[__ Prayer __] Help Me!

[QWOP]

My story is a tale of woe, which usually fall upon deaf ear alas I hope the wonderful children of God on this site will come to my aid and pray for me. First let me tell you my story.

In my youth I aspired to be an athlete. As I grew up, I found myself slowly realising I had potential and eventually I got scouted. My specialist event was in the 100 metres. Now, all was going well until I woke up one morning until I discovered I was struggling to move. In a fit of panic, fearing I had become paralysed, I screamed out for help. Fortunately my trainer heard my screams, rushed in and phoned an ambulance.

It turns out I had a degenerative bone disease which also affected my muscles too. My dreams of becoming the world class athlete are over and while I am not wheel chair bound, my gait is awkward to say the least.

I care not to take part in athletics anymore, I just want to be healed. Please extend your thoughts and prayers for me (typing this proved to be a chore)

 

[Tina]

Though you're not a Christian, I have prayed healing and restoration of your health. You have been thru a terrifying experience and I pray that not only will God deliver you from the trauma, but that you will find this God Who heals and delivers you. Welcome to CF.net. God has brought you here for a reason!

 

[God's_gift]

My story is a tale of woe, which usually fall upon deaf ear alas I hope the wonderful children of God on this site will come to my aid and pray for me. First let me tell you my story.

In my youth I aspired to be an athlete. As I grew up, I found myself slowly realising I had potential and eventually I got scouted. My specialist event was in the 100 metres. Now, all was going well until I woke up one morning until I discovered I was struggling to move. In a fit of panic, fearing I had become paralysed, I screamed out for help. Fortunately my trainer heard my screams, rushed in and phoned an ambulance.

It turns out I had a degenerative bone disease which also affected my muscles too. My dreams of becoming the world class athlete are over and while I am not wheel chair bound, my gait is awkward to say the least.

I care not to take part in athletics anymore, I just want to be healed. Please extend your thoughts and prayers for me (typing this proved to be a chore)

God is so gracious to let you type this prayer even you're in pain. When you cry , Jesus is weeping with you too. I just want you to know that God is calling you even in that situation , maybe it's time for you to major what you think is minor in your life. Can you hear God calling? I pray for your quick healing and i pray for your salvation too.

 

[Davies]

My story is a tale of woe, which usually fall upon deaf ear alas I hope the wonderful children of God on this site will come to my aid and pray for me. First let me tell you my story.

In my youth I aspired to be an athlete. As I grew up, I found myself slowly realising I had potential and eventually I got scouted. My specialist event was in the 100 metres. Now, all was going well until I woke up one morning until I discovered I was struggling to move. In a fit of panic, fearing I had become paralysed, I screamed out for help. Fortunately my trainer heard my screams, rushed in and phoned an ambulance.

It turns out I had a degenerative bone disease which also affected my muscles too. My dreams of becoming the world class athlete are over and while I am not wheel chair bound, my gait is awkward to say the least.

I care not to take part in athletics anymore, I just want to be healed. Please extend your thoughts and prayers for me (typing this proved to be a chore)

Hi QWOP,

I'm very sad to hear such bad news. I can't begin to understand the disappointment you must be feeling. I hope the doctors will be able to help you with your condition.

I appreciate that you've let us know your non-Christian status. Without going into a long winded message, I'd say you have a more serious concern than a physical ailment, that is your status before God. When our day comes to stand before the God, the only thing that will matter is if you are found forgiven and with the gift of Jesus' righteousness. I hope you will stick around for a while and learn about Jesus, because there is nothing more important than your position in eternity. I'll pray for you this morning.

- Davies

 

[QWOP]

Thank you for your prayers although I would like to explain my lack of faith. This is not the first time I have asked for the Lords help with my woe. I once went to my local church to seek help and guidance when I was there. Being a younger man at the time and naive, I chose to go it alone. Having been there, the vicar met me, sat next to me and listened. Sadly, this was not all he did. He inappropriately touched me in a place I have never been touched before. While it felt nice to have finally been touched there, I know what he did was wrong and to this day it scarred me. He abused his powers!

Why would a supposedly loving God allow me to go through a trauma like that as well as my degenerative disease. If he does exist, surely he is not worth following. That just is not right!

 

[Ammy]

I'd say you have a more serious concern than a physical ailment, that is your status before God.

What benefit would God have for making the people he cares so dearly about ill indefinitely? Just because he doesn't believe, doesn't mean that a God who isn't meant to be vengeful can strike this person with such problems for their future.

 

[Tina]

Thank you for your prayers although I would like to explain my lack of faith. This is not the first time I have asked for the Lords help with my woe. I once went to my local church to seek help and guidance when I was there. Being a younger man at the time and naive, I chose to go it alone. Having been there, the vicar met me, sat next to me and listened. Sadly, this was not all he did. He inappropriately touched me in a place I have never been touched before. While it felt nice to have finally been touched there, I know what he did was wrong and to this day it scarred me. He abused his powers!

That is awful and I'm sorry that you had to go thru it. I wish you had brought it up to the church higher authorities instead of keeping quiet and living with that horrible memory.

Why would a supposedly loving God allow me to go through a trauma like that as well as my degenerative disease. If he does exist, surely he is not worth following. That just is not right!

What you have been through has nothing to do with God but everything to do with the devil. You were this close to becoming a believer and being part of a church when the devil influenced a vicar to molest and hurt you.

Please don't hold it against God but understand that this is the devil that comes to kill, steal and destroy your faith and joy, but Jesus will bless you with a good and abundant life (John 10:10).


Isaiah 35:3-4

Strengthen the weak hands,
And make firm the feeble knees.
Say to those who are fearful-hearted,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with vengeance,
With the recompense of God;
He will come and save you.



I believe the passage above that speaks to both believers and unbelievers, is the message God has for you today. Please receive this message by faith.

God will "strengthen your weak hands and feeble knees". Speak this scriptures out loud and declare it over yourself. Boldly believe what it is saying. "Be strong, do not fear!"


Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.


Did you hear that? The Word of God is "alive and active". What more? It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow ...


Declare it to the devil loud and clear and put it to defeat !

We have a God, Lord and Savior Who is our Divine Healer. I can testify that He healed me of a degenerative bone disease of my knees 100%. Not with any drugs or treatment, but solely through the WORD OF GOD that I just shared with you above. I applied them by faith and prayed against the pain and disease. Today I can swiftly climb up and down a long flight of stairs with absolutely no pain and no effort. I am a walking testimony to a similar condition that you have. If God can heal me, He would heal you too !


Psalm 107:19-20

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
He sent out his word and healed them ;
he rescued them from the grave.


Many times, Jesus healed people simply by "sending out His Word". There is power in God's Word. Hope you embrace it !


I will pray for you .....

 

[Clear2Learn]

God bless you! I'm so sorry that you have suffered through so much. Life isn't fair, and unfortunately because we have been given free will, we will at times do wrong, and at other times bad things will happen or be done to us. I know some will disagree with me, but I don't believe God brings hardship into our lives to test us. I believe God created this world and us, but it is more like a rock sent rolling down a hill towards an ultimate, glorious destination, and less like a car God drives.

When bad things happen to us it is often our first response to blame God and shut ourselves off from his love. This is very human! It is an even more logical response to do so after someone who claims to be speaking for God takes advantage of us! Who wouldn't cry out and say, "God! How could you do this to me!" Well, my brother, God didn't do this to you! A man did. A human, imperfect man. God didn't point you out to get this bone disease, it was bad luck, or some genetic mishap.

Bad things happen in this world, and we will all die eventually. But when we close ourselves off from God, we are closing ourselves off to the greatest source of solace and comfort available to us. God loves you and is waiting for you to recognize that He has been and always will be with you no matter what trials or tragedies you may suffer. The first step is asking God to come into your heart.

I would pray something like the this: "Dear God, I come to you hurting and angry. I have suffered and been abused and I have blamed you, but I know you love me. Please come into my heart, and into my mind, and into my soul and guide me. Change me into who you created me to be. I put my life into your hands. I love you. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen."

God loves you and if you will let Him, He will teach you how to forgive. You will never be free to be at peace and find happiness until you can forgive.

Forgive the man who abused you! Yes, I know that may well be the last thing you want to do, but do it for yourself! Why carry around such a heavy burden? Also, report him to whatever church officials are over his parish! It is a very different feeling when you report someone out of care and concern rather than out of revenge. That man is so steeped in sin, and filled with self-loathing and pain that unless something is done he will continue to hurt others! Protect others and him from his weakness. Speak up and get that man out of a position of authority he does not have the faith and strength to occupy.

Forgive yourself! We men live in bodies that are very sexually responsive and it can be very confusing to feel outrage at being taken advantage of and at the same time admit that it was in a way enjoyable. Forgive yourself! Don't confuse what was done to you with who you are! We all have inappropriate sexual desires and thoughts. Mature, healthy christians give them to God for forgiveness and then go about the business of doing good and helping others. You are, and we all are human!

Forgive yourself for falling prey to this illness. Put your illness in God's hands! Ask for his will and guidance, and his healing. It's amazing how much better life gets when we stop struggling and worrying and we begin to accept and trust.

When you remember what someone did to hurt you, you can say something like the following:

"I forgive _________________ for ____________________. As I hope and pray to be forgiven, so will I forgive. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen."

When you need to be forgiven for your own mistakes or wrongdoing, you can pray something like the following: "Dear God, Please forgive me for ________________. I repent of my sin. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen."

DON'T WAIT TO FEEL LIKE FORGIVING! Ask God to give you the strength and then say the words! Trust me! If you start saying the words, your emotions will eventually catch up! Honestly! Thanks to God's love and endless forgiveness I have an amazingly happy and peaceful life. You can too if you will put your faith in God.

God has not and will not ever forsake you! He loves you no matter what sorrows lie in your past! I pray in Jesus' name that you will open your heart to Him, and put your life in His hands. I pray that God's healing love will fill you and heal you of all anguish and pain, and that He will lead you become all that He created you to be.


May God bless you always,

Steve

If you'd like to read more of my writing, you can find it at www.clear2learn.tumblr.com

 

[Davies]

What benefit would God have for making the people he cares so dearly about ill indefinitely? Just because he doesn't believe, doesn't mean that a God who isn't meant to be vengeful can strike this person with such problems for their future.

Him Ammy,

I'm not sure I understand your last sentence, but I wouldn't say God has been vengeful with QWOP. We really don't know the reason why he has a bone disease or why he was touched in an inappropriate way. I think we can say in general that these things are the result of sin in the world, not even necessarily for QWOP's sins. Also, we do know that everything that happens to us comes before God first. I get this from Job 1. If God did not cause the illness, He certainly allowed it. At this point, I think we should be careful not to interpret our circumstances and say this is a direct reflection of the character and nature of God. Instead, we should take what's in the Bible regarding God, and then interpret our circumstances.

I won't pretend to understand the long term effects for what has happened to QWOP, but I do hope these things will be used in such a way that QWOP can come to a strong faith in Jesus, and be saved.

An example I can think of is the man who was born blind in John 9.

John 9:1-3
New King James Version (NKJV)
A Man Born Blind Receives Sight

9 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?â€

3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.

This is my hope for QWOP.

- Davies

 

[felix]

Thank you for your prayers although I would like to explain my lack of faith. This is not the first time I have asked for the Lords help with my woe. I once went to my local church to seek help and guidance when I was there. Being a younger man at the time and naive, I chose to go it alone. Having been there, the vicar met me, sat next to me and listened. Sadly, this was not all he did. He inappropriately touched me in a place I have never been touched before. While it felt nice to have finally been touched there, I know what he did was wrong and to this day it scarred me. He abused his powers!

Why would a supposedly loving God allow me to go through a trauma like that as well as my degenerative disease. If he does exist, surely he is not worth following. That just is not right!

There was another young man in the Bible who did not allow his master's wife to touch him. Instead he ran away.

I would like to ask: Have you asked forgiveness to God for you sin with Vicar? Unless you ask forgiveness, your sickness will never be cured. There are only 2 ways a to get sickness: 1. Sins, 2. for His glory.

First, you need to believe. Second, you need to ask forgiveness yourself. If you do these, your sickness will automatically go.

Please note that even Christ cannot heal you if you don't believe in Him as in Matt 13:58, what can other Christians do to you? So, first believe.