CHRISTIAN PARENTS of ESTRANGED ADULT CHILDREN Community Group

Estrangement makes it difficult to talk about with family, friends, neighbors and church members. Christians are NOT immune to broken families. Talk about your experiences with those who know how you feel and get positive support through your Christian faith...."In these last days difficult times will come, for men will be lovers of self...disobedient to parents,...

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Ishallwearpurple 07/19/2013

I was thinking that if we could all choose just one person to fast and pray for on this group - each of us, so that we are all covered - we could move the hand of God to intervene and create a miracle of reconciliation in our families - who agrees?

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

sadmad11 07/20/2013

Great idea Ishallwear...we did have a fasting and prayer Saturday picked..for the entire group.
I have been off the forum for a few months..but I am sure we could do this again. We can pray anytime, but if we pick a certain time to collectively pray..that would be wonderful.

I believe that we chose to fast and pray on the first Saturday of each month..I believe we decided to do this back in the spring. Correct me if I have made an error remembering this...I would have to look back at much earlier posts. We are quickly coming up to the first Saturday of August..so maybe we could pick that day to start doing this.

I'm on board with this idea..anyone else???
Maddy

Hope4Roses 07/20/2013

I would like to join in...I am diabetic so will have to do a partial fast...but will join in prayer with you.

Ishallwearpurple 07/20/2013

Okay, then its set for the first Saturday in August!! Fasting and prayer for everyone represented here - in the name of Jesus I believe that God believes in the healing and restoration of our families...

feellinghelpless 07/20/2013

It is the 1st Sat. of every month started by ShatteredMom. Haven't heard from her in awhile. Hope she's ok. I've still been doing it, but haven't sent out reminders. Glad to have everyone really getting it going again. Not everyone has to fast. A lot on here can't due to medical reasons. Of course we can pray everyday, but it's nice to know everyone is really being lifted up together once a month.

sadmad11 07/20/2013

feelinghelpless...you're correct..it was ShatteredMom who suggested the fasting and prayer day. She has an August wedding...her ES had reconciled with the family again, and I remember that she was in the midst of "wedding" preparations, so I think that's what's preoccupying her time right now.
We will probably hear from her sometime after all the extra activity that naturally happens with weddings...big or small..weddings are known to take up a lot of emotional and physical time and energy.

MamaDon..we can fast from anything really..even from say watching television, or something else that would take our time away from prayer.

I am so thankful to have a reconnection to this wonderful group of Christians. We are not alone...there is real comfort in knowing that our pain is understood by others who are going through the same. Estrangement is truly understood only by those who are living through it themselves. We can encourage each other and certainly this collective group prayer time will be really helpful.
HUGS to everyone here.
Maddie

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