dream to go 16 - click to pray
Here's an idea which might (not) work. It will depend whether..
-I had a flash of creative inspiration or just drank too much caffeine
-You fancy taking part
Instructions:
1. Click on "comments" below. In the space to leave your own comment, type in one issue/pressure that you are facing at the moment. (you'll also have to enter the word verification code below it to prove you're a not spammer).
2. Read at least one comment left by someone else and pray for it straight away. You could do this in lots of ways...
-Simply tell God that what you're asking for.
-Use an action as your prayer, e.g light a candle, or hold out open hands to offer that person to God.
-Use a set prayer like "Lord Jesus Christ, son of God have mercy on ...."
3. Give yourself a reminder to pray for that person again in the next few days (eg an alarm on your phone or a note on your mirror)
Note: This is primarily directed at those involved in the Dream netowrk, but one of our core values is that we are "open", so anyone reading this can feel free to take part and in that way count themselves a part of our extended community.
This might be a one-off experiment (it was the caffeine) or become something we do from time to time or even a lot.... we'll see....
23 Comments:
me first :)
Six months after moving to the city centre and the novelty has well and truly worn off! As a family we're craving a growing sense of home/belonging/community.
12:45 PM
I'm facing a situation at the moment where, in order to do the right thing, I may have to make myself unpopular! It's something I have to say into a situation and it may well be misunderstood. Sorry this is vague but I'd value prayer for understanding on all parts and for a willingness to accept different perspectives (me included!) Thanks
1:21 PM
I need to start on a large project for my work, but am finding it hard to. The longer it is to starting the harder it becomes. I really wnat to enjoy it and I think I am putting it off out of fear.
1:57 PM
God's purpose in an uncertain future!
1:58 PM
7 months into new teaching post and at end of tether. Brought in to make changes and made a big difference to the kids - but am hated by half the team for showing them up - not intentionally but just because i work hard..... Need to know whether God wants me to stay and tough it out or leave and wipe the dust off my feet - would prefer latter option! but if God wants me to stay need direction, grace, wisdom, strength, discernment, forgiveness and determination. Feeling totally drained
5:03 PM
I am desperate for help with depression and also an eating
disorder which I have had for many
years. I dont feel Gods presence
in my situation.
5:13 PM
thank u to the last person who has given me courage to comment. i'll pray for u.
been fighting an addiction for ages and losing, but doing much better in last few weeks. want god's power to stick at it and stay clean.
(i am part of dream and some close to me are supporting me, but i'd rather be anonymous on here - tx for your prayers!!)
5:25 PM
I am facing a situation right now, where I have a train layout I want to split up and cant so I can get rid of it.
Work is getting to me, and My mates dont care, I dont really have any friends I can go out with, and find socialilng hard, and I am single. I am breaking point.
I jyst feel my life is a breaking point. Anymore and I crack.
6:27 PM
thank you so much for the person with an addiction to pray for me.
I totally understand how hard it is. I am glad you are getting some
support. I also go to dream. I will
continue to pray for you too. God bless and take care. Liz
9:07 PM
To Ricardo
I can totally relate to your situation. Please try to believe that you are not alone and by doing this people can pray for you.
Perhaps by leaving a message here
it is a starting point for you.
I will pray for you. Please please
dont give up. God loves you and has a purpose for your life. God bless. Liz
9:14 PM
I still cannot accept that I did not get my PhD. Can't understand why I went for years of research to come out with nothing to show for it. It has affected my confidence in my intelligence and capabilities and even though I have resubmit my thesis as an MPhil - I still seem to believe I will come out with nothing (my viva exam is 2nd May). Also - I am applying for jobs I'm sure I can do and am qualified for but I am not even reaching interview stage...really do not want to be a temp for the rest of my life....
Jessxx
8:23 AM
I need prayer that I can continue to develop in my teaching skills. Also that I can plan my wedding without getting stressed out trying to please everyone.
11:00 AM
I have an interview on the 4th April and to be accepted into this new job is all i want.
Zac
8:16 PM
My love life (for want of a better word) is hopeless and I feel all muddled up at the moment.
It's such a relief to be able to share this with someone for prayer!(I can't share it with my immediate church)
To the person who wrote about the eating disorder, your comment resonated with me. I was treated for eating disorders 6-7 years ago. If I can help, please get in touch.
Bethan
xxx
9:40 PM
I've been ill with asthma for the past few weeks, Finally the asthma seems to be improving, but I'm now feeling totally drained, lacking in energy and am sleeping all the time. Doctor thinks it's due to the coming off the steroids, but I'm worried that there's something wrong with me as I've never felt like this before when coming off steroids.
8:16 AM
Before I say my bit - I've prayed for a few of the others who've left a comment because I relate to a lot of it.
For me it's that I feel "blank" most of the time - the last few years have seen loads of struggle and disappointment and it's like something's switched off inside me ... as if there's just too much to process ... but it needs to switch back on soon - I don't want to miss out on life.
Problem is that I'm in a fairly responsible position where I often have to "give out" to other people but there isn't enough coming back in to keep this going.
I think there is "more" than this but not sure how to get hold of it.
1:56 PM
Well I come back from a skiing holiday wondering if there was any way i could ask around for prayer, and there was Richard's email!
I have a fairly acute problem, in that I fell skiing and have ruptured a couple of ligaments and meniscus in my knee. Which means I'm pretty much out of action, can't drive, the stairs look like everest..
So please pray for speedy recovery, and if anyone travels from St Helens to Warrington for work and could give me a lift, I reckon I could give my job a go (at least it would give my patients a laugh!)
To the person immediately preceeding me - I am praying for you, after years of what sounds like similar feelings, I feel that something is beginning to 'switch on' again - even if it's flickering a bit! Hang in there..
3:42 PM
I could echo quite a few things others have shared ...
For me there are some big questions about life direction that will need answered before too long.
Life at the moment seems to have most of the right kind of "ingredients" (e.g. finding connections between digital art and spiritual journey, doing musical creative stuff, trying to honestly and deeply engage with the Bible, being among people sharing our spiritual journeys, prayer, etc) but I don't feel settled in my day to day role as a parish minister.
It is a great learning place to be for now, but I'm restless.
Would value prayers for direction, and for timing, and patience.
thanks
Richard L
8:47 PM
I just don't believe in God anymore - not in a loving God anyway. It just doesn't square with reality, and I can't bring myself to worship someone whose morals seem so unguided by love. I realise this is a bit of a difficult one, but please pray for me to gain understanding through thought and experience.
1:34 PM
Thanks to all who prayed. Left school with a spring in my step today and a very strange feeling bubbling inside..... After pondering for a while I realised it was happiness!
Still a very long way to go but after a whole school monitoring exercise (designed to see who is doing the job properly) the Head has given me some wonderful feedback today and Friday and has been extremely fulsome in his praise and appreciation.
Before this tho' I did have the sense that God wanted me to stay at this school and and I had surrendered that to Him - willingly and almost joyfully!
I am aware that the Head has set things in motion to move us on and I do now finally have that sense of God being in control.
And I don't feel drained any more even tho we still have 2 days of school and everyone else has broken up :-/
Thanks to all my brothers and sisters for your prayers. I hope you have felt God's touch too.
6:11 PM
Rather belated I'm afraid, and maybe noone will read this post, but anyway...
Will be praying for all those whose comments I've just read - they make me feel quite humble since in so many ways life is quiet good for us at the moment...
But... We are stressed out over the CSA and their incompetence. They seem to be allowed to make a mess of their sums, and deduct the money from your wage anyway. It's so unfair. We're quite happy to pay, but not the wrong amount, which is more than twice what it should be.
Paul said in Romans that those in authority are appointed by God and we should obey them. Sorry Paul, but I don't buy that!
Please pray that I would have peace, and that this mix up would be resolved soon. Thanks
9:00 AM
My life is a mess at the moment
and I feel like there is nothing
to live for. There is a huge empty space inside that wont go away. I feel like God is far away from me.
I have so many regrets about the
past and dread the future. I cant see any way out of my situation. These problems are like huge mountains that I cant get past. I cant talk to people in church as
it is too personal if you know what I mean. Please someone pray for me for a way out. and to feel Gods love and closeness.
8:44 PM
To the person who's said their life's in a mess at the moment...it's a T shirt I've got, and keep getting out again, and I feel I can't cry out to God at times because it's selfish, it's heretical because He is the Almighty One and how dare I question Him? I've learned to spot in advance the dangerous depressive tendancies rearing their ugly heads (even if I can't be bothered fighting them straight away) and I know that I'm to tell God what I feel, even if it's a clinical talking-to-empty-space feeling. Why? Because my faith is greater than feelings; sometimes you cling on to faith when the floor has fallen away; God ALWAYS cares, even when you can't feel His presence. I'm three years into a situation I never thought I'd face, it's brought tremendous regrets about the past, and fear of future disappointments.Yet my God is bigger than this...even if I cling to that last comment by my fingernails at times...He will come through in His perfect timing (I just wish it was NOW!!)
1:51 PM
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