forgiven wrote in another thread;
all these scriptures are great and hold truth... but when your in a battle and standing in the gap for someone.. get ready it will only intensify ..i had this with my job .moved to a dept that i was not good out.. just now got moved back to the old dept. job was a t all time low since last sept 22 . we are just now seeing some day light. standing in the gap for someone headed for a dead end that is going to cost them $$$ .due to being deceived several times . its tough and sometime all you can do is just stand. its easy to give scriptures offer encouragement but the recipient is in a huge battel. in mine i kept pray Lord help me get out of this dept... i then started asking him each morning and through out the day . for his Grace many times i got jobs i could do hands do. assembly work is fast i am not fast paced i work at a steady pace in machinery . in assembly they wanted a 6-8 second cycle time to send it to the next station . building lawn mower engines . sometimes your put in a uncomfortable place. you get by with the skin of your teeth. so we dont know exactly what the poster is going through. sometimes you have to pray through.. pray through what ? your doubt your all the feelings your experiencing aka flesh anger concern . offer support encourage but remember its NOT us that is going through this we all handle stress differently right i have stress over a family member and a member of my congregation . that has been took for close to 2400.00 they dont have. they simply refuse to see and they know the truth.
Hello forgiven;
In my very first full time job I worked for a large manufacturer in San Diego.The workers were very diverse in the different production departments and were originally from most parts of the world besides home grown American.
The problem was many of the workers immigrated to the states with good background education, careers but lost face by "starting all over" with the kind of work they were doing. Some felt it was a "job lacking something better" in a new country with a long road of seemingly no hope. But for others it was humbling because the workers weren't alone. They shared common ground with their co-workers and as a result bonded and encouraged each other while trying to grow their new life, jobs / careers.
They socialized inside and outside work which was a good thing. We had employee parties, company picnic, bowling, volleyball, tennis, softball leagues, annual Christmas party, and one week shutdowns during December and July.
My employer and the economy seemed healthier back in the 70s and 80s.
My department was under the Purchasing department and while attending college at night, I worked in inventory control in a warehouse setting, receiving and shipping large volumes of goods, driving a forklift, delivering parts and other receivables to all production areas. I had my own struggles with the physical demand of my job and the company did not pay top dollar equivalent to our labor.
There was one Christian that I worked with who always encouraged me to pray for my co-workers as well as myself. He was an uplifter and I started praying with him, my co-workers of 1300, beside their subsidiary companies inside and outside San Diego.
In time my friend resigned to go on a long term missionary with his wife to England. Great brother in Christ. He taught me the ministry of being a prayer warrior. Sometimes we feel it's a burden to pray and the truth is, it can fill us with suffering for others and ourself. This is the sacrifice to God but obedience to pray for others.
If I was unloading burdens of others or myself to another human is one thing. But unloading our burdens of others or myself to the Almighty God is the ultimate thing, so why wouldn't we pray for others to The One who does the impossible for His glory? He sees all our challenges, during times of need or plenty, whether a small or huge prayer, God can handle all things and also sees the sacrifice and suffering in our hearts for others.
So if we must suffer while praying, isn't that the best time of sacrifice by praying for others and ourself?
Any other thoughts? Your testimony may bless another member or reader.
God bless you all as we enter the Holiday Season.
all these scriptures are great and hold truth... but when your in a battle and standing in the gap for someone.. get ready it will only intensify ..i had this with my job .moved to a dept that i was not good out.. just now got moved back to the old dept. job was a t all time low since last sept 22 . we are just now seeing some day light. standing in the gap for someone headed for a dead end that is going to cost them $$$ .due to being deceived several times . its tough and sometime all you can do is just stand. its easy to give scriptures offer encouragement but the recipient is in a huge battel. in mine i kept pray Lord help me get out of this dept... i then started asking him each morning and through out the day . for his Grace many times i got jobs i could do hands do. assembly work is fast i am not fast paced i work at a steady pace in machinery . in assembly they wanted a 6-8 second cycle time to send it to the next station . building lawn mower engines . sometimes your put in a uncomfortable place. you get by with the skin of your teeth. so we dont know exactly what the poster is going through. sometimes you have to pray through.. pray through what ? your doubt your all the feelings your experiencing aka flesh anger concern . offer support encourage but remember its NOT us that is going through this we all handle stress differently right i have stress over a family member and a member of my congregation . that has been took for close to 2400.00 they dont have. they simply refuse to see and they know the truth.
Hello forgiven;
In my very first full time job I worked for a large manufacturer in San Diego.The workers were very diverse in the different production departments and were originally from most parts of the world besides home grown American.
The problem was many of the workers immigrated to the states with good background education, careers but lost face by "starting all over" with the kind of work they were doing. Some felt it was a "job lacking something better" in a new country with a long road of seemingly no hope. But for others it was humbling because the workers weren't alone. They shared common ground with their co-workers and as a result bonded and encouraged each other while trying to grow their new life, jobs / careers.
They socialized inside and outside work which was a good thing. We had employee parties, company picnic, bowling, volleyball, tennis, softball leagues, annual Christmas party, and one week shutdowns during December and July.
My employer and the economy seemed healthier back in the 70s and 80s.
My department was under the Purchasing department and while attending college at night, I worked in inventory control in a warehouse setting, receiving and shipping large volumes of goods, driving a forklift, delivering parts and other receivables to all production areas. I had my own struggles with the physical demand of my job and the company did not pay top dollar equivalent to our labor.
There was one Christian that I worked with who always encouraged me to pray for my co-workers as well as myself. He was an uplifter and I started praying with him, my co-workers of 1300, beside their subsidiary companies inside and outside San Diego.
In time my friend resigned to go on a long term missionary with his wife to England. Great brother in Christ. He taught me the ministry of being a prayer warrior. Sometimes we feel it's a burden to pray and the truth is, it can fill us with suffering for others and ourself. This is the sacrifice to God but obedience to pray for others.
If I was unloading burdens of others or myself to another human is one thing. But unloading our burdens of others or myself to the Almighty God is the ultimate thing, so why wouldn't we pray for others to The One who does the impossible for His glory? He sees all our challenges, during times of need or plenty, whether a small or huge prayer, God can handle all things and also sees the sacrifice and suffering in our hearts for others.
So if we must suffer while praying, isn't that the best time of sacrifice by praying for others and ourself?
Any other thoughts? Your testimony may bless another member or reader.
God bless you all as we enter the Holiday Season.
such an one caught up to the third heaven.
. i dont get foul mouthed but i can snap off a few things that are not nice. my old way of life i could tell you all kinds dirty jokes use all kinds cuss words i could pop you the bird aka middle finger .
