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Started by Emily Jul 2
Hello ladies! Well it is has been a long time since I have written anything here, but I sincerely hope that you are all well and are still standing firm in your faith that God is good and sovereign and, if He wills it, will provide a husband at the right time! I just wanted to start a discussion where we could share what's been going on with each of us recently. I wholeheartedly believe that all of us will have something encouraging to share, something that God has done in us or for us since we started praying together: perhaps you have a stronger trust in God, or a fuller contentment in Jesus during this season of singleness, or maybe you are being courted/dated right now - I'm sure we all want to know! So please do, share here what encouraging things have happened since you joined this group. I will, of course, tell you what's been happening with me. Well, a few months ago I was in a short courtship with a really godly guy from my church. The guy did a truly excellent job of honoring, serving, respecting, and protecting me - he really did his best to glorify God and guard my heart. Anyway, after 3 weeks the guy wanted to talk to me about something and it turned out that he really felt from God, after praying hard and fasting about it, that we were just meant to be friends and nothing more. I was disappointed, of course, but I knew it was right. More than anything though, I was so so grateful for the way the guy had handled everything - right from initiating the courtship to bringing it to a conclusion. It was successful because we did what we were supposed to do - to find out if we were right for each other, which was that we weren't. I truly praise God for that experience because it really restored my faith in the fact that there actually are good, godly guys who are willing to be radical in terms of romantic relationships, and who would seek to honour God & myself above themselves. Well, as I said, that was a few months ago. I had resided to the fact ... Reply »
Tagged: encouraging, stories
Started by Emily. Last reply by Emily Jul 2.
Hello and thank you to any new people that have joined. I hope this prayer group will be a fruitful, God-honouring one! Please do come in and introduce yourself and why you have decided to join this group. Well, I'm first up I guess. As you will know, my name is Emily and I own the blog Unfurling Flower. I am 22 and single but feel God has called me to marry and have a family, so I just want to pray into that. I particularly want to pray for my future husband (God-willing), that God would protect him and be growing him, and that His will would be done in our lives. I also really want to pray for my future children (also God-willing), that they would grow up in the knowledge of Jesus Christ and would fulfil their God-given callings. I look forward to praying with you all! Blessings, Emily Reply »
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Started by Emily Apr 22
Hello everyone, sorry I have neglected my duties of posting new prayer topics! From now on, I would like us to pray about the same issue -- our future husbands and children, God willing we get married and have kids. Let's pray for godly husbands who will lead and love us and make us more like Christ; let's pray for godly, fruitful children (if we are to have/adopt children) who will grow up in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus, and who will serve Him all the days of our lives -- also having fruitful and godly children themselves; and let's pray that we would be godly, wise, loving and kind wives and mothers, cultivating wonderful, godly families for Christ. We will meet together across the world each week to pray for our future families at the usual times each Friday (see below). Think of the impact we can have on the generations that will hopefully follow us if we pray for them! I am really looking forward to joining with you in prayer on this topic, as this is something I am very passionate about! Prayer meeting each Friday: GMT: 10pm US: Eastern: 5pm Central: 4pm Mountain: 3pm Pacific: 2pm Alaska: 1pm Australia: (Saturday) Eastern: 8am Central: 7am Western: 6am South Africa: 12am (Friday midnight) Reply »
Started by Emily. Last reply by karen Apr 8.
Sorry it has taken me a while to get round to posting the next prayer topic! Consequently, we will be taking a break from our Friday prayer meeting this week and will be praying together next week instead. Anyway, onto this week's topic (beginning today and ending next weekend). I would like us to pray together for ourselves and for our future husbands (God willing we get married) that we would be ready for marriage. Let's pray boldly that the Lord would shape and mould us and prepare us for our potential role as wives, and that He would also be shaping and building that man we one day will marry (if we do) into a noble husband. We can pray for all aspects of this - that our future husbands and we would be ready and prepared spiritually (mature in Christ), practically (having our own necessary skills for marriage - for us to be good at homemaking, for the man to be able to provide financially, etc), mentally & emotionally (hearts healed by God, not bringing emotional baggage into our marriage, keeping pure), even physically (looking after our health, etc). Please don't get me wrong - none of us will ever be close to perfect when we enter into marriage, and we certainly don't need to be in order to qualify for it. It is a gift of God, given to us at the right and proper time and in the right and proper way - if given at all. But let us pray that we and our future husbands would be preparing ourselves for that right now - working our way to becoming responsible Christian adults who are capable of handling marriage (I know I am certainly not quite there yet!). Again, we will be praying together on Friday - that is, Friday 4th April, at the usual times: GMT: 10pm US: Eastern: 5pm Central: 4pm Mountain: 3pm Pacific: 2pm Alaska: 1pm Australia: (Saturday) Eastern: 8am Central: 7am Western: 6am South Africa: 12am (Friday midnight) I look forward to praying with you all again! And remember, please contribute any Scriptures, prayers, or things you have on your hea... Reply »
Tagged: ready, husbands, future, preparation
Started by Emily Apr 7
This week, let us pray for the time that - God-willing - we will actually meet our future husbands and get into a relationship with them. Pray that you would do him good right from the day you meet him; pray that he would be bold in asking you out and in leading you; pray that we would trust in God's timing for this to happen; pray for emotional and physical purity during the relationship; and pray above all for us to do things right and glorify God. We will be praying about this until the coming Sunday, and will be joining together to pray this Friday (11th) again, at the following times: GMT: 10pm USA: Eastern: 5pm Central: 4pm Mountain: 3pm Pacific: 2pm Alaska: 1pm Australia: (Saturday) Eastern: 8am Central: 7am Western: 6am South Africa: 12am (Friday midnight) Reply »
Tagged: dating, relationship, courtship
Started by Emily. Last reply by Emily Mar 21.
Our next topic for prayer is the very important issue of wisdom. If there's one thing I'm sure we'll admit that we all really need is true, godly wisdom. The Bible continually reminds us to seek out wisdom and understanding - particularly in Proverbs: 'Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice? On the heights along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand; beside the gates leading into the city, at the entrances, she cries aloud: "To you, O men, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind. You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, gain understanding. Listen, for I have worthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right. My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness. All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse. To the discerning all of them are right; they are faultless to those who have knowledge. Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.' (Proverbs 8:1-11) And when it comes to directing ourselves through the murky waters that are romance and marriage, we especially need to be wise in the decisions and choices we make. So let us pray together that the Lord would bestow wisdom on us, for James 1:5 encourages us: 'If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.' What a glorious promise! I hope it spurs you on to seek God for wisdom and knowledge to live a godly life as a single woman who is looking to move into (God willing) marriage at some point in your life. Because this is such an important topic, and because we can never have enough wisdom, we are going to pray into this for the next 2 weeks. And so, this Friday and next Friday we will be meeting across the world to pray together for wisdom, at the following times: GMT: 10pm US: Eastern: 5pm Central: 4pm Mountain: 3pm Pacifi... Reply »
Tagged: wisdom
Started by Emily Mar 6
Hello everyone, sorry it has taken me so long to do the topic for this week! My Internet connection has been very poor for the past few days, but it is back to working order again now. So, the topic for the next 7 days is trusting God. Let us pray together that we would have a renewed trust in the Lord and His plans. I know that as a single person, watching almost everyone around me getting engaged (or at least being pursued), it can be hard sometimes to trust that God still has good plans for me. Or, I look round at my church sometimes and can fall into despair at the guys (or lack thereof!) and wonder how on earth God could bring a suitable husband. But the Bible reminds me that God is fully deserving of my trust, firstly because He is so worthy of it, and because He is sovereign over my life and has the best plans - for His glory and my good. And it becomes less about just trusting Him for a husband, and more about trusting Him with my whole life - whether it includes marriage or not. So let's pray that God would help us trust Him more, and that He would reveal to us again that He is completely sovereign and in control of our lives. And again, this Friday we will be meeting across the world to pray together at the following times: GMT: 10pm US: Eastern: 5pm Central: 4pm Mountain: 3pm Pacific: 2pm Alaska: 1pm Australia: (Saturday) Eastern: 8am Central: 7am Western: 6am South Africa: 12am (Friday midnight) I look forward to praying with you all again! And remember, please contribute any Scriptures, prayers, or things you have on your heart to share with us to encourage and build us up. Reply »
Started by Emily Feb 26
26th Feb - 3rd March 2008 I would like to announce the first week's topic of prayer: contentment. From now until next Monday, let us be faithful to pray that we would all learn to be content in (but not resigned to) our singleness, in the same way Paul described: 'I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.' (Philippians 4:11-12) I am sure we all desire to be women of God who won't waste their season of singleness, but will be content knowing Jesus in light of our great salvation, and will maximise our singleness for the Lord and His Kingdom. So let's pray for that! Pray for ourselves and pray for each other. Please feel free to post any Scriptures, words of encouragement, prayers, or anything you feel God has put on your heart to share in this thread. And on Friday 29th Feb we will be joining across the world to pray for this very thing, at the following time for at least 10 minutes (some may want to or can pray longer): GMT: 10pm US: Eastern: 5pm Central: 4pm Mountain: 3pm Pacific: 2pm Alaska: 1pm Australia: (Saturday) Eastern: 8am Central: 7am Western: 6am South Africa: 12am (Friday midnight) (Please let me know if you are from a different timezone other than the above mentioned.) I look forward to praying with you all this week, as we seek God for grace to learn contentment! Reply »
Tagged: contentment
Started by Emily Feb 23
OK so basically I just want to explain how this whole prayer group thing is going to work. What I'd really like to do is have something specific that we pray for each week, which I will post as a discussion and then we can all add what specifically we'll be praying for within that, and even particular applicable Scriptures or things God shows us. So for example, this coming week I'd like to pray about contentment - that is, finding our contentment in Jesus during our season of singleness - and we can remind each other of Bible verses and quotes that can help with that specific topic. I think it would be especially great if we also had a time once a week (maybe a Friday?) when we all pray together wherever we are, just for a short time - perhaps 10 minutes or something. I will post the time in various different timezones (depending on who is in this group) and then we can have a "prayer meeting" once a week. Anyway, let me know your thoughts and feedback, and if you have any other ideas. Look forward to praying with you! Reply »
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