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Main Boards => Prayers/Concerns/Honors/Ailments => Topic started by: BenBow on September 21, 2006, 09:36:00 AM
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Received an email from my ex last night. Here a bits of it.
"Unfortunately, Gena had another incident Sunday nite and missed curfew at Restored Hope. They did a UA on her and it tested positive so she has been asked to leave the program. She has to be out of her place by the end of October. She's lost unsupervised visits with Maya and the social workers feel the courts will remove Gracie although Gena doesn't think that will happen."
My daughter is bipolar and before they figured out that she had learned to use drugs and alcohol to dal with the depression whick of course just added to the mound of problems. She tends to become suicidle during the lows and odds are that she will lose Gracie and that may cause her to consider that as a way out.
Also need prayers for my ex as she has done a great job of raising the oldest girl and has been asked if she would be able to take the youngest. She has some health problems of her own so she's stretched as it is. We are out of state so courts won't allow us to be foster parents. It's a huge load for her and with out God's guidence and help she won't be able to handle it.
Thanks everyone.
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Prayers Sent
God Bless
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Wow. You have a big load there to handle. Glad you shared it with us. Prayers for discernment, paitence to wait on God' sdirection and healing for your daughter.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers!
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Praying for ya BenBow, you have alot to deal with and I pray for the Lord to be by your side through it all.
VB
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Prayers sent from Georgia.
In HIS service
Dave
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Thanks everyone it really helps. Doc I love your saying "Keep the Son in your eyes and we've got your back." What a great bunch of friends here.
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Thanks, Bro...I stumbeled on that from someone saying it to me years back and never forgot it..
This place does rock, doesn't it? Blessing on you and your daughter adn all else involved in trying to help her find a true path!
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Prayers and Best Wishes Sent to You All!
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Just keep praying Bro, there is nothing more powerful then a parents prayer for thier child.
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Father God, we need a Holy Spirit tornado into these circumstances, we need healing, restoration of a right mind, we need the casting out of the demonic forces in Gena's life and we need victory throughout this families circumstances. Come Holy Spirit Come and move as a mighty wind in there lives, in Jesus mighty name we pray, amen.
In His Love and Service,
peace
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Prayer sent.Hope it all works out.
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It seems like you are living through every parents bad dream my friend. Prayers sent.
Graham
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Received another email from my ex and my daughter didn't loose custody of her youngest but still has to be out of the recovery group appartment by the end of the month and she can't get a place to rent due to her bad record so prayer's still needed. I am looking into the posibility of her moving in with us but I don't know if the courts will let her move out of state. So request prayers for God's wisdom and guidence through this.
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Galen,
You've got the prayers for sure and many to follow from others!
Doesn't this recovery house have transition assistance to help released folks find housing?
Maybe the church can help? Keep the Son in your eyes and the options will come from the least likely places. Take time to be quiet in prayer and listen..one of the things I find hardest to do.
Lord, reach out to Galen's daughter and help her find direction and resources as she tries to redirect her life. Be with her and her family to guide them in Your Will and provide her the loving protection of your Holy Spirit.
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Doc unfortunately the reason she's leaving is because she messed up got drunk and missed curfew and they've asked her to leave. This recovery house is run by one of the local churchs so maybe there's another one who will take her in. She is a stuborn one though.
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Bless her heart..gotta lover her where she is, just like the Lord loves us where we are... all in a state of growth and change (hopefully.. especially in my case) :)
Help her help herself... Y'know the drill to not empower so with that said..."Prayers continue!"
My old boss, dealing with recurring drug addicts and habitual criminals said of their recovery, "They have to screw up, 3, 4 or even more times to realize what it takes to make the change real..!"
Gee... again sounds like me in other areas of my own spiritual growth. Thank God he doesn't give up on us!
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Talked to my daughter last night. She's volunterily give up custody of her youngest girl and has is going to go to 30 day rehab. She was pretty broken up but it's possibly what she needs to really be ready to submit to Jesus. Really tore my heart up to listen to her but it's going to be great when Jesus has worked it out. Thanks again for your prayers.
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Prayers will continue.
God Bless All
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prayers sent...mark#78
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You and your daughter in my prayers!
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Continued prayers for His healing touch to heal first your daughter's heart and then help her kick the drugs.
It's a tough road and as stated above, I've seen and learned it sometimes is not a "one time" thing, but can be when God is in the driver's seat!
Just don't give up, as He doesn't give up on us.
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Prayers sent...Mac~
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As a CD/Family therapist with some experience, I can say without a doubt, that many sick and suffering from the terrible disease of addiction have been,"Prayed" into recovery. Your daughter and your family will be added to my daily prayers.
Frank
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Thanks all for your prayers they are deeply apprieciated
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Prayers from the bayou...marco#78
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Prayers continue for the whole family for all the challenges faced. Peace...
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Well it's been a tough holiday for my daughter. She put herself in to rehab but won't be able to get in for another month. They have her seeing a different doctor and they took her off the meds that had been working for her and put her on something different. It's really messed her up. She has slurred speech, paranoia, depression, and she's worse off then when she was drinking. Praying that the dr gets things straightened out quick. It looks like the lawyers are going to remove parential rights and start adoption procedures. My ex and I will try to get the two girls adopted. Hate this as getting the girls back was the main motivator for my daughter. I'm ticked at my daughter's case worker cause she's told my daughter that if she goes to drug court instead of rehab she will get the girls in 3 weeks. This is pure bull cause my daughter couldn't take care of herself let alone the girls.
Please pray for this to get straightened out soon.
Thanks again!
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Grace and mercy to you and your family, I pray for joy and victory!
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Awww, Benson...geeze...
Just hoping that there'd be some good news from your end...
That pharmacology stuff is a tricky act to get regulated... :( My heart goes out to you, your family, your daughter and the grandkids...
it's never simple, is it?
I've renewed my prayers for all of you.
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Hey Brother !
How bout an update. I hate to see anyone messed up with drugs and alchohol, especially our kids.
Just don't ever give up on her. We should always look at someone for what they could be, and not what we think they are. God has a plan, we just have to assemble the puzzle sometimes. Prayers will be lifted up for you and yours.
GOD BLESS YOU
ARCHER2
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Galen, lifting you and your family to God's grace and healing.
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Thanks Ted this has been a yo-yo situation.
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And knowing your heart from seeing you here, I bet that you're fighting with yourself over your inability out-of-state to impact the childcare situation for the daughters kid(s).
Tough spot. Drugs are the scourge of our society for sure. They respect nobody. They are an equal opportunity destoryer..just like Satan himself.
All we can do is keep praying for your daughter to have insights and some ephiphany, and your ex-wife, strength, wisdom, peace and the Holy Spirit ministering to her needs to keep her centered.
Blessings to all of you for strength and resolve.