[Trauma1]

Originally Posted by B5150

The economy slams us all. Often times we forget that the supplement industry can be cut throat with very little margin for profit...if at all.

I was watching CNN this morning on the treadmill and saw FedEx is having some issues with their business due to fuel cost. It made me also consider how much it must cost to get materials and products to inventory. It also made me remember the NutraPlanet site discount codes that are FREE to everyone to use at a certain dollar amount spent. It made me recall the FREE shipping you get when you purchase $200 or more at NutraPlanet.

Let's also consider for a moment that the Gold Member discount codes that are FREE month after months even after your initial membership is paid.

Sam aka: stryder is a friend and a man of great character and integrity. He provides his employees job opportunities and has a family to support as well. As this economy slams everyone lets remember to keep Sam in our prayers. I promise you he would do the same for you.

I also want to personally thank him for the opportunity to include me, in the very small part I play, as part of the NutraPlanet team.

As well Bobo (aka: Jerry, Kramer, Bob Sacamono, Yukon Cornelious...did I miss anyone ) for providing FREE discount codes month after month to his Gold Members long after your initial membership has been paid and spent on keeping this board and your Gold Member functions functional. Most have no idea what it costs in time and effort to keep this site the best there is on the net.

Not to mention the trust he has instilled upon me by allowing me free reign as an administrator on HIS board.

So remember Sam and Bobo and their families as well as all our sponsors and their families.

Well said. I didn't realize you were a Nutraplanet rep now B, congrats brother!

[mmowry]

I am very grateful for this board,the staff,Nutra Planet and its staff (Lord of the Rings rocks! ) and last but not least the community. Thank you all for all youve done for me!

All prayer requests have been duely noted!

[Resolve]

Originally Posted by B5150

I have a lifelong struggle with many issues which stem from all of the above.

My prayer is that I be a good steward with the grace and mercy I have been shown and be faithful and obedient in doing the same to and for my fellow man.

My position, reputation and respect on this board and at work provide me exposure and opportunity to present and represent the character and integrity of a Godly man. It is my prayer that I practice and display the peace, patience and humility worthy of such.

This is something I definitely pray and strive for every day - not easy, huh B?
It's an unexpected blessing to find some other Godly Brothers on here. Will be praying for all you!

[Bum Mahoney]

I'm glad I found this thread. Great idea. I have one I would like to have your prayers on. My mom passed away last May 20th after a 16 year battle with breast cancer. Yesterday was the Walk for the Cure and Mother's Day, so it was tough. Next tuesday will be the one year anniversary, and my dad is struggling. So if you could say a quick prayer for him, I'd appreciate it. One good thing is that he retired near us and so we are just a few miles away. He keeps busy with the grandkids sports and such and they are a big help. Take care and thanks!

[Trauma1]

Originally Posted by Bum Mahoney

I'm glad I found this thread. Great idea. I have one I would like to have your prayers on. My mom passed away last May 20th after a 16 year battle with breast cancer. Yesterday was the Walk for the Cure and Mother's Day, so it was tough. Next tuesday will be the one year anniversary, and my dad is struggling. So if you could say a quick prayer for him, I'd appreciate it. One good thing is that he retired near us and so we are just a few miles away. He keeps busy with the grandkids sports and such and they are a big help. Take care and thanks!

Consider it done my friend. Sorry to hear about your loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

[ReaperX]

Well, I guess this is probably the best place to put this out here so I will........


I have been going through a very long string of bad events since Sept '07. It sorta started with my car that I posted about last year, however, it has increased to many, many more things since then which have been completely out of my control and not even a result of anything I did.

I have been struggling seeing the end of this and hopefully things starting to turn around. I was thinking to myself this past weekend on literally how much more I can take as I feel like I am just about to lose my sanity and hope all together.

Despite being Catholic, the last several months have been undoubtly the worse in my life ever and have been a test for me personally on many different aspects.

I pray for everyone who needs God's healing grace in their lives and ask for your prayers that my own circumstances can begin to get better (or atleast stop getting worse).


-RX

[JohnnyBGood]

Originally Posted by ReaperX

Despite being Catholic, the last several months have been undoubtly the worse in my life ever and have been a test for me personally on many different aspects.
-RX

Sorry to hear about the rough spell you've been having. I'm catholic also. My parents have always been very devout. For some time, I rebelled against Catholicism and made a lot of decisions that were not in my best interest. Since then, I have started going to mass weekly and am trying to live the faith, although my feelings toward the faith remain ambivalent at times.

There are always people on the outside who can find all kinds of stuff wrong with Catholicism. Certainly, the abuse pandemic is a cause for great concern. However, that is being addressed, and there are numerous good things happening in the Catholic church. For me, it's been about accepting my identity as a Catholic. This acceptance did not happen all at once and continues to occur daily.

That being said- I believe that anyone, regardless of their professed religion, is on the right track when they acknowledge the existence of a power greater than themselves. You don't have to be a Catholic or a Baptist or whatever. It's good to be introspective and to use life experiences to become a better person.

[Beau]

There have been many times that I've felt almost alone in my faith in God. So many people do not accept God's word as the truth; as the standard of right and wrong. Faith in God seems to be frequently replaced by moral relativism.

And, there have also been times when I've also felt alone; meaning that I felt that I was not in the presence of God. Did God go anywhere? Nope. Did I? Yes, and usually out of hurt or anger.

Many times I believe we expect God to be our airbag; we expect God will get us out of jams or ensure that we are not harmed by others when they exercise their own free will. To the extent we can instead use God as our steering wheel, we will find out that we are far better off. God gave us a gift, but it is up to us to seek the gift and learn enough about the gift to experience it.

This past year has had many of the worst moments of my life. I find out that my wife, who was in pastoral music ministry, was having another affair. We are in the midst of a divorce, and I believe that breaks God's heart - even though adultery is one of but two Biblical reasons which may be used to substantiate divorce. Further, my so-called wife has poisoned my daughter against me, while my two adult sons want nothing to do with their "mother". Oh, and the church covered up the entire thing, so I obviously had to find a new church )a healthy one). All in all, it is a very bad situation. Really, very bad.

But God can redeem all of this, and He will use it all for His glory - if I seek to be obedient to Him.

So, I've gleaned a few things:

• God is there for us, if we look for Him. And listen for Him. And make the decision to learn God;s word and make it the basis for our life.
• We only control what we say, what we think and what we do.
• We do not control the words, acts or deeds of others.
• We don't have all the answers. We may not even understand all of the questions.
• Doing what feels right is usually a really bad idea; even though it seems to make sense at the time.
• Choosing to do things to glorify God, even if it seems wrong at the time, is one heck of a lot better than "being true to thine own self".
• Just because my so-called wife chose to be a creep, doesn't give me the right to lower myself to her level.

God bless you.

[mattikus]

I pray for all I can, and ask for forgiveness for my own sins against God, my fellow man, myself. I also wish to give thanks for all that I have. I pray that I can be strong when I need to be, and help my fellow man when he needs it. Before I found God I was truly a lost soul. Excellent thread B, and all those participating.

[atjnutrition2]

Reaper--cetainly will be praying that your situation works itself out.

Here's a thought I had....instead of just having a prayer request thread...why not organize some method of giving to those in need. I know many of us give to churches/charities, etc., but there are many companies as well as individuals represented here. I believe there is a great opportunity for this whole community to do some good. Anyway...just a thought.

[Resolve]

Beau - Infidelity is a crushing blow to a man, I know too well. Just keep praying and fellowshipping with other Christians. I actually first started lifting seriously after going through an episode very similar to yours.
Make training worship - it's great for venting frustration and praying simultaneously!

[B5150]

Originally Posted by Beau

But God can redeem all of this, and He will use it all for His glory - if I seek to be obedient to Him.

So, I've gleaned a few things:

• God is there for us, if we look for Him. And listen for Him. And make the decision to learn God;s word and make it the basis for our life.
• We only control what we say, what we think and what we do.
• We do not control the words, acts or deeds of others.
• We don't have all the answers. We may not even understand all of the questions.
• Doing what feels right is usually a really bad idea; even though it seems to make sense at the time.
• Choosing to do things to glorify God, even if it seems wrong at the time, is one heck of a lot better than "being true to thine own self".
• Just because my so-called wife chose to be a creep, doesn't give me the right to lower myself to her level.

God bless you.

God bless you too. I was rockin to Maiden this morning and I thought of you and prayed for us both.

Secular but non the less appropriate:

Rainmaker

When I was wandering in the desert
And was searching for the truth
I heard a choir of angels calling out my name
I had the feeling that my life would never be the same again
I turned my face towards the barren sun

And I know of the pain that you feel the same as me
And I dream of the rain as it falls upon the leaves
And the cracks in our lives like the cracks upon the ground
They are sealed and are now washed away

You tell me we can start the rain
You tell me that we all can change
You tell me we can find something to wash the tears away
You tell me we can start the rain
You tell me that we all can change
You tell me we can find something to wash the tears.....

And I know of the pain that you feel the same as me
And I dream of the rain as it falls upon the leaves
And the cracks in the ground like the cracks are in our lives
They are sealed and now far away

[TheBreeze]

I just ran across this thread by accident, and boy am I glad I did! Its encouraging to see/hear people on regular websites talking about these types of things.

I will be the 1st to admit, my prayer times have been few and far between each other for about the past year, but now that Im almost done with college and hopefully going to land a new, better job soon I can get back into the presence of the Lord...where I need to be!

I am glad to be part of this thread and look foreward to posting on here again and again.

My prayers go out to those who've recently lost loved ones as well as those who are involved in the everyday struggle to keep their heads up, because I too have been one of those people. And trust me, I would NOT be here if God did not have something else planned for me.

So keep praying, and miracles will keep happening. You only need faith as small as a mustard seed.

[Beau]

Originally Posted by B5150

God bless you too. I was rockin to Maiden this morning and I thought of you and prayed for us both.

Secular but non the less appropriate:

Rainmaker

When I was wandering in the desert
And was searching for the truth
I heard a choir of angels calling out my name
I had the feeling that my life would never be the same again
I turned my face towards the barren sun

And I know of the pain that you feel the same as me
And I dream of the rain as it falls upon the leaves
And the cracks in our lives like the cracks upon the ground
They are sealed and are now washed away

You tell me we can start the rain
You tell me that we all can change
You tell me we can find something to wash the tears away
You tell me we can start the rain
You tell me that we all can change
You tell me we can find something to wash the tears.....

And I know of the pain that you feel the same as me
And I dream of the rain as it falls upon the leaves
And the cracks in the ground like the cracks are in our lives
They are sealed and now far away

Thank you, really.

Its funny, I listen to A LOT of Christian rock; most of it pretty hard (although now almost 49, my music tastes never matured, they remain fairly infantile [for example I take my sons to see groups like Social Distortion]). Many of the harder Christian rock lyrics (e.g., from groups such as Kutless, Red and Seventh Day Slumber) deal with the types of hurt we have been referring to here. But, I also hear some of the same messages in songs by mainstream groups like
the Foo Fighters, for example. I gather many of us share the same feelings and hurts; even if we don't always acknowledge them to others.

Resolve - thanks for your comments. I gave it the best shot I could in the after