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Post by sharonw on Mar 25, 2011 7:10:03 GMT -5
Please let us all lift loving prayers for Alexander and family...they're facing not only despair and grief, but the inevitable hard decision that seems to come to all of us one by one.
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Post by IllinoisGal on Mar 25, 2011 16:47:46 GMT -5
We will certainly do so Sharon
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Post by IllinoisGal on Apr 26, 2011 19:41:06 GMT -5
I have a serious issue I need to God to work out in my favor. Please pray that everything will work out for the good.Thanks so much everyone.
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Post by Scott Ross on Apr 27, 2011 0:48:16 GMT -5
Prayers from me!
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Post by IllinoisGal on Apr 27, 2011 6:06:40 GMT -5
Thank you, Scott.
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Post by sharonw on Apr 28, 2011 19:34:49 GMT -5
Prayers going out to the tornado-torn towns within several states. The Mississippi-Alabama tornado shows over 280 people dead, 1000's injured. One small town's only funeral home was completely demolished...so that puts another strain on the rerscuers and survivors!
God, please be with those suffering family losses as well as property losses!
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Post by IllinoisGal on Apr 29, 2011 19:41:54 GMT -5
My Neice lives in Tuscaloosa AL. My bro and sis in law were only able to reach her by phone today. She went to the basement but 4 of her friends decided not too and 3 of those 4 kids were killed.They didnt realize the severity of it. She attends college there in that town. They have called off school for the rest of the yr. I believe it was an F-5 where it hit.
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Post by Lee on May 20, 2011 21:52:20 GMT -5
Edgar, did you find that, even in your surprise, you had a lot of "nagging" questions answered? I saw many things that I had wondered about for years, that didn't quite seem to fit, all begin to fit into place when certain events impacted us so forcefully. Sort of like: the symphony started playing all together for the first time? It's great to listen to when it all harmonizes finally eh? Cherie's musically-inclined brother Galen gave me a record of two famous symphonies the year he was in the work. We lost touch, but as I got out on my own I would play and play and play that record while alternately reminiscing and ruminating over the impression 'the truth' had made upon me. The rich beauty of the melody and the attending musicians inspired a prayer that one day I would finally understand the meaning of the 2x2.
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Post by sharonw on May 23, 2011 17:28:39 GMT -5
Sort of like: the symphony started playing all together for the first time? It's great to listen to when it all harmonizes finally eh? Cherie's musically-inclined brother Galen gave me a record of two famous symphonies the year he was in the work. We lost touch, but as I got out on my own I would play and play and play that record while alternately reminiscing and ruminating over the impression 'the truth' had made upon me. The rich beauty of the melody and the attending musicians inspired a prayer that one day I would finally understand the meaning of the 2x2. For the years I spent solely studying about Jesus, it also lent sense and reasoning to my fears and questions about the 2X2's and even now there are fears that plague me in regards to those that I love that's gone and that's still living. I'm praying daily that those living will also look to Jesus more and deeper then ever before and that the "real truth" about the truth will come to them and they, too, will understand that it is what it is and nothing so grand or eternal.
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Post by sharonw on May 23, 2011 17:30:08 GMT -5
My thoughts and prayers go out to those in Joplin, MO. It is reported that over half of the town is nothing but rubble and broken lives....I pray for those injured that they may heal quickly and I pray for those who have lost loved ones that they may have the strength and comfort that can only come from heaven.....
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Post by Lee on May 23, 2011 20:54:14 GMT -5
Cherie's musically-inclined brother Galen gave me a record of two famous symphonies the year he was in the work. We lost touch, but as I got out on my own I would play and play and play that record while alternately reminiscing and ruminating over the impression 'the truth' had made upon me. The rich beauty of the melody and the attending musicians inspired a prayer that one day I would finally understand the meaning of the 2x2. For the years I spent solely studying about Jesus, it also lent sense and reasoning to my fears and questions about the 2X2's and even now there are fears that plague me in regards to those that I love that's gone and that's still living. I'm praying daily that those living will also look to Jesus more and deeper then ever before and that the "real truth" about the truth will come to them and they, too, will understand that it is what it is and nothing so grand or eternal. I spent a decade myself reading the Bible and involved with a study group. Unfortunately, certain aspects of the authority patterns of the 2x2 were present with this group and it wasn't until I found some of the ex's websites that I appreciated the gravity of my upbringing.
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Post by IllinoisGal on Jul 7, 2011 17:27:03 GMT -5
Has anyone heard anything from Pink? I was wondering how her husband was doing.
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Post by timber on Jul 11, 2011 21:44:54 GMT -5
I've been unemployed for over two years and have been praying. No clear answer, it seems, as of yet. Maybe I'm one of the unrighteous.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2011 21:58:02 GMT -5
I've been unemployed for over two years and have been praying. No clear answer, it seems, as of yet. Maybe I'm one of the unrighteous. Well, that makes two of us, although I've only been UI for 1.5 years.
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Post by ts on Jul 12, 2011 8:59:39 GMT -5
I've been unemployed for over two years and have been praying. No clear answer, it seems, as of yet. Maybe I'm one of the unrighteous. I have not been employed for about 6.5 years. Nevertheless, God has led me to England and South Africa, I got married during those years and have had two children. During this time my wife and I have learned a lot about God's provision and the TWO way conversation that He wants with us. Moses wrote in the Torah what God told him. If you do these things, you will be blessed. Jesus said the same thing. Seek first the kingdom of God and these things will be added unto you. If you have food, clothing and shelter, you have enough and that is God's provision. It really isn't our efforts that gain us money and possessions. It is God who decides who needs what. What we have is not ours but His and we are to use the things we have for His kingdom. Freely you have received, freely give. That includes natural AND spiritual things. All things come from YHVH. I think He would like to impress us all with His ability to provide for us and answer our prayers.
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Post by Annan on Jul 12, 2011 9:42:13 GMT -5
I've been unemployed for over two years and have been praying. No clear answer, it seems, as of yet. Maybe I'm one of the unrighteous. Did I miss something? Does God offer or guarantee employment to those who are righteous?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2011 9:34:33 GMT -5
Just a question, In a natural way, is there any kind of indication that praying/prayed-for people have any advantage over those who don't pray, or those that have no one praying for them?
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Post by ts on Jul 20, 2011 23:24:33 GMT -5
Just a question, In a natural way, is there any kind of indication that praying/prayed-for people have any advantage over those who don't pray, or those that have no one praying for them? When one gets healed due to another person praying for them, yes. there is an advantage. Peter got delivered from prison because of people praying.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2011 1:47:37 GMT -5
When one gets healed due to another person praying for them, yes. there is an advantage. Peter got delivered from prison because of people praying. Is the suggestion that "Christian praying people" are healthier than "the non-praying heathens"? Or as your suggestion, that prison escape is statistically more common for the unjustly condemned 'Christians'.?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2011 10:51:05 GMT -5
I don't understand all those question marks. Study one above was conducted by Dr. Larry Dossey doing clinical studies at Duke University, one of the top Universities in the world. Article 2 above mentions 13 studies done on the subject, starting with Dr.Randolph Byrd in 1988. Article 3 quote numerous scientific studies including from Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College, Bowling Green University, and others. Those are probably about as scientific as you are going to get, and it's unlikely that the results were faked. I think it's easier to get proof of the power of prayer than it is to get proof of the existence of the man-like God mankind has constructed.
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Post by IllinoisGal on Jul 21, 2011 17:16:39 GMT -5
This is copied and pasted from my opening post
How about this thread to be used to ask for prayer. I ask that this isnt a thread to be debated as to whether you believe in public prayer or not.
Can you all start a new thread if you want to debate if prayer helps or doesnt..Thanks
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Post by Annan on Jul 22, 2011 8:15:07 GMT -5
I am not posting links here as I don't have the time to look for them, but this is from something I posted once before. The point is that a person can find support for whatever they set out to find proof of. When have you ever heard that someone was proven wrong when it came to their belief system? Intention Healing vs Prayer
Studies have found that prayer can actually be detrimental to healing.
We are going to go with Christian prayer in this example, although the studies conducted have shown it didn't matter what deity one prayed to as to the outcome of the study.
With prayer, one is asking God to do the healing. As we all know, God sometimes says, "No." This interjects a feeling of fear on the part of the person being prayed for. After all, is it God's will or not that one be healed? Also, there is no direct contact with the person one is praying for with God as the intercessor.
In Reiki and other forms of intention healing -- being hands-on or remote -- one has a direct connection to the person they are trying to heal. It has been scientifically proven that not only does intention healing result in positive change in the patient, but there is positive change in the sender also.
This is not to say the intention healing works every time in full recovery, but it has been scientifically proven to aid the patient in positive ways not accomplish with prayer.
The highest healing resulted in the those that believed that they could be healed by intentional healing. They were more receptive to the healing energies sent. There was no mention of the religious beliefs of those involved outside of their believing they could be remotely healed.
Also, it didn't seem to matter what beliefs the healers held, only that the healers believed they themselves were able to channel healing. In other words, even if the healer did believe in a higher power, if the healer was the conduit for the energies, they were effective in healing. It was only when the healing was left up to the higher power itself to do the healing that healing diminished significantly.
Even though the healers came from all walks of life and faiths, they held a belief in a "source" of the healing energies. In other words, an Atheist probably would not be a good healer, if a healer at all, as there is no source or well to draw from.
The key to a healer's success was the their ability to channel the healing energy. None of the healers believed themselves to be the source of the energies, but believed the source to be greater than themselves. The healers with the greatest success rate were those that were able to "step aside" and let the source of their energies flow through them.
With intention healing, you know that the other person cares and there is nothing to fear. So there is nothing to get in the way of healing energies. Over time the person being healed could feel a difference in energy levels as to quality and intensity of the energies being received that corresponded to whether the sender was having an "on" of "off" day.
So make sure your healer is healthy and in a good mood!
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Post by shushy on Jul 22, 2011 12:07:50 GMT -5
I will always give God the glory for any healing in a person who has recived healing. It is never the person who lays on hands it is the source of power. Jesus Christ is our healer.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 16:23:12 GMT -5
This is copied and pasted from my opening post How about this thread to be used to ask for prayer. I ask that this isnt a thread to be debated as to whether you believe in public prayer or not. Can you all start a new thread if you want to debate if prayer helps or doesnt..Thanks The heading of this thread is for reports of prayers being answered. The scientific studies I posted is all about prayers being answered. I will delete my post if it bothers you.
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Post by IllinoisGal on Jul 22, 2011 18:06:27 GMT -5
I will always give God the glory for any healing in a person who has recived healing. It is never the person who lays on hands it is the source of power. Jesus Christ is our healer. Totally agreed.
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Post by sharonw on Aug 6, 2011 8:50:58 GMT -5
Since most of us extended less then a compassionate hand toward the young family in Noel's thread of Denlen Norman....I'd like to request that we offer helpful prayers for the young family and those of us who can spare money to send it to the young mother and children. But I think around the world sympathies would speak world's of care...don't you?
And I'm very sorry for any unfeeling things I may have said within that post. May God go with you, Lisa and girls.
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