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awakenwithin

Please pray for my family

My younger brother Ian, who is 12 years old.
My younger sisters clary and malina
21 and 14 years
My step dad Joe and my mother
and My older brother
I was sad last night, But this morning I am in tears.
I know that they don't love God, and don't know truth, The love of world in here in everyway.
It seems they want nothing to do with God,
I ask you brothers and sisters to please pray.
While I am here. I can be a light. thank you
charlene

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Dearest Charlene, Yes, will pray for your family.

Would you also pray for mine. None are saved, with the exception of possibly my daugher, who though was in Christ only, has gone to be converted to another religion.

I feel the burden and grief you are suffering.
It is a very great and deep grieving and can only be balanced with seeing our families as anyone else.
I once read a Sermon on the "folk-yoke" that was very eye-opening, of how we put family on a different level than 'all' souls.

Yet, while you are there and your other dealings with them, I pray the LORD give you an amazing annoiting of His Love and His Reality, that they won't be able to deny is of Him.

Bless you Divinely Sis, in His Love.
Annie

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awakenwithin

thank you sister I will pray for your family too.
Good news, I talk with lauran today, she ask me Charlene why do you go to Church, why are you a Christian. So I told how I came to know the Lord. She ask me why I go to Church. I said you should go to Church. She what do I do? DO I just go in? I got her number I am to call her.

I talk with my anut, which uncovered alot of stress that My family is going through. I pray these hard times will be uesed to bring them to Christ.

I went on a bike ride with my younger brother
and DJ my cousin

Please pray we can enjoy this time together
please pray we will have good talks
Please pray I will be on guard from Moives and TV
Please pray the Holy Spirit will be at work in me and in them
Please pray I will have a good talks with my mother
Please Pray I will awake up before everyone to be with God

Thank you so so much

In his love
charlene

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awakenwithin

today was a hard day. a hole lot of tears and still is.
My heart is so heavy. I have lots pain
Please pray God will help me to forgive, let go and to be understood. I ask Lord that they would know above all I really love them, and thankful. I need wisdom. They really don't understand me and have painted this picture of me that isn't true. I not trying to change their mind, I just want to a have good realtionship with them.
Thank you
charlene

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BrokenOne

Charlene,

Just keep demonstrating the love of Christ, no matter what. It’s so hard, I know, but don’t be frustrated if they don’t understand you or your faith in Christ. The Word says:

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14

But we will pray that the Spirit of God will reveal Christ to them.

Stay strong in Christ Charlene because there are many here praying for you.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Matthew 5:11-12

Your sister,
Danielle

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awakenwithin

I started crying I felt so hurt.

I am to forgive but only God can heal my heart.
I know has had this hurt so maybe I can pray for others.

Thank for praying charlene

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awakenwithin

thank you for your prayers. Today was much better. I sat down and talk with my family last night, we talk about some things. I am thankful for that.
What have I learned? What I have seen?
each time I come to visit I am faced with the world. More so this time. Their music, as I listen it made me sick. As my cousin and my brother, loved those sexual songs. Sex is is every where. Every time I have come I would read and pray with my brother and sister. But this time their is no desire to do so. I had ask my younger brother about God, he was blind to the truth. I am still praying for open doors. I still talk about God and read things. I always don't want to leave but stay and keep speaking truth in their lives. Even if just how to repect people and say please and thank you. There are life lesson every where ways to bring God to things. But I really just trying to love them.

We went to swim today. I love swiming in the river.

God is working through my heart, I feel full peace today. What a great God I have .

In his love
charlene

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awakenwithin


my family
yesterday my sister got very upset and was yelling and telling my other to F off I was shocked. Or should I be. If you love this world the love of father is not in them. If one is lisening and seeing the words of the world. They are being formed by the love and actions of this world. She thinks she dosn't have to listen to us. she loves the world and fears what it has to say about what she looks like. truly sad to be controled by what others think. The world makes women to think they are to look one way. So many young girls are ruled by these things. It is my prayer that someday Christ will open her eyes to see her worth and vaule in Him. and stops seeking the worlds praise. She says it her biggest fear to be rejected. I just pray that she will have a bigger fear for God. " what it a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul"
A women is to have her beauty inside not on the outside. I remeber when I was growing up these same demands.


It seems that when I come I try to bring some order that is trying to get the kids to help out around the house. They try to get away with things, because they say I can, there is some order now.


The world is such a lie. and they are fooled by it. I went to my mothers church what a sad thing. I do pray My mother can find a good Church and other godly women to help her. We need others.


I ask where is the hunger for God? Is there none? Does moives and food and others really better then Christ? Is this sad state. Of one thinking they are saved and really don't know the truth. Is it mixed truth? saying Christ is Lord, yet not not Lord of theor hearts? Saying they love the word yet it is never read?

what hurt so bad? I felt unloved for years. I guess when I moved out when I was 17 years old bitterness was started. They started calling me names. Maybe I thought in the most hurtful event of my life they weren't their. I became upset and started talk less with them. That was when I really felt my family forgot about me. I had thought they loved me yet they failed to help me when I felt I was drowning.Or maybe some was My pride not wanting to let them know my need When I came to Christ I went back to forgive them. Though I saw Christ doing something. It seemed once again they had this picture of me. They some how thought it was funny but deep down I was crying. year after year. I some tast of how some might feel when our family misunderstand us. The sad thing is we can get so busy and really forget what is important. Or maybe we don't how to show we love someone. What I am saying with me and my mother we have had lots of fights really that's all I remeber growing up. Maybe it was because I was such a bad kid. maybe that is my part of it. I knwo I was a very upset kid. We never really sat down and talk and talked. I know I love my mother a great deal and would nothing bad aginst her. But there was something missing in our relatioship. Knowing she didn't talk much with her mother is seems that the patterns sometimes repeat themselves.
I must say unforgivness will rot your bones. I know forgives is key to life. No matter what.


anyways the sad thing is money. what is my vaule? They think I am person who is living off people. That I can work and be on my own and having my own house. as I was thinking about this. I thought they are right I have lived with lots of people. when I was in high school for two years in Flagstaff I was living with different people. But when I started going to college I got my own place. and every place after that , but a few months I lived with my aunt which upset them. because they were having a hard time with her. I have lived with my brother for the last two years when my father was sick and now as I am now sick. I have always thought that taking care of yourslef. thinking I that I don't need anyone. really I would go with food then ask someone, what a wrong thing to do. But over this last year I have started to like living with my brother, not because I get a long with him. But that idea of a man in the house. I am not really sure. But the idea of that safe place. I will be honest I really don't want to be on my own anymore. I am willing to help my brother in anyway I can. I like living with my family. But my family thinks it is a wrong thing to do. If I was a real women I should be on my own. Is this true? Should I be on my own.? I guess the thought puts fear in my hearts, because I have been sick. Part of me says fine I will move out, I can do this. Then I start to think about and seem so carzy. I know the Lord can heal me. Should I feel guity for being sick?

It dosn't matter that I am sick. I shoud be working. I some ways I feel guity for being sick. Should i feel guity for having a need. So over these last 6months I said forget it. I will not tell my family my needs. God humble me when I was hear to say look I do have needs. But I not asking for help. I am looking for money just understanding. I guess I just support with understadning me.


I love my family a great deal. But I left with lots of questions. What if I really need something, should I not ask? or should I just keep it to myself. They have had a hard time understanding that I am really sick. I found you can't change anyone but can love them

I left with the question where do I live? maybe this why I pray and pray God will able me to work. that I can take care of myslef. Should women be out on their owns? Part of me doults my heart, questioning my own sickness. I feel guity. If I am worng I want to repent, but if guilt that is wrong then may Christ take it.

In his love
charlene

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sermonindex


awakenwithin wrote:

I love my family a great deal.

You are in a position of great power to these in this. It is the key to set free all bondages. If words could fix people many would be working by now. But Love, now that is a healing substance. Most stay in darkness sorting through false loves. Seeking something they do not know or understand. But true love never fails, in which is only found in Christ. All may be satisfied in darkness for seasons, but is only from counterfeit love acceptance and pleasure. We know where the real is. In Christ Jesus the Holy Spirit and the word of God. Be encouraged try not to weary yourself focusing on the problem. Look heavenward, and keep growing and remain in love. Will have you in my prayers.

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sermonindex

Just one more time for your hard times....~~~~! Be encouraged try not to weary yourself focusing on the problem. Look heavenward, and keep growing and remain in love.

A
awakenwithin



You are in a position of great power to these in this. It is the key to set free all bondages. If words could fix people many would be working by now. But Love, now that is a healing substance.


I agree love is a powerful thing. But I can't love only God's love through me. I have been here now for 6 days. Today I left I just starting to make way in their hearts. I am frim with the rules. But I am trying to really show how much I love them. There was some misunderstanding with me and my sister I think we are doing good now.

You are right look to God. Praise God he is working things out. Each day it is getting better.


As for today. I was walking with outside and it started raining I mean raining. We were so wet when we got home. oops
It was so nice they only were in front of the Tv a hour. They would there for hours and hours if I let them. I try to think of things we can do, such as a game. we were working on saying nice things to each other today. I am looking ways I can let them know I love them. But I am looking to plant seeds of the Good News in their lives.

Thank you so much for your prayer. I am thankful and with much joy. God has taken all the pain away I really feel so much peace. there are still some things to work through but God is still working.

How I pray Christ love and just ways will win their hearts.

In his love
charlene

A
awakenwithin

Ce4,


I thank you so much for your kind word.
may God teach and grow me in this.

I never understood how family is so important
until I my father was dying. It was a year ago or so. I was away from my father camping. I wanted to get away. It hit me, how important very day with my father was. Why would I want to be anywhere eles when he was dying. After that I saw that our family is so important to be with. Before I really didn't care that much. I loved my family. But I did my thing and they did theirs. we saw each other on hoildays and such. we talk on the phone here and there. But I think there is to be more to a family.
This a hard lesson to learn to really love, without wanting anything back.

I really love my younger brother and sister. I think it is hard, because they love the world,

I know God has called me to be more active in their lives but I didn't want to. I wish family lived closer together. It would make thing so much better.

What it if I pray but not pray with them? Or read but not read with them? I really trying to come up with questions to talk with about..


again thanks
have a blessed day
charlene

A
awakenwithin

I feel very weary. I talked with my family. I could bearly speak, I was crying half the time.
But I got out a little of what was on my heart.

I see part of the reason God sent me here. What baggae I was carry. It far better to give it to the Lord. The Lord went deep into my heart. To show all I have holding on to. I push it aside for so long. Although they ever change, I must forgive and let go. I spoke with them before. But The Lord is saying now I want to heal you.

This I kept to long
I kept deep within
To deny that which was true
I hope for it to change
I kept trying yet only
bitter grew
when would I learn
I am Loved and bought with price
Is within my soul to be
felt loved and cared for
to be want to be known
Is not my hearts weeping
plea to just grow in knowing
them more
Is not a soul desire to have them know
truth and be set free
does not my heart grow heavy
is not my bones burning for them
to be His
It is true I long and seek for my right
I was sadden when they didn't come through
I had a hope in man, though family I thought
to rest on. Still a trust in man
and not God
So this be true I am to love them even more
and give even more
I found my strenght in thee
naked is my heart before thee
there you see all the hurt and pain
honest and humble I come to heal all that is
weeping within


love charlene

A
awakenwithin

I am staying here at my mothers other two weeks
I am going to be with my sister this week

I went on my car trip with my aunt I am so weary. Long trip. Please pray for her
she dosn't know the Lord. We talk and talk on the way home. She wants me to be open minded. I said I can't I am closed minded when It comes to Christ.

Thank you and thank you for your prayers
Charlene

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sermonindex

Charlene, I am praying for a break-thru in your health situation. That the Lord would 'show' you His Mercy and for your family.

We will talk soon. Just a lot going on here right now. Trying to get all my burdens together.

My daughter's husband dying of cancer and lots more going on. But will get all of these prioritized after a while.

I Love you dear sister.
Let's be strong together, O.K. ?
You are in His Hands and I got you covered in prayer over these new meds. He's protecting you.

HUGS thru Cyberspace.
Annie

A
awakenwithin

Annie thanks again what a sweet sister in Christ you are. I have kinda give up a little this week. sometime I think I am going to be sick forever. I will just have live with it. Why keep trying to get better, meaning taking this and that, or don't eat this or that. Really sometimes I don't try as hard. I see this as a sin. My body is a temple I am to be glad and rejoice.

I felt at braking point. Lord God was my cry I can't meet what my family ask of me. Do I become discouraged and give up No, I have to keep fighting. But I can't do it, Lord I need you.

This is the thing, again they want me to work. I want to work. I can accept I am sick, I think. But my family can't. I pray God will make me well so I can work. Or open other doors and let my family have understanding. I know and have faith God can help me. But sometimes I don't have faith or I just feel I can't.

So my question I am wrong, for feeling I couldn't work? Or was I wrong for not pushing myself harder? I feel guity for being sick. No I feel guity for not making myself work. I can't go without working, So I need God to make well so I can work a little.

Where I am to live? Although my brother seem most understanding. He has said, he is not sure how long he wants me there. Maybe he is joking I am not sure. I just need peace he welcomes me there.


I really feel a great need for God. I know God meets my needs. This I praise him for. I havn't work much since My father died. and yet God keeps meeting all my needs. a dear Sisier in Christ say she is my mom. She has helped me with food and other things. People have come up to me and given me money when I need to pay something. He is my father and he meets the needs of his children.

So my question he can meet this need of being well? Will he give a brake through? Will he heal me?


dear sister how I am I will keep praying for you and your family. Let his heart know Christ.

Lord Jesus king of kings be ruler of His heart, let him see you are the truth the way and the life. Please Dear let your truth set him free. Dear Lord let your Glory shine, be with my sister meeting her needs as you pour your grace into her life. Let her heart grw strong in the faith of your word. Let it be on her lips. Let a new song raise up in her heart. Let her stand with you and you with her. Lord be lifted high in this. Be honor and praised. WIth tears bring smiles. With the pain bring joy. with the hurt bring healing. King of Kings master of our hearts, let her feel your power moving growing her and molding to be more like you. teach her through this. Open her eyes to the Glory of the Lord through this. Let her seek the face of Christ. Seek you and may you meet her. speak into her heart. amen

Charlene
Ps
Just now as I was praying a fear over came me, may lord help me sleep.

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awakenwithin

I am not sure how long God wants me here?
Please pray I will have wisdom.

In his love charlene

It is me and my sister this week
we talk a little about dating yesterday
My other younger sister told her is ok to have sex, just be safe. We talked about it. SHe fed so much of the world. I had given the Book I kissed dating good by. I think that some of it stayed with her. thank God. Please keep praying for her. Please pray I will have wisdom in speaking with her on life

In his love
charlene

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brokenvessel

Dear Charlene,

Just saw your thread after I pm you.

Dearest Annie,
Bless your kind soul. With the burdens you are carrying, you still make time to comfort and encourage others.

You make this scripture come alive to me, "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

let me share this burden too with you in prayer.

Dear Charlene and Annie, I (dedicate) this hymn to your tender soul.....

Whispering Hope

Soft as the voice of an angel,
Breathing a lesson unheard,
Hope with a gentle persuasion
Whispers her comforting word:
Wait till the darkness is over,
Wait till the tempest is done,
Hope for the sunshine tomorrow,
After the shower is gone.

Refrain:
Whispering hope, oh, how welcome thy voice,
Making my heart in its sorrow rejoice.

If, in the dusk of the twilight,
Dim be the region afar,
Will not the deepening darkness
Brighten the glimmering star?
Then when the night is upon us,
Why should the heart sink away?
When the dark midnight is over,
Watch for the breaking of day.

Hope, as an anchor so steadfast,
Rends the dark veil for the soul,
Whither the Master has entered,
Robbing the grave of its goal;
Come then, oh, come, glad fruition,
Come to my sad weary heart;
Come, O Thou blest hope of glory,
Never, oh, never depart.

Hebrew 6:19
'Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;"

God with us
singming

A
awakenwithin

singming,
thank you for this post

My heart is glad. God sometimes Ask us to walk through the trails. But I so blessed others will walk beside me and encourage me to not give up. They pray and even help me carry the burned when I can't.
It is true we can love our sister and brother we have never met?
I have never met you sister but you have blessed my heart, I feel a deep love for you. I know this most be from God.
God showed me today how beauitful the body is.

I praise my God for you. You are a beautiful..
in his love
charlene

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sermonindex

Bless you SingMing. You are a blessing to us, greatly, since you've signed on here.

That song is beautiful and greatly appreciated.

When my dear friend's husband was dying, his one favorite song was "The Anchor Holds".

He would always say, when troubles hit, "it's only temporary".
He's been gone now for almost 10 years, but I still hear him saying that down to me and so does his wife, in our hearts.

"GOD with us" is so true sister and The LORD Bless you as He has been plus some :-)

Thank you again & waiting to meet you in the not too distant future -- compared to Eternity :-D

His Love and my Thanks.
annie

A
awakenwithin

Here is a praise !!!!

so I emailed a friend today asking if she could help find a Church here, she eamiled me back with a Church.

Really late I found it( I get lost every place I go..) anyways I walked in they where praying. after praying I was sitting next the youth people. God is good. I am going to try to get my sister to meet some of these girls. It was really neat. I wish it was that easy in Tucson.
I am thankful that He worked this out. She might be able to go camping next weekend? This said she would call my mother..

So please pray My mother and my sister will come with me to Church this Sunday..

My sister listen to me and help clean the house what a blessing...

in his love
charlene

S
sermonindex


awakenwithin wrote:
Ce4,


I thank you so much for your kind word.
may God teach and grow me in this.

May he continue to teach me in these and more as well.
My prayer tonight will be that the Lord brings us all into places in him that we have never been or experienced. That we all here on this entire website become closer to him in greater measure than we even thought to be possible.

Charlene
May your heart be protected, and the Lord continue to bring you into his higher calling. Lord turn all her pain into Romans 8:28 and bless her with more joy she thinks possible she can have. For your glory Lord Jesus, Amen.


A
awakenwithin

ce4,

this is so rich and wonderful. It was my prayer tonight that my heart would be protected. it is the well spring of life. Lord knows all the pains and longing of my heart. Lord knows me in and out. May he trun it all into joy. To bring full healing in my soul. to have joy is my heart For the joy of the lord is our strength
thank you for pionting me back to the word.

In his love
charlene

A
awakenwithin

I am going on a raod trip this coming friday.
The last really took out of me, Please pray I will be well rested.

we are going to pick up my brother and DJ and his sister. I could be drop off in Flagstaff.
Pleasee pray if I could stay or keep staying at my mothers?

Please pray my sister will go Church with tommorow.

In His love
charlene

B
BrokenOne

Praying for you Charlene, that you be filled with the strength and life of Christ.

And believing with you that He is working in our families for the glory of His name.

Amen

A
awakenwithin

thank you sister
I am praying for your sons...

Holy father fill us wisdom when we speak
let our ways be dead, bring power by the Holy
Spirit amen

Have a wonderful night

charlene

A
awakenwithin

I am to go back home this coming Sunday, one thing my brother said that there might be a guy moving in. Just pray everything will gey work out, I an to talk with my brother soon

In his love
charlene

S
sermonindex

As I read this post, I thought to myself I have the same problem. Why have I not ask for prayer for them. My wife and I have 4 kids and 7 grandkids and although I am not judging, none of them display the life of a regenerated believer. Some of them are church members and some are not old enough to know and be held accountable. Many family members avoid us because I urged them to surrender their life to HIM. Most of the children have observed many years of seeing no regeneration in my life. As I pray for your family, please pray for mine also.

Mother-in-law 86 Nell

children
Amy age 33 2 kids
Greg 30-no kids
Brian-27 married 4 kids
Kristy-28 married 1 child

grandkids
Braiden 10
Sadie 8
Taylor 6
Alex 6
Emily 2 years
Sophie 2
Andrew 18 months

Sister 68 retired
Brother 63 retired
Sister 53 disabled


many nephews and nieces also need to know him.

A
awakenwithin

brother I am pleased you have written to make known
these names Ineed I will pray
with joy the lord is at work

In his love
charlene

A
awakenwithin

I talked with my brother, he wants me to go the camper and live there. I praying God will open doors for me. I am unsure the camper is the best place for me to stay. I willing, but there just a few things I unsure about. I am not going back Sunday.. I am staying another week... I go to the Dr on Thursday. Anyways.
pray I have wisdom
Pray I know what to do when I get home
Pray I will be a servant to my brother
Pray I will yeild to Gods will with my family

I am also meeting all my family on my father side this saturday, they don't know the Lord
my anut- into drugs
dad;s brother- also into drugs
My brother will fully give his life to the Lord
that he will be lord and master over it...

thank you for praying

In his love
charlene

A
awakenwithin

moe- mac,
are all the name you wrote
not saved? any seekers

I am praying thanks

charlene

S
sermonindex

moe- mac,
are all the name you wrote
not saved? any seekers

moe_mac wrote:
Most of them keep their distance from me because they know what subject I will eventually go to when I see the worldliness poking out on anyone.
Some have walked the isle and signed the card. Some have even been water baptized, but they don't show any fruit. I talked to my daughter, Amy, who is a police officer, one day this week. She was depressed. I told her you may get mad at me, but it is in my contract to tell you that you need to center your life around Jesus. He may not fix all your problems but He will be there with you and give you what you need at the time. She said Daddy, "I have been praying alot lately". I told her that I had been praying for her too. I think God is dealing with her, continue to pray. He may be working in other areas I am not even aware of. Thank you for your prayers and great to hear you are seeing things happening in your family's lives.

edit: God had mercy on me for 50 years of ignoring HIM and HIS purposes. Focused entirely on myself. I have no right to criticize any of my children. My thoughts are if I had been on fire as much as I am now, I would have set a better example for them, it would have made a difference. All I can do is ask HIM for the same grace and mercy as He extended to me and ask humbly that HE extend it to them also.

N
Nellie

Father,
Please save all our Family members who are lost, and let them see Jesus in us.
In His Name.

A
awakenwithin

Thats wonderful about your daughter I will and I have been praying.
Thanks you everyone who is praying for our familes
May have mercy and save them..

in his love
charlene

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