Mar. 6, 2008
Pray for Travis
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We all know that we should be praying for one another. We also know that we should be praying for our young men and women serving in the military. As a navy mom, I know the importance of praying for His protection when my son is deployed to other parts of the world. Sad to say that I haven't stopped to think of how much our men and women need prayer when they return from combat. Yesterday, I was speaking to an employee of one of our customers in our trucking business. Sharon and I were visiting because I was having some trouble viewing an attachment to an invoice that I had uploaded to an invoice. I would download it back to my computer to see how it looked and would get some weird pictures with it. One picture was of Mike Huckabee, which led to a conversation on politics and ultimately to the Iraq war. Sharon shared the fact that both of her sons were veterans. One, Travis, had served two terms in Iraq and had, in fact, been in Fallujah during the worst of that operation. He had seen many of his buddies die and still wakes up with nightmares. He has had a difficult time and has not sought any counseling or help of any kind. He was sinking deeper into the crutch of alcohol, so much so that his friends were contemplating an intervention. I shared her pain as she spoke of Travis and let her know that I was also a military mom. I asked her to give my appreciation to both of her sons for their service. I then asked her if I could have her son's name so that I could place him on my prayer list. She began to tear up and shared with me that she had told Travis that people cared and he needed God's help with the problems that he is experiencing. I spoke to her of the need for him to lay everything at the feet of Jesus and to place his hand in God's hand thus allowing God to walk with him. I know that without God's hand in his life, Travis will never learn to deal with these problems. Sharon plans to tell Travis that a complete stranger and her church heard of his ordeal and is praying for him. I have committed to lifting Travis up before the Lord. Won't you join me? Father, Please forgive me for not realizing that our military men and women not only need our prayer for your hedge of protection, but also need us to pray for their physical, emotional and spiritual healing. I lift Travis up to you right now, asking you to reveal to him Your love and grace. Help him to realize that he can only find true peace when he is in right relationship with You and lays these heavy burdens at the feet of Your Precious Son, Jesus. Father, in the name of Jesus, I bind the spirit of alcohol in his life. Reveal to Travis the New Wine that is so much more effective than anything we can consume physically. Father, I ask that you send into Travis's life Godly counselors who can work with him and help him to learn how to put things behind, not forgetting which is impossible humanly, but putting them into perspective. Help him to find a way to honor You and his lost buddies by living his life and not throwing it away. Father, help me to speak to Sharon as a friend and pray with her and for her as she carries the burden of a mother's heavy heart for a child of her womb. |
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Mar. 7, 2008 - Untitled Comment
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Posted by Aug. 9, 2008 - Thank you
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