Start the Year off with Faith and Prayer!

Faith and Prayer, Uncategorized 3 Minutes

Hey Warriors! Melissa here!!

Happy 2023!! Yes, it has been a while, but we are back and ready to roll for the New Year. Lawrence (Watch Dog) and I have planned out the year with lots of interesting topics and how it applies to PTSD. I hope you all are ready for what God is giving us and that it will touch your heart and mind and create change and healing in your life!

We are starting off each month with a new topic. The first blog post of each month will give a clear definition of what we are talking about for the month and then each week Lawrence and I will tell you all how it applies to our lives and how it might apply to yours. We are diving deep into some amazing topics and sharing our lives with PTSD with you.

Our topic for January is FAITH and PRAYER. We feel like these can go hand in hand and are essential for managing PTSD. I hope you are ready for some hard truths and conversations cause here we go!!

The definition of FAITH is 1.) complete trust or confidence in someone or something and 2.) Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.

Do you have that all-in kind of faith, or do you struggle with it? Do you believe that believing is seeing or seeing is believing? Hard questions, right? I have a few friends who have faith that is so strong, that it seems like they never waver. It is an amazing thing to see.

What does God have to say about Faith? Let’s take a look!

In 2 Corinthians 5:7 ESV “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” and in 1 Corinthians 16:13 ESV “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” God wants us to be firm in our Faith. To have Faith even though we have not seen the signs and wonders that the Bible talks about.

Here is another question. Do you have faith in yourself or in others? Can you trust? That thought is a whole different ballgame. Faith in something you cannot see is one thing, but faith in those around you is different. People are human and can let you down. What about Faith in your relationships? Do you have those ride or die people in your life? I have a few but I am very selective about who I let in my circle. You see trust for me is complicated and having Faith period, has always been really hard for me. That’s a story for another day (actually in a few weeks from now I will be telling you about my experience with Faith and how it has gotten me where I am today). Faith is something that many struggle to grasp but it is a big part in moving forward if you have PTSD.

Something that can go hand in hand with Faith is Prayer. What exactly is prayer?? Prayer is a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God. It is an earnest hope or wish. Sounds comforting right?? When you pray though, you have to have faith your prayers are being heard. That does not mean they will be answered in a way you want them to.

Do you pray? What do you pray for? Do you have Faith that your Prayers are being heard? I love prayer and consider myself an intercessory prayer warrior! That is someone who prays hard for others. My struggle is praying for myself, but remember I also struggled with my faith too.

God has some interesting verses about Prayer. Here are just a few! Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” (That is my favorite verse!) Mark 11:24 “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” This verse talks about prayer and faith and they depend on each other. It truly is amazing how God gives us great verses to guide and help us with hard topics like Faith and Prayer

We want you to take an honest look at the questions we are asking. Take a good hard look at your Faith and your Prayer life, if you have one (no judgment here!! That’s not our job!). We just believe that when dealing with PTSD, faith and prayer are very important. So, this is where we want to start especially with the New Year. Why not build a great foundation to get us through the rest of the year.

Please join us next week when Lawrence will dive into his personal experience with faith and how his faith journey has affected his PTSD.

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Thank you

Melissa

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Welcome to Relentless Warriors Legacy. RWL for short, is a PTSD ministry ran by us, Lawrence and Melissa McGuire. Relentless Warriors Legacy is here to show couples and individuals there is hope despite PTSD. PTSD is a hard thing to navigate in a marriage and in relationships, so we share our experiences with PTSD and that with God at the center, we are thriving instead of surviving. We offer support to couples and individuals to find their way out of the darkness and give tomorrow a chance. We have been married for over 20 years and have 3 amazing boys. Lawrence has been in the fire service for over 20 yrs and was in the military for just over 15 yrs. We have PTSD, Grief and Depression in our marriage. It has taken us a lot of time to navigate all of it. Our marriage still has its ups and downs, but it is still the best it has ever been. While our main focus is on marriages, Lawrence and I both meet with individuals once a month to talk about different subjects dealing with PTSD. We also have this blog, Instagram page and Facebook page. Helping others navigate this hard territory is our God given passion. We love to talk about the things that have worked for us and what has not. It is not a one size fits all solution. Please join us each week to talk about another topic. Thank you for diving into our blog!! Lawrence and Melissa McGuire (Watch Dog and Relentless)

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