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October 28, 2016

When Your World Has Been Rocked

Has your world been rocked recently? Mine has, and I’ll share that with you today along with a very personal prayer request on Front Porch Friday.

But I’m not the only one at Priority Ministries whose world has been rocked this week. On Wednesday, Emily Ryan and her family received the devastating and unexpected news that her husband Jason’s brother (Jared) was killed when a small plane he had recently purchased crashed shortly after takeoff. Will you please remember Emily, Jason, and the entire Ryan family as they grieve this sudden loss? Thank you.

When we sail through the unexpected, uncharted seas of life, nothing has more power to give us the peace, strength, and hope we need than God’s Word does. Right now, I am clinging to His Word and His promises. And I want to share the specific go-to verse God is using in my life with you because  when (not if) your world is rocked, you can claim this same promise, too.

Sisters, we need one another. Yes, I need your prayers, but I also want to pray for you. So, watch the video, post your prayer request, and together let’s claim one of the most powerful scriptures of all time and pray for one another. See you on the porch, sisters.

 

 

P. S. Please post your prayer request AND if there’s a Bible verse that God has used when your world has been rocked, I’d love for you to share that, too. Let’s pray for one another. Love!

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  1. Andrea San Miguel says

    October 28, 2016 at 1:32 pm

    Hi Laurie, I will pray for you and your sweet mom. Please pray for my son, Victor. He has strayed from his faith or perhaps has only been playing at it for most of his life. God knows his heart. Please pray that he will surrender to the Lord and seek Him with his whole heart!

    Reply
    • Laurie Cole says

      October 28, 2016 at 2:03 pm

      Andrea, thank you for your prayers and know of my prayers for you and your son.

      Reply
  2. Melissa Pinto says

    October 28, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    My world was rocked even more this week. About a month ago I found out that my husband had been having an affair this whole year. I was devastated. We decided to work through this and started marriage therapy. Well at our session this week he decided to drop the bombshell that he doesn’t want to work on us being together. I am now in the process of divorce and my heart is forever broken by the devastation this is causing me and our children. Luckily two of our son’s are grown adult’s on their own, but our youngest son is just turning 17 in December. I feel so broken inside and feel that I am so worthless. Please pray that I am able to get through this storm and that whatever God is planning for me I can accept. Thank you very much

    Reply
    • Laurie Cole says

      October 28, 2016 at 2:24 pm

      My hear aches for you right now, Melissa, and I can only imagine your devastation. But as I read your note, the Lord reminded me of a couple of verses that I want to share with you as you grieve:

      “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18 (Psalm 34 might be a great place for you to camp out and receive comfort from right now, Melissa).

      “[God] heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 (Such a beautiful promise.)

      I’m praying for you, dear sister. Thank you so much for sharing your heart with me and your sisters here on the blog. You are loved by God…and me.

      Reply
    • Christina Seeger says

      October 31, 2016 at 10:28 pm

      Melissa, I know where you are, my process has been longer but the journey to this point has has God’s fingerprints all over it (they are just hard to find in the moment). My son is also 17 and our relationship has been strengthened through this process. We have just found a place to move that is closer to his school and friends, I’ve made some new friends in DivorceCare — God really IS good all the time. Please, please know that the broken feeling is God preparing the way for something better for you. Sometimes he has to let us break to build us up, to bring us closer to Him, to let us see that our worth is found in His love and nowhere else. I am praying for you to find the strength and peace that God offers us all, for when we are weak He is strong for us!

      Reply
  3. Diane says

    October 28, 2016 at 1:50 pm

    Laurie: I will definitely pray for you, your mother, and for Emily Ryan and her family. My “troubles” seem so insignificant compared to all of that. My world was rocked about a month ago when I caught my husband in a lie, and it involved another woman. I am praying hard for guidance, and I am trying to get through this and re-build our marriage. I would appreciate prayers for the Lord to help me through this whatever the outcome. Thank you! Oh, and prayer verse. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

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    • Laurie Cole says

      October 28, 2016 at 2:08 pm

      I love Jeremiah 29:11! God bless you for reminding me of it. My heart and my prayers are with you and your husband, dear Diane, as you rebuild trust in your marriage.

      Reply
  4. Adreana says

    October 28, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    Hi, Laurie- last week I was diagnosed with a rare cornea degeneration disease. I am 34 years old. I was initially terrified of the possibility of losing my vision or needing a cornea transplant. I am however trusting God is in complete control, He is still The God of miracles! Praying for your mother & family as well. God Bless

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    • Laurie Cole says

      October 28, 2016 at 2:06 pm

      I am so thankful you shared this with me and all of the sisters reading your post, Andreana. We are all lifting you up to the Lord in prayer, and your strong faith in God is such an encouragement to us all. Thanks, too, for your prayers for my mom.

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  5. Debbie says

    October 28, 2016 at 2:12 pm

    We will definitely be praying for your momma’s results to remain positive with no other sites found….and yes, I love that our great & merciful God moves even through bad fish…..❣. But, the very best thing is that both your parents are Gods. Remembering the troubled waters with your dad,( not long ago ), & yet here they are, still, out & about with each other. Sweet blessings from above.
    My prayer request is small but yet large in my quality of life.
    I had hand surgery 2 1/2 weeks ago & I actually thought I’d be “right back in action”. Not so. Hand specialist said was worst case he’d ever seen of carpal tunnel, middle trigger finger was also worse than first thought & cyst on wrist was more involved….albeit the cyst on ring finger was easy enough & certainly hurts the least. To say I’m humbled by my lack of mobility,
    ( also cracked big toe 1 week before my surgery on right foot ), & is major in your being able to balance, is an understatement.
    I am, just now, beginning to be able to actually curl fingers into my hand. Depending on my hubby for 95% of my care gives me, once again, true appreciation for the MANY who’re going through more than I. (Have to say, Thank You Lord for this hubby of mine”)
    But my prayer is this; That we, as Christians, quit thinking we’ve got to be all & bare up under all. When we’re weak in ourselves is just when our God can show His mighty & awesome power. Alas us giving all glory & honor to Him & never finding satisfaction in our own “self” strength. God gave me an amazing strong mind & body but if I don’t remember to “Thank Him” everyday, He reels me back in…….& that’s good. And again, thank God for bad fish❣ will be waiting for your report.

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    • Laurie Cole says

      October 28, 2016 at 2:27 pm

      Amen, Debbie! Good preaching, girl. 🙂 Bless you for your prayers for my mother and for your encouraging testimony. Know of my prayers for you. Love!

      Reply
  6. Debbie Norred says

    October 28, 2016 at 4:49 pm

    Laurie,
    Thank you for your heartfelt “I love you” at the end of your message. I just needed to hear that today. Please know I am standing with you in prayer for your Mom and you and you Dad and whole family. Praying for a good report of course. I wanted to say a heartfelt… I LOVE YOU, back. I mean it! You have blessed my life so many times through some rough seasons. Thank you!!!
    My prayer requests is that I will be delivered from binge eating entirely but especially at my desk at work. I thought I had deliverance and for some reason now the binge eating has come back with a vengeance. I just reached my goal through First Place 4 Health and lost 16 lbs. I don’t want to gain that weight back and have to start all over. Thank you for caring. Please know I care for you too. Most of all we must KNOW that God cares!! Love, Debbie

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    • Laurie Cole says

      October 31, 2016 at 11:06 am

      You are so sweet! Debbie, thank you for your encouragement and especially for your prayers for my mom. And thank you so much for so honestly sharing your own struggle. My prayer for you is 2 Cor. 12:9-10: “And He has said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.’ …For when I am weak, then I am strong.” May His strength in you continue to deliver and give you victory, precious sister. XXXs

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  7. Angela Schwab says

    October 28, 2016 at 5:24 pm

    Hi Laurie, I first heard you at a women’s retreat in Buena Vista, Colorado and as a fellow Texan (Beaumont) I still LOVE listening to you and your lovely accent! Feels like I am home. 🙂

    I am praying for you, your sweet mother, father and the rest of your family. May God put His hands on your mother for healing. May He guide the doctors during the tests.

    And I am absolutely praying for Emily’s husband and family. What a tragic, shocking time.

    Please pray for my husband… he has been unemployed for nearly 10 months. He is a smart, intelligent, ethical, educated, and skilled man. A genuine Godly man who works very hard. I’m sure you know how much a man’s career or job marks so much of who they are and the worth they feel about themselves. It is such a trying time. He gets so close in interviews and references, but then it just stops. Please pray he finds employment soon. And that we feel God’s patience and endurance during this period of waiting. We are definitely in a “holding pattern”.

    Thank you and God bless.

    Angela

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    • Laurie Cole says

      October 31, 2016 at 11:15 am

      I remember the beautiful Buena Vista retreat! What a blessing to hear from you, Angela. Thank you for your prayers for my mom. And thanks especially for your prayers for Emily’s family.

      A “holding pattern” can be every bit as challenging as having your world rocked — and in some ways, even more difficult. Your description of your husband blessed me immensely, and I will certainly be praying for God to open a door of employment for him soon. God bless you, Angela, for being a loving, respectful, Proverbs 31 wife. Love to you, dear sister.

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  8. Debra says

    October 28, 2016 at 7:38 pm

    Laurie, I love you too. Not just because you are a gift from God to me, teaching things at just the right time from our Lord. But, also because you are my sister in Jesus, so what hurts you, hurts me too. I’m praying for your Mother, for help with this illness, for wisdom for the Doctors and nurses and all those helping, for God to carry you through it all tears and all. I found God to be absolutely faithful to me and my Dad before and after he went home. When my Dad was sick several times in these last two years before he went home to heaven, I had to remind myself that God gave him grace for that, and I could rest in it too. It didn’t take away the sadness, but it did give me His perfect Peace that passes understanding, knowing that Daddy wouldn’t go home one minute too soon or too late. What really surprised me though is that I didn’t think I could handle the loss, since I was so close to my Dad. But I have to tell you, God has carried me through this entire year with His Grace, Mercy, and Comfort. Having our Heavenly Father with us, and KNOWING they are happy with Him makes all the difference in the world. When I would feel sadness and grief, I would think; if I could, would I bring my Daddy back from his perfect happiness in heaven? Not for a second, but I will go to him in God’s perfect timing. Meanwhile, I must be about my Father’s business. Love you so much dear one.

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    • Laurie Cole says

      October 31, 2016 at 11:21 am

      Thank you, Debra, you are a gift from God to me for reminding me of God’s grace (it is so obvious in my mother’s life right now) and for bearing my burden with me. Your testimony about you and your dad touched my heart. God IS good, and I thank Him for prompting you to share. Love you!

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  9. Aileen says

    October 28, 2016 at 7:59 pm

    Hi Laurie, I love you too and the wonderful ministry you boldly share each week. Your mother and you will be in my prayers as well as Emily and her family. My request is for healing of my body. A few months ago I had some “bad” food that started my roller coaster ride. Since it has started I learned I have a parasite that Dr.s are trying to cure. I now too have to go for a colonoscopy. Please pray that nothing serious is occurring. Thank you for reminding us that God is in control of all things.

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    • Laurie Cole says

      October 31, 2016 at 11:39 am

      I am adding you to my prayer list, Aileen, and will be asking the God who is in control to “grace” you as you wait for more tests, and for a positive diagnosis. Love to you, dear sister!

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  10. Loretta Whitcomb says

    October 29, 2016 at 12:14 am

    Hi Laurie, I love you and Front Porch Friday. You have given me so many wonderful insightsd into problem areas. I am praying for you, your mom and family and also for Emily and her family. The verse you quoted Romans 8:28 has been my go to verse for over 30 years. It started when my husband of 25 years died from pancreatic cancer. I was left with three girls to finish raising. God was and is so faithful to give us all we need! I am so glad for His strength, love and grace. God bless you and your family and Emily and her family.

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    • Laurie Cole says

      October 31, 2016 at 11:43 am

      On behalf of Emily, thank you for your prayers, Loretta. The funeral for Emily’s brother-in-law is tomorrow, and I know God is using the prayers of so many people like you to bring peace to her family.

      God IS faithful! Your sweet story confirms that, and I sure needed to hear it. Thank you and much love to you, my sister.

      Reply
  11. Debbie says

    October 29, 2016 at 7:08 am

    Good Morning Laurie,
    I am praying for your precious Mother! God loves her more than anyone else and he is in total control of her life, and he is good!
    I know that you already know this, but isn’t it good to hear when your heart aches! 🙂
    Laurie you responded to me at an earlier time, and told me to purchase the book by Jan S., Foolproofing your Life. I have read and reread. Answered all the questions and pray, pray, pray, for God to change my foolish husbands heart.
    There are still no signs that his heart is changing, sadly-just the opposite. Please keep praying for Bob!
    Thank you so much, for your loving spirit and ministry. Your mother is in my prayers!
    love you sister,
    Debbie

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    • Laurie Cole says

      October 31, 2016 at 11:50 am

      So good to hear from you again, Debbie. God bless you for your kind words of encouragement, and know of my continued prayers for Bob. I sincerely hope the Foolproofing book was a source of wisdom to you. What you’re going through is tough stuff, but I’m so proud of the way you are responding by seeking truth for your situation. Stand in it, dear sister. My prayers are with you. Love!

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  12. Mary Trainer says

    October 30, 2016 at 5:54 pm

    Laurie,
    As you know., my sweet husband passed into the arms of the Lord…. No more pain and now he is well and whole again. For that I’m so thankful. I’m so lonely without him. He was the very love of my life since I was about 15. My world has changed and it’s so hard to be without him. Everything reminds me of him. I know God has a plan for me and he isn’t through with me. The scripture you quoted , Romans 8:28 is a favorite of mine and I thank you for the reminder. Yes, my world has been rocked and will never be the same but I will claim this scripture and believe God has a plan and I ask you to pray that God will heal this broken heart and I can walk through this pain trusting that one day I can truly laugh inside again.
    I will pray for your mom. I felt the same about my mom who went to be with the Lord seven years ago. I still miss her so much..

    I always pray for you and your ministry.
    Bless you and Bill
    Mary T.

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    • Laurie Cole says

      October 31, 2016 at 10:55 am

      Mary, you have no idea how much God used you and Cliff and your marriage in my life and so many others. Your marriage was a living picture of Ephesians 5:22-33. I can only imagine how much you miss him (makes me weep to even think it). I’ve been praying and will continue to pray for you, dear friend. I’m so grateful for your prayers for my mom. I love you, Mary.

      Reply
  13. Lynn says

    November 1, 2016 at 6:58 am

    Laurie, it is a privilege to pray for your sweet mom. Because of her faithfulness in raising you up in the Lord, we all have a mentor to guide us through the wilderness.
    Please pray for me and Dell. We are being attacked both personally and professionally. His sister is making horrible choices in her life and we have had to cut all ties with her. It has been devestating to Dell. Now we are in an even bigger battle on a different field that could affect us for years to come. Two major battles at once is difficult But we are praying for Gods faithfulness and I know that no matter the outcome, He is with us. I covet your friendship and prayers. -Lynn (San Juan, originally Little Rock)

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  14. Kristi says

    November 2, 2016 at 7:43 pm

    I love you too, and I’m praying for my “Sister”. She’s a rock for our entire family, and we need her!

    Please give my sympathy to Emily, and her family. What a terrible shock.

    I too, love your accent!
    Love always,
    Kristi

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  15. Kristi says

    November 2, 2016 at 7:46 pm

    PS I’ve been procrastinating on my colonoscopy. No more! Give me strength to make that appointment, and prayers that I’ll come through it as I did my first mammogram. ♡

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  16. Denise Lobb says

    November 7, 2016 at 12:20 am

    Hi Laurie,
    I will pray for you, and your mother. My world was rocked about a year ago.I found
    out that I had breast cancer. I had a mastectomy, chemo. and radiation. Just recently
    I found a lump in my left breast. After my surgery, everything is fine, praise God.
    But, I developed another problem.I would drink-wine. After all that, and I’m doing
    this to myself. I do need prayer. Thank-you so much Laurie:)
    Love always,
    Denise L

    Reply
  17. Rita says

    November 11, 2016 at 1:47 pm

    Laurie, I am a very busy mother and grandmother who seeks to serve God wholeheartedly. For the past year and a half, I have struggled with increasing pain due to scoliosis. Please pray for my clear understanding of how to continue serving God and my family. I’m praying for your mother!

    Reply

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