating thing I don't eat. Pray I don't get sick.

I haven't heard from the DR yet? Please pray I can get hold of them on MOnday
thanks
in his love
charlene

Praying about the doctor - watch your blood levels! And what you eat, that you don't get sick from it.

Blessings,

Forrest

Being from home I eat food that I don't eat when I am home. SO it has been getting me sick.
But I need to be more careful in what I eat.
My feet are very important, and they are getting worse. I need to be careful with my blood sugars.
I started walking again. I can walk as I don't go to fast then my feet start hurting really bad.
But I am happy, God is good to me.
thank you for your prayers. They are so needed.
in his love
charlene

Praying still...but be good to yourself. Also, for you to reach your new Foot Doctor.

And to enjoy the prayer conferance despite all the problems.

Blessings,

Forrest

I was sick for most of time, but I got to pray.
My feet were good, until I got back home, they are starting to hurt again. I am getting xray on Monday or Tuesday on my feet.

I have been having trouble sleeping. I have been going to bed to late and getting up to soon.

I seen that what I eat really matters with my health.

In his love
charlene

Allright I got the x-rays and my feet look good
the DR put a wrapping around both feet to support them, I to leave it on for 4 days then go back.

If dosn't get better then he will do more test.

I do have a praise my blood sugars have been low..Praise God.

Thanks for praying
In his love
charlene

I am going to the Foot Dr today.
I have been very trid unable to much
and my right is hurting very bad.
Please pray I will have wisdom in what I should
do

Thanks
charlene

I had a good with my health.,
I worked two days prasie God.

The foot dr put more wrapping on feet? I am not sure what it will do. I go again to see nexts tuesday.

I feel like I have little more strenght.
Agian I praise God
But I am having really hard time thinking
please pray for clear mind.
thanks
in his love
charlene

God can only do so much if we will not help Him.

You must eat properly, sleep enough, see the doctor, pray for help, and then leave the rest in God's hands.

I ask God for His perfect will in you.

Blessings,

Forrest

God can only do so much if we will not help Him.

You must eat properly, sleep enough, see the doctor, pray for help, and then leave the rest in God's hands.

this is one of my biggest sins that I do over and over. Is the care of my body. I do so while then I give up, then I push myself again.

I agree full heartly our body don't belong to us, they are his, and it is a sin when we do as we please with them. If even we are well, I beleive it is a sin, to do as you please with your body. again it is His.

You must eat properly-- this is so hard, everything the I love to eat is stripped away. ok that's a lie, just the thing that are easy, and I like. and truth is I love eating the foods I not suppose to, I change the rules because I want to eat it. I even went behind my brothers back to get the Coco I wanted. This a daily struggle. Everyday, I have to ask God to help to eat what I could, and keep me from what I shouldn't. The best thing I can do is not buy it. Not fooling myself thinking I can just eat a little at a time. It never happenes. The food is huge. It is what makes my blood sugar go up, and all kinds of stuff happens when that happens. Ican't pray or read as I should,, Although I think I do very well with what I eat, I have my bad days. I can use so much prayer to have wisdom what I should and shouldn't eat, and to obey

sleep enough- this one is also very hard, I no longer have a room, I sleep in the living room. the place I was staying was making me really sick so I came inside. My brother has the room.
My brother had the living room for almost 2 years when my father lived with us, so I don't mind sleeping there it is just hard to sleep sometimes. Pray I will go to bed before 10pm, that has been my prayer for years, every time I do I am able to pray ten's times better it seems in the morning.

see a dr I am not hopeful with that one, they all say they don't know,

what is the hardest is when My family say it is my head, go work, why are you not working you are not that sick. they have even told my brother to kick me out. I am really blessed my brother stands up for me. That's why it is so important I work, so I can make my family happy. Of course I want to work for many other reason.

Leaving it in God's hands is the best thing I can do, and of course pray for wisdom.

Thanks
in his love
charlene

well I wentto the foot Dr and he said yum, I don't see anything wrong, lets send you to another Dr

In his love
charlene

I have been sick today.
every time I eat, I have been having
sharp pains agian.
being in the car crash is not helping matters.

Just pray I will give God glory in this
and not be rude to my brotherm because I don;t
feel good
Thanks
charlene

I went to the Dr today. They are ordering a eMG/NCS test- which is to check the founction of major nerves in arms and legs and nerves on neck and back. it is electro muscle test, shock me with electricly to see if I have nerves prombles. they have to inserted needles in serveral muscles, they say it can cause discofort and pain. I go in next Tusday.

Thanks for your prayers
charlene

Thanks that was funny.

I guess going to Dr can be fun...
Thank you so much for your prayers...
In his love
charlene

I went back and, read my frist post. It good to look back. I stop running, but God is still with me, helping to run in different areas.

In his love charlene

I am going to the Dr tommorw at 2pm
Thanks for your prayers

Please pray I will drive safe on
the way home
Please pray I will be ready to share Christ
Please pray I will rejoice, and have a new song on my heart

may his name be honored
charlene

The DR appt movd to July 10th.
Please pray for me today.
I eat some food. I have been sick
it is nothing O haven't eaten before
I am suppose to go teach children tonight

thank you
charlene

Thank you for your prayers. I was sick for a bout 6hours due what I ate. I am starting to feel better now. I know I have to be careful.
I guess I haven't been has careful in what I have been eating. Even though I have eaten these food before dosn't mean I can now.
I have been just eating eggs and veg's. When I eat other things I get a little sick, or a lot.
I know I keep asking for prayer. But I really need it. I can see you understand what it is like. i too will praying for you.
Thank you.
charlene

I think I am starting to get somthing in my lungs.

Please pray it will not worse

thanks
charlene

I did a food test a year ago.

The first thing they found I had
At first I was doing pretty well. I was running
5 miles. then I started getting tried, and weak.
My blood sugars where high then low.
I had high hope that all I had to was run or walk and eat right and I could get better. After a year of taking every kind of pill and diet. after diet. nothing helped.

I then went a Dr who did the food test saying I could longer eat ... almond, apple avocado, barley, basil, bay leaf, beans, bran, broccoli , celery coffee any thing with milk, coconut, eggs, eggplant, gluten, grape lettuce peanuts, peeper rye, sunflower spinach, tomato, tuna, walnuts, wheat, yeast, ( but the Dr in Ca said that I may be able to eat some of these ans be fine.)
He said I had Poor digestion
kidney working to hardThyroid glad off
early bone depression
other deficiency
he wanted my go on this Med, which was $600
I walked sad, I didn't have it. I guess I did know at the time he would help.

I went to another Dr here in Tucson, who ran test after, thinking it was my GI. My mother was helping at the time, but after a year of getting no where I left.

I had a really bad time with my blood sugars in Dec, they were going up into 300 400 after eating something small. I was getting really worried. that is when My feet started hurting really bad.

that is when I went CA and they found I had a parasite. So now I am working on getting rid of parasite. Also keeping my blood sugar down

Hi there Annie Blessing in the Lord.

SO good to hear from you and knowing that you are praying for me.

My feet starting to hurt again last week they didn't hurt,
I am haveing trouble sleeping ,So in the morining I am out of it until 12pm,

I am gluten sensitive, I haven't eaten any of it for a year now. I don't think this was the reason for all the other things wrong with me. I think there is still something the Dr's are missing. I am praying for you sister. I know it can be hard, going anywhere, because almost everything has gluten in it.

I go to the DR THursday. I hopeing to get some more test done.

I worked two days last week. I work tommorw
Please pray I will have all strenght I will need

And have lots of joy... I know God will have run again. I just have trust in Him.

In his love
charlene

My work is taking care of the elderly. I really love it. over the last few years I have just worked in their homes. Which is only one person at a time. But I have gone to other places to.
I just started working again. A huge praise, the three times I have worked God has placed a Christian worker to help me... It can be very hard or easy. I have done this kinda of work now for 8 years.

PLase pray for Thursday It is going to be a carzy day. I have to get everything done before I leave. All the family I am working with and helping to get there green cards. I have work out alot of things for them, making calls and such. I have to call Dr's for them, set up stuff. Just pray I don't forget anything important! I do pray this Dr will have wisdom.
CFIDS or M.E- I don't what that is, I will look it up. When I got sick I wanted to know everthing that was wrong, But I also wanted to how and why? God made our bodies so amazing. I have found that things that grow here in Tucson can help me with a few things.

One minute they're saying "this is what it is" then just months later they retract that and give another cause, since it first arrived in "OUTBREAKS" in Communities and other areas.

I hear you on this... I have to just trust God.
People tell all time it's in your head. I can do good for 3 weeks. then be sick for a month, or week. Really I don't know. I have 3 or 4 times it has gotten really bad, where I didn't want to drive. My Blood where going low, and it makes you feel like you are going to die. I know you are to always have food on you. But there has been a few times I have forgotten when I was driving. The Dr's have said this and that. They want to put on Med's that make no sense. DOn't get me worng I am greatful for the Dr's but in the long run they haven't one thing to help me.
These last two years they said everything is fine.

I don't rest in DR's I rest in God.
Thanks again
In his love
charlene

I went to the Dr, and he order more test. I am to take some med's frist. So I will take the test when I get to Flagstaff. I will have to see aother Dr up there.

Charlene

Thank you I will check it out.

You know to be honest I pray alot for others health, But I really don't pray as much for mine. I pray but not as much for others.
So maybe I should pray more for my self.

Thank you sister you are such a blessing

In his love charlene

My aunt think I should get some med's In mexico
I am to take it for 3 months. I am praying about it. If I get it will be this week.

In his love
charlene

I haven't looked into the med at all. My family wants me to take. I am in a corner. If I don't take it they will be very upset. Do I have a choice? I always like to know what I am talking I have heard a few bad things about it.

No I haven't done the blood work. He wanted to wait until I took this other med which I still looking into. I just don't take what any Dr tells me to take I like to look at it and pray about it. I know this might seem silly. I just haven’t had peace about it. I am not sure about it. I don’t know. But I hope to do the blood work when I go to flagstaff.

How I am feeling. I am alright. I really don't feel like eating much. I am just eating eggs. and a few other things. I haven't been sleeping well.

In his love
charlene

thank you so much.
I have to trust the Lord will lead me.
I have Dr's but really I need to trust in Christ. Really The Dr's often don't know.
I have read and study alot on health.
I do need to look in to it. I will get the name to you. Yes I need to pray Christ will be with me.
This the hardest thing that is what to take and what not to. I am at the piont that I am about seeking God over these things and trusting that He will make it clear. I trust that I have obey and seek his face. I want to look back and know I did what I was suppose to. and I leave the rest to God. Just let me be faithful to my part,

I think the sleep will get better, I am just away from home. I know going to bed sooner could help. You are right sleep is so important.

I hate the whole thing about Insurance really it has been a struggle. when I have felt good I couldn't get health Insurance. so I had to go to state. But I am thankful for it. Really Insurance or not we need to be on our knees trusting Christ.

I have to admit, I do pray to go Home an awful lot though

Silly I work in Nursing homes too. I have to say I love working with them but I don't like working with other CNA's some don't care and don't do there job well.

Bless you sister

charlene

they are getting the med's in a week. Please pray I a little fearful to take it. I guess I have to trust God. I just fear it will make me worse. yes I could make me feel better. Please pray I will have peace about it.

and I am not sleeping well at all.

In his love
charlene

Well I got the med's I will be starting them in a couple days. Please pray I will have joy of the Lord in this trail. Joy to knowing My God is Good. Joy to face what I can and can't do. To have joy when I am weak. Joy knowing my God is with me. Joy knowing I am his child. I long and desire to have much joy in this. To have his grace poured out. I ask for joy to sing and new song in my heart. Joy to dance with delight before my king. Joy to praise his holy name, even when it is hard. Please pray I will have joy for the joy of the Lord is my strenght
In his love
charlene

maybe it is true my thoughts have been every where this last week. I have been feeling really sick these last two weeks.
I feel it is a struggle with eating and sleeping . Please pray I will be faithful and take care of my body as the lord wills.

"you let your mind kind of go all over the place at times. That in itself will exhaust you, wear you out mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. We then open ourselves up to all kinds of troublesome thoughts and thinking, which will wear us out more and make us more vulnerable to attacks."
I feel under spiritual warfare for the last week or so. I just can't think well. I go to pray and it is harderest thing, please pray I will be renewed in my prayer life.
may my mind have peace and dwell on God
please pray I will Meditate on peaceful Scriptures when my mind wants to go all over the place

" mind that wants to figure out a solution for every problem it faces, a mind that is allowed to race around in circles without discipline is not a godly mind. We don't have to be like the world who has to analyze and figure out everything. Instead we should humbly cast our cares upon the Lord, fully knowing and truly trusting that He cares for us and will perfect all things that concern us. We must trust Him to be the loving Father who will protect us and guide us, without our having to help Him or having to figure out how He will do it. We don't need to please people, but God alone. Cast your prayer burdens on Him; you are not meant to carry them, only to intercede for them and entrust them to the Lord"
please pray
"I will be strong in the Lord and the strength of HIS might. Let Christ's mind/attitude dwell in me. Let the Word of God dwell in me richly. Let my mind focus on what I am to do right here and right now (not tomorrow or next week or next month), through Christ who strengthens me.
May Christ's words, "Peace, be still" be applied to my mind"

"Be still and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10)

thanks in his love
charlene

Well I am in flagstaff, in the cool air..
I am learning a great about health. and My great God..

My God is faithful and Is my Father,,,
I go see a new Dr on Wednesday, I am still very weak. but I have been resting at my friends which
has been a blessing

thank you for your prayers
charlene

Our battles are real and I feel so much more for those who are sick now. My heart goes out to them. Keeping my eyes on Christ is huge! keeping in his word. Over this last year alot of lose I have had. My father, My health, My dreams, it seemed part of me died with it, yet God is so faithful. He keeps a fire and a passion in my heart. So I have a part of me that loves the Lord and enjoys Him, I get so joyed and so passionate for his glory. I am a fighter like my father was in lots of ways. I want to live my life for him. Yet I am seeing that part of me has gave up and I struggle with this flesh of me. I feel that I can't do all those I did before.
God has taken many things away, but given me so much more. Oh If I could just remind myself this everyday. How bless I am for being sick. But in the pain and weakness I forget who my father is.
So knowing him as my Father makes this sickness ok. he knows all my needs therfore I can trust him. He is growing me in faith. Somtime he wants you to walk through it.
I have seen that it is hard for me to just rest He is showing me it is ok I can rest, to get better. But this really hard to do. So not being home I have been resting, that is being here in Flagstaff.

Thank you for battling with me, it is fight to have my eyes on heavenly things. But I do have joy in the pain. May he give even more
In his love charlene

I tell of a womderful gift God have me today.
My friends father passed away I went with them. I knew it was going to be a long day. It also right by the creek. God gave a wonderful day not only did I feel well today He give me strength to walk to the Creek I am so blessed. My God is so good.
He hears the crys of our hearts. He is a faithful Father..
In his love
I have the DR appt tommorw
charlene

I went to the Dr, she order more test.. Although I will have to fellow up with the Dr in Tucson. I might try to stay extra 4 days to see one aother Dr here. May these test show if there is anything wrong.

Thanks again blessing

charlene

I go back to the Dr on THursday..
I should have a few answers hopefully
I am meeting with the pastors here on
Tusday and they will be praying over me

I am unsure where I am to go.. please pray
I have please going back to Tucson.. Please
I know what Gods will is..

In his love
charlene

Since I have been away from my home,, I think God has brought to light a lot of thing..
I had alot of fear going back home.. I was talking with a friend the other day.. she ask me what is your plan? I said I don't know I really don't know.. I thought I am to have this all worked out? I started crying I need your help Lord I can't do this..I can only worry about today. I have many people tell I should do this and that.. I came back to place I am staying and talk with my firend what should I do? At the end I should pray each day and trust the Lord will open a door or give me peace to go back.. I know going back as it hard said, I am sure saying will too. I am learning God as my father.. This huge thing to see as my father.
It seems when God take away thing he give back to greater things. This last week God has put hope and passion back in my heart. A will to fight for my health, a drive not to give up.
So I planing to get on a bus saturday and go home, But I willing to do whatever My God tells stay or go..
Please pray with me..
I will know Gods will
I will a powerful time of prayer this week
and in the word
I will hear Gods voice
I will have hope in Gods grace and healing
I will obey and be faithful in eating right
and going to bed on time
Pray the elder will have wisdom to share with me
Please pray I will get the rest my body needs
pray I will know what is to much..

please I can pray as The Lord wills

Thank you all so much
as we battle together
In his love
charlene

What is my lastest update What is God showing and doing in my life?

I was in Tuscon just a month and half ago. I was getting weaker and heat was making it

harder. I prayer Lord should I go to Flagstaff for a rest? I would like to go. Then I got a email from a friend saying come up. I talked with my brother. I packed my bags. It was my hope I would go for a month rest up and go back to work , and help in the house. While My whole plan was changed. My frist stop was at my mother, which I got even weaker. After 3 weeks, I thought it would be best to go to Flagstaff. I have been here now 3 weeks. I have gotten a little stronger. The Drs can find nothing wrong. But I know I am weak and can't work right now. Maybe in indeed all I have been through these last two years My body is saying no more? As my time comes to a end, I had lots of fear of going back, the stress of working. ( I want to work, when I can) The living place isn't good for my health. I love my brother, but I can't live there anymore. If we moved and I had a room with a bed, then I could. I went to the elders at my Church asking for prayer and wisdom in what I should do. I was left not knowing where to go or who to ask. All I know is God say bring your needs to me and I can meet then. In faith I am praying God can meet my needs so I can get the rest, the sleep the med's I need to get better. This last year I lost hope and stop trying in some ways, stope seeing the Dr in CA, stop taking the meds. I don't who or where God might open the door. I am willing to go where God open the door for me next. It may be in Tucson or Flagstaff or some where eles.

I pray and ask that is a family that is delighted to have me to live with them. I don't need to know today. I need to know when I need move God will open the door. I Can do live in, helping with small things around the house. I just know God is putting on my heart I need to rest. I have been running to hard. I am going back to Tucson to pack up my stuff and pray for a open door. God can do anything. I am more then willing to live where I have been, but that isn't my need right now. Please join in asking God to open a place to live that will allow me to rest, a place that will meet the needs I have. I can't fear all I can do is trust in my mighty and Holy God. Please pray I will have peace and know what to do. Please I will not give up but have hope and trust in my God to meet all my needs.

Thank you for your prayers.

Charlene

thanks joy, Ce4 for your prayers
Wonderful verse.
delight and not worry yum
How good is our God.. Indeed.
I love him. Indeed He is good.
May he awaken my heart even deeper
the beauty of his love

thank you
charlene

I am in joy for my God is good. No word on where I to live. But you know Our God Is Good
Oh let us praise Him. I have been The goodness of my God today.. I Think about the cross
and I am swept off my feet. I love my God, He is near. May he keep pouring his grace. More and more in my prayer. Let us pray.. Great God is waiting for us to come him let needy child. Oh let go to his feet. Face down let us worship him... Thank you for your prayer. Keep praying indeed...

in his love charlene

Always Pray and Do Not Lose Heart

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Luke 18:1-8
And he told them a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man; and there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Vindicate me against my adversary.' For a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow bothers me, I will vindicate her, or she will wear me out by her continual coming.'" And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? I tell you, he will vindicate them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
Being Ready at the Coming of God's Kingdom
* kingdom of God was coming. and it was already in the midst of them
* Jesus describes what the days will be like leading up to the coming of the Son of man.
*Then in verses 31–37 Jesus warns us not to be like Lot's wife (v. 32). That is, in the hour of crisis, don't love the world. Don't turn back with longing, or you'll be unfit for the kingdom (9:61).

*Now we can see that Luke 18:1–8 is really part of this end-time teaching. It closes in verse 8 with the question, "When the Son of man comes, will he find faith on earth?" Will the warnings of Jesus to remember Lot's wife, to keep the heart fixed on Christ, and to not love the world—will these warnings secure the faith of the disciples? Will they endure to the end? Will the Son of man find us trusting him, or busy securing our lives in this world?

*How can we endure to the end? How can we make sure that we don't become like Lot's wife, too much in love with this world to go all the way with Christ? How can we resist the relentless temptations of Sodom to be desensitized to God's kingdom by the ordinary pressures of daily life?

* characterized of Sodom - In fact, he doesn't mention anything in itself sinful: "they ate, drank, bought, sold, planted, built." Judgment didn't come upon Sodom merely because it had practicing homosexuals in it, but also because all the good, ordinary activities of life were godless. The good things in life can make us just as insensitive to the reality of God as the gross things in life can.

*So the disciples of Jesus are left in a tremendous battle, which most people don't even know is going on: the battle to maintain radical, heartfelt, self-denying faith in Christ not only in the threat of persecution (21:12–19) and sinful temptations, but also in the threat of ordinary home life and business life which can blunt all our sensitivity to God's eternal kingdom.

*The danger we face as disciples of Jesus waiting for his return is stressed even more clearly by Matthew 24:11–13 ( lukewarmness). And because wickedness is multiplied, most men's love will grow cold. But he who endures to the end will be saved." So When the Son of man comes, will he find fervent love on earth?" The danger we face is that our faith in Christ and our love for him and for each other will be swallowed up by opposition or by the sheer ordinariness of daily life. So the question is: How can we endure? How can we be found with faith and love? How can we avoid being like Lot's wife and like those who are left in judgment?
Pray! Pray! Pray!
*Jesus' answer to the question how to endure to the end is, Pray! Pray! Pray! And don't grow weary of praying.

*The parable goes like this (18:2–5): "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man; and there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Vindicate me against my adversary.' For a while he refused; but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow bothers me, I will vindicate her, or she will wear me out by her continual coming.'"

*So here the point of comparison is not that God is an unjust judge but that he responds with help to those who cry to him day and night. In verse 7 Jesus draws out the lesson which he intends: "Always pray and don't lose heart." If you cry to God day and night, if you always pray and don't lose heart, you will not be like Lot's wife: you will not be left in judgment; you will endure in faith and love, and God will vindicate you when the Son of man comes. Therefore, always pray and don't lose heart.

* don't stop praying; don't peter out; don't be fickle; but "always pray and don't lose heart." And this word increases in urgency as we see the end of the age drawing near. As Peter says (1 Peter 4:7), "The end of all things is at hand; therefore, keep sane and sober for your prayers." The pressures of worldliness will become greater as the end draws near, therefore, all the more must we watch and be sober unto prayer, and not lose heart.
God and the Unjust Judge
*Now how does Jesus' parable in Luke 18:1–8 encourage us to keep on praying

*A widow comes to an unjust judge and pleads for help. She is being oppressed unjustly and wants him to use his authority to seek her relief. That's us, the widow. Weak, poor, and no husband to speak up for us. Her only source of help, the judge. Our only source: God.

*makes it crystal clear that the fear of God inclines a person to give heed to cries for help, and therefore, God himself is right in mercy to all who call upon him. Therefore, if a judge who has no fear of God can be swayed by persistent petitions, how much more certain we can be that God will help those who cry to him day and night.

*The second mark of the judge was that he had "no regard for man." The widow was unknown to him, and he had no interest in her. The assumption is that if he cared about this widow, And will not God vindicate his elect?" He has chosen them. He has set his favor on them. He has adopted them to be his children. As Paul says in Romans 8:31–33, "If God is for us, who is against us? . . .
So this parable is intended to be an encouragement for us to pray continually until Jesus comes back. When Jesus asks at the end of verse 8, "When the Son of man comes, will he find faith on earth?" he means, "Will the Son of man find that his disciples have kept praying, or have lost heart and given up?" So the implication seems to be: prayer and faith stand and fall together. If we lose heart and drift away from prayer, then the Son of man will not find faith in us when he comes. Faith is the furnace of our lives. Its fuel is the grace of God.

* without persevering prayer, faith and love become lukewarm, and we saw last week that lukewarm faith does not save. Second, because Jesus commands us in Luke 18:1 always to pray and not to lose heart. Therefore, prayerlessness is disobedience. And if we do not repent and begin to pray as Jesus taught us, we will not be saved.
* always to pray and not lose heart. First, because if we grow weary and leave off praying, our faith will wither, and the Son of man will not gather us with the elect. But second, and more positively, we should not grow weary in prayer because God is not like the unjust judge, but much more kindly disposed to us. As verse 7 says, he will surely vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night. Confirm your call and election, brothers and sisters (2 Peter 1:10). Always pray and do not lose heart

I am unsure what God is teaching in these last few, nights. But each night I have getting lots of pain and I can't sleep. I want to sleep, and Lords I need it. yet I am awaken and I pray off and on. I don't pray this late most often. I am one who loves to be up at 5 am if God willing and pray all morning. I have done this since I have known the :Lord, a women told you must pray everyday and so I did, first thing.

But of my sickness I have been struggling with getting up. This my joy to up early, I want grace to do it again. Now that I feel this way. I getting all mixed up. I am not in pain during the day, not even as bad. I Want to sleep, but if I can't I must pray. but my mind is having a hard with reading the word.
I want to have a more powerful prayer life. I say with a sad heart I pray to little. The truth is I have let other thing take it place. I fear I will have a hard time praying tomorrow.

Dear brothers and sister please pray for me. I hurt everywhere. I feel I have swords in my feet and back. My feet are starting to hurt againyou know I have no problem being sick. or even in pain. I count it all joy, but to not pray well, that quickly takes my joy. It seems the word and pray are my life. And I feel I start slipping away when there is less time in prayer and word.

Maybe I ate something I shouldn't eat. Please pray I am very careful, in what I eat..

I am not asking for all the trails to go, indeed Christ might be telling to walk through them.
I know in God good timing can and will heal me even that when I die. I trust fully Christ is able.

But right now He is saying walk.. I am to obey ..
I want all my time to be used for Christ. so If I cant sleep please beloved pray I will pray like I ever prayed before and still awake and pray even more. I know so little of prayer. My heart is longing for more, but my body wants nothing of it. before I was sick I could pray for hours, and now it is hard. I pray God could take me away in His spirit. Maybe God bring me deeper then I was before. I do feel different
when I pray there is a greater love for my brothers and sister. I don’t even know half the people I pray for. others I know who never, or very little email back. I must say it is hard praying for them at times.

I would feel so unloved asking why God do people almost ever write I don’t get it?
Because said, I have a greater plan, to teach to love them by praying and not getting anything back. now looking I see how good it was, But there many times I just stopped sending my news letters out. anyways I have learned a greater depth in prayer.

I can say I really start to love those I pray for, you can't hate those you pray for.. It the most wonderful thing.

please I ask for you to please pray.. I will get rest.. I don't understand why I am so sick and can't work, I don’t understand why one I feel good I can't sleep. But I know this I can and I must rejoice in this. I am but a fool if I don’t
God is a good God.

I want to seek like I have never did before. I want to seek His face. I weak, I am nothing, but Christ lives in me.

I know I need to go to Dr, pray I will... I really don't care to much, not cause I don't it just seem to much.. I need help, may help to all he is calling of me, wow is me,,, I need Christ

It almost never I am up this late, may God give me grace today...and the next...

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thank you for your prayers...

your sister
charlene

thank you all for your prayer I am stiil awake and a live and well:)
in his love
cahrlene

I was sleeping taking a nap. When I woke up. I was under heavy spiritual warfare. I am battleing my mind, with kinds of thoughts. I need read and pray more, please pray I have a set mind on the word and pray. I need pray please thanks, I need Gods word to speak to me and be real right now, may I cry to him and give all heart to him.. May he dig deep and may I yeild my all.

dear brothers and sisters, I ask of you to please pray again. I ready to go to bed and I am startung to feel sick.
I need Gods grace.
I want to have joy
I want to love God more in this

One person, God has good reason why sometimes you don't hear him. He working something far gearter so you can see and know him more.
I need to just run to Chirst and long to hear him. May Gods grace help take each step with faith and joy

thank you all, I am needy for prayer but aren't we all... thank you..
your
sister in Christ
Charlene

Thank you all for praying for me, I slept really good last night. Thanks to God.

I feel I am in lots of spiritual warfare,
My health is bad and I am weak, so he trying come against even harder?

I was doing really well for the last 4 weeks with eating. eating well. But I started to eat less again. and getting sick again with eating.. I know I must eat,, I do just not such..

I thank Him for giving place to rest
I thank Him for the food I have
I thank Him for my friend who loves me
I thank Him for being with me
I thank Him for giving his grace
I thank Him for loving me
I thank HIm for being my father
I thank Him for the cross
I thank Him for he will always be with me
I thank Him for knowing me and being faithful
I thank Him for being my fiend
I thank Him for His love that never stops
I thank Him for what I do understand
I thank Him for this pain
I thank Him for my sickness
I thank Him for letting me be with him
I thank him for letting be giving a bible
I thank Him for letting me know he will works for good,, I am thankful
I praise you king I praise you I love you and thank you,, I want to worship you even more
let me pain turn into praise.. Let my pain turn to joy, Let my sorrow turn to singing
I thank you that there might be sorrow in the evening but in the morning you bring joy..
I wait no I long for day I will meet you my King
How my heart waits,

Please pray I will sleep well at night
Please pray I have hope faith and joy
Please pray I will eat well
Please pray I will have great heart of thankfulness
Please pray I will know the Love of God in greater and deeper way
please pray I will be humbled and seek His face in thisPlease pray I will walk and obey his ways
Please pray I will know and turst Gods words are real and true for me
Please pray I will have visions and dreams and my fire will burn, My passion will burn with
a holy passion for the King
Please pray I will know I am loved by others and God
Pleas pray I will be encouragement to others

I want to be used in my weakness, that Christ may be seen through me..

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in his love charlene

Joy,
Thank you so much for praying for me.
Thank I am so blessed by you..
Much in Chirst
charlene

I got the test back from the Dr, It shows that I BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS. I am sure that way I have been so sick. I have been taking med's for it. I have two more. I will need to follow up with the Dr again. Please pray for wisdom, for how I can get ride of it.
:it can cause
intense abdo. discomfort accompanied by pain. , and constipation is common. . pain, discomfort, , bloating, cramps, dehydration, sleeplessness, nausea, weight loss, inability to work, dizziness, hot and cold sweats, neckache, elevated heartbeat, lower back pain, bloating, weakness, shakes, loss of appetite, cravings for sweet foods, feelings of death, general feeling of unwellness.Depression
Inability to concentrate
almost all things I suffer, and they are side effects to this bug.. It was found in me 3 months ago, But I guess I still have it.
Please pray I will be able to get rid of it..
which Dr to go to.? and such..

blessing
charlene

I guess I praise God, cause I know it isn't in my head. I really I am sick.. It has made it hard with many saying there is nothing wrong with you..

I am not better. But I have a praise in my heart.. It filled with peace. Oh sing with me how great our God is I am delighted I have God. I am loved by my King. Can I compare Him with anything? " like a glow worm compared with the Sun" God is so great..
"Lift up your eyes on high and see:
who created these?
He who brings out their host by number,
calling them all by name,
by the greatness of his might,
and because he is strong in power
not one is missing" Isa 40:26

"t is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
and spreads them like a tent to dwell in;
who brings princes to nothing,
and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness."Isa 40:22-23

He is saying my dear daughter listen be still, be silence, and know I am God. " I am the LORD, the first and with the last I am He" God is my comfort, so I come to His arms and their his embraces me. My days are number so quick like the grass that will wither, “but the word of our God will stand forever." So I pray remember me, look on me have mercy. If you chose to let me walk through the fire I will praise you. If you chose let be sicker I will praise you. If you say I will have no one say a word, I will praise you. I put not hope in man, No I must fall on my God. There was great bitterness that broke out God can I do this? I worried and lack in trust. What was it adding to my days? This I must not fret. You have determined and planed it and you are in control so I fall and rest in your arms. Keep my heart humble and yielded. Bring brokenness through this. Can’t I say that this all wroth all it, just get closer to you.
My spirit is lifted. I pray "O lord of host God of Israel who is enthroned above of all the cherubim, you are God alone of all Kingdoms of the earth you have made heaven and earth incline you ear" to my prayers. you are my everlasting God whom lifts me up and gives new strength. who "give power to the faint" Can I fear for He is with me? Indeed He will never leave me. “ Fret not for I have redeemed you: I have called you by name, you are mine.” “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you when you walk through fire you shall not be burned and the flame shall not consume you .For I am the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.”
So let be I am…
Pray I will…Pray I Do not fret , ***Pray Be not envious toward evildoers, *** Pray Trust in the Lord, Do good, Dwell in the land (of freedom from sin! Of eternal life!),*** Pray Cultivate faithfulness, ***Pray Delight yourself in the LORD, ***Pray Commit your way to the LORD, ***Pray Trust also in Him, ***Pray Rest in the LORD, ***Pray Wait patiently for Him ***Pray Do not fret ***Pray Cease from anger ***Pray Forsake wrath *** Pray Depart from evil *** Pray Wait for the LORD *** Pray Keep His way

blesssing In His love
charlene

I got a ride to Tucson Thursday.. I have no real. Plans I was just told my car isn't working.

I cast everything at His feet. Please pray I will have a wonderful trip down with Judy..

Thanks
charlene

I am back home, in Tuscon.. Oh boy it is really hot down here. Please I have wisdom in everything I do... Thank you..

In His love
charlene

I am driving home tommorw
please pray for a safe trip
I am very sleeply

thanks
charlene

Charlene,

Praying for a safe trip and cool breezes!!!

Danielle

thank you , I will leave at 5am.. If I can awake up..

Today God showed me, what joy there is in sickness. What joy there is knowing my wonderful God. Praise Him with me, He is so good. Come beloved, cast all our needs at his feet. Why carry what is to heavy? I come and give it to him. What peace is my heart. As if ten thousands bricks were left from my heart.

Yesterday.. I was at my brother, I started crying oh Lord how I can't do this. Then the words came to my mind. Sweet daughter you can cry but don't you doubt me. Don’t you fret. Joy came into my heart. Yes Lord you are my Father. My sorrow was taken away . Is this life to be easy? Should I always be filled? Should I always be warm? Should my life be easy?

I look at my brothers house, All I could say it is hard. It was hard, many tears. Many things I have been through in this place. I wanted to leave right? I know my time was up for now?

But I cried it hit me I love my brother, would I not be willing to die for him and help him? Was I really leaving? This has been my home for 2 years.. I want to work even more, to help but I am still feel so helpless and sick. Maybe this will give a will to fight? God keeps putting a fire in my heart keep fighting daughter. I am To take a eye off me and put them on Christ.

I step out in faith, pack each box. With tears, I see pictures of my father. With tears, I think of his great love for me. With tears I say I miss you daddy. I pack away, I say as My father did, I have a smile on my face and a song in my heart.. My life is in Gods hands.

I think one day at a time. So tomorrow, then so on.. I will go back to my brothers and stay there until I get the rest of stuff where it needs to be..

Thanks for your prayers. sister.
In His Love
charlene

I have pack my bags, tears roll down my cheeks.
My brother said maybe you will come back, maybe I said. I am going back to take care the rest of my things..

Thank you thank you so so much for prayers

I prais my God I started my trip feeling so sick
I didn't think I was going to make it home I had to keep pulling over. Then I prayed oh God please let me feel better just get home and he did. It was so much cooler. He blessed me so much. What a wonderful God I have.
I am making a Dr appt Monday.
In His love
charlene

going to start a new med... today..
:)

Our God is so Good. I am happy I am his..
He my love, my life.. Really what joy fills
my heart.. He is worthy of all my heart,,
So I freely give it to him...

THrough all he has always been with me...

what a good God I have,, A loving father who is
looking after me..

In HIs love
charlene

I have the Drs appt on Thursday..
I going to try to bring a friend with me..

I going to be calling another Dr too, please pray they have wisdom..

In His love
charlene

I am looking up treatments for blastocystosis homins to the DR, if anyone can help with
things you can find, that would be wonderful. I am don't well with looking things up

Thanks
charlene

Well I went to the Dr and he wasn't sure what to do.. Didn't think my sickness was from the bug. He thinks I have something else. So he wants to send to a different Dr, to get more test and see if it is really the Bug..
And so I praise my Lord....His love endures forever

I need lots of wisdom in the things I need to do in these next couple weeks. If I should go back to my mothers, or stay here or go to Flagstaff? I am seeking. Just to have peace, and comfort in Him.

And so I praise him, He is faithful and true.. His love endures forever

I am not sleeping well here, so that's why I am thinking it will be better to leave.. But if I am to stay I will.

Holy Holy is the lord, his ways are higher then mine and I want to obey and listen to his voice..

May I keep joy and keep praying.. If my health gives away so be it, but may it never be I stop praying. May I pray even more. Please this my deepest prayer. It is so hard, and I get so sad .For I fall and battle to pray. I feel humbled by how little I pray.. and time I misuse.

And so I come asking the Lord teach me to pray, help me to confess my sins, and keep walking in Holiness
it is so true His love endures forever..

I need to trust in his Grace.. May he keep making my heart strong for pray.. It is so hard when I don't wake up at the same time as before. Joy is my strength, thanks be to God he is with us in weakness. I know I have so much,, and I am thankful.. It is my cry help me lord, help me. To be faithful and true.

when I am not faithful he is faithful.. I trust in his grace, he give all I need. His love endures forever..

He will bring me through the waters and the fire..but he is with me.. And So I praise him..
he knows my plans he knows my ways. I give my health in His hands..

Bless be His name
So may He give me wisdom without His Grace I can do nothing.. I a weak and needy daughter, so thankful I have a loving Father who loves to meet my needs daily..

So I will trying to go another Dr soon

In His love
charlene

It is true my God is Good! I do praise in my Sickness. For brothers and sister, to this we must know there many far worse then me that are crying and wanting to die. There those who are far greater pain then me. There those who are hurting who feel forgotten and sadden but the lack of people who will visit them. There those who day after day struggle with some kind of sickness. There those who can't work, who have no family. There who have so many needs and crying that someone would help them..In all these they are part of the family of God.
These are brothers and sisters. We care they are hurting, let us pray for them.. To this I ask for your prayer for Forest with her health, please lift her up that God grace will given to her. May God meet all that longs in her heart.
I know that each of our lives there are people who are sick. Please lets pray for them. Give a note a call and pray. Oh lets lift the weak part of body. All week I keep hear of sickness.. Please lets pray for those we know they need our prayers. Please can we pray for Joy and Jenny for full health and God healing in there lives.
Please pray that these trail will bring them closer to Christ. Danielle Please pray for this wonderful sister, for healing and God mighty power in her life. Thank you Jesus for our sickness, use it for your glory in each of their lives,...

In the last three day or so I have been getting
pains. I have been really weak. All I know I am to pray more. Yet I feel I am some great battle. and I feel these bugs are eating away at me. I eat then again become sick. keep praying I will have joy.. the joy of the lord is strength

in his love charlene

Lisa,

Thank you for you prayers...

She is so discouraged

And you said I don't know what to say?

I have been up and down through this. There are many things we can say..
But prayer is the best.. I know how we can become discouraged when it comes to health.
But our hope and joy in is not in how healthy I am but in the fact I have Christ..

Things that Help me through...
Frist knowing Christ in with me, and he will not leave not matter what.

"But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,and the flame shall not consume you." isa 43

Somtimes God calls to walk through these trails..
But He is with us Amen... It give me great joy that He is with me..
God is has good reason for all he does..
Can God use sickness for good?
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD.For as the heavens are higher than the earth,so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts"

And is there delight to suffer? and being sick?
"Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead" phil

God is also our comfort in the time of need.
Knowing I can trun to him and hears my crys.
He is kind and loving in the mist of pain.

Having out hope and minds set on Christ
"do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."phil

And we are to have joy even in the pain.. For there is greater depth to this. When we really see that God really works all things for good, then it give the hope and joy knowing God is doing in and throug us in the hard time. But it not always easy but a fight to have joy, and much prayer is needed.

"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing" James

I know now how much a blessing it is when you know that people are praying, even it is a short word. It bless my heart. It stir my heart. There are many times people gave up on me, thinking I should well by now. To many times I have a time lines on my healing. I am sorry only Christ can heal me. No I don't think it cause I don't have faith. I fully know He is able. Not all sickness is from sin, although many are, but not all.

How can you be encouragement to those who are sick. Prayer, is so wonderful and best.
But we can remind them of the word of God to them.

The those who have blessed me the most have been those who got my eyes off me and on Christ. Reminded me to trust in Christ. Who prayed with me, and brought me to the word. and other time those who were willing to just listen.

"Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, 2and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, 3that no one be moved by these afflictions"

"For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God, 10as we pray most earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith?"

blessing sister may we love and reach out more to those who are sick..thank you for sharing that we can pray for these friends

charlene

I do have a few prayer needs..

I have been trouble sleeping
I have been having trouble getting the Dr appt
I have been having lost of pains
I have been weak
I have joy
I have the power and grace to pray

Thank you so much

in his love
charlene

I've found that laying something down (our busyness) and touching them through the laying on of hands (taking their hands in your hands) and praying comforts them so much. I don't evertyhing but I know that prayer changes things when we take the time to actually do it.

Lisa,

How very true this is. I think if we can get to the point where we actually DO this, we will find what a tremendous blessing it is to be allowed into someone’s life, to pray and encourage them. Our world spins so fast that few are willing to slow down enough to really care about the needs of others. I have been guilty of this far too many times myself. Thank you for the reminder sister

Danielle

It has been a struggle these last two weeks.. I guess. I have never been so weary. When I awake up until I go to bed, everything is hard. Even writing this. Just feel really weak. Although today I feel a little better, but I need Gods mercy to help me. I going to try to work on Thursday. I would like your prayers. I might be having people over Saturday, I will feel well. We are going to try to start a garden.

I praise I have been sleeping well.. Thank you for your prayers.
I praise I have made another DR appt for Oct 1
there is paper work and stuff I have to get done before going, please pray for that.

Just want to say thanks for taking the time to pray.. I was thinking about what Lisa wrote sometimes people forget or think you should be better by some time. I trust Gods timeing is Good. I am very thankful.. I am praying for my brothers and sister here on SI.. May God keep working and growing us deeper. May his holy Spirit come in power to take hold of our lives.
May he gives us humble hearts who love him and fear him..

agian thank you.

May this sickness be used for his glory...

In His love
chalene

I have been going back and forth if I should post. I have so many Negtive thoughts to not post. I have no words but tears. I want to have joy and rest in God through this sickness. I cry out to Him who is my help. I feel like such a fool, that I am not rejoicing at this time.

My blood sguar are high I can't get them to go down. It seems to do this about every three or four months. Last time it lasted 3 weeks. It makes it really hard to read and pray.

May I have wisdom to keep them down. May God give the grace to walk in joy.

thank you
charlene

Oh dear sister, I know…I know.

If you weep, I weep with you. And as I weep I pray, Father comfort my sister. In her weakness, You be her strength. In her sadness, You be her joy. I pray for her healing, but also for this furnace of affliction to do a beautiful refining work in her heart. And so Lord, here we are before You, the only way we know how to be anymore – face down.

My heart is with you sister.

In His love,
Danielle

I want to let you all know you prayers were heard!!! Prasie God. My blood suagr are back down. Please keep praying.

A huge Praise... The last four I have see God working in my health. I am getting stronger and more up and about. It was my prayer I would strong and well to go Ohio. I may not be perfect but he is working in mighty and wonderful ways. He is makeing me stronger everyday. With my blood sugar down I feel I can think.. AGain Thank and please keep praying..
I am going to try to go on a walk in morning..
I have DR appt tomorrow and Oct 1
Still waiting to hear from the DR thats to help get rid of this bug in me.
I have two other DRs I am to make appt with.
Pray I do eat right and go to bed on Time.

again I praise God for what he does. He is a good God...

In His Love
charlene

I have a new Dr tomorrow. Please pray it will not be a wast of time, that I could share Christ, that somthing meanfull would come this time.
I have been two other Drs appt since I have written, more test and such.. Haven't heard anything yet. Blessing in Christ

Thanks
charlene

Dear brothers and sisters
please be praying for me.
It seems I started getting pain again today.
Please pray and it seems to get worse again.
I will have joy and eyes on Jesus.
I will keep praying,

Thanks
charlene

I am having a test done in a few hours. I am noting feeling so well from all the stuff thet gave to take the day for :)
They are putting me under for a little while. I do have a little in that part, last it didn't go so well/

Please I have peace
Everything goes well
blood don't go to high or low

Thanks
charlene

I am back everything well great!! Not allowed to drive today. Praise God!!

Thanks
charlene

thank you sister, I am very glad it is over, :)

Again to everyone who prayed..

In His love
charlene

I was helping someone today move some things and one things fall on my big toe,
Please pray it heal good, I WAS to be wearing colsed shoed, oops.
Thanks
charlene

If you can pray for my health and my heart.

edited,,,

In Christ
charlene

please pray my health
My heart and trust in God
I would have a desire to fight and
do what is good for my health
I will have joy

I need to get into the dr something next week wisdom and grace and joy

Thanks
charlene

I need prayer, I need Gods grace,

I want my mind again. It is hard to read and write and pray. It is in this fog, and in the last week, my thoughts have been under a heavy battle.
I ask for pray last night and I felt peace right away. It was lie after lie, and I started listen,
please pray my eyes are on Jesus. He isn't done with me and I want to be useable and not waste my time.
I need hope, I need Grace, I need his word and my my beloved church and I need prayer.

I keep falling over and over in this mind set of giving up with my health. I just need my joy and hope in Christ. Knowing truth and letting cut my heart. I don't want to run from God but to Him.

I need hope that he is with me, and he is good and knows all my deepest needs. that my trust will be in him. To have peace of mind, and power to pray. Please pray I wil humble and honest with those around me. Pray I will want to fight for my health, to honor Christ.

There are things God is doing, may I have the eyes to see, his wonderful plan.

Thanks
charlene

this what I posted yesterday,, thanks again for praying...

I feel I am in this battle mind of thoughts I keep falling over and over, I need grace to not give up. The lies say give up Charlene, or just don't care, be at ease with sin. Its hard, so just stop. This with my health what I eat to fellowship with those at Church, that isn't easy with, to my brother. I have little faith, I say I can't, which is truth, but with Gods grace I can. And I have, become cold hard and sorrowfull, knowing what I am missing, yet becomeing at ease without it. Or feeling I would rather be with Christ, not being thankfull for where he has and what he will allow me to go through. Although I know trails are Good and he is Too. I know the place I must run is the Cross, to find my joy. I know I need the word preached to me, and I need to prached to myself. Why then do I still struggle, I am shame to know truth and yet not apply it. there is one thing I am hopefull in, that I may fall and walk away and disobey but my God still comes after me. again and again he is found faithful and true and kind and full of mercy.

I know I am at war, I am not To listen to the lies. I need God that I would go after him and not my way. PLease pray for me, it seems hard right now. I just want to run the right way. please pray I again will have grace to pray and have joy in my Lord enjoy my great Lord, and these thoughts will be put to death by the word of God. So please pray verse will come to mind, that I can appy.

I know this we Need Gods Word
I know THis we need prayer
I know this we fellowship
I know this without Gods grace I would still be dead
I know the joy of Lord is our strength
I know a thankful heart is greaty needed in trails
I know this we can't listen to our selves

I need Gods word it is living and active, Dear Jesus Help us to truly see our great need for it, and how are to love it. It the face of lies we need truth. IN darkness we need light to guide us. We need his word.

What has prayer become? Whom do I pray for? My desire passion can only be kept by the Holy Spirit, so I must pray that I can pray? I am so needy, I would yes, what Can I do apart from Him. I need him to teach me how to pray. Does all those years praying, make me know how? I feel still like a child so know so little.

What great need for fellowship. It is to easy to live life without, or is it? I don't how people can go weeks without meet and talking with others? Does not there hearts burns to share with others? I long for such often. yet when it is hard I would just found others. Lord help what true love looks like, a love that doesn't give up when it is hard.

without Joy how can I live? Sorrow would eat me way, and all the hardship of life will make me hard. I need the veiw of the cross, that I might joy in his saving work he did in me.

SO God please help this hard and weary heart to repent and trun again to you, to joy in your grace and saving work on the cross. I know it seems to hard to much, and I have just given up. Sometimes it seem there is no out there, yet you are always near. Father when give even a sec to the lies, I fall. I must know truth and apply to these lies. But without your grace it is hopeless I am but a helpless child crying out for mercy, change my heart, change my ways, don;t give up on me, use I ask. Let my heart thank you again, that you brought this trail for my good.

I missed my DR appt, I need to make other one. Please pray I will not forget. ALso I have been getting pain again. Pray lots of Joy

Thanks
charlene

I ahven't made a dr appt yet please pray I will do it next week

I am starting some new stuff for my blood sugars.
May God give much wisdom thanks
charlene

I went to a new DR, and she started on new stuff.
I feeling much worse.
PLease pray I will trust in God.
My brother is also sick to.
Pray I will have wisdom and hope and joy

Thanks
charlene

Will be praying and hope everything works out good for you.

It's unfortunate that both you and your brother are both sick. Don't know if you both have the same complaint, but I'll be praying for you both.

God bless.

Thanks for praying praying, my brother is starting to feel a little better, we have two different things.

Charlene

Sister Charlene,

How is everything with you and your brother?

Haven't heard from you for a while and was wondering how you both were doing.

God bless.

I am praying for you.
I know what is like to feel alone.
Jesus is with us both.
Amen

Honesty my health was bab, but I am feeling much stronger. A weakness of my mind, is I push my self until there is nothing. I go and go. Something I need to rest. It hard because I compare what I was doing, and think I am not that busy, but things are different. I am trusting in God to bring healing and make me stronger, in mind and body. My brother is better and doing well. I am thankful to God for that. I went to a new dr who gave this new stuff, it wipped me out making me really tride.
I have a few different things wrong with me, so she started on one part and my body wasn't ready for it.

Last Sunday I was in tears, I sent out a things for my Church to pray for me, on Tuesday I felt great. I have been a little better since. I have been able to get things done and that is great. I learned I am not a good house keeper :) But by Gods grace, for his glory I desire to grow in this, so my brother will be honored in his house. I use my sickness as a reason not clean sometimes, I have ask Gdo for more faith and grace and not a lazy heart in this area. Please pray I will have great joy to do these thing no matter how I feel. thanks/

It has been my high blood sugar that have been massing me up, slow death to my body. It mass with every part of my body, I would ask of you to pray when I drive to work. I truly hate ot at times. I wish she live closer to a bus stop I would gladly take the bus every day. I get panic attacks when I am driving sometimes. I feel like my blood sugar are low when check they are fine, or they are high. I can feel my right hand. I have sometimes stop driving and check my blood. and pray for peace in my heart. It isn't like this everyday thank God, but often I don't feel like I am in danger but at the same I do feel fear. I don't like driving when I this way, but I have do, so I try to pray and not think about it. It is step of faith and much need grace to go to work everyday. I would love your prayers in that. thanks

Part is my fault with high blood sugar, part is the sickness. what I want to eat is not alway what I should, what I eat is 20 times better then most people with this sickness. But I know has I struggle for years what is right to eat is hard. When I started to take the new meds it made me have little desire to eat and more hunger for the wrong things. Such as fruit, or fruit bars are my biggest weakness right now. I talk with a sister in the lord a few days ago. After I felt it is sometimes hard to explain to others what is like being sick when they are not. After I wasn't sure if part of sickness was in my head or not or if I was being lazy or if I was really sick. So I thought to push myself as much as I could to see if it was in my head. Please pray I will not be lazy, but but have wisdom what I should and shouldn't do.

sometimes there is guilt shame and pride when sick, because there can be things you need help with. I few brothers in my Church said if I need some help they could help, I was blessed by their emails. But I saw in my heart, that I wanted the help but also that I thought maybe I could do it if I just pushed myself. Please pray I will be humble and ask for help when needed.

I saw on Sunday I had little faith in God, we look what we can do and get stressed. I thought this hard, I don't know if I can do this tommorw, but God wasn't asking me to worry about tommorw but would give me grace for each day. I also struggled a while with this mind set I am just going to give up. God has brought such freedom there, although it is sometimes hard I have a mind set to fight more and not give up, this is the grace of God working in my heart. I have more peace and joy, I can be very thankful to God for this. I also learned that life is not always going to be easy, andI can have joy in this. I know there is much I still need to grow in many areas but I see God working in my heart.
I went back to the Dr just yesterday, and she gave a other thing to take, I just started it. It is for my blood sugars. I haven't been doing well on what I eat. which has made my blood sugars high. I really desire for to be wise and strenght to eat right. I need more grace in this area. Please pray I will make my meals, pray I keep my self from fruit bars, this is the one area I fall in. I really don't eat any thing eles that bad for me. Please pray I want be lazy and just eat eggs or nothing. I that would eat even when I don't feel like it.

I struggle with clear mind, I have a hard time reading and clear thinking. It is like I am in a fog. The biggest thing right are these blood sugars, I want to be done with this isulin, I am praying and working towards this with the Dr. I really want my mind, that is hard. I really want to be able to pray and read more. It could a lack of faith if so then please pray God would grace me with faith, if part is my health please keep praying for healing.

Charlene,

Both of my parents had diabetes, and my husband is prone to high blood pressure.

The diabetes can make you feel lazy and lethargic.

I have diabetes slightly too, but I don't have any medication, just controlled by not eating too many sweet things.

The diabetes can cause you to not think clearly.

But, I guess your doctor has told you all this.

So, don't feel down about not being at your best.

You seem to have a good church with good sisters and brothers in Christ praying for you. You are more blessed than you know.

Good to hear your brother is feeling better.

Take care. God bless.

The diabetes can make you feel lazy and lethargic.

I have diabetes slightly too, but I don't have any medication, just controlled by not eating too many sweet things.

I have had it for four years, it has been up and down, I have tride so many dites. I have cut any things to try to control the sugars. Most of the time I can keep them down, but others times,

a part from the diabetes, I have other things that are massing me up, these other things effect the blood. when my sugar are high they do make me feel, lazy and lethargic. I often feel lethargic and tride when my blood is fine.

So, don't feel down about not being at your best.

You seem to have a good church with good sisters and brothers in Christ praying for you. You are more blessed than you know.

you are right, it sometimes is hard to die to self, or what you want your think you should be able to do. May I truly see how blessed Iam, You are right I am more blessed then I know. Even if I had nothing, having Christ is everything. the greatest gift. I am blessed, I have a Church sisters and a brother who has let me stay here with him. I am thankful and joyful for these blessing.

I am not asking to make it easy I just want joy and grace to walk faithfully through.

Thank you for your prayers.
Charlene

I just can't think clearly not all. It was very hard at frist, very dishearting. Maybe my lack of faith, it has been hard to read and write and pray as before. I have had hight blood sugar and still be able to think, after the blood sugar went down, but un clear mind stay all the time.

Quick update:

great is the Lord, of sweet trail that brings pain. I have trun not way to gain much from this bitter rod. My lord has place before this trail and I have seen sweetness of pain. through tears and sorrow and desireing to be done, He has shown much more of Him.

I give thanks to God, My trail is not done. I am not healed, or well. But still day after day face it. What will my heart be? What thanks will I give to God for it? Where is my hope? Where does my joy come from? Is he not my rock? I desire to run to Him and hide myself in his words.

He has been my help, he has picked me up. It is him who was faithful and didn't let me be done. Him knows my needs, he know everything, so I can give thanks to him.

Can I have joy in the dealth to self, death what I desire to, or what i could do? Can I have joy in knowing it may be hard? Where is my hope, where does my joy coem from. From Christ alone.

may God be my help. and may I obey

I went to the Dr, they did more blood work. on my liver, I was looking a little yellowish.
My sides starting to hurt I am praying that everything is fine with that. I am still taking this new med's and Dr will have wisdom to know what is going on.

If you can pray for faithfullness, and joy.

yes I have read this, before i will read again. Thanks.
God bless
charlene
there are some things from this that I am doing, others that I am about to start,
Thanks again

I got the blood work back, everything with the liver looks good, which is a blessing. Although is does show that my A1 that has to with my blood sugar stuff is going up. I have been really wipped out and my sides hurting, and other pains. But I have been able, grace for each moment. One step at a time. he faithful and true.

I am reminded to pray for those that are sick and can't even leave there homes. That Gods grace would be with them. May Gods grace to those who struggle everyday. may there faith be strong and may God rise up brothers and sister care and pray with them.

Surly there are many in our Churches that are sick, my heart weeps for them. I long that they may have hope and wisdom to, in what to do and not to do. I pray for the sick are look after cared for and visited. may we always be eager to care for the weak. Also that the sick, are willing to give them self to loving others.
To love as your self, to be willing to give.

for love knows us for our love for one other.

There are riches in being sick, is all about having your eyes looking in the right place

in Chrsit
thanks for praying
charlene

I could use your prayers,
Last saturday I went to the ER, I was in so much pian. flet I was going to pass out. They did lots of test and found nothing. This last has been a little better, But yesterday I started to get the pains again. Please I rest in his grace.

Thanks
charlene
Please pray if I should go a new Dr , or what i should do?

I think one thing I have learn and praise God for, is that He meets our every need. and it better to give then to get. Even when sick it is good to still ay down ones life for others, in whatever way you are able.

If you can please pray for my DRs they are still unable to find anything, everything they have given I have bad things happen. I would hope and joy in Christ.
thanks