Comments on: When I Don’t Know What to Do http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2008/09/02/when-i-don%e2%80%99t-know-what-to-do/ Sat, 02 Jun 2012 14:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: sharon http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2008/09/02/when-i-don%e2%80%99t-know-what-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-27704 sharon Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:22:47 +0000 http://thelife.com/?p=7235#comment-27704 pam i am so sorry about your husband. i am praying for you right now. i have not been getting comments so this is the first time i have seen this. bless you sharon pam i am so sorry about your husband. i am praying for you right now. i have not been getting comments so this is the first time i have seen this. bless you
sharon

]]> By: Marilyn http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2008/09/02/when-i-don%e2%80%99t-know-what-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-27223 Marilyn Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:32:44 +0000 http://thelife.com/?p=7235#comment-27223 Dear Pam, I am so very sorry to hear about your husband's stroke, and your role as his sole caregiver! This can be very demanding, both physically and emotionally, and you need a network of support to assist and encourage you! Are you and your husband members of a church fellowship? If so, perhaps sharing your burden with the pastor might prompt him to invite the adult Sunday school classes to offer you assistance. Another option is respite care. This is available for caregivers to relieve some of the stress of continuous caregiving. Patients who require observation or assistance with activities of daily living are eligible, and it gives the caregiver a much-needed break. While your love for your husband fuels your dedication to him, dear Pam, you must care for yourself as well! And, may our Lord continue to be your strength and your hope! God bless, dear sister! Precious Lord, we thank You that, while Your will sometimes includes very difficult paths for us, You are faithful to walk beside us, guiding our steps, lighting our path. We praise You for being 'our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.' (Ps 46:1) We thank You that when we are weak and discouraged, You offer us Your strength to press on. Tonight, Lord, we lift up our sister, Pam, to Your throneroom, asking for Your soothing Presence to surround her! Pour out Your grace upon her, Lord, that she would be refreshed by Your Spirit! Mobilize Your people, Lord, that they would come, offering relief and encouragement to Pam! Grant her Your wisdom in household decisions, Lord, and lead her to godly counsel as needed. May her faith be renewed as she puts her hope in You, her Rock and her Redeemer! In Your holy Name, Jesus, Amen! Dear Pam, I am so very sorry to hear about your husband’s stroke, and your role as his sole caregiver! This can be very demanding, both physically and emotionally, and you need a network of support to assist and encourage you! Are you and your husband members of a church fellowship? If so, perhaps sharing your burden with the pastor might prompt him to invite the adult Sunday school classes to offer you assistance. Another option is respite care. This is available for caregivers to relieve some of the stress of continuous caregiving. Patients who require observation or assistance with activities of daily living are eligible, and it gives the caregiver a much-needed break. While your love for your husband fuels your dedication to him, dear Pam, you must care for yourself as well! And, may our Lord continue to be your strength and your hope! God bless, dear sister!

Precious Lord, we thank You that, while Your will sometimes includes very difficult paths for us, You are faithful to walk beside us, guiding our steps, lighting our path. We praise You for being ‘our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.’ (Ps 46:1) We thank You that when we are weak and discouraged, You offer us Your strength to press on. Tonight, Lord, we lift up our sister, Pam, to Your throneroom, asking for Your soothing Presence to surround her! Pour out Your grace upon her, Lord, that she would be refreshed by Your Spirit! Mobilize Your people, Lord, that they would come, offering relief and encouragement to Pam! Grant her Your wisdom in household decisions, Lord, and lead her to godly counsel as needed. May her faith be renewed as she puts her hope in You, her Rock and her Redeemer! In Your holy Name, Jesus, Amen!

]]> By: Pam http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2008/09/02/when-i-don%e2%80%99t-know-what-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-27217 Pam Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:23:52 +0000 http://thelife.com/?p=7235#comment-27217 Since my husband's unexpected stroke left him disabled 2 yrs ago at the early age of 57, I have experienced many overwhelming times of not knowing what to do or having to make decisions without a husband's guidance. I know that Jesus has filled in many gaps left by his stroke, but the loneliness, isolation, and sadness of a life that could have been sometimes overtake me as his sole caregiver. But Jesus is still Lord and I trust that he knows the future better than I. Since my husband’s unexpected stroke left him disabled 2 yrs ago at the early age of 57, I have experienced many overwhelming times of not knowing what to do or having to make decisions without a husband’s guidance. I know that Jesus has filled in many gaps left by his stroke, but the loneliness, isolation, and sadness of a life that could have been sometimes overtake me as his sole caregiver. But Jesus is still Lord and I trust that he knows the future better than I.

]]> By: Confidence in GOD | My Journal http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2008/09/02/when-i-don%e2%80%99t-know-what-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-27146 Confidence in GOD | My Journal Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:27:44 +0000 http://thelife.com/?p=7235#comment-27146 [...] and He knows our future so we must always ask God for His guidance in everything we do. In the decisions that we make, we must always ask for His approval. To God be all the [...] [...] and He knows our future so we must always ask God for His guidance in everything we do. In the decisions that we make, we must always ask for His approval. To God be all the [...]

]]> By: Michelle http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2008/09/02/when-i-don%e2%80%99t-know-what-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-27145 Michelle Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:19:46 +0000 http://thelife.com/?p=7235#comment-27145 I wrote in my site this morning about confidence in God and i am happy that we are one in spirit. That in every decisions we make we should always turn to God . I have linked you to it so that my friends and family will be able to read from this also. I thank God for your wisdom and may the Lord God continually bless you and your family as well. I wrote in my site this morning about confidence in God and i am happy that we are one in spirit. That in every decisions we make we should always turn to God . I have linked you to it so that my friends and family will be able to read from this also.
I thank God for your wisdom and may the Lord God continually bless you and your family as well.

]]> By: Imogen http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2008/09/02/when-i-don%e2%80%99t-know-what-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-27128 Imogen Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:12:42 +0000 http://thelife.com/?p=7235#comment-27128 You know, in Australia I received this email on Wednesday, the very day that I was offered a Supported Internship ftom the Department of Education, Training and the Arts at a Queensland school. I am in my final weeks of a Bachelor of Special Education and am in the process of applying for teaching positions. My big question has been where does God want me next year? Interestly, the place (a rural town Roma) is the very place that I first gave my heart to Jesus when I was five or six years old. It doesn't seem like a coincidence that this devotion, the offer and its placement could come at the same time. Please, Lord give me strength to follow you and please lead my decision to be the correct one, based on all the factors involved and your holy will for my life. Thank you in Jesus precious name, Amen. You know, in Australia I received this email on Wednesday, the very day that I was offered a Supported Internship ftom the Department of Education, Training and the Arts at a Queensland school. I am in my final weeks of a Bachelor of Special Education and am in the process of applying for teaching positions. My big question has been where does God want me next year? Interestly, the place (a rural town Roma) is the very place that I first gave my heart to Jesus when I was five or six years old. It doesn’t seem like a coincidence that this devotion, the offer and its placement could come at the same time. Please, Lord give me strength to follow you and please lead my decision to be the correct one, based on all the factors involved and your holy will for my life. Thank you in Jesus precious name, Amen.

]]> By: Marilyn http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2008/09/02/when-i-don%e2%80%99t-know-what-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-27112 Marilyn Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:58:13 +0000 http://thelife.com/?p=7235#comment-27112 Dear kanj, I am so thankful to hear that our Lord spoke to you through His Word this morning, and comforted you! He is faithful and true, and His peace is like a warm blanket on a frosty night! Your concern for your dear family member is understandable, but only the Lord can intercede and provide for your loved one at this time, so let's take this to Him . . . Gracious, heavenly Father, we know that Your eyes are ever upon Your children, watching us carefully and lovingly! Prone to wander, we can find ourselves in difficult situations, yet You have not left us nor forsaken us. You allow us to learn from our experiences, tenderly ministering to us as You shape us and mold us through them! Lord, today we ask for Your mercy and grace in kanj's family circumstances. That a family member's whereabouts is unknown is very unsettling, causing fearful speculations and anxiety for those who wait. May Your peace and comfort be upon them during this time of uncertainty, Lord! We ask for Your protection and sustaining grace to be poured out upon this missing loved one! If this relative does not know You, Lord, we ask for Your mercy upon him/her, that he/she will recognize the emptiness of life without You! Send someone, Lord, to minister to this precious soul in Your Name! Send angels to protect and direct to safety! Please bring this dear loved one home to the waiting arms and anxious hearts that await him/her! In the precious Name of Jesus, Amen! Dear kanj, I am so thankful to hear that our Lord spoke to you through His Word this morning, and comforted you! He is faithful and true, and His peace is like a warm blanket on a frosty night! Your concern for your dear family member is understandable, but only the Lord can intercede and provide for your loved one at this time, so let’s take this to Him . . .

Gracious, heavenly Father, we know that Your eyes are ever upon Your children, watching us carefully and lovingly! Prone to wander, we can find ourselves in difficult situations, yet You have not left us nor forsaken us. You allow us to learn from our experiences, tenderly ministering to us as You shape us and mold us through them! Lord, today we ask for Your mercy and grace in kanj’s family circumstances. That a family member’s whereabouts is unknown is very unsettling, causing fearful speculations and anxiety for those who wait. May Your peace and comfort be upon them during this time of uncertainty, Lord! We ask for Your protection and sustaining grace to be poured out upon this missing loved one! If this relative does not know You, Lord, we ask for Your mercy upon him/her, that he/she will recognize the emptiness of life without You! Send someone, Lord, to minister to this precious soul in Your Name! Send angels to protect and direct to safety! Please bring this dear loved one home to the waiting arms and anxious hearts that await him/her! In the precious Name of Jesus, Amen!

]]> By: Andi http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2008/09/02/when-i-don%e2%80%99t-know-what-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-27098 Andi Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:15:47 +0000 http://thelife.com/?p=7235#comment-27098 Did you remember to click on the icon that links you up to get them? Sometimes I send in a comment and forget to do this; so go back and click on it. Just a thot?? Did you remember to click on the icon that links you up to get them?
Sometimes I send in a comment and forget to do this; so go back and click on it. Just a thot??

]]> By: sharon http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2008/09/02/when-i-don%e2%80%99t-know-what-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-27096 sharon Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:10:52 +0000 http://thelife.com/?p=7235#comment-27096 i have not been getting comments back from the blog not for several days i have not been getting comments back from the blog not for several days

]]> By: Andi http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2008/09/02/when-i-don%e2%80%99t-know-what-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-27095 Andi Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:06:33 +0000 http://thelife.com/?p=7235#comment-27095 Amen Marilyn! Amen Marilyn!

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