Day 25/31

[hopeandgrace]

Hi All,

In the US, March is MS Awareness month. I plan to spend this month in prayer, over myself - yes, and for all who are affected by MS. If you don't believe in a higher power, please be respectful and move on from these posts. But if you would like to, please read and join in with me in lifting up these things. My goal is to post once a day for this month.

blessings,

Laurie

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Dear God,

Thank you for your new mercies and especially for your new forgiveness this day. Lately, I confess that I get so offended, like overly offended. Please help me Lord. Especially with my kids, I know they're not perfect and they don't intend to hurt my feelings. Or even adults who want to be helpful and suggest to me that I try some diet or a supplement or "maybe your MS was caused by ..." and even though they mean to be helpful, I get offended and prideful and think "So you think you know better than me about what I am going through?" But I know that wasn't their intention, that wasn't their heart behind it at all. They only mean to help. Even when people have prayed for me for healing, I confess that I get offended if they say something like "Maybe you don't have enough faith ... Do you have some sin you haven't confessed?" Help me Lord to forgive people and to not hold onto those things, not think they're like evil people when they only mean to help. And even with people who DO have mean intentions and snide remarks, help me to forgive them, too.

I pray for all of us with MS who have gone through any of those situations and far worse ones. We have all been hurt. Please help us to forgive others who have wronged us - loved ones who have left, doctors who don't listen well, strangers who have said rude comments, and much more. Truly, I believe that the only reason I am able to forgive others is because I believe that you have forgiven me for all the crappy things I have done. I thank you Lord for forgiving me. And because you have forgiven me for all my wrongs, help me to have the strength to forgive others when they do wrong, too. I pray for that kind of peace to come over us all, Lord. We need it. Please help us to let go of anger and bitterness and to only hold onto what is good and beautiful.

In Jesus' name, amen

[11tails]

Amen

[Jer29-11]

Amen and thank you! I love that you do these prayers ❤️

[CalfeeChick CommunityAmbassador]

Amen and Thank You. I too have had the “Grrr” moments when someone tells me something like they know more than I. What comes to mind when a friend of mine asked me about my symptoms and I was telling her about the numbness & tingling in my feet and her boyfriend jumps in and says “That’s not MS, that’ Neuropathy!” I just politely said “Yes, that is just one of the nerve problems caused by the active MS lesions in the brain or spine.” My friend was nice and led him away. I’m sure she realized his ignorance about MS.

[hopeandgrace in reply to CalfeeChick]

Sorry you had that experience. It’s those instances where I know I need to let it go and forgive because they’re ignorant and I am reminded of the phrase “forgive them for they know not what they do” … and seriously, glad your friend led him away!

[CalfeeChick CommunityAmbassador in reply to hopeandgrace]

Even my daughter the RN analyzes me and watches me to the point I told to put away being a nurse and be my daughter. I'm glad we live 3000 miles apart!

[twooldcrows]

love that you listed some of the dumb and hurtful things people have said or asked ...love it for there are some very dumb and can't repeat what i am thinking about some people but i just can't believe them ...so thank you again for putting them in words to show how awful some people are .....love and much happiness....

[hopeandgrace in reply to twooldcrows]

Lol 😂 I didn’t want to just list out/ put into words the mean things only but submit those things in prayer and ask for help to forgive. I am sure that I have done/ said stupid things, too and I hope that others would forgive me for those times.

[twooldcrows in reply to hopeandgrace]

i figured that but some are so true and yes we all have done that also not meaning to also...but you can make all of us stop think better for the next time someone says some not to nice of things....thank you....

[JSSimp]

Amen🙏🏾

[bettlebug]

I, too pray daily for MSers and just wanted to say thank you so very much and God bless! I'm new although have had MS for about 20 yrs. and am trying to figure out how to find my way around and how to post. Beetle bug

[hopeandgrace in reply to bettlebug]

Prayer is seriously one of the only ways I am hanging in there. God is good, even on my worst days I know He is with me. Have had MS about 7 years now, diagnosed officially just 4 years though. Welcome to the group! Lot of kind folks here.