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Need some prayer for lots of things, please...
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Posted by: Gods_Fingerprints
I sometimes tend to have an overwhelming amount of trouble in my family. At the time, it seems like everyone else is 'prospering' above me. Particularly my older brother...who was 'preferred over me' during much of my younger years, while I was just pushed aside. Then my family tries to pretend like everything has always been just fine, and that none of that ever happened. He's just going about his own merry little way doing everything that he seems to desire...and sure enough, my family is backing him all the way, too.
Our family pet seems to be having lots of trouble. A while back, he was coughing up blood, particularly after exercise. Years ago, he was refused a treatment for his heartworm condition...and having received a reply from a vet tech recently, they basically said that the best option would be to put him to sleep because he is suffering. But my family doesn't listen to things like that, until it just comes down to the point where something kicks them in the face. Then they respond with something like, "Oh, well this is terrible. I didn't know it would be like this" for everything. After showing my mother the reply...and telling her that there basically can't be any "treatment" done now that would work...the only option seems to be to put him to sleep. She then mentioned that we didn't get a second opinion....and later after that basically mentioned that if we got a second opinion and they said he needed to be put to sleep...that he would just be brought back home and 'he'd have to just do the best he can.' Which, according to the vet tech that I received a reply from...would be a horrible and slow, suffocation. And even if a treatment was available...my mom doesn't want to do all of that alone, due to 'finances.' Yet my brother and his girlfriend are wanting to buy a house...and my mom doesn't seem to care about the 'finances' in that area. A few hundred here...couple of thousand there. But when the dog needs a treament or even just to be put to sleep to end the suffering...."I don't have the money for that. When you get a job and help me pay for that, then we can get it done" (referring to just the treatment only, as putting him down still doesn't seem to be an option if he is indeed suffering).
So much seems to go wrong for me, no matter how hard I try to do what is right in God's eyes. Meanwhile, my family 'challenges' me when I'm trying to follow what is right. No job has opened, and I do not feel "led" anywhere, really. I'm getting rather tired of waiting on God...maybe He is waiting on me. I've had countless doors available for God to open job-wise, and everything closed on me. I have been to and applied at so many places over the time, that I could not even number them in my memory. Even the replies that I pursued extremely hard...the door slammed shut on me. And I usually get a "snappy" reply from other people, who have no idea how diligent I have been and what I have been through in my search. But I feel that I have waited so very long and it's just like God is sitting there watching and not showing me anything I can truly see and know. If anything, it seems like all of this is pulling me further away from Him, than it is closer to Him. Though I'm trying to not let that happen, either. I sure could use some direct answers...and if God so chooses, I honestly would not have much of a problem "separating" from this family. But He can do as He wishes... Thanks in advance for the prayers.
In Christ,
Jesse
Posted by: Annie7
Lord,
We pray for Jesse that he will find a job that he likes and will have the self confidence he needs for the job.
Lead him in the right direction he should go.
Please let him stop comparing himself to his brother, and turn all areas of his life over to you, especially the area of his family.
Let his family draw closer to you and realize Jesse's feelings.
Give him good friends he can turn to if his family doesn't improve.
Please help their little pet, and don't let it suffer!
Pets are like family and we pray you will help the family if the pet has to be put to sleep, but I pray for a miracle that it will get better.
Please give them funds to help it, Lord.
In Jesus' name we pray,
Amen.