Ok, Friends. I need to ask for you all to band together and form the prayer brigade with me!! Many things battle for our attentions each day and fight for the top claim on the "prayer list". I would ask that this topic be placed on the top of your list today and for the next few days... Here's what's happening...
I would ask you to pray for my dad and my mom. As some of you have known, my dad has been out of a job for 4 months now. This is the third job that he's lost in the last 5 years. When he lost his job in July, we were blessed to know that God was faithful by His showing of hints along the way that He would provide for my parents. The story is a long one of how mom and dad have gotten to this point, but result is this... Dad is out of a job and in need of a new one, despite the horrible economy that they live in, in MI. They have 4 weeks left until the severance checks run out and they are down to one income. Dad has been feverishly applying for jobs and attending job seminars to help build his resume and prepare for those interviews. But they're just not coming.
To top it all off, this week, he's been in the hospital, diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure. Although the name sounds very upsetting and "final", this disease is something that he can recover from. But you can imagine how dark and frightening these days have become... Mom is working full time at a fabulous job that she enjoys, but she can't pay the bills on her own. Dad has been working hard to find a new job and prepare their house to be sold as well. What full plates they have to juggle... and the juggling space gets very tight when there is only one income.
Simply put, my Dad needs a job. God is faithful. I am in full surrender of this statement. However, I ask that you would pray on their behalf for these things:
- Please pray that the Lord would give him a job. That it would be a job that would last and that he would succeed in. Pray that it would be the job that he could retire from.
- Please pray for peace and hope for a situation that seems to build by the day, and become more daunting. We know that God is faithful. Pray for his faithfulness to be revealed each day in small ways.
- Pray that he will not give up in his fight for a job, for health and for safety for his family.
- Pray for his health - That he would get stronger and stronger as the days progress. Pray that his spirit would not be broken by circumstances.
- Please pray for my mom as she is to support dad. Give her encouragement and love for her husband of 36 years.
"He is BEFORE all things & IN HIM all things hold together!!" Col 1:17
4 comments:
You've got our prayers. Whatever company your dad ends up in, they will definitely better off because of his involvement. With faith that HE can do abundantly more than we could ask or imagine...
Hey Erin,
I can definitely hear your concern in your words. Both my parent and Randy's parents have had similar struggles this past year as well, so your fears are relatable! A book I would highly recommend to you and your fam is "Trusting God when Life Hurts" by Jerry Bridges. It really presents a biblical perspective of trials, suffering and the sovereignty of God.
~Deidra
We will be praying for your family...He can do more than we ever ask or imagine. I know it is hard to be so far away from them, and also to see them hurting. Thank the Lord that He is in control and is not wringing his hands wondering what He is going to do. We have a BIG God and I pray that His faithfulness will be real to your parents right now!
How's your dad?
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