Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!WOOSTER!LIAK9248 From: LIAK9248@WOOSTER Newsgroups: bit.listserv.christia Subject: Prayer Request Message-ID: Date: 13 Jan 90 22:55:00 GMT Sender: Practical Christian Life Reply-To: Practical Christian Life Lines: 35 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway X-VMS-To: IN%"Christia@finhutc" Father loves us, He cares for us, He protects us. Thank you, Dad! Amen. Greetings in the name of He who gives us life, and gives it to us abundantly. For those of you who remember from a month ago, I asked for a prayer request for a friend in India who was having a hard go of it. Well, now she is back in the USA, and I see how hard of a go of it she has had. She openly admits that she and God had not really grown in each togethor, but claims that her beliefs have evolved. They have evolved to the following: Christ is not the only way to heaven, there are other enlightened people in other religions. She is very thankful that she has not remained in the "fundie" attitude she was before this trip to India. Well, now you know why I am asking for a special prayer request. This is a person who is very dear to me, and dear to someone else on this list. She doesn't realize that her "evolved" beliefs cut at the very root of a true christian faith. At present, I cannot argue theologically with her-the Holy Spirit gave me an emphatic "NO!" on that one. I guess she needs time. But she also needs prayer. PLEASE, please, please pray for this person, that God would lead her back to Him both in mind and in soul. Further, I would appreciate prayer for my relationship with her. Last year she and I were very close as brother and sister in Christ. We prayed togethor, and shared togethor. Right now I am struggling because I know that right now we are no longer on the same wave-length. I don't really feel capable of even sharing certain things with her any longer. I am not asking for opinions on this, but I am asking for prayer. I need to be strong as a good friend and christian, but right now I feel very weak. Further, I am dealing with spiritual problems of my own right, and the enemy is using this as a place for attack. Please pray for me and our sister who is falling astray. God, you know my heart. You know my love. Show me how you want me to respond to my Sister-in-Christ. She is being deceived, Lord. I pray with such a burden for her. Let others feel that burden and pray for her, too. Give me strength not of man but of the spirit. The enemy is at me. Give me the strength to take my stand against him. I am yours. Remind me of that, hourly. I have sought the prayers of saints, and have sought you. I now know that you will respond. I praise you and thank you. And I wait anxiously for your guiding spirit, your inspiring love, your calming peace. Amen.