PRAYER #34 - REALITY CHECK

I am driving in my car, talking on my new iPhone, listening to Sirius Satellite Radio, sipping on a latte from Starbucks, looking for a parking spot at Target so that I can return my son's light saber for the Nintendo Wii.

I like to park far away from all the other cars. So, I am pulling into the last row of the parking lot and I see this:




I am fortunate that I have God in my life and I don't have to sleep in a parking lot, beg for food, or use my only earthly belongings as my pillow rest. I also love when God puts things into perspective for me.

I am now putting things into perspective for you. If you are reading this blog then you are richer than 95% of the people in this world. That's all I am going to say. You can tell yourself the rest.

Please pray for this person on the ground. You don't need a name. God knows who this is.

PRAYER #33 - NEWBORN BABY

Theresa (Anaheim, CA, USA) -

Could you please put a prayer request in for two week old Jacob, newborn son of Anna and Jeremy.

Jacob was born with a very serious problem with his intestines and had to have surgery to remove part and reroute parts of his intestines.

We need everyone to pray for this tiny guy and his parents.

(We apologize to Theresa. We received this prayer request on 8/24/08 and for some reason the post didn't get put up. Please forgive us. We are praying for the family now.)

PRAYER #32 - BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS / AUTISM

Myra (Columbus, OH, USA) -

please pray for salvation, healing and deliverance for my son, Marquis, who has been hospitalized numerous times for mental/behavioral health issues. He is an autistic teen with aggression/behavioral problems.

Please pray for me also for I am bitter because the psych docs and others think its my fault my son is having problems, he has been tried on different meds which only MADE HIM WORSE and i have taken him off of them, one pdoc refused to take care of him because i wouldnt let him put him on meds the very first visit.

My son just got out of the hospital and they are blaming me for his hospitalizations, etc. I am trying to help my son but i wont continued to give him medication(s) that are ineffective and make him worse. He is now on 2 new meds and i hope that they will work for him. Please pray that my anger will cease, even though no mom wants to feel others think she is not caring for her child properly and that the lord will use this situation for his glory. I am truly alone in this world with this. My son doesn't understand and i have my family and friends. Only Jesus has been there for me. Pray that he comforts my heart and gives me peace.

(In addition to prayer, If anyone can help Myra with any suggestions, please post your comments to her on this blog. If you want to talk with her privately, you can email me your info and I can forward to Myra. Any help is appreciated)

PRAYER #31 - CHRISTIAN BOOK STORE CLOSING

Jack (Buena Park, CA, USA) - I have two friends, Bob and Kathy that own the Christian Books and Gift in the Buena Park Mall in Buena Park, California. I am sad to say that they are having to close their store. They are liquidating everything. They also will be pulling out a large amount of Christmas items including nativity sets. All they are asking is that you pray for them during this time and if you live nearby please come by and see if there is something you would like at a very GREAT price. May God bless Bob, Kathy, and their kids. Please pray for them.

PRAYER #30 - HUSBAND WIFE

Pete and Penny (Cypress, CA, USA) -

We would like to put our daughter Lisa and her husband Tom on the pray request list. Lisa was a camp counselor for Angel Tree Ministry.( A camp for children that have a parent in prison). The last day there she was playing basketball with them and badly sprained her ankle. Tom has discovered a large lump on the inside of his mouth on the bone. Pray it is not cancer. They also are in need of a refrigerator, theirs is freezing everything. They have three young boys, so they cannot both be down.

PRAYER #29 - FINANCES AND CAREER

Laurhan (Rancho Cucamonga, CA USA) -

Please pray that God will bless my finances, great job in entertainment (God knows the details), a nice place in the LA area, and that He would guide and direct my path. Also, please pray that I will never loose faith or give up on God no matter how my circumstance looks.

Thank you for praying for me...God Bless!

RANDY PAUSCH HAS DIED AT AGE 47

If you don't know who Randy Pausch is, don't worry about it. I didn't either. After watching his video below, I will never forget who he is.

Randy Pausch lost his fight against cancer on 7/25/08 at age 47. If you don't send flowers, or send a card, or even say a prayer, at least watch his last video titled "The Last Lecture".

It truly is inspirational. His original lecture was viewed over 4 million times on Youtube.com. This is a short version of his lecture that appeared on Oprah.

PRAYER #28 - MY HUSBAND NEEDS PRAYER

Davena (Garland, Texas, USA) - Hello everyone, I need prayer for my alcoholic husband. He is not a believer and every day he gets more verbally abusive to me and others.

I've prayed that it would be God's will that he would turn himself over to the Lord and get help, but that doesn't look as if it will happen. Although he is very hurtful, I still lift him up to the Lord for help.

Each of us is brought to the Lord and saved through someone else's prayers, so maybe my husband needs an over abundance of prayers to get him where he needs to be.