Praying and rejoicing with you Mama and thank you dear sister for your prayers for my family member as well.

The honeymoon is over with our son who came home 11 days ago so I thought it was time for an update. There is beginning of disrespect and "pushing his own agenda". Our older son is not attending "family" events which our children had been accustomed to for the 28 years we have had a family. I don't believe these things are just "spreading their wings" - I believe our sons, having been raised in a distinctly Christian home, have adopted the world's ways which look better to them since they do not have the Holy Spirit living inside of them. The Bible speaks to the last days having children who are disrespectful to parents, and those who are lovers of self and seeking pleasures. These things are very difficult to live with. Our younger son particularly provokes his oldest sister who is a very strong Christian. This is more than an 8 or 10 year old sibling spat. He is VERY mean. I find myself biting my tongue (literally) so that I do not spout off at him as he easily pushes my buttons. Realizing that it could well be YEARS before God answers prayer and saves these 2 young men, I am asking for continued prayer in that regard, but also that the PEACE of Jesus would reign in our home, and that those of us who follow the Lord would be filled with the Holy Spirit EVERY MINUTE in such a way that they MUST see Jesus in us.

It's curious to me that if one is diagnosed with cancer, you can get your name put on blogs all over the internet and have literally thousands of people praying for you. I know God can and does work mightily in that way. But because of the sensitive nature of sharing too much publicly, our situation is not one that can be sent all over the internet. But we have SPIRITUAL CANCER, and it is every bit as urgent as those with physical cancer because we are talking about eternity here. As I have told my sons a number of times - there is no guarantee that you will live to be 80 years old and can deal with God at a later date.

I am ever grateful for your prayers. God's plan for family was and IS a beautiful thing. No wonder satan has worked overtime to destroy it. For every family on this site - may we stand firm for the Lord!

GOD doesn't need "thousands" Sis. Mat 18:19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

Definitely holding you and your family up in prayer mama.

We 'have to' keep the faith and know that He'll never allow us to be tempted beyond what we can bear and will make a way of escape so that we can bear it.

Grieving for you mama - but Trusting GOD as well.

With His Love for you and yours.

Thank you, J-i-G, you are of course so right....just an hour after my post, my son sliced open the side of his foot with an axe while taking down a dead tree for us....I am of the belief that "God never wastes a trial" so praying that there is a lesson in this for him somehow... Thank you for your prayers and love for my family!

Youngest son is causing havoc (well....the enemy is causing havoc thru him and all over our family)....and I am not able to pray. Thank you for anyone who is able to to lift us up.

I want to thank anyone who has been led to pray for us. It is moment by moment here, and I fail often. I fail to have peace and joy. Not what I want to show my family. But I also have victory at times as well. Must keep pressing on...

The reason for my post is that my younger son who just returned home is signing up tonite for a martial arts gym that he was a part of before he left. (It is these friends who are in part responsible for enticing him to leave home in the first place.) This is quite contrary to our desires for him, and at least in my mind, incompatible with the Christian walk. In some discussions we've had in the past about salvation he has said that if you can't fight and be a Christian at the same time, then he doesn't want to be a Christian. That is scary is it not? I know God is greater than his thinking. If you can't be a "success" in the Christian world, then you want to be a success in the "bad world".....So I understand his heart. May God break through somehow.

I just wanted to update for those who are praying. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

I came across my son with a lewd image of a woman on his computer screen last night. We have been through this a number of times before. I said nothing - he knows I saw it/him. I felt it best to let the Lord speak to him. I am not wanting to come across as self-righteous - I KNOW that I am every bit as much a sinner. But I have not had the type of sins as my sons who are in bondage to rock music and pornography and sensuality....of course in my head I KNOW that God is greater than any sin or anything the devil can throw at a human being, but in my experience I don't see HOW He can break through these awful things in my sons' lives.

I feel badly asking for prayer as there are multitudes of people needing prayer - we are just one little drop in the bucket. But when it is YOUR child.....Thank you, Prayer Warriors. I am counting on God to have the victory in my boys' lives.

You are not alone, Mama. I am praying for you. I also am praying for a prodigal, not my child but a soul in need of salvation nonetheless. Reading your story has encouraged me that I am not alone in waiting for God to move as promised.

Never feel bad about asking for prayer. Your need is just as real as anyone else's, and God hears.

Holding you up in prayer.

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Sandra

SDE,
The list of prodigals that I know personally and are heavy on my heart is growing longer, to the point that I have needed to write the names down. I can pray with passion - I will add yours when I approach the throne. Though I cannot see how, I am convinced that we will see victory...Thank you for praying...

Thank you, mama. It is a great comfort to me to know that you are praying. I also believe that we will see victory. May the Lord bless you.

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Sandra