Keeping your request in prayer. Tomorrow is another fasting day. I will keep your and all on MOG in my day of prayer and fasting.
Picadillo, It's OK to respectfully scream at God, but sometimes when I do a twinge of guilt sneaks in. So then I go to Mary who I can't scream at! I'll pray for you! Safe in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary!
God bless you Josephite. I pray every day for MOG forum members and as of now you are at the top of the list as I have asked God to put you there.
Dear Josephite....you are in my prayers....as the others have already said, your suffering will yield great spiritual rewards that you may only witness in heaven. God give you His grace to endure them for the His greater glory! Praying for you+
I just finished this novena today. I was doing it for a situation that could rip my family apart, and it could be said that its because I am so adamantly sticking to a matter of principle. I am strongly led to act on a matter but almost unanimously people are telling me to put my family first and back off the issue. So I thought I needed to do the novena to help me surrender the situation to God. For the first seven days the wording of the novena was also confirming this. But then yesterday in Adoration as I read day 8 I noticed the words I'd been saying everyday in the novena: O Jesus, I surrender myself to You, take care of everything! I had the distinct sense that it is myself I surrender, not the situation. So that instead of surrender being a step back from the reins, (in this case anyway) it is a trusting that Jesus's hands are on mine on the reins. Also the words specific to the day really resonated with me: I will console you, liberate you, and guide you. And boy did I need to remember those three words that evening - console, liberate guide. Every situation is so different, there can be such variances in the advice you receive, but He knows what He's doing - even when He leaves you on the reins, or when He takes them. Pray, trust and don't worry - and be kind to yourself even if it feels like you're only doing 2 out 3!
Thank you all very much. When I originally asked for a little prayer, I stated that all support was being taken from me and I was devastated. This included a work situation, new and scary situations for some of my children, our financial situation and numerous small irritations which Praise God are all looking up. But the worst situation by far involved my one and only sister. It was a misunderstanding between my sister and myself which occured on the 24th of October and she was feeling hurt and lashed out and would not speak to me. My sister is Gods gift to me and she has been my friend and rock through so many situations in my life, at times she has kept me sane. My sister and I have never had an arguement and only once did we ever have harsh words, that was 21 years ago when our dad died and it lasted a whole 6 minutes. Your prayers have been heard by heaven and today no more than 30 minutes ago, my sister rang me and God has given us a knew appreciation for each other. I feel very humbled by the concern, love and the prayers said for little old me and my life. Thank you all so much and may God bless you all! I love you all. Jesus, Mary and Joseph I love you save souls.
