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I need prayer that God will help me become mentally organized and independent enough to get me out of my situation. And help me hold on to have patience while I'm working towards it.

Thank you

I am having a hard time

Will do, sister.

I'm about to spend some time in prayer right now as a matter of fact.

Btw, there is actually a teaching related to this in James 1:5-8. If you want wisdom from God on how to deal with your situation, all you have to do is ask Him for it. But the trick is that you need to stay in faith that He will give it to you, because it doesn't always come right away. But He will show you what to do if you ask and keep asking Him to show you. :)
 

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I need prayer that God will help me become mentally organized and independent enough to get me out of my situation. And help me hold on to have patience while I'm working towards it.

Thank you

I am having a hard time

Well nbot knowing your present situation, it is hard to give physical advice.

But if you have a job, earn an income, you can always move to a less volatile situation. If you do not have the means to relocate, then you must pray for God to grant you the ability to show the love of God that has been abundantly shed in your heart.

Hard situations tend to be some of Gods greatest classrooms.
 

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Will do, sister.

I'm about to spend some time in prayer right now as a matter of fact.

Btw, there is actually a teaching related to this in James 1:5-8. If you want wisdom from God on how to deal with your situation, all you have to do is ask Him for it. But the trick is that you need to stay in faith that He will give it to you, because it doesn't always come right away. But He will show you what to do if you ask and keep asking Him to show you. :)
You know, he did... And what it was was to study and work on learning Python 3. This has actually been something I've been told for months.

And I've been overwhelmed, so I argue that I don't have the time to do that I've been getting back, "I could count all of the ways..."

So I spent the last week arguing about it and avoiding it until I finally got it figured out last night. And when I did it was easy.

But I still feel frustrated because I keep thinking "DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG THIS IS GOING TO TAKE"
 

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You know, he did... And what it was was to study and work on learning Python 3. This has actually been something I've been told for months.

And I've been overwhelmed, so I argue that I don't have the time to do that I've been getting back, "I could count all of the ways..."

So I spent the last week arguing about it and avoiding it until I finally got it figured out last night. And when I did it was easy.

But I still feel frustrated because I keep thinking "DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG THIS IS GOING TO TAKE"

How many times in the 120 years it took for Noah to build the Ark that he felt impatience? How many times do you think He may have doubted He needed a boat that big? But He kept building because He knew god told him, despite what the situations looked like in a moment of time.
 

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How many times in the 120 years it took for Noah to build the Ark that he felt impatience? How many times do you think He may have doubted He needed a boat that big? But He kept building because He knew god told him, despite what the situations looked like in a moment of time.
You are so right. Thank you! I never thought about that!!!

I guess if it seems big, it will pay off big.
 

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I need prayer that God will help me become mentally organized and independent enough to get me out of my situation. And help me hold on to have patience while I'm working towards it.

Thank you

I am having a hard time
Dear heavenly Father God, I pray you will help FluffyYellowDuck become mentally organized and independent enough to get out of her situation and help her to hold on to patience while working towards it, thank you Lord God, in Jesus' name I pray, amen
 

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Praying.

I knew someone who was in their own situation similar to yours.
They motivated themselves and held to their resolve to move on and out of their situation by taking a picture of the house they wanted to buy and taped it on the wall in their bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen.




This way they'd have that reminder in their face in the busiest rooms of their home.

They wanted to get the paralegal post they'd applied for in order to afford the house. So they printed off a picture found on Google images of an office they liked and imagined that as like the one they'd have when they got the job.

Thinking positively, and reiterating their thoughts in the present tense,as if they had accomplished their goals.

Same with her own car. Went to a dealership and obtained a picture and brochure of the one she wanted. She even took a piece of paper and printed on it FREEDOM. And then taped it to the front of the car in the picture. Her future vanity license tag.

She created this near mural in those three rooms where images of her dreams, plans, of independence faced her day and night. And she worked to achieve those. Imagining as she worked that she was working a second job to that of a paralegal.

Focus and visualization.

A little over three years later she signed on her house. Drove to the bank in a newer year model of the same car she had obtained the brochure for. And paid for all of that having obtained a paralegal post with one of the largest law firms in a city 50 miles from where she began her dreams.

I am certain in no time we'll read your new thread celebrating your having achieved yours. :)

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"The only thing in your control is effort. That’s all and that’s everything.”
 

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Praying.

I knew someone who was in their own situation similar to yours.
They motivated themselves and held to their resolve to move on and out of their situation by taking a picture of the house they wanted to buy and taped it on the wall in their bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen.




This way they'd have that reminder in their face in the busiest rooms of their home.

They wanted to get the paralegal post they'd applied for in order to afford the house. So they printed off a picture found on Google images of an office they liked and imagined that as like the one they'd have when they got the job.

Thinking positively, and reiterating their thoughts in the present tense,as if they had accomplished their goals.

Same with her own car. Went to a dealership and obtained a picture and brochure of the one she wanted. She even took a piece of paper and printed on it FREEDOM. And then taped it to the front of the car in the picture. Her future vanity license tag.

She created this near mural in those three rooms where images of her dreams, plans, of independence faced her day and night. And she worked to achieve those. Imagining as she worked that she was working a second job to that of a paralegal.

Focus and visualization.

A little over three years later she signed on her house. Drove to the bank in a newer year model of the same car she had obtained the brochure for. And paid for all of that having obtained a paralegal post with one of the largest law firms in a city 50 miles from where she began her dreams.

I am certain in no time we'll read your new thread celebrating your having achieved yours. :)

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"The only thing in your control is effort. That’s all and that’s everything.”

Our pastor told us he does these things too. They have a dream board and they post pictures of things they would like to aim towards one day. It really has had me dreaming. I haven't made like a dream board or anything. I am so so grateful where we live. But it would be nice to own one day with the kids. It would be nice to live downstairs where we don't have to walk a block down the street some days, because there is no parking or because it is two hour parking... (Okay I'll go to the rant thread with this. LOL)

Focus May!!!! LOL. Prayer for you Ducky. :D

Really good advice though AG
 

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Our pastor told us he does these things too. They have a dream board and they post pictures of things they would like to aim towards one day. It really has had me dreaming. I haven't made like a dream board or anything. I am so so grateful where we live. But it would be nice to own one day with the kids. It would be nice to live downstairs where we don't have to walk a block down the street some days, because there is no parking or because it is two hour parking... (Okay I'll go to the rant thread with this. LOL)

Focus May!!!! LOL. Prayer for you Ducky. :D

Really good advice though AG
We dream and imagine things for our life, like what you shared there. It takes very little to move the dream in our head to a wall in our home. Or, if not possible, dream journals work too. :) And invisible tape is a Godsend. ;)
 

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We dream and imagine things for our life, like what you shared there. It takes very little to move the dream in our head to a wall in our home. Or, if not possible, dream journals work too. :) And invisible tape is a Godsend. ;)

True. :) I peruse the search engines on occasion. LOL. My new church, I call it new, been a year though, :D, just has inspired me in the idea that "Heaven will not go bankrupt." While motives should always be kingdom motives first and foremost, we are royalty as God's children. I believe God just wants us to be available to use every resource we have for His glory,/to help others for His kingdom. Kingdom motives.

And now Ill contemplate a discussion on this matter away from Ducky's lovely prayer thread. But visualizing it is a good step in making something happen. :) Think big, because God is big, and He really loves us.
 
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JazzyJeff15

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I need prayer that God will help me become mentally organized and independent enough to get me out of my situation. And help me hold on to have patience while I'm working towards it.

Thank you

I am having a hard time
First i just wanna say i like your username alot. I think ducks are really cool

I hear what your saying. Its difficult when you know the path to recovery is gonna take time and the road lokks very difficult with lots of bumps and potholes

Im 34 and have pretty much wasted my whole life so far. I had alot of potential but fell into bad habits

Its key to have your gaze on the Lord. The importance of reading the bible daily and maybe listening to a sermon on youtube or doing a bible group study with friends as well as being in church on Sundays cant be overlooked

I have realized that i needed to commit to God, not to change. I am powerless to change myself. But by spending time with God he gives me a mirror into my heart and changes what i desire. For example, instead of desiring things that are of the flush...could be food, drugs, lust...my desires will be to Gods will

I hope this helps some. Just remember that its not a race and God loves you where your at. I pray that you feel encouragement from the Lord to continue on your journey with faith and confidence!