Hello everyone,
I'm not new to LHCF but I am newly subscribed! I found this thread and was elated to be able to find fellowship here. I have been looking at these requests and praying over them so I thought I'd also share one that is on my heart.
My brother is a VERY talented individual who has a fairly debilitating speech problem. His stutters don't come out as broken words, instead the words don't come out at all and he feels as if he is locked in a cage 85% of the time. Because of this he does not go out and share his work (he is an artist), he does not network, and his anger stifled his creativity for over 2 years. He is finally getting back to art but his anger also pushed him away from the Bible, living a virtuous and Godly life, and the church.
Please pray for him. For wisdom, strength, direction, motivation, healing, and peace. I believe being involved in the church community is extremely important but his relationship with God is much, much more important (I believe once he has repaired his relationship with God, then he will seek others who love God as well). It breaks my heart when I interact with him and can hear the anger in his voice, see the sadness in his eyes, and the defeat in his countenance. He cannot see how many people admire him, and keeps himself closed off from all but 3 people (including our mom and me). I have seen him blossom, flourish, shine, and touch lives so this dark, angry, bitter, and broken man is not the brother that once loved God and lived to serve him.
Thank you for reading this and your prayers. I will continue to read over new requests and share in lifting up your needs, thoughts, struggles, and praises!
Pea