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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Apr 18, 2017 8:18:45 GMT -6
I've got a colonoscopy next week. If anyone could spare a prayer, I'd appreciate it. The worst part about colonoscopies is the evacuation kit and jello combo. (bowel prep and no eating the day before) Praying!
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Post by Bartimaeus on Apr 18, 2017 12:43:51 GMT -6
The worst part about colonoscopies is the evacuation kit and jello combo. (bowel prep and no eating the day before) I'd LOL at this if I didn't know how terrible it was. Praying for you, Thomas.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Apr 18, 2017 14:04:01 GMT -6
In the grand scheme of things I've already had, its not that bad.
Trimix injections < Colonoscopy and prep < bad aim on a blood draw < radiation < recovering from surgery < Chemotherapy < Catheters < NG Tubes
I appreciate the prayers!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2017 20:33:43 GMT -6
The mother of a friend of mine was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Please be praying for her.
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Post by _ on Apr 19, 2017 5:45:30 GMT -6
Praying, Thomas & CW.
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Apr 19, 2017 9:23:38 GMT -6
Praying, CW
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Apr 19, 2017 11:09:55 GMT -6
The mother of a friend of mine was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Please be praying for her. Just prayed for her. Cancer sucks. Got a first name? I know God knows who I mean, but I just feel better having a name for "the delivery"...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2017 13:17:51 GMT -6
I actually don't know her name. I'm not very close friends with this person, so I've never actually met her mother.
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Post by _ on May 1, 2017 23:19:55 GMT -6
A guy named Al at my church is struggling with endurance to stay alive. Prayer for his self-care and endurance/will for life would be great. Prayer for me would be appreciated as well.
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on May 2, 2017 9:00:58 GMT -6
Praying!
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Post by Bartimaeus on May 2, 2017 16:10:12 GMT -6
Praying, bro
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Post by Thomas Eversole on May 4, 2017 17:00:36 GMT -6
Just prayed for you and Al bro.
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Post by _ on May 7, 2017 18:49:48 GMT -6
Thank you!
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Post by _ on May 10, 2017 13:12:23 GMT -6
Regarding a friendship and the consideration of pursuing a dating relationship, prayer for wisdom/discernment for me would be very welcomed.
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Post by Kerrick on May 10, 2017 13:15:43 GMT -6
You got it.
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on May 10, 2017 19:10:06 GMT -6
Praying, warbound!
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Post by _ on May 10, 2017 21:54:02 GMT -6
Thank you so much, Kerrick & NI.
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Post by Kerrick on May 11, 2017 10:18:01 GMT -6
I am not envious of you Warbound. The rewards are great, but so are the risks...
Some thoughts to consider: When I was single, I was pretty close friends with numerous women. We’d hang out one-on-one, email each other a ton, etc. – usually as “just friends” and it was good and fine. However, since I began getting serious with Veronika and especially now that I am married, I have intentionally allowed all those friendships with other women to atrophy and effectively end. We’re still casual friends and hang out in groups sometimes, etc., but never like before. I think this is the correct way and most respectful to my wife, so that she never has to worry or be jealous. I’m saying this because… if you’re good friends with a woman now and if you don’t end up marrying her and marrying someone else instead, your friendship with this woman probably should/will not last. But if you DO marry her… then it’ll be forever. So with that in mind (and of course only after considering all the other elements that may affect your decision), I say go for it. Because that’s the only way you’ll remain close with her in the long run. And if you try and it doesn’t work out, then it just means you’ll lose something you were inevitably going to lose anyways. But if the two of you grow close and marry, then that’s wonderful.
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on May 11, 2017 11:25:56 GMT -6
Friendships with people of the opposite gender sounds more like a case-by-case thing, rather than a general rule. (As long as the friends in question aren't being stumbling blocks, ie encouraging adultery.) Otherwise though, some people are fine with it, some aren't. I'd say it's something warbound and [?] should talk about more when/if they start approaching that stage in their relationship
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Post by _ on May 19, 2017 5:19:10 GMT -6
Guys! I read your thoughts as soon as you posted them and appreciated them and thought of them more than a few times since then. Thank you! NI, a dialogue with this person is definitely a good idea. Kerrick, I've never heard that perspective and I think it is very wise. I really appreciate you both sharing.
I'll be in the same city as this person for one more week, and then I'm moving away. Not to say that not-in-person dialogue can't happen, but it's pretty time-sensitive for the next week. Your prayers for the next week would be awesome.
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Post by Kerrick on May 19, 2017 10:23:00 GMT -6
You got it dude. As for long-distance relationships, I can tell you from firsthand experience that they're difficult, though certainly possible AND there are some silver-linings to them too (i.e. when making out or being distracted with activities aren't options, you're forced to talk over Skype/email/whatever which can really grow the depth of your relationship). How far are you moving away? Being nine timezones apart was the worst because we only had a few hours of overlap when we were both awake. Anyways, I'm praying for you. Please continue to keep us posted and how we can be specifically praying for you.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on May 19, 2017 11:24:26 GMT -6
Some people can handle long distance relationships better than others. Kerrick, can obviously handle it better than I can. My first marriage withered and died because it turned "long distance". Just prayed for you Warbound. As long as you keep it fun and cool, you can't go wrong. If desperation and worry creep in, its time to reevaluate your emotional inventory. God very rarely calls his children to be celibate hermits, so one of these days you'll find the right person.
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Post by _ on May 22, 2017 17:42:53 GMT -6
Sorry for commandeering the prayer request thread with this -_- Thank you, Thomas & Kerrick. I really appreciate your prayers and your shared thoughts. I did a bit of long distance in college. As long as you keep it fun and cool, you can't go wrong. If desperation and worry creep in, its time to reevaluate your emotional inventory. This is extremely wise, and communicated to me at exactly the right time. We'd be in the same time zone, but I don't think she's into me so it doesn't matter While I pray for God's will and I trust Him and want only what He wants for me regarding a future wife, I do wish she was interested. C'est la vie. We and a few others had a nice worship night on Friday. I haven't gotten together with people to play music and worship in a few years, so that was really nice. The same night I asked if she wanted to hang out sometime this week and it seemed like she wasn't interested. That's okay. She's really awesome and God is using her in amazing ways in her ministry, so I honestly don't want to get in the way of God's good plans for her. I hope to continuing praying this week. Thank you again for your thoughts and prayers. In some ways it feels silly and annoying to post so much about this on the prayer thread; however, marriage is an important thing to pray about, I suppose. All this to say, I mean, is thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.
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Post by exo on May 25, 2017 20:16:22 GMT -6
Hey guys, my brother in law messed up his knee a couple weeks ago, and he's already had 2 reconstructions on that one, so this time they opted for a replacement, which happened Monday or Tuesday, I'm not sure which.......my sis just sent a text thru that they've gone to the ER for what they think is an infection in the surgical site that is spreading up and down his leg, and he's being admitted at least overnight for IV antibiotics and observation. Prayers for DJ would be appreciated......
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on May 26, 2017 9:01:48 GMT -6
Praying, exo!
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Post by Bartimaeus on May 26, 2017 12:18:48 GMT -6
Praying!
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Post by exo on May 26, 2017 13:27:24 GMT -6
Sis just texted that the dr thinks the IV antibiotics will probably do the trick and they are gonna keep him another night.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on May 29, 2017 18:16:16 GMT -6
Just prayed for your brother in law. Better safe than sorry on staying another night.
I was ready to go home after my first surgery, and after my first major bowel obstruction, but there were a few other times last year where I got sent home and wished they would have kept me longer...
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Post by _ on May 29, 2017 19:12:02 GMT -6
A lovely couple have been attending the small group I sometimes go to for the past six months when they moved to the city I live in. Today the husband was running a 5K and suffered a massive coronary attack and died. Please pray for his wife Pat, their son, and their family.
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on May 29, 2017 19:28:39 GMT -6
Oh, wow. Praying, warbound.
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