A dear friend and sister is having some scary health issues, both with her breathing and stuff with her joints.

She was about to go to the hospital tonight but didn't want to be in the emergency room all night with her 7 yr old and then try go to the beach to celebrate her birthday tomorrow (well, today now)

She is not 'dirt poor' but she is as close to it as I'd ever want to be.

That's the immediate need.

The long term need is relocating from L.A. (she doesn't know where, but she knows she wants to be somewhere else) and a job that she enjoys. The stress of the physical issues makes it difficult to think about *any* job atm. On topp of that, the state benefits have been massively cut, not only for her household but also the medical stuff.

She's an excellent photographer but only has a broken or borrowed digi camera, no pc at home and no car.

She could really use some prayer covering.


For myself, in spite of being extremely grateful for my life and all the many blessings in it, I'm feeling kind of trapped. One day flows into the next and there is little to look forward to. I'm not depressed or at least am not experiencing any symptoms that I'm aware of. Serving Him with gladdness in whatever circumstance is not the problem.

I've been asking the Lord for bigg things ( not for me ) and REALLY enjoying the time I've been spending with Him so this is coming as a bit of a shock.

I've heard how 40 was the new 20 and a time in many people's lives when they come into their own, really live their dream, feel comfortable in their own skin, etc and I'm certainly experiencing some of that but ...

There is more, there has to be. I just don't know what it is for certain.

Now I know it could be easy to write this off as some sort of midlife malaise that will pass but even so, the Lord is always doing a new thing, He has a plan to prosper and not harm, to give us a future and a hope and for that reason, I covet your prayers so that I will be in line with whatever that is.

Thanks ahead of time

Know the feeling well and I pray for all of us who feel this.

Special prayers for AWA and her friend.

nothing but prayer for you AWA. you're one of the better friends I have here and you've helped me a lot. especially in all of my anxieties and worries. I wont know the whole "40 is the new 20" thing for another 17 years lol. so I dont know what to say there. lol

Thank you SO much everyone for your prayers and thoughts..

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Know the feeling well and I pray for all of us who feel this.

A wonderful man who used to be a senior associate pastor at my home church who opened his own counselling practice when he went through this time in his life highly reccomended this book:

http://www.christianbook.com/search-significance-getting-glimpse-worth-through/robert-mcgee/9780849944246/pd/944244

Black Rider wrote:
..... Special prayers for AWA and her friend.

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I would say that God is preparing you for deeper layers in your relationship with Him and in your position as His servant in this world. Your reasoning of the Scriptures and ability to cut through to the quick of a matter have been well known here for awhile. Plus... you are a soft, tender and beautiful woman with heart as big as the world itself. Listen well to your inner spirit/soul and keep studying with the Lord - He will continue to refine you and mold your desires with His love, wisdom, and mercy

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nothing but prayer for you AWA. you're one of the better friends I have here and you've helped me a lot. especially in all of my anxieties and worries.

Man...if that isn't a ginormous bear hugg from Jesus, I don't know what is!!!

First, because I love and respect Peace so much, I won't care at all that she 'outed' me like that...LOL!!

Wow..SUCH encouraging words and I truly bear witness with them. The Church needs alot of work and I really have no place to complain if I am not in there, with my sleeves rolled upp so to speak, being a part of the solution.

and wv, you made my day. I can remember what it was like to be where you're at. The beauty is, you will *also* encourage someone else by the things you've gone through.

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only symbols can be twisted ,burned,spat on etc.NOTHING truly Holy can be desecrated..... - Sabbath Steve

All the Bible study tends to be head knowledge until life experiences drive that knowledge the 12-18 inches to our hearts. aldat