Troubled girl in need of love

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Hey all,

First thanks for all the prayers re: my grandfather and the family’s mourning. They and his soul are all still in need.

There is a young woman who is a friend of mine had a tough childhood, and now struggles with physical and sexual self abuse. She seems to be really starting to fall apart and getting into worse and worse things lately. She really just needs to be loved, but she also needs to accept the love.

We had a very powerful and long conversation last evening, and she knows very much that I love her in a very pure and truthful way in spite of all the things that cause her such antipathy towards herself, and she knows God loves her as well. She was saying throughout the conversation it was so painful for her to hear me say how I care, and she felt like all inside her was going to burst, and she’d never felt how she did before. She said she heard God calling very clearly.

In the end, she shut He and I both out, which worries me, because she knows it is real, true love, and she needs only accept it but after almost collapsing under its power she was still able to force it al out. However, I really think this was a major breakthrough, and what’s more it was done with virtually no prayer. I can’t wait to see what a little of that will do.

So I’m asking you to join in, please, for this very special and loved person.

Peace and God bless
 
I will keep both you and your friend in my prayers at Mass this morning.
Kathy
 
I’m praying for her to open her heart to God
and allow him to take over.

I’m also praying for you to have the right words
and actions to help her reach this relationship with
him.
 
Our God, please keep this mourning family in your loving prayers. We commend the grandfather 's soul to Your mercy.

I will keep your friend in my prayers.
Jesus, this girl has suffered and is suffering very much. Please go into her life with her through all the painful experiences of her life. Give her Your healing in each of these painful experiences. Heal her broken spirit. Give her experience of Your great love for her.

I’ve my times of battling with who I am, so thought I might say one of my prayers on her behalf. If one does have interior scars, it is easy to plunge into the inability to value oneself, so I feel a lot of compassion for her. From what you relate, her injury is extreme.
Confidence in God’s merciful love
God, You command that I forgive and rightly cherish myself. Like many people in human history, I often find it difficult to sincerely and consistently love the ‘self’ that I find mirrored in my consciousness. I know that You can bring me to appreciate the miracle and privilege of my existence!

How can I refuse to love what God loves! You treasure me, as You love and treasure each unique, human person that You create. Yet I need much grace to love this betrayer of my true being and purpose, myself! I betray Your loving creation of me by failing to be fully ‘the person I am created to be’.

You love each person so much that it led to the incarnation of Your divine Son, and to His redemption of humankind. Jesus is Your response to my betrayal of my destiny and me. Yet frequently I am unconvinced or indifferent before these astounding gifts of divine love for me and for every person!

I want to value each person as Your beloved and eternal gift. Inspire me with faith and gratitude for the gift of myself, for the lives of dear ones and of all people. Grant that these human gifts are shaped by Your love to become everlasting gifts to You, and through You, eternal gifts to each other person.

Through Jesus, You taught us that cheerful, loving mutual service of others leads to fulfilment of Your creative will. Therefore, give me grace to faithfully say ‘yes’ to Your loving purpose by active respect and charity to others and me. Delight Yourself in me by forming me into the unselfish, joyful, helpful and prayerful person You dreamed me to be for You and others’ souls for time and eternity.
Trishie
 
Dear friend, I include the prayer and thought below, as prayer for your friend, but also because a lot of us one way or other struggle with Jesus command that we must love others as ourselves, which intrinsically includes the command to rightly love ourselves. I pray again on your friends’ behalf and on behalf of all of us who battle at times with plunging self esteem, when we are hurt, are embaressed, have made mistakes, hurt someone, usually unintentionally. I was beating myself up a bit earlier because I feel I let down someone on the Forum.

**‘Love others…as yourself’**Jesus when You command us to love others as ourselves, You require something more challenging than simply to “love others.” The embedded touchstone in that command is “love your self.”

Many people lack proper self-esteem, making it difficult for them to genuinely value others. However, Scripture exhorts, “value yourself at your proper worth. Who can justify a man who runs himself down, or respect a man who despises himself.” [Ecclesiasticus 10:28-29] If we do fail to love ourselves correctly, we cannot accept God’s love. Let us never imagine ourselves hidden from Your mercy: ‘“Can anyone hide in a dark corner without my seeing him?’ asks the Lord.” [Jeremiah 23-24]

The concept of rightly loving oneself in order to love others as God’s precious children may be confused with the selfishness that ruins unselfish self-love. It requires us to reject negative self-talk and responses. “If a man is mean to himself, to whom will he be good?” [Ecclesiasticus 14:3].

Growth in Christian self-love is facilitated by “filling your mind with everything that is true, everything that is noble, and everything that is pure and good” [Philippians 4:8] and serving “in works of love.” It is allowing the Spirit to direct your life and then “you will be in no danger of yielding to self-indulgence. What the Spirit brings is…love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, trustfulness, gentleness and self-control.” [Galatians 5:13, 16, 26, 22-23]

**Jesus, help us to fittingly love ourselves. You do not wish us to disparage ourselves but to see ourselves as loved, forgiven children of God. A poor self-image may compare to our perception of ‘clouds’. To observers, clouds appear to be impressive, substantial and tangible. However, within themselves the clouds seem damp, insubstantial and misty. **

Jesus, let us not belittle ourselves in comparison with others because of our personal uncertainties and inadequacies. Let us live in sincere acceptance of self, that unique gift of Your creative love. help us to see ourselves as loved children of God. Jesus, help me to know that You really love me. Help me to love myself so that I can love You and others love others truly.

Trishie. Please God your friend will indeed begin to recover. God bless you mightily for loving her in all her frailty.
 
Trishie said:
Dear friend, I include the prayer and thought below, as prayer for your friend, but also because a lot of us one way or other struggle with Jesus command that we must love others as ourselves, which intrinsically includes the command to rightly love ourselves. I pray again on your friends’ behalf and on behalf of all of us who battle at times with plunging self esteem, when we are hurt, are embaressed, have made mistakes, hurt someone, usually unintentionally. I was beating myself up a bit earlier because I feel I let down someone on the Forum.

**‘Love others…as yourself’**Jesus when You command us to love others as ourselves, You require something more challenging than simply to “love others.” The embedded touchstone in that command is “love your self.”

Many people lack proper self-esteem, making it difficult for them to genuinely value others. However, Scripture exhorts, “value yourself at your proper worth. Who can justify a man who runs himself down, or respect a man who despises himself.” [Ecclesiasticus 10:28-29] If we do fail to love ourselves correctly, we cannot accept God’s love. Let us never imagine ourselves hidden from Your mercy: ‘“Can anyone hide in a dark corner without my seeing him?’ asks the Lord.” [Jeremiah 23-24]

The concept of rightly loving oneself in order to love others as God’s precious children may be confused with the selfishness that ruins unselfish self-love. It requires us to reject negative self-talk and responses. “If a man is mean to himself, to whom will he be good?” [Ecclesiasticus 14:3].

Growth in Christian self-love is facilitated by “filling your mind with everything that is true, everything that is noble, and everything that is pure and good” [Philippians 4:8] and serving “in works of love.” It is allowing the Spirit to direct your life and then “you will be in no danger of yielding to self-indulgence. What the Spirit brings is…love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, trustfulness, gentleness and self-control.” [Galatians 5:13, 16, 26, 22-23]

**Jesus, help us to fittingly love ourselves. You do not wish us to disparage ourselves but to see ourselves as loved, forgiven children of God. A poor self-image may compare to our perception of ‘clouds’. To observers, clouds appear to be impressive, substantial and tangible. However, within themselves the clouds seem damp, insubstantial and misty. **

Jesus, let us not belittle ourselves in comparison with others because of our personal uncertainties and inadequacies. Let us live in sincere acceptance of self, that unique gift of Your creative love. help us to see ourselves as loved children of God. Jesus, help me to know that You really love me. Help me to love myself so that I can love You and others love others truly.

Trishie. Please God your friend will indeed begin to recover. God bless you mightily for loving her in all her frailty.
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Amen…this is so well said…I am praying for you and for your friend.
 
Dear Lord lazerike 's girl friend needs you to open her heart and her eyes to see and feel your love towards her . Let her accept your love and become a Godly woman . Lord change her life to one of your kingdom . Let your will be done in her life . Thanks Lord for hearing this prayer for your child lazerike’s good girl friend and for answering it . All glory and honor is yours Almighty Father , in the name of Jesus , amen . Lazerike keep praying for her , the LORD hears us . / John
 
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