Prayer Requests
I believe so strongly in the power of prayer. I believe in petitioning God for anything and everything, and I believe in asking for people to pray for you.
I would like to offer this page as a prayer request forum. You can email me prayer requests privately – I will keep them strictly confidential. Or you can post them here and allow other people the opportunity to pray for you as well. You can even post anonymously if you wish, allowing your prayer request to be placed out there for a chorus of prayer, but also allowing your confidence to be kept. You can have it public for a time then email me privately and ask me to remove it. It is all up to you.
I would also encourage you to post answers to prayers here. What an encouragement that would be to other people!
God answers prayer. God promises that He will always answer prayer. Please put your trust in Him, put your faith in Him, and let Him answer your prayers.
Thank you for giving me this opportunity. It is a privilege and a pleasure to share prayer.
1 Chronicles 16:11
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
2 Chronicles 7:14-15
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
Psalm 4:1
Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer.
Psalm 5:3
My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning I will direct my prayer to You, and I will look up.
Psalm 17:1
Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer–it does not rise from deceitful lips.
Psalm 25:1
To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
Psalm 37:7
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.
Psalm 50:15
Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
Psalm 55:17
Evening and morning, and at noon, I will pray and cry aloud; and He shall hear my voice.
Psalm 65:1-2
Praise awaits you, our God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled. You who answer prayer, to you all people will come.
Psalms 145:18
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Proverbs 15:8
The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
Proverbs 15:29
The LORD is far from the wicked but he hears the prayer of the rrighteous.
Isaiah 55:6
Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.
Matt 5:43-44
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.
Matthew 7:7-8
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Matthew 7:11
If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask Him!
Mark 9:28-29
After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.”
Mark 11:17
And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ” ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’
Mark 11:22-25
“‘Have faith in God,’ Jesus answered. ‘I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, “Go, throw yourself into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins’”
Luke 6:12
One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.
Luke 11:1-13
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: “‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’” Then he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.’ “Then the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man’s boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs. “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
John 14:13-14
I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it
Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
1 Corinthians 14:15
So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind
Ephesians 6:18-19
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,
Phillipians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Colossions 4:2
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 2:1-4
I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings and all those in authority, that we may livepeace ful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 2:8
I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.
Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
James 1:7
But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;
James 4:3
When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
James 5:13-16
Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
1 Peter 3:7
Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
1 John 5:14-15
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us – whatever we ask – we know that we have what we asked of him
Revelations 5:8
And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
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My daughter, Kaylee, is spending January-June in Florida with her dad. Please keep her in your prayers.
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I need some prayers and well wishes sent our way.. A couple months ago we decided to try lowering Richards medication to a maintence dosage and all was well.. for a while. I think we are looking at a replase becuase he is so symtomatic. Please send us good thoughts as I am really struggling with my emotions on this and am at my wits end. I don’t want to go through this again and i know i can’t do it alone.
Thanks
Denise
You got them, Denise. Please keep us updated. You’re not alone, by the way. Hebrews 13:5, Jesus said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” And in the original Greek, it’s as if Jesus said, “I will never ever ever forsake you.” So hold onto that and know you’re not alone – and I’ll be praying. ((hug))
I just happen to come to your site and I love it. I do have a prayer request.
My husband and I have been trying to have children for 6 years with no luck. I try to keep prayerful about it but it gets very hard. We are trying to run a farm business and I can’t get a job, so the finances are very tight. We are having a really hard time paying bills. We took out some loans a few years back to help pay for some fertility treatments and since I can’t get a job we are tapped out with ways of finding money for more fertility treatments. I was able once to get pregnant without the help of fertility drugs but lost the pregnancy because the baby had Down Syndrome. Because of our credit and financial status adoption is out for now, so the only way is to get pregnant natural. To make maters worst I had thyroid cancer a couple of years ago and had to stop trying for a year and even though I had a low dose radiation iodine treatment it still can hurt chances. I try to keep positive but it is getting very hard. I don’t know why we just can’t catch a break. I wish I knew what Gods plan is for me. I know he has a plan meant for me but it is hard to understand why he is letting us get this low before we know what it is.
I am currently reading the book of Judges and am reading about Gideon who was visited by an angel of the Lord who told him to go to war against the Midianites and that God would protect him and he would win. Gideon was so unsure of himself that he asked for God’s confirmation not once, but twice. (Judges 6:36-40) He had been visited and had a face-to-face conversation with an angel and still wasn’t positive that his actions/reactions/actions were in line with the will of God.
How nice it would be if God would just dispatch angels to come down and speak to us directly so that we know what and why and how. But we don’t. We just have faith and prayer and more faith. Sometimes the hardest tests to that faith is not feeling progress in a petition. And other times the hardest tests to faith is when God just says, “No.”
I am sorry for your loss. I’ve been pregnant 8 times and have only 3 children, so I know what it is to suffer loss.
I will keep you in my prayers and hope you continue to update us.
Hallee
I don’t know you, but I know your story. I just want to encourage you to continue seeking God’s plan, continue walking in complete obedience, even when you don’t know what the outcome will be, and worship Him in all that you do. That is His plan for your life. Out of that will come answers that overflow with blessings beyond your comprehension.
I’ve had a marriage fail after 23 years, 3 children, and 1 grand-child. I’ve had a miracle baby after having my tubes tied for 7+ years. I’ve had God bring me a wonderful Godly husband of 2 years (tomorrow!). Not to mention all the aches and pains and joys in between. And I’ve had God right there with me through it all. I know He is with you too.
This is from a cherished friend of mine:
We received some devastating news about our baby girl, Abby, last week. Abby has a brain tumor, called an optic glioma. She’s had it since before she was born. It is inoperable. But they think it is benign and slow-growing, and that she can live with this and have a mostly normal life, though with lots of doctors in her future.
Our understanding is that her treatment options are: wait-and-see, which basically means do nothing and get another MRI in a few monthts to monitor growth; or start her on outpatient chemo. That is very frightening to me as you can imagine, but her oncologist assured me that the type of chemo she would get for a benign tumor is not the same as they give in-patient for malignant tumors, that she wouldnt’ be that sick, etc. We are still learning and don’t know much. On Monday we go back to discuss which path to take right now.
Please pray for my baby girl, that her disease will stay stable and that her tumor will not grow. I can just pray that God will have mercy on her and on me, and spare her. I don’t want her to suffer and I can’t imagine a world without her. THe doctors seemed to think that her prognosis for survival could be pretty high provided that she receives regular care and monitoring for the rest of her life.
Abby is in my prayers. I pray the Lord watches over her and helps her health improve, with the tumor staying the size it is, or completely disappearing. May he also watch over her family and give comfort and peace to her wonderful mommy.
I could use a prayer or two, if you could. I am really stuck in a rut, completely depressed. Chris (my husband) doesn’t seem to be getting better (he is bi-polar). I was able to encourage him to take a shower today, sadly that is a constant battle. But I am stuck in a rut, and always put my feelings deep down. I never give myself the time to get over whatever is bothering me, so I just bottle it up. And then it eats away at me. I get either depressed or very angry. It’s never a good thing. If you could pray that somehow the Lord guides me to happiness, I would be so grateful. I don’t want for much, don’t need much, just to be happy is all I need. I’ve never been a materialistic person, flashy or whatnot. I just have always longed to be happy.
Thanks Hallee.
God Bless and Hugs,
Angel
I have been praying for you and your husband. I wanted to share with you that there are two books that changed my life forever. First and foremost is the Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. This is a book that every married couple must read together. If you and your husband have not done so, please find a way to read this as a couple and talk through it. Second, please encourage your husband to read Unmasking Male Depression by Dr. Archibald Hart. I cannot tell you how much this book changed my emotional state, my spiritual state, and my continued outlook on life. I included links to these books at
Christianbook.com for your convenience but get them wherever you like — half.com or amazon or borrow them from your church or public library.
And God Bless you. You and your husband will remain in my prayers.
Gregg
I was interested when I saw your comment with the book understanding manhood depression. i was wandering if you would be wiling to pray for my husband, Darrell. he suffers from severe depression and cant seem to break free from it even though he has meds and sees a shrink. We are now separated- he lfet me a few weeks ago. I know there’s no hope of our marriage being healed if he can’t get healing from his depression and suicidal thoughts. Thank you
I am praying for your husband. I hope you’re able to get something to help you and him out of that book.
Thank you Gregg. I really appreciate it. Both those are on my list to buy next.
God Bless and Hugs,
Angel
Praying for precious Abby and the other prayer requests. I would like to ask prayer for my family. I have several members of my family that are drug addicts. It is very hard to deal with so also pray for the rest of us trying to sort thru all this mess. I ask that God guide me down the path he wants me to take not the path that well meaning friends are trying to force upon me. God has a plan and a reason and I am waiting for him to tell me BEFORE I move. Thank you so much in advance for your prayers and God Bless you all.
Please pray for our family. We are hurting financially and have some big decisions to make soon. Please pray that we will follow God’s will in our life.
Thank you!
Father God, bless this family. God, You know all of our needs and Your word assures us that all things work for good to those who love You. We trust You and trust in You to put us on the paths of righteousness for Your name’s sake. God comfort and touch this family, we pray. Guide them deeper into Your will in this time of earthly trial. We have faith that it is so in the name of the Father, and Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Please pray that I find a job soon and very soon. I am currently unemployed. My parents are having financial difficulty as well and I would love for God to open a door for me to be able to take care of them!
I will certainly be praying for you, Jana. Thank you.
Thank you so very much for your prayers. I had an interview this morning and it went well. Thank you and God bless you.
How exciting! I can’t wait to hear how it turns out!
Please continue to pray they still have not made a hiring decision. I really NEED this job. I know the Father knows our needs before we even ask. So, I know I am in His hand and cannot be plucked out. Thank you again and God bless you and your family.
I have had another interiew with a different office. This job would really be a great fit for me, and I would like to think I am a great fit for them. Please continue to pray as I should be hearing something soon. Thank you for taking the time to read the prayer request you get and to pray for them. I am thankful for my sisters in Christ who will stand and pray for one another.
I found this section of your blog at the perfect time. God is so good that way!
Last night my mother called to tell me she has been having chest pain for the past five days, and was admitted to hospital. They just can’t seem to figure out what’s wrong. She’s been very stressed lately (today is the 2 year “anniversary” of her father’s death, she’s filing for divorce, and my brother has finals this week and must do very well in order to pass into the next grade), and I’m sure that’s a big part of it. I’m fearful of driving to see her (2 hours away) because I’m pregnant and she doesn’t know yet. My husband and I were planning to drive in to tell her this coming weekend. I worry that the shock will be bad for her heart (Yes, I could just not say anything about it, but I’m 10 weeks and starting to show, not to mention she’s my mother so she’ll just know when she sees me), so I’m just not sure what to do. I want to be there for her, because my brother’s in school (8th grade… and he needs support too. He doesn’t handle medical stuff well ever since my grandparents died because he was the one that called 911 for each of them) and there’s nobody else there except for her soon-to-be-ex-husband that just doesn’t care, but I don’t want to make it worse! I’m praying blessing upon her doctors and her body. Please, please, please keep our family in your prayers.
Elizabeth:
So much is going on right now. I will keep your family and your pregnancy in my prayers. Please keep me updated.
I would like to repeat: GOD IS SO GOOD!
I know He hears prayers, but I’ve always been told that He answers on His own time and own way. That usually leads us through a long road of trials and tribulations (always for our good). This time, His time was less than a week.
My mother is out of the hospital, and my little brother graduated from middle school today! They’re still not sure what caused the chest pains, but they do know that it’s not her heart. It’s possible that she had an allergic reaction to a new grilling maranade/ seasoning mix they tried. (I couldn’t pronounce 3/4 of the ingredients. Talk about gaining a testimony of eating the way God intended!)
Her husband really surprised me. He showed up and was very supportive in taking care of her. (She’s taking it easy for a few weeks until they can figure out what’s going on.)Since the last time I spoke with her (about 2 weeks ago), they decided not to divorce, and he’s started attending a local church. Not the same as my mom’s, but definately a step in the right direction since her new-found zeel for God was a big problem for him. Things are not perfect, but they’re improving.
As I’m sure you’ve gathered, I decided to make the trip. She took the news of becoming a grandma fairly well. She’s just being her usual mom self and is worried about it being too much to handle and affecting my studies. (I’m in a combined BS/MS program getting certified to teach special needs children.) In her mind, the ideal situation would be for me to be done with school and well established in a career before having children. (She doesn’t take me seriously when I explain that I plan to be a full-time homemaker after I graduate, assuming we’re in a financial position to do that.) But this is not her plan; it’s the plan my husband and I placed before our Father in Heaven and He supports it, apparently. :) She’s also cautious about getting too excited because my last pregnancy ended in a miscarriage at 10 weeks. Still, I spoke with her on the phone and she won’t stop telling me to “give the peanut a hug” for her, so I think that means she’s accepting it.
I cannot thank you enough for your prayers! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I love this. Reading this makes me so happy. God is good — all the time.
Hi Hallee…was viewing my daughters (Kelle) Facebook page and saw your name. I’m living here in Columbus, am a 60 yr. old,unmarried BELIEVER. Don’t know how I ended up reading your pages but stranger things have happened. I have been unemployed since Oct. 2009 and am presently maintaining on my VA disability. It seems that every time I attempt to pick up my bed and move on, some other disabling illness knocks me back down. Now I have several female issues which I will not go into detail about.I rely completely on the Veterans hospital for my healthcare and have always been thankful for it. But in this day and time, they’re a bit overwhelmed and female issues are not their priority. Please pray for me. I am in pain daily and am getting a bit depressed. I feel like Job. And I understand what you meant when you wrote (in your testimony),that praying just seemed to make things worse, so you stop praying. But I KNOW that prayer is the answer and I KNOW my Father loves me. I’m just feeling a bit like an orphan right now. Thank you so much and God bless.
Sandra: I will definitely keep you in my prayers. Recently, we were praying pretty hard for you, if I’m not mistaken. I will pray for your body to be healed, for your spirits to be uplifted, and for you to be encouraged to find joy in all things and peace that passes understanding.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ME:
As I have stated before my husband is not a christian. So I am praying gods word over him in private. This last week I was praying pretty heavily trusting God’s promise that he has given me the authority over the enemy on my husband’s behalf (Ephesians 6:11) (as well as over my children!) Boy did the @#$% hit the fan – Satan is trying his hardest to make me pay for defeating him. My youngest son is acting out so terribly I had to call his probation officer; my husband went off on my son; I walked into work and got called into the bosses office; etc.. he is hitting my family pretty hard. I NEED PRAYERS TO STAND FIRM IN CONTINUING TO PRAY FOR MY FAMILY AND TO WAIT AND TRUST THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL. IN JESUS NAME – Jerri
Jerri – I will be praying for you. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity. Please keep me posted.
Hallee,
After reading your testimony and other articles on your blog, I felt really inspired to seek your faith and prayers for a dear friend of mine. Since she and her husband have been married they have suffered the loss of 6 babies. She lost 3 in prior relationships. Needless to say, it’s been a rough road for them. After the most recent miscarriage, they decided to adopt. They’re wanting to adopt sibling groups of children (rather than an infant) because the odds of being allowed to adopt them are better because there is lower demand. They’ve been so close to having children in their home 3 or 4 times now, but the other couples always get selected. She told me it feels like another version of a miscarriage every time.
She’s been through a lot and I fear that she’s starting to become angry with God. Please keep her in your prayers. I’m truely at a loss of how I can help her, especially being pregnant myself (at 16 weeks with quite the baby bump). I feel like everytime she sees me it’s a reminder of what she should have had by now, but doesn’t. I feel like I need to keep my enthusiasm in check around her, but can’t because she’s my best friend and this is a time to celebrate for me. As somebody who’s lost a baby before, I too celebrate every little milestone, and can’t help trying to bring others into my celebration.
Thank you for being such an inspiration to so many!
Elizabeth
It is so hard to be joyful of a pregnancy and an infant when you have someone who just longs for a child of their own and cannot have one. I have that experience – in fact, the boys’ godparents have tried for over a decade to no avail. They are the ones who put me at ease about my pregnancies and my babies.
I will keep your friend, her faith, and her course in my prayers. And you as well – congratulations!
If you have an extra prayer to spare, I certainly would appreciate it. I’ve been praying for clarity on a big decision I have to make within the next couple of months. Praying that the everything falls into place as it should and I have clarity on my purpose. Thanks Hallee! You’re truly an inspiration.
I am praying for wisdom and for clarity for you, Holly!
1. Hubby’s ankle is all messed up. He landed on it while playing baseball because he was fence jumping to get the ball and didn’t make it. The VA ortho guy he saw didn’t even re-xray his ankle, despite the fact that every other doctor he’s seen has said it was too swollen to see anything definitive. Prayers for both his ankle and a doctor who will give him a second opinion cheaply would be awesome.
2. Father-in-law: He’s been “hurt” for about as long as hubby has so he hasn’t been working either, or helping around the house. We could use prayer as to what to do about him. We can’t afford to NOT have him live here (he helps with rent, barely) but we can’t afford to have him living here if he’s not going to grow up.
3. Just general prayers for the newbie I’m growing. We’re not due till December and I don’t want to go into labor as early, or earlier, than I did with Aria. She was a month early. So I’m a little apprehensive, especially w/ all the extra stress around here right now…
Lots going on right now, my friend. You are in my prayers. Thank you for posting these concerns.
will you pray I am in the will of God.
Hallee, Please pray for my friend Ebony, she delivered a baby girl full term a few days ago and sadly the baby did not make it. I can’t imagine what she is going through but she is constantly on my mind. I don’t know what to do other then pray she is ok.
thanks
How terrible! My heart is just breaking for her. I will definitely keep her in my prayers.
Hallee,
Please keep my friends Cameron and Racheal in your prayers. Racheal was pregnant with tripplets (all boys). She’d been on bedrest at the hospital for over a month. They did an ultrasound Tuesday night and found that one of the boys had passed away. They delivered them via c-section (at 29 weeks) that night. The other two are doing very well, breathing on their own and everything! They will be in the NICU for 8-9 weeks. All 4 of them will need all the prayers they can get.
Thank you!
The boys came home today! (3 weeks earlier than expected.) Praise to our glorious God! Thank you so much for the prayers!
Yay!! I love that they came home in half the time. God is awesome!
Hey Hallee,
This isn’t as much of a prayer request as a praise request (Maybe there should be a seperate tab for that?). God is so good!
My mother-in-law was in advanced stage 3 kidney failure, severely leaching potassium, with diabetes and high blood pressure. She moved to the same city as my husband and I (essentially she moved to be near us so she could die) and got a new doctor. Her potassium issues are GONE, her kidney damage has REVERSED to stage 1, and she’s coming off her blood pressure and diabetes medications. As a matter of fact, occasionally she needs to eat a pancake to raise her blood sugar. Our God is a God of mercy and might! And He is good ALL the time!
Blessings to you and your’s!
I missed this one, somehow. Thank you so much for sharing this with me! God is awesome and wonderful.
Hi Hallee,
Please keep my husband in your prayers. He has had a lot of sinus pressure for two weeks and doesn’t feel well at all. Even a visit to the doctor hasn’t helped. Please pray that he gets relief from all the pressure. Thank you so much for your prayers.
My father has prostate cancer and has decided to undergo surgery. He also has uncontrolled diabetes and is overweight which makes for a unfavorable mix as a surgery candidate. Please pray that everything goes well. Thanks so much. His name is Harry.
I will be praying! Please keep us updated.
Hallee,
Unfortunately, I have yet another prayer request for you. My sister-in-law’s best friend has a 2 year old daughter (her only child after 8 years of trying to conceive) that has been diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma. It’s a very rare cancer. The doctors have given her a 5% chance of making it another year. I don’t know the friend’s or the daughter’s names, but God does and they both need prayers desperately.
Thank you.
~Elizabeth
:( I’m so sorry. I will be praying.
Hallee I am at the end of a rope here. I am disabled from my cancer battle and living off of less than 700 a month! I had a nephew who was a room mate and that was my life saver.He just married his girlfriend and moved out.He gave me a few months to have a plan and was caring enough to help still pay his board to me til June. As of July if I dont find a way to make an income at home , me and my son will be homeless in August. So I ask you to please pray for me to find the resources I need to make a crafting bussiness at home ( things I can make and sell )to sell on line and make an income to make the bills ASAP. I am beyond stressed! Thanks for the prayers.
I will be praying for you!
I’m so sorry about your situation. In addition to prayer, please seek out local social services agencies or another local agency that may be able to help you. Perhaps your nephew could help you. Prayers are so important but do not rely on those alone. It is important that you seek out the help you need for both you and your son.
In Dec. I cheated on my boyfriend of 6 years, when we broke up I realized that he is the one i want to spend the rest of my life with and I realized that this was no way for our son (age 2) to grow up. But when I told him it was too late he already moved on. I winded up giving my life to God in February and and by the end of February he broke up with her and wanted to work things out with his family. I knew God was working in my favor. Now that we are “working things out.” I’m praying for his salvation, he suprised me and went to church Easter Sunday but has not given his life to God. And just yesterday I found out hes been texting another girl from work. I don’t understand how we’re suppose to try and work things out if he’s talking to other girls. I feel like this is December all over again and I just want resteration for my family. I find myself sad at times and in all honesty im starting to think if he’s not trying why should I? But i know that’s the devil trying to tear me apart from the will of God. I just don’t know what to do anymore, for 6 years we did our relationship without God and now I want to do this with God and the right way, I want us both to be saved and get married and make things right but i am so discouraged right now and feel so betrayed.
When you’re caught up in sin, you’re an easy target. If you’re in a sexual relationship with your boyfriend, then you’re caught up in a sinful existence. The best thing to do is to end that part of your relationship and turn to God. It may be that you’re not to be with your boyfriend – God doesn’t want us unevenly yoked. Or it may be that your turn to devotion to God’s word will be a powerful witness and statement to your boyfriend and turn him to God. There’s no way to know – the best thing to do is to get right with God first.
I will be praying for you and your boyfriend and son. Please keep me updated.
My husband and I are in the last stages of getting divorced. We are waiting for the judge to sign the papers and that will be all. But, guess what? I am still in love and I am still want to be married. My husband is not walking with the Lord. So, I am praying for his salvation before anything. Please, help me in praying for my husband’s salvation and my marriage.
I will be praying. I’m so sorry that you’re marriage is going through this.
God always knows what you need, and when you need it! I was looking for a cleaning schedule, and found your site, but my cleaning has been put off now that I feel God speaking to me through your devotion to Him. There is so much on my heart right now, forgive me if this gets long-winded, but I’m in desperate need of catharsis. I want to say my primary struggle is with my marriage, but after spending 2 days in the Word, I’m starting to feel like the trouble with my marriage is a symptom of a bigger problem. I am a baptised Christian, but you wouldn’t know it unless I told you. I feel so separated from God, I try to go to church, but might make it once a month. I know from past experiences, that the further away I am from God, the more the devil has control of me, and it becomes a cycle. As of right now, the things I had been blessed with have been taken away. We lost our jobs, our home, our cars, and at 30 years old are living separately at our families’ homes. I know that it is because we took all those things for granted, and were not appreciative of the bounty the Lord had provided for us. I long to become close to God, truly for the first time in my life. However, because of my attitude, I feel that I am not even worthy to ask it of Him. He has blessed us so richly over and over again, and each time when we get comfortable, we stray from God. And each time, he has taken away our blessings. This is not the first time we’ve had to move in with family, namely my grandmother, and I know he keeps returning me here because she is a strong Christian influence, and a faithful church-going Christian. I find it difficult to talk with her though, as the things I have done, and am ashamed of, aren’t really things I feel comfortable discussing with her. Her faith is so matter of fact, that it makes me feel hopeless to even share my struggles with her. The church I attend, when I attend, is also her church, and the women there don’t exactly come across as willing confidantes. Oh, this is all such a mess, it’s hard to write everything in a sensible way. I’ve been making an effort to pray every day, which should say something about my relationship with God, that sometimes I forget to pray! But, I’ve been praying every day, for God to be with me, but I just feel like there’s no conviction to the words I say. I sometimes feel that an attitude of conviction is provided by God, and get angry when He won’t provide me with one. I don’t know what to do about any of this situation. My husband doesn’t know if he wants to stay married, and seems unwilling to talk very much about how to mend this giant rift between us. I have found out several things he has hidden from me, and as a result, have no trust for him. God spoke to my heart and told me that I don’t have to trust my husband right now, just trust Him, so that is what I’m trying to do, but consistently fall into accusing and nagging habits. I’m so hurt that I lash out in anger, and not just at him. My patience is ridiculously short, and our daughter is such a blessing, that I feel I’m not doing her justice as her mother. I feel on the verge of abandonment by God, but there is still a small faith that never dies in me. I get jealous of people with miraculous conversion testimonies, who found God and were able to feel his love, and turn their lives around completely, and I wonder why God let them have it so easy. It is so hard to keep going, I have confessed all the sins I can think of, I have prayed for His direction, to know His will, and still I feel nothing but lost. So, I’m not sure what else to pray for, and maybe I need a “veteran” Christian to guide me and help me, so I”m praying that God sees fit to send me one. Thank you for listening. Jess
Dear Jess,
I am sorry that you and your family are having such problems. Beleive me, I have been there and done that more than once. I have almost lost my faith a couple of times because of trial and tribulations. Seems like the more I would pray, the worse things would get. However, now with the perspective of time, I can see where those things led to big changes for the better. It doesn’t help to know that at the time that you are going through them because you are hurting. I will pray for you. God loves you and is with you. A friend of mine posted a saying this morning, “give your cares to God and he will give you peace.” Also, the anger and depression from the situation tends to cloud your judgement and your ability to see solutions. Please, if you aren’t doing it already, you might want to visit a doctor. You might have what they call situational depression. They can help.
P.S. I know Hallee personally and she is one of the most kind and loving women that you will ever meet. She does genuinely care and want to help in any way she can. Please don’t shut her and Gregg out. God led me to them at one of those times that I was experiencing some of the worst experiences of my life and they extended love to me. I felt it and I knew it was special. God, my husband, and Hallee and Gregg saved me.
I have waited a month for a response to this (above) prayer request. Just a simple acknowledgement that anyone would care enough to help lift me up.I have seen responses to posts about movies, and food, and parties, however, nothing here, even though you exclaim proudly your belief in asking others to pray for you and your showy list of scripture pertaining to prayer, all the while claiming it a pleasure and a privilege to be considered for such a request. I’m sure it’s easier to talk about your perfect blessed family and loving devoted husband, the luxury of being a stay at home mom and June Cleaver wannabe (as I see you promptly respond to other comments on this blog,) rather than do God’s work and love others. It is people like you who drive others out of churches because they feel like no one cares enough to listen or pray or help a struggling Christian when you represent yourself to others to be so strong in faith. Once again, I am left feeling that God is intentionally leaving me to the wolves, and that so so so many who I look to as a role model for Christian faith are empty and fake. I’ll pray for you, though, that your faith would not just be an act to make others envious, and an appearance that you put on, but that God will give you the spirit to recognize your priorities, and the spirit to be in your heart what you try so hard to appear to be to man.
I’m sorry if you feel like you were ignored. I actually planned to write to you privately, and thought I had. Until I went to look it up just now and couldn’t find it, I would have sworn I had. However, it’s not been a month, it’s been two weeks, and in those two weeks my life has been insanely hectic trying to prepare for out of town guests, a big party, and my husband’s return home while maintaining this blog and other ministries in my life. I’m sorry you fell through the cracks.
You were on my mind a great deal after I read this, and I did pray for guidance in what to say to you as well as pray for you and your situation as I wrote that email in my mind (though I apparently never penned it.) I can also assure you that many people read that page and the comments every day.
As far as I can read into this, and coupled with today’s post, you’re very angry and hurting. Until you let that go, you’re not going to be able to let God fix things. YOU can’t. HE can. But it takes you relinquishing that need to control it. God will never abandon you. The best thing to read, for me, when I’m feeling lost and hopeless is to read about David’s life in 1 Samuel and see how terrible and abandoned he seemed, then read the Psalms and see how much he trusted God’s presence. It makes me feel closer to God when I’m feeling too far away from Him.
I’m glad I’m available for you to vent to. Please email me or contact me any time. And, again, I’m terribly sorry that I thought I’d contacted you. Up until the moment Gregg’s plane landed, I didn’t know if I was going to make it another moment juggling everything alone.
In addition to the above, I want to point out something to you that may not be apparent. When you choose to turn to God, when you make an effort to grow closer to Him, you’re going to be a target for attack. Ephesians 6:16 tells us that we’re being shot at by the wicked one. If you are turning toward God and seeking counsel from someone, chances are good Satan is going to attempt to interfere with that – because as you draw closer to God, you’re going to draw farther away from him — and he’s not going to put up with that much. If you getting angry at me and your hurt increasing because of me forgetting to send a reply that I’d crafted in my head, then that is a dart – a flaming dart of attack and Satan will use that against you.
Hallee
Dear Jess,
If you are still reading these prayer requests, please post an update on your situation. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Jess, I actually read this blog (but have never come to the prayer requests section until now). I want to say also, that you cannot judge God by what people do. People are fallible, God is not. Please don’t let the mistakes and issues that other people have be a judgement on God. This one thing has kept me going to church for years when I have been treated the worst by people who call themselves Christians. I am there for God, not for them. I too had a husband who lost his job and although it was not as bad as your situation currently – I was shocked that no one in our church did one thing. They were all employed (and shockingly – a majority of our church has their own businesses in which they have employees) and none of them even offered a temporary job to get us through even if was just a week long thing or something so we could have money in the bank. No one offered to buy groceries or anything.I had a very touch-and-go pregnancy at the time and had to be at the hospital 3 days a week sometimes, and other times ended up in emergency room. No one visited me in hospital and no one helped with my daughter. It made me angry and bitter for a long time. But I realized that my relationship with God had nothing to do with them. God saw their actions. Maybe some of them had good reasons to completely treat me like a leper during that time. Who knows. God only knows what is going on with everyone and why people do the things they do. He tests our hearts. I’m really sorry you are going through a hard time Jess, and it’s painful while going through it, but you do get through it. You DO get through it. Jess, you are heard… You aren’t alone.
Love the Books Power of a praying husband/woman. I ask that you pray for my wife. She wants to leave our marriage. Pray that he softens her heart to him. He will take care of it from there. She is a awesome woman who has been deceived by the things in the past that I have been deceived by. Ask God to cast them out.
Thank you!
I will be praying or your wife.
I am so tired in many time for false doctrine who will not obey the word of God in whole truth, but they will input so much own victim and sacrice who are not in the bible site ,so pray and fight against this calamty among us ,thanks and bless,keijo sweden
Please pray for my husband as I feel him being spiritually attacked and slipping away from the Lord and engaging in past bad habits, and trying to keep them from me because he says i get angry. He won’t communicate with me anymore. I feel that this wedge between my husband and me has drivin me closer to God which is good but this use to be something we shared, he use to be a man on fire for God. This wedge between him and God and the bad habits it’s creating is breaking my heart! I pray about it continually…..
I’m glad you’ve grown closer to God. I pray that your husband will let that wedge between you and him and him and God dissolve and that your marriage will be ever stronger for it.
After 11 years with his company, my husband has lost his job. We have a severance package, thankfully but we are going to have to Cobra insurance because my daughter has type 1 diabetes. I am asking for prayer that hubby will find a job that meets our needs, not necessarily wants, and that thE severance package will carry us through until the he is employed again. I am also asking for prayer for me, to give me strength I need to stay even keeled during this time. Thank you.
What a scary time to face. I am happy that COBRA is available to you to help with your daughter’s needs. I will be praying for you. Please keep us updated.
Just a quick update: my husband has the first interview of a three part interview tomorrow morning. The job would be great to have, meaning excellent benefits, and the hours would be perfect for our family. Thank you for continuing to keep us in your prayers.
That is very exciting! I pray that it is going smoothly for him!
We found out this afternoon that my husband did not get the job he interview for three weeks ago. I know that God is good and He definitely has a plan for us but it is getting harder and harder to keep our spirits up. My husband has put in dozens of applications but nothing has surfaced thus far. But, I am putting my faith in God and know that He will provide for us. Please continue to pray for us. Thank you.
I’m so sorry, Jenn. We will keep praying for you!
I had to give you an update on our situation. After 2 months of being out of work, my husband received a job offer yesterday. Thank you so much for the prayers. I know that 2 months is not a long time to be without work but it seemed an eternity for us! I now have walked down this path so many others are going through and have been taught a few lessons by this. Thank you, again! Jenn
Yay! Praise God. I’m so happy!
Hallee,
I’m going to burst if I don’t tell somebody. WE’RE PREGNANT! :D
On Monday, we went to the first appointment with our midwife. When we did the ultrasound, she saw a very strong heartbeat. However, she also saw something of equal size next to the baby. Since she couldn’t get the wand into a good enough position to say with certainty that it’s a second baby, she declaired it a yolk sac and asked us to come back in a few weeks. If you name an emotion, I’m sure we’ve felt it in the past week. My MIL is estatic! My mother doesn’t know about it, and I’m dreading telling her. She’s not supportive of us having (more) children before I finish college (or being a homemaker or having more than 2 children), and I know that telling her is going to be a headache, especially since our son is 7 months old. (This baby was definately a surprise.) We’re also doing a VBAC, which she thinks is “just asking for something to go wrong.” We’ve been praying and praying that her heart will be softened. More prayers can’t hurt.
Thanks,
Elizabeth
Oh how exciting!!! I will be praying for you!! Yay!
Hi Elizabeth,
I will keep you in my prayers. A baby is always a blessing. Even when they are accidents. I work as a maternity nanny/ doula and hope that your VBAC goes well. I have had many clients that have made that choice for various reasons. And they have all enjoyed it. Do your research and feel confident with your choice and it will go well. And enjoy those babies. God Bless.
Hallee,
My husband and i just resently got married and are already struggling with understanding eachother ..this has never been a issue to us till now and it scares me deeply ..i know god says dont live in fear ..for god has not givin me the spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind..i have travaled a long ways to find him ,,and dont want to lose him..he is a very worried and jelouse man and has trust issues ,,,i dont want my marriage to fall apart …i love him so much …we never miss church and from being sick the passed two weeks we have miss church and things are going down hill..without god our marriage is not a marriage and i know that..so as today is sunday and we didnt go to church so i turned to my bible and now im asking for your prayer…please help me to pray for my husband and i because lord knows im not oerfect either ..i would also ask if you could pray for my hole family as well…i am inspired by all the books power of praying parent , power of a praying wife i love all those books…oh and if someone can give any suggestions to what study book that my husband and i could study together would be greatly appreciated..and again thanks for listening to me ,
amy,
I will definitely be praying for you, Amy.
I would suggest you and your husband read, together, The 5 Love Languages. The link to the book is in my “bookshelf” tab.
You will be amazed at what you learn about each other, and you will be amazed at how different your relationship and the way you interact becomes after you read it.
Hallee
Please pray for my son that he finds his path in life and is happy. Please pray that he is guided to good friends and relationships which help him feel fulfilled.
What is his first name?
His name is MIchael.
I will be praying.
When Gregg was on his way to Afghanistan, I prayed specifically for him to find a good, Godly friend. He ended up with a roommate who has become one of his best friends.
Men need good friends.
Thank you! It is true, men need strong relationships as well, he has managed to keep a very few friends but needs new horizons right now. God Bless you for this site which I found by “accident”.
Please pray for my husband to find employment, we have 2 boys that are dependant on medications every day. We have faith that God will take care of us, he always does. We’ve been blessed in so many ways, we know He is with us at all times.
Thank you for the opportunity to request prayer.
Please pray for the premature baby born by a couple in my cell group. The mother refused to heed our advice regarding eathing healthy for herself and the baby.. in my mind is short of abusing God’s grace..
Now both mother and child have gestational diabetes with so many complications. Baby is in the NICU and mother still finding it hard to breathe..
We are hoping that as they find themselves in this situation that they will also see the Grace and Mercy of GOd and also God’s chastening..
Still we pray both baby and mother to survive and tell of the goodness and mercy of God, regardless of the consequences..
How scary for them. I will be praying for them. Do you have an update?
I would like to request prayers for many things. I am eighteen and I have been struggling with health issues for the past 3 and a half years. It started with migraines that would cause me to loose my vision and other side effects that until this past week i didn’t know were related. Then four months ago I began throwing up and have been having a hard time keeping anything down and have been in and out of the hospital. Then about three weeks ago we found a doctor who came up with a diagnosis that has little treatment and it is a long road to recovery. I have been out of school since Christmas break and am eager to get back to school as it is my senior year but, the doctors have just told me that there is nothing they can do anymore I just have to let it run its course and hope that with the physical therapy I can retrain my body.
My dad is also struggling with the economy so just pray that he finds a job that will help him provide for our family. I worry because the raising seven children is enough let alone all these new medical bills.
That is so hard to deal with – especially with the unknown. I’ll pray for healing for you. Please keep us updated.
Hallee:
Can you please add this one to your scripture list?? My wife (Denessa) and I get strength from it often.
Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
P.S. Say “hi” to Gregg for me…..I worked downrange with him for a while… :)
Are you back from Sharana now?
Dr. said my cancer is back. Please pray for me.
I will pray for you.
You might get a lot out of encouragement and battle ideas out of the documentary “The Beautiful Truth”.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/beautiful-truth/
please pray for my husband’s work he has been having quite alot of short falls and since he is a manager the team he is managing seems to be falling apart. pray that team work spirit is recaptured. pray for our relationship too we lately have been having lots of arguements on petty issues.
I will be praying for you. Please keep us updated.
thank you i will keep you update. am from kenya and am greatful with the great work your doing
God bless
I would like you to pray for my husband and myself. We have been trying to have a baby for eight years. I refuse to do IVF because I can not reconcile it to my faith. But as a maternity nurse the inability to have my own baby is quite difficult to accept. I pray the lord will help a child come to us or help me find peace with the absence of one. Thank you so much.
Please pray for my Son in Law. He is 53 and has lung cancer. He is taking chemo. and radiation. Pray for his wife and 3 children too.
We will continue praying. please keep us updated!
Keep my daughter in your prayers, she is in nursing school, having a hard time with one of her classes, I feel this is a school of perseverance for her> She will shine like gold when she comes out of refiners fire. thanks.
I pray that she was able to make it through this semester!
I dont know if this is where you leave prayer requests…I was saved at 40 [11/2000] my husband was saved 4 years later. Before I was pretty much atheist, I spent my whole life hating God so I wanted to spent the rest loving, honoring and being so grateful to Him. When I was saved [I did not even know what this was, not raised in church] I thought I had arrived. Finally I would be with people who are all on the same page and love each other. Was I wrong! Here is my prayer request. My husband and I devoured the bible and listen to good sound biblical teachings constantly, so we grew in our knowledge quite quickly [takes a little longer to get the flesh in line] but church has been very painful for us. We do NOT want to be church hoppers but it seems everywhere we go they do not practice what they preach [not even what their literature says they believe]. They have teachers, deacons, elders, all manner of leadership whose walk is openly rebellious and just down right ungodly and usually in direct opposition to what they say they believe as a church. When we ask about this, we become the bad guys [we only ask the pastor]. We are about to give up, but I know God says do not forsake fellowship together. My biggest fear is that my children will become religious and not Christian. My daughter was saved at 16 and she has been heart broken and disillusioned by the youth. She recently told me [shes almost 18 now] that church was like a bunch of high schoolers and she didn’t know if she would ever go back. I am heart broken with all of this. Am I expecting too much? Please don’t tell me church isn’t perfect because I know that, I’m just looking for one with descent leadership and a few hungry people. If you have any advice I would welcome it, if not please pray for my family to find a place to fit in.
Finding a church is so hard. I pray that you find a good, Bible believing church filled with people passionate for Christ. You aren’t expecting too much. Just don’t compromise. Please keep us updated!
Not even a month after I posted the prayer request about a child coming into our lives something happened. We had met a young woman having here third child. She had kept none of them. She asked my husband and I to adopt this unborn boy. It was I thought to be a private adoption because it was through family not an agency. But when we spoke with the lawyer we realized that it was much more complicated. We were able to meet every hurdle except financial. We are not wealthy people. I work as a nanny and my husband as a bus driver. Please pray that we can heal from having this baby taken from our lives for such a silly reason. We have tried for so long to have a baby that this seemed like a gift from God. We have spent our lives working hard. It has been a very hard blow for me personally. Thank you. Gail
We will continue praying! Please keep us updated!
Hallee
your book has been of great help, i thank God for you,i need you to pray for my husband for spiritual upliftment,financial breakthrough and happiness in our marriage. Thank you because i beleive this prayer request will soon become testimony…