Sometimes I get too lazy to do things that I would like to do, when I start to do something (such as study informatics, karate or anything else) I get animated at first, doing good progress, but after a while, I lose the will to continue what I'm doing, I don't have patience to make different things, I only have patience for video games, and I would like to not give up easily from doing stuff.

Seishiro.Leonhart : Will be praying for you man. I feel the same way. My focus needs to change. But...it just gets so hard to build up the motivation for other things...God bless.


jakk

My family is in a pretty bad place. I know God is using this to build up my faith, but it's just so hard.

retrokid12 : Prayin for you man. Anything specific I can pray for?


Jak

I would just like it if you prayed for me to get along with my siblings better and that my parents could get back together.

please pray for my sister anne she is in the hospital right now.  Thank you for your prayer

Please pray for me in a couple of things.

1) I have one more semester of school left, and my grades are considered mediocre, and I am a little concerned about the topic of my future and grad school, so pray that God would reveal a road for my future, and that God would lead me towards a purpose that can bring Him glory and that is well suited for me and my skills and talents

2) My family is in a tight financial situation and I am trying to find a job around this area before I head back to my school. Please pray for our family and that I can find a job that can help out this situation.

3) Pray for my brother. He is going to be a senior in high school and there are many questions and answers about his direction in college. Pray that God would be with him in wherever he is going and what his dreams and goals are for his future.

play4fun : Prayin for ya brother.


Jak.

Hey guys my names red ninja and I'm a Christian and I'm not ashamed of it you guys shouldn't be either I believe in Christ as my lord and savior and     I hope you guys believe in Christ too and I'm praying that the Lord will help face your problems and I'm sure he'll be right there with you to help you face your problems and could you guys pray for me too I am facing some problems and I need you guys prayer and support so thanks a lot I'll see you!

Chewy Dragonrider : AMEN!


Jak.

Prayer Changes things yall.  Prayer can fix anything.  You have to believe in God's Power.  Prayer will fix it.  Trust God.  I don't want to preach to you but when God blesses you, you just have to go tell about.  You got reach out an touch somebody.  God is keeping me yhall.  I can't tell you how go he is to me, but I just want to tell you that God hears prayer.  And he does answer them.  An old song say He might not come when you want him, but he's always on time.  GOD is the greatest power that this universe will ever know.  You can't beat God's giving.  The Bible says you have not because you ask not.  That tells that God wants us to ask him for our needs.  The Bible say Jesus what ever you ask in my name it shall be given unto you.  You can't beat God's giving.  Praise him.  Prayer is a means to talk to God.  Jesus gave us this ability when he died on the cross.  Used to you had to sacrifice at the alter and call the priests to pray for you but now you have the liberty to speak to God yourself.  You ought to be thankful.  Prayer is the gateway to heaven.  You can do everything else but it you don't pray........ you ain't getting in.   Give God the Glory for he is worthy to be praised.

I believe in the power of prayer.  Recently, my life has taken some very big and amazing changes simply because I prayed.  I was in a bad spot where my marriage was in jeopardy because I had closed my heart to what God wanted me to hear.  I could feel Him nagging at the recesses of my mind, but not wanting to hear where I was wrong, I allowed my pride to shut Him out.

It didn't stop me from praying.  For a full week, I forced myself to pray to God...just little snippets...even though I didn't feel like it.  My heart was not in the words I said to Him, and I had no faith that things would change. However, one day unexpectedly, I was filled with a rush from God and I just wept.

That was 42 days ago, and things have been great between my husband and I.  We started attending church again and started paying tithe, and God has been blessing us again...and again. The miracles He has lined up have caused me to weep many times.  Just as a small example, I was going to get paid $600 less this month, and my husband and I were very troubled about it.  We prayed about it, and one day were sitting and discussing how we could possibly get more money this month.  We were still discussing it as we checked the mail, and in the mail was a card from a relative we hardly know.  In that card.....was a check. Guess the amount?  $600.  I kid you not.  My jaw dropped to the floor in shock, and as we read the letter, the relative went on to explain that he had felt impressed by God to send us that exact amount, and he didn't know why.

Even now, thinking of it, I can't help but weep.  It makes me see how blessed I am, and I think about my immediate family, and I know I am the only one who gets to experience God's grace.

So this is my prayer request:  Please...I want my family to come to know Christ.  My family has no sense of what a relationship with Christ is like, and I know all five of them are doomed to hell.  It makes me want to cry, because I love them and I don't want God to lose those souls.  Most of my family is not very friendly with me, as they don't understand my faith and think I'm a little crazy.  Therefore, it's very hard for me to witness to them.  I try to pray for them, but my hope that something will happen is so low.  I know that God can do anything, but I am a human and not perfect.  I need help in praying for their salvation. If you have family that is not saved, and has hardly any knowledge of God, and doesn't care to even learn about Him......well you have some idea of the pain it can cause.

Let's pray for all those lost souls.

Singelli : Amen sister. Reading about the joy you have experience through God's blessings have lifted my heart even a little. I have recently been beginning to doubt that God is working in anyone's lives anymore, but you just proved me wrong. With all of the troubles of the world and with all the pain and suffering some people experience, it has brought my soul to drop deeply in sorrow and doubt. Thank you.

I hear ya on the pain that can haunt you when thinking about family that is not saved. I'm not too sure about my older brother, but I fear so much for my little brother. He has no idea that he needs to surrender to God and start living for Him. He thinks he's got everything under control and that he's fine with life. He's on his way to becoming a doctor, he's dating a cheerleader for the Oklahoma Thunders, and he acts like he doesn't encounter much conflict in life. I try and try to reach out to him and talk to him, but he doesn't want to listen to anything I say. Sometimes, I just feel like I'd rather die quickly instead of see him live a whole life without knowing Christ. I will pray for you. Can you pray for me as well?
Thank you again sister for letting God use you in lifting my hopes.

Jakk

jzrozzn8706 :   The joy I felt can't be explained in so short a paragraph.  I purposefully kept my post as short as possible simply because I believe a lot of people see posts of my length and skip right over them.  Therefore, I definitely underrepresented the way I felt.  I am so deeply glad though, that God allowed my testimony to speak to you even if the voice was tiny.  God -does- still work in people's lives, and very frequently I might add.  I have so many examples that your eyes would probably fall out by the time you were done reading about them!  The way God has worked in my life is so undeniable that sometimes I can't fathom why other people don't "get it".  I've see other people blinded by satan and unable to understand how we as believers can so easily give God credit for His actions....and it bothers me -so- badly that I can't seem to open their eyes.  The best I can do is share what God has done for me and continues to do for me on a daily basis.  Even if I don't see the affects immediately, I can hope I've planted some seeds.  Therefore, in everything I do, I try to mention my God in some form or fashion.  It's easy to do without being pushing, and I'm legitimate proof that even the smallest of things can draw someone closer to God.

Have you not seen God working in your life?  Or have you simply struggled to see Him working in others' lives?  I won't deny...it seems to be a more and more rare sight these days.  There are so many out there who claim to live for God and devote their life to their faith....and yet in my opinion there are so few who really have a strong relationship with Christ.  Most people don't even have one at all.  I know I thought I was saved for most of my teenager years, and it wasn't until much later that I realized I was not.  However, even then God worked in my life.

I think the signs are out there. They may be hard to see, but maybe you're just looking in the wrong places.  I don't say this to insult you or bring you down or anything; I'm merely trying to help.  I never want someone to struggle to see God's Hand.  Seeing what He does is breathtaking.

Jakk, I will certainly pray for you and your family.  It sounds like your brothers at least have a working knowledge of Christ?  That in itself is a great start.  If your brother won't listen to you when you preach, don't.  You don't want to push him away and cause him to harden his heart against your words.  Instead of tackling the situation directly, have you ever tried a more indirect approach?  For example, when you tell him about your day, you can give God credit for the good things or mention how God had a hand in such and such.  Your brother might not feel like you are confronting him then, and he won't feel pressured or annoyed by the obligation to respond back.  In fact, he may even start initiating conversation about Christ all by himself, and what could be a better scenario?

Pray that God opens his heart and mind, and I will do the same.  Until his heart is completely open, little will reach him.  I'll also pray that you can be a good witness for him, and that God works in his life in undeniable ways.

Be blessed, Jakk.

i would appreciate some prayers.. having a hard time figuring out what career to choose

mutantpoke : Hey bro. No problem. In my prayers man. Take care.

Jakk.

Wow! I am so blessed by this thread you guys! I've grown up in a Christian home my whole life, and my relationship with God has grown over the last 8 years to be something that I will never give up. God is the only reason I wake up in the morning. Thank you for keeping this thread going you guys, I've read all of the posts and have prayed for them even the old ones.
And now I'd like to ask for prayer too.
Recently I've been struggling with repetitive sin a lot. I'm trapped in lust and laziness. I definitely have not been spending enough time in the word or with God and my prayer life is suffering too... I keep filling my mind and heart with things that are not true, right, or just. And they've been taking over a little. I really just kind of need a revival in me..I also need to get away from my procrastination and become more self disciplined...
Tank you guys again for this thread I'm going to favorite and I PLAN to be checking it often enough.
god bless.

XxFlutterXShyxX : You and I have a lot more in common than you might think. I will pray for you, but I have to tell you what my mom told me. For an issue like this, you need to tell someone --in real life-- before you even begin to pray. Believe me, it means a lot to me when my mom says something like that --and I trust her immensely when it comes to understanding God's Word.

The biggest struggle we face with these issue is accountability regardless if it be ourselves or others we hold. Silence is Satan's goal; calling out for help can stop him. You can keep in touch with me via private message on Vizzed... that is, uh, only if you want to.

I'd like to request a prayer to my mother, she's getting neck surgery soon, and I hope she'll be okay.