Family Intercessors needed...

[Raven]

Most of us suffer this to some extent. Confessing it is most of the battle!
I'll pray for you Rhoni and I hope you remember to pray for me... and Phil and others.....
Raven

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Rhoni

I think you know I love the Lord. There is something that I'd like you to pray about...I am so angry. The anger is built up inside me and is always festering under the surface. I don't think that it will change unless God changes my heart. I am at the point of desperation.

Please pray for me.

Thank-you,
Rhonda

Rhoni,

I am sorry I did not see this until now. Most everyone has "Issues" with family,
it is a wise person that recognizes this.
I am praying for you and your situation.

You have much to offer the Kingdom.

[Cindy]

Praying, praying, praying for you Sis. Rhoni.

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by philjones

Rhoni,

I will be praying! I too fight this subcutaneous fury! It is always right there under the surface and I can hide it most of the time but when alone it come boiling to the surface and explodes in such a way that even I am surprised.

I will have faith for you if you will have faith for me. Isn't it strange how much easier it is to believe for someone else than it is to believe for yourself?

in Jesus name!

Bro. Phil,

You are so right...kind of like that saying "Physician heal thyself?" I can tell others how to take care of this issue and believe God but having difficulty believing for myself.

So, I'll cut you a deal...you believe for me and I'll believe for you.

Blessings, Rhoni

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by Raven

Most of us suffer this to some extent. Confessing it is most of the battle!
I'll pray for you Rhoni and I hope you remember to pray for me... and Phil and others.....
Raven

Raven,

I am praying for you...thank-you for doing the same for me.

Blessings, Rhoni

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by Ron

Rhoni,

I am sorry I did not see this until now. Most everyone has "Issues" with family,
it is a wise person that recognizes this.
I am praying for you and your situation.

You have much to offer the Kingdom.

Bro Ron,

My family has a long history of transgenerational things that we need God to resolve once and for all. The more I look at them, the angrier I get. Reminds me of a sermon I heard Bro. Yadon preach, "The Gifts our Parents didn't know they gave us"!

The kingdom has much to offer me...I am kind of tapped out on the giving end because I need to resolve my own issues first. Thank-you though.

Blessings, Rhoni

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by cneasttx

Praying, praying, praying for you Sis. Rhoni.

Thank-you fella Texan!

Blessings, Rhoni

[Sister Alvear]

praying for you dear friend.

[Rhoni]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhoni
I think you know I love the Lord. There is something that I'd like you to pray about...I am so angry. The anger is built up inside me and is always festering under the surface. I don't think that it will change unless God changes my heart. I am at the point of desperation.

Please pray for me.

Thank-you,
Rhonda

I was looking over all the prayer requests that I have asked the AFF prayer warriors to pray about and all have been answered, except for this one. Nothing is wrong with God and He is more than able...the problem is within me. Yesterday I hurt someone I love very dearly but my anger is deeper than my hurt [I think] and only God can resolve the issues that keep me from being totally free and victorious. Pray for me that I will let go, and let God.

In Jesus name.
Amen

BTW....isn't God good? Page after page of this prayer closet contains the victories of Jehoveh Nissi...Thank you again Jesus...you are so good to all of us,

[Rhoni]

Through the past few weeks I have done specific fasting, prayer, and studying the word. I believe God has answered prayers for my family or origin as well as that in relations to my children and their spouses.

These are the scriptures that come to mind:

Exodus 20:12: Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.


Ephesians 6:1-3: Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother which is the first commandment with a promise - that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.

Some would say that children do not owe their parents anything, but the scriptures are very specific:

I Timothy 5:3-4: Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. But if a widow has chidlren or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.

I Timothy 5: 8: If anyone who does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Last but not least:

I Peter 4: 7-9: The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.

The Bible is specific about honoring our parents. It does not say to honor them only is you think they are worthy of honor. You honor them because it is right.

For the past two years I have sufferred greatly because my son-in-law was mad about two things I said. One I aplogized for because it hurt him and he misunderstood what was said about a friend of his who had passed away. The second was said to his mother on the way home from a church services that she and I went to. Things were said on both sides but the gist of what I said was, "He needs to get a fulltime job to support his family or he will be facing a divorce in the future." This was all he got told by his mother and not the whole of the conversation in which she took part.

He was angry and embarrassed and told my daughter that I was not allowed to stay in his home as I tried to interfere in their marriage. They have spoken these words in front of my grandchildren and my grandaughter told me I could not stay in their home because her Daddy was mad at me.

My daughter has been counseled that she is to obey her husband. In the obeying her husband I was denied access to my grandchildren and had to stay in another city with a life-long friend when I went to my son's wedding and I was there 10 days and only got to see my beloved granddaughters for only 4 hours [supervized].

I was told that I was a bad example to the grandchildren because I wore pants and make-up and jewelry.

This has been the most difficult trial of my life. I put up with the disrespect of my ex-spouse when he told my childen to disrespect me because I was not worthy of respect, and now my children are disrespecting me.

I have prayed about it, sought advise from friends, and went to counseling. I love my children dearly, and have loved my granddaughters beyond all reason. I was no means a 'perfect' mother but I was a good one. I raised them in church and taught them to love and respect their father and never denied access to their grandparents. Both of my children have named their chidlren after ther paternal grandmother. Through the 10+ years of single-parenting I bought birthday and Christmas gifts for them to give their father, and his wife, and the grandparents and I never received gifts for years.

I was a good mother and have felt do dishonored and disrespected for the past two years that it has been unbearable causing much grief, depression, and anger. I have tried to bite the bullet and asked them to take a two hour drive to meet me to talk and discuss the issues and reslove them and they have turned me down.

I called to tell my granddaughter that I will be there for Christmas [even if I have to stay in a hotel] and the first words out of her mouth were:"Nana, where are you going to stay because you can't stay here"?

Divorce is a cruel thing,. You think it ends when the kids are grown and on their own but putting the children in the middle and making them choose sides continues on.

The children will not like my posting this but I want them to know and the church leadership that gives them such inexcusable advice that I am not going to be controlled by them or the church any longer. I love and serve God - always have and always will. If I have to serve God without my children and grandchildren so be it. I have done all I can do to rectify this situation and only God and my children can save the relationship. I will love them all from a distance but I am claiming back my life, and my peace of mind from this day forward.

In Jesus name,
Rhoni