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[__ Prayer __] Prayers about my childhood abuse.

eddif
What I'm learning, is that prolonged suffering and agony, in God's world for those He loves, He always has a purpose for the long-run that will grow us and make us as your first verse quotes.
Who knows what plans God has for our lives, my life, but your first verse in your post is one that I hold onto the strongest for quite some time.
Thanks for taking the time to support me.

May God bless you greatly
Seasoned by Grace
 
Hi Seasoned by Grace. How are you? I haven't had a lot of time to be on forums, but I thought I'd stop by and check how you are. Are you better, hope you are not in pain and you are sleeping better and also not dwelling on those memories that started it all. Did the visit to the doctor help? I still pray for you every morning.
 
Marianne333 said:
Hi Seasoned by Grace. How are you? I haven't had a lot of time to be on forums, but I thought I'd stop by and check how you are. Are you better, hope you are not in pain and you are sleeping better and also not dwelling on those memories that started it all. Did the visit to the doctor help? I still pray for you every morning.
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Marianne333 my dear sister.
Thank you so much for your heartfelt thoughts, concerns, and all your precious prayers.
I am starting to make some progress in my healing, very slowly, but what is really great, is that God is using all this to teach me and grow me in my faith in new area's, that He wants me to be strong in. Things I never would have seen a need for, God see's a need for me to focus on several new things now, even while painfully struggling, I still study and grow, as the Holy Spirit guides me.
No matter what I'm feeling or how I'm feeling, I know with all certainty and confidence, and faith, that God will heal me, but also grow me to be a better servant of His, which excites me, and already I am even more sympathetic to others pain and suffering, whether believers or not.

Thank you for you continued prayers for me, and taking the time to get in touch, while having your own busy life, and ask how I am doing. You are so very much appreciated, and loved in Christ.

May God bless you more than richly, with all His love for you.
Seasoned by grace
 
christian1724 said:
Hey SBG. I hope you are doing well today. Hugs Friend!
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christian1724 Thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy day to check on me.
What I love so much about my trials right now, is that if it's a good day or day of struggle, God Himself leads me to verses, that strengthens me, and gives me more and more confidence in His promises. that in His time, he will heal me, and "He will restore me, and strengthen me, and make me fit and steadfast." 1st Peter 5:10. Love that verse.

Thank you for being such a great brother, and may God bless you richly. Today I needed words like yours to encourage me.
Much Love in our Lord my friend,
Seasoned by Grace
 
Seasoned by Grace said:
Marianne333 my dear sister.
Thank you so much for your heartfelt thoughts, concerns, and all your precious prayers.
I am starting to make some progress in my healing, very slowly, but what is really great, is that God is using all this to teach me and grow me in my faith in new area's, that He wants me to be strong in. Things I never would have seen a need for, God see's a need for me to focus on several new things now, even while painfully struggling, I still study and grow, as the Holy Spirit guides me.
No matter what I'm feeling or how I'm feeling, I know with all certainty and confidence, and faith, that God will heal me, but also grow me to be a better servant of His, which excites me, and already I am even more sympathetic to others pain and suffering, whether believers or not.

Thank you for you continued prayers for me, and taking the time to get in touch, while having your own busy life, and ask how I am doing. You are so very much appreciated, and loved in Christ.

May God bless you more than richly, with all His love for you.
Seasoned by grace
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You are a very strong person! May the Lord be with you (and I know He is)
 
Praying for you Seasoned by Grace , you are loved!

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My dear Sister in the lord.
I wasn't having such a good evening until I read your post above.
My meds have decided they don't like me, and I have been struggling some.
So thank you so much for uplifting my spirits.
It's such a joy you being here on the forum.

May God bless you more than you know for being here, and posting God's beautiful verses.
With much love in Christ,
Seasoned by Grace
 
Sister said:
Praying for you Seasoned by Grace , you are loved!

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My dearest Sister in the Lord.
It's so nice to get these uplifting messages when I'm struggling, and amazing that I get them just when God knows I need them.
God is so amazing, isn't He?

Thank you so much for your praying for me. It means so much that you take the time to remember me and pray for me.
It's so very much appreciated :thumbsup :wave .

And thank you for your committment to this web site, and posting all these beautiful artful verses that really bless us.
It's a great joy having you hear.
You add so much to this forum.

God bless you my sister
Seasoned by grace
 
Hello Seasoned by Grace
Sorry about your meds. How long have you been on them? Are these the ones they changed the others to? Perhaps they will try something else.
Glad you are slowly recovering.
Still praying.
 
Tessa said:
Hello Seasoned by Grace
Sorry about your meds. How long have you been on them? Are these the ones they changed the others to? Perhaps they will try something else.
Glad you are slowly recovering.
Still praying.
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While I am pretty much a very, very low to no meds person myself, I have observed others take enough medications to be classified as poly med.

I am going to compare medications to peanut allergy. Why that? Because I am not qualified to get into medicine discussions.

A small amount of peanuts provide:
1. A small amount of energy. Blood sugar may go up a small amount.
2. A huge negative reaction to someone with peanut allergy (may requiring hospital visit)

Just peanuts. But the benefits are small and the negative results are great.

End of peanut story.

Medications can be the same way. A med may help in one area and completely devastate in another area.

Finding the particular problem med is truly hard. If nothing else if a person has decided they need a particular medication, denial of possible problems is huge.

May God help above and beyond all human reason.

eddif
 
Seasoned by Grace said:
My parents were abused themselves, and didn't want kids, but then I came along.
Needless to say, they messed up some area's of my life, and I guess it's time to deal
with the fears I have periodically, that flair up, and I have no way to deal with them, but call out to the Lord, and study verses about fear, and pray a lot, and speak those verses to God.
Fear has always been a constant companion, along with nightmares, but I guess God wants me to deal with it once and for all now.
We all have issues and this is a big one for me.
Please pray for me and put me in God's hands.
The anxiety I'm experiencing is pretty harsh.

In God's loving care for you all.
Seasoned by Grace
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I am just reading this now.... it's two months since you posted this request...
Your words really resonated with me... the wounds inflicted upon the innocent child
because of the sins and shortcomings of our given parents.
I too was unwanted... and then later abandoned... my childhood was terrible.

What I have discovered at my very late age (58) and after decades of severe Chronic
depression is that GOD has been at work without my knowledge all through out these
years. I believe even as a non believer... He knew that one day... I would inquire as to
WHO is this wonderful Jesus.

My healing has been slow... very very slow... God recognizes that I was a very broken
person... I still AM.... and I still have terrible trust issues... but HE has been so TENDER and GENTLE with me.

This summer... after decades of constant despair... I received the most precious surprise.
The gift of JOY.... I am not even able to describe with words what has happened to me...
but OH MY..... I suddenly do not remember my suffering. The joy and gratitude keeps
growing... it's been like this for 4 months now.

I would like to encourage you to simply lift your head and allow the SON to shine upon you.
HE knows everything about you... HE has HIS eye on you... He delights in you and sings over
you with JOY.

The hurts that you have received... the lies that you have been fed and believed...the lack of nourishment and
care from the very ones who were chosen to keep you... and should have cared for you... this kind of pain
is carried with us through-out our lives and quite honestly affects every relationship we ever have... including with
our brothers and sisters in Christ. Sometimes in fact... they are often the ones who wound us the most.

I am rambling on here... but I want to encourage you to REST.... HE will finish within you what HE has begun...
which is a GOOD WORK.

I pray that the Holy Spirit is able to minister to your broken places... until God is finished His open heart surgery
on you. It takes years... most of us do not get those supernatural miracles of INSTANT healing... I sure never did.

But I tell you.... it has been worth the wait.... for I am a new creation.

Be encouraged... it is NOT you who can do the work that needs to be done... All you can do is surrender your
shattered parts to the author and finisher of your FAITH.

Tenderly... Addy
 
Seasoned by Grace said:
The situation, to most people, they wouldn't even sense a problem, but just the right event, can send me spiraling out of control emotionally, and totally consume me in fear, resulting in a major, major panic attack, like last week.
Some call it an unexpected "TRIGGER," that is crippling and disabling, and leaves me feeling totally lost and nearly incapable of functioning.
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OH ... how I know this one... that free fall into uncontrollable panic and despair... reading this has made me weep.
It doesn't happen to me often... I do everything in my power to try and avoid my triggers ( or as you put it... just the right event). I have not dealt with fear... but mine comes in the form of unquenchable sadness and despair...
Most people are unaware that there are levels of despair... YOU obviously know this quite well.

I hope the above post will encourage you... I am here if you ever desire to talk in private.
 
Tessa said:
Hello Seasoned by Grace
Sorry about your meds. How long have you been on them? Are these the ones they changed the others to? Perhaps they will try something else.
Glad you are slowly recovering.
Still praying.
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eddif said:
May God help above and beyond all human reason.
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Thank you both Tessa and eddif so very much.
Yesterday was a perfect day with no issues at all, and I heard the Holy Spirit speak to me quietly about not using a sleep aid, so I used none last night, and slept all night without it - PRAISE GOD!!!.

So many ups and downs right now, but I know in my heart and believe that God will heal me and restore me,

1st Peter 5:10, "And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast."

I'm in this for the "long haul", however long God wants this to go on. I'm totally in it with Him, waiting for my life to change, PERMANENTLY.
A Christian neighbor loaned me a book, about what I'm going through, and in it, it says every Christian will eventually go through something like this, where God "Purges" us of ourselves, so that He can fill us more completely with Himself.
Thank you so much that you've stayed with me with your prayers and support. You are so much loved in Christ.
Seasoned by Grace
 
The restorative powers of a good day, how nice that is! Every day in His Word is a good one, even with trouble!

Have a great day SBG.
 
christian1724 said:
The restorative powers of a good day, how nice that is! Every day in His Word is a good one, even with trouble!

Have a great day SBG.
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Thank you so much christian1724.
Yes, yesterday was a day of great blessings.
Thank you for your very kind words, What a blessing to hear them.

Great love and kindness to you brother in the Lord.
Seasoned by Grace
 
Tessa my sweet sister in Christ.
I'm finding out that a Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause havoc in one's life, especially when you get older, and I have that, but I don't think my doctor and I saw it as much of a problem as it has become lately.
I did some online research , and everything points to this.
I see one of my doctors tomorrow, and we will talk about this.

I sure would appreciate your prayers for tomorrow and for my doctor's wisdom.
This could make a lot of difference in my health.
 
I had heart palpitations & afib. Saw my doctor, was going to schedule an appointment with a cardiologist. Came back later and saw the same doctor without seeing the specialist. She asked why I didn't, and I said I read that taking Vitamin B can help with heart palpitations--which it did. The doctor said great; that's a heckuva lot better than a cardiologist.

Results may vary, blah blah blah.... But it doesn't hurt to take a vitamin and try (well okay, ignoring heart attack signs thinking a vitamin will cure it would...).
 
I NEED PRAYERS. I'm just getting so tired of trying to be strong.
I feel like I can't go on. EXHAUSTED.
Tonight I cry out to you God
God please be my strength tonight and in the future. No peace and I am so tired Father.
 
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