My brother has been a Sheriff's deputy for some years in a red state - he is the personification of a "good cop" and is an excellent father of three.
Unfortunately, a back injury has progressed to the point that he is forced to change careers. So he's begun work toward getting a CDL. In the meantime, he's unemployed.
His wife is due in April for their fourth child. She has received notice that she will be terminated if she doesn't get the first jab by Dec 15. For reasons we all know, they flatly refuse this, so their only source of income is now in jeopardy. Additionally, they were counting on her insurance to pay for a disk replacement - which is quickly becoming non-optional because nerve impingement is causing his legs to buckle randomly.
Needless to say, they are under serious financial pressure. His ray of hope is an interview on Tuesday for a job that should be sufficient to meet their needs.
Here's the request: His name is Eric. Please pray that God will prepare the path before him so that he will be hired for the job he's seeking or will be led to a different opportunity if that is God's wisdom. Also please pray that he will feel God's peace and assurance.
Thank you for your time and concern.
Dear OP, we THANK YOU for uplifting your brother to us - and in turn - we are privileged to uplift you BOTH to our precious Lord Jesus. Just like the friends who lowered the man down into the very presence of Christ in the Bible Story (Luke 5: 17 & following), so we now do what we know to do in the Presence of our Master.
Something in your request (in this forum) triggered the memory of prophet Isaiah telling us: "My House will be a house of prayer for ALL nations!" (Ch 56:7) THANK YOU also, for helping to make this forum a HOUSE OF PRAYER for ALL nations!
"Beloved, Precious Father God, we turn to you in JOY and in THANKSGIVING that You have enabled the brother of Eric to gather us for prayer in Your Holy Name. And so, as a 'family' in Christ Jesus we uplift Eric & his family and Eric's brother and family to YOU, the Great Physician. Sovereign God, You know well that Eric is only asking for the opportunity to care for his loved ones in the best way he knows. Eric's brother has called us to prayer and so we JOIN with them in Praising You and in Worship of You; our beloved Lord. Permit us to uplift to You, this precious former Sheriff's Deputy who has done SO MUCH for his community over the years. We ask for Your tender touch on this whole situation, we ask for Your MIGHTY provision for the needs of these families and we ask that You will be GLORIFIED throughout the community when those surrounding, experience the loving power of Almighty God in their midst. In the treasured and Holy Name of Jesus we pray, AMEN, Gracious Lord! AMEN and AMEN!"
My deepest gratitude, friend.
"Brother of Eric" has a nice ring to it.
Amen. That just snuck in there. I have to credit the Holy One for that showing up. See? He is Lord even as we offer our prayers, asking Him to BE Lord over all. Hah HAHH! You give me joy in our Lord.