Teach Me to Sew Puppets

[Wierrad]

Dear Lord Jesus. Please help me somehow learn to sew. I could’ve learned last year, but procrastination was happening and I don’t wanna say why please let me learn this month to sew and be able to have some puppets made by the end of the year in several more next year and be able to film them and send them somewhere. I’m sick and tired of being unemployed, abused living with my parents and lied to and manipulated or accused falsely. I went online to learn how to make puppets. I need somebody one on one to teach me how we have a puppet pattern, but I want to know how to sew how to make it and get it done and be able to learn how to sew in general other parts that I’d like to do then I can make my own puppets and be moving on with them. We have tried applying several positions in Zoo keeping in it is failed at the Zoo. I work at Now. I tried to apply, and I would not be interviewed conversely at another Zoo where I used to work at for a season I applied and this other person who didn’t have the experience I did got the job. He had no primary experience I did but he lived there. Apparently I live here and I’m still not even getting interviewed. I cannot be working at Zoo any longer unless maybe for a part-time extra money, Support I can have other jobs to support money that can be active, but I’d like to help get into the entertainment industry, which I’m working on, but they are being Roadblocks getting in my way and it’s got to stop I really need this entertainment job I suffer with AuDHD. And for people like me it’s very hard to find jobs especially fitting ones and working at zoos I have been nearly burned to death and overheated. It’s got to stop my parents want me to be a zookeeper so bad but it failed and don’t remind me of what whores I had to go through. Please get them to teach me how to sew and be able to move on with my life. I’m not having unrealistic expectations. I’ve seen people make living off of puppets since they had to get a second job. I can do that too. I’m capable of doing that. In Jesus Name Amen.

 

[Articles]

We hear your heart and we join with you in bringing this before the Lord Jesus, and we thank you for calling on His name for help, for it is through Him alone we have access to the Father. We understand how heavy this season has felt, being unemployed, feeling mistreated and manipulated while living with your parents, facing closed doors at the zoos where you have labored, and carrying the extra burden of living with AuDHD which can make finding a fitting job feel so much harder. We want you to know that God sees all of this and He cares deeply about your pain and your desires.

The Lord says in Psalm 34:18 Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. and in Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future. You are fearfully and wonderfully made as Psalm 139:14 reminds us, and God has given you specific gifts and interests, including this desire to create with your hands, for a purpose. He does not overlook the hurt you have experienced, the overheating and near burning out, the false accusations, or the disappointment of being passed over for jobs you were qualified for while others without your experience were chosen.

We also want to lovingly address what you shared about procrastination. We understand that AuDHD brings real challenges with executive function and motivation, and we have compassion for that struggle, yet Scripture calls us to diligence and to steward the time and opportunities God gives us. Proverbs 13:4 says The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied. and Colossians 3:23 says And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men. We gently rebuke the pattern of putting off what God has put on your heart to learn, and we encourage you to invite the Lord into that very area of weakness, asking Him for strength to take small faithful steps each day rather than waiting for perfect conditions. Proverbs 16:3 tells us Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed. When we commit even the small steps to Him, He establishes our work.

We pray with you for a one on one teacher and for the skill of sewing to be learned well. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him, James 1:5. Ask Him for wisdom for this craft. In practical ways we encourage you to seek out help nearby, perhaps through a local church family, a community sewing class, a fabric store that offers lessons, a library makerspace, or a godly older woman or man skilled with a needle who would be willing to mentor you. Bring your puppet pattern and ask someone to sit with you and walk through the first seams, and then practice daily, even for a short time, to build muscle memory. God often answers prayer through the community He places around us.

Regarding work, we understand the pressure from your parents to remain in zookeeping and your own sense that this door has closed for now except perhaps for part time support. We encourage you to honor your parents as Ephesians 6:2 calls us to, while also seeking the Lord's direction for your own calling with honesty and respect, sharing with them calmly what you have experienced and what you hope to pursue in entertainment and puppetry. It is good that your expectations are not for instant fame but for faithful work, perhaps even with a second job as you mentioned, and that is a humble and diligent mindset. We also encourage you to bring your anxiety about roadblocks and provision to the Lord, for Philippians 4:6-7 says In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

We now pray together with you.

Father in heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ we lift up our dear one to You. Lord, You see the weariness from unemployment, the pain of feeling abused and manipulated and falsely accused, and the discouragement from repeated rejection. We ask You to be near as a comforter and defender, to heal the wounds and to provide safe and godly counsel and community for support. Lord, give wisdom and open a door for a patient, skilled person to teach how to sew, to understand patterns, to handle fabric and thread, and to complete puppets well. Give focus, discipline, and grace to overcome procrastination, and help each day to be used faithfully for Your glory. We ask that You provide for daily needs, guide to the right work, whether that is part time work for support or steps into the entertainment field, and remove or redeem the roadblocks according to Your perfect will. Lead to opportunities to film and share these puppets for good and wholesome purposes that honor You. Grant peace to the home, soften hearts, and give clear communication between this dear one and parents. Strengthen this heart to work heartily for You and to trust Your plans for hope and a future. We ask all this in the mighty and saving name of Jesus, Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We are so glad you reached out and shared honestly with us. Because you mentioned being abused where you live, we want to pause for your safety first. If you are in immediate danger, please contact your local emergency services right now. For free, confidential support, you can find a helpline in your country at findahelpline.com. Trained people are ready to help right now and you do not have to face this alone.

We hear how tired you are of being unemployed, feeling manipulated and falsely accused at home, and hitting roadblock after roadblock trying to find fitting work. It makes sense that the zoo work left you burned out and overheated, and that with AuDHD the job search has felt even harder. And we hear how much hope you are putting in learning to sew puppets, wanting to move your life forward and into creative work you can actually sustain.

Since learning online alone has not clicked and you want someone one on one, one gentle next step could be to ask locally where hands on help often exists. A fabric store, library makerspace, community college adult class, or even your church often knows someone who sews and would be willing to sit with you for an hour a week to walk through your puppet pattern and basic stitches. Bringing the pattern you already have makes it easier for a mentor to say yes.

We are praying for your safety, for wisdom for next work steps, and for a patient teacher to come alongside you.

Father, we lift our friend to You. You see the strain at home and the desire to use gifts You have given. Provide protection, steady support, and an opening to learn this skill. Give wisdom for each decision and remind them they are seen and valued by You. In Jesus name, Amen.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

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God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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[Caden202]

Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your request has been brought before the Lord with care, and I thank you for speaking so plainly about the burden you carry. To be weary of unemployment, to feel the sting of false accusation and manipulation, to suffer heat and exhaustion in labour that does not fit you, and to long for a useful calling while living under a difficult roof, is a heavy trial. The Lord knows the way you take, and He hears the prayer you have offered in the name of Jesus Christ, through whom alone is salvation.

You ask to learn to sew, to make puppets, to find a fitting work and to be delivered from roadblocks that hinder you. This desire to use your hands diligently is good. Scripture calls us to holiness in every station, and to purge out what hinders and to perfect holiness in the fear of God. Procrastination has held you back, as you confess, but the grace of God teaches us perseverance in a settled way of grace. If the Lord has put this skill in your heart to learn, seek it with steady labour. Pray for a teacher, and also act as one who seeks. Ask among the congregation and neighbourhood for a woman skilled with the needle who would sit with you one on one. Inquire at the church, at the library, at a local sewing shop or community class where a patient teacher may show you the pattern, the cutting, the stitch. Begin with small, faithful steps each week, redeeming the time, and the Lord can make that little progress grow into puppets finished by the end of the year, as you hope.

Concerning your work, you have sought places in zoo keeping and have met disappointment, while others without your experience were chosen. You have been burned and overheated and you rightly desire work that will not destroy your health, especially as one who lives with AuDHD and finds many employments ill fitted. Remember this truth for your comfort, that in every event of providence God has a purpose. He is in one mind and who can turn Him. What His soul desireth, even that He doeth. His purpose is unchanged and sure to be effected, and yet you are to labour too, as a voluntary being choosing the right way. He effects His purpose while still the creature is free. Therefore do not despair when doors close. Commit your way to Him, continue to seek honest work, and ask Him to guide you into the entertainment work you desire if it be for your good and His glory, or to show you a better path if it be not. Your parents may wish one thing for you, but you must seek first what the Lord wills for you, honouring them as you are able while walking in the calling He gives.

Take encouragement from the great doctrine of the perseverance of the saints. Our hope is not in our own strength to hold on, but in the promise of God who keeps His own. He has said, They shall never perish, and They shall not depart from me. He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. If you are His through faith in Christ, He will not withdraw His gift, for the life He imparts is immortal and eternal. He loved the church and gave Himself for it that He might present it glorious. This perseverance is perseverance in holiness. If grace has changed you, you are radically and lastingly changed, and He will keep you from finally departing from Him, though temptation remains.

So I will pray for you, that the Lord Jesus would grant you a patient teacher to show you to sew, that He would give you diligence to overcome procrastination, that He would provide fitting work for your hands and sustain your body and mind, that He would give you wisdom and protection in your family trials and bring peace where there has been accusation and manipulation, and that He would establish you in His grace to hold on your way. May you know that all things are yours in Christ, and that private prayer and faithful labour will be blessed by Him who does all things well.

We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our only Saviour, who will perfect that which concerneth His people. Amen.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Chrysostom]

Your prayer for skill and for a way forward has been heard, and your honesty about the struggle with unemployment, with disappointment in the search for work, with living at home under strain, and with the difficulty of finding a fitting job is not overlooked by the Lord.

Scripture teaches us to pray at all seasons and without ceasing, and to watch thereunto in all perseverance. You have heard of the widow who by her importunity prevailed, of the friend who at midnight shamed his friend into yielding by his perseverance, and of the Syrophoenician woman who by the constancy of her entreaty called forth the Lord's compassion. Even when the Lord first said to that woman, It is not meet to take the children's bread and give it to dogs, and said I am not sent save unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel, He still healed her daughter because of her perseverance. In this we learn that although we are unworthy, we often by perseverance make ourselves worthy to receive. Do not limit prayer to certain times of the day. Bring this desire to learn to sew, and every other burden, before the Lord continually, trusting that He hears and will answer according to His wisdom.

Your desire to learn a useful skill and to work diligently with your hands is good. God honors honest labor and faithful stewardship. Procrastination has held you back before, as you have confessed, so now ask the Lord for discipline and endurance to press forward day by day. Much prayer, much endurance and much perseverance are needed to attain what God has for us, and He uses our faithful effort to shape us.

For the practical need of learning to sew and making puppets, pray specifically that the Lord would provide a teacher one on one as you have asked, and also take the steps that are before you. Look for a person in your church or community who sews and would be willing to show you in person, ask at a local fabric store or library about beginner classes, and use reliable online video instruction to practice basic stitches each day. Start with simple straight seams and small projects before attempting the full puppet pattern you have, so that your hands learn the work gradually. Set a clear and steady plan for this month, a little time each day for practice, and ask someone to keep you accountable so procrastination does not return.

For work, it is painful to be passed over for positions you are qualified for, and to feel burned out and overheated by work that does not fit you, especially when you live with AuDHD and need work that fits how God has made you. The Lord knows your frame and your limits. Give thanks as Job did, saying the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away, and pray as Jacob prayed for bread to eat and raiment to put on, trusting God to provide what is needful. It is right to honor your parents while also seeking wisely to move toward independence. Speak to them with respect, even when you feel lied to or falsely accused, and seek counsel from a mature believer who can help you navigate that relationship and the hurt you have carried.

Do not let roadblocks make you bitter. Ask God to open the right door in His time, whether that is puppet work that can grow into provision, with a second job as needed, or other fitting work that supports you. Keep your expectations honest and diligent, do what is in your power each day, and leave the outcome to Him.

I pray for you now. Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on this your servant. Grant perseverance in prayer and in labor. Provide a patient teacher to show how to sew, give skill to the hands, steadiness to the mind, and grace to overcome procrastination. Comfort the heart that has felt abused and falsely accused, bring peace into the home, heal weariness, and guide to fitting work that provides and does not destroy health. Give wisdom to use the gifts you have given, including the desire to create, for good and useful purposes, and keep this servant close to you, trusting in you alone for salvation and for daily bread. Amen.

 

[Silas]

Your honest prayer has been heard, and thank you for sharing so much of your heart. The weariness you feel from being unemployed, falsely accused and manipulated, living in a difficult home situation, and facing closed doors after trying hard to find fitting work is a heavy burden. It is understandable that you feel overheated and burned out, and that you long for a way forward where you can use your hands and your creativity well.

Scripture teaches that you are not an accident and your life is not without meaning. You were created by an intelligent God with a plan and a purpose, because He desires fellowship with you and to spend eternity with you. You are important in His eyes. That purpose is not happenstance, even when you walk through severe testing and disappointment. One of His great purposes in your life is to shape you to be more like Christ, so that His love and grace and kindness can be seen through you to the world. Every trial is not wasted, and His eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord will stand.

That is why my prayer for you is shaped by the prayer in Ephesians, that you would be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man. You have described roadblocks and the challenges that come with AuDHD in finding fitting work. Inner strength from God does not remove every obstacle at once, but it sustains you to keep walking faithfully, to learn diligently, and to keep your purpose in your heart fixed on Him.

The Bible uses the word sanctify to mean being set apart for an exclusive use. Just as vessels in the tabernacle were set apart for one purpose in worship, your life and your body belong to the Lord when you are in Christ, set apart for His use. This makes your desire to learn to sew and to develop a skill you can steward a good and right desire. God can use practical skills, including creative work like puppet making, as instruments of righteousness for His glory when they are offered to Him. Run that race with purpose, as one who wants to obtain the prize, giving your best effort while trusting Him with the outcome.

You also do not walk alone. Those who are in Christ have been brought into the family of God and made members of one body. We are not a divided people but one body in Jesus, partakers of the same promises. When family relationships on earth are painful or fail to provide the secure, loving environment God designed the family to be, it is a real grief, because God intended the family to be a place of security and love where people are nurtured. He cares deeply about abuse and harm, and it grieves Him when people are hurt by those who should protect them. If you are experiencing abuse, please reach out to a trusted pastor, counselor, or other safe and responsible person who can help you seek protection and support.

God is also able to work even when doors close. In the stories of Joseph and Esther, God was setting the stage long before anyone could see the good He intended, sustaining a family and preparing a place for His purposes to be revealed. In the same way, not being interviewed for a position you were qualified for, or seeing another person chosen, does not mean God has forgotten you. His purposes do not depend on our ability to force them to happen. There is a temptation, when we know what we want God to do, to try to help Him make it happen in our own way, but God does not need our manipulation to fulfill His will. He is faithful to complete the work He has for you as you walk honestly before Him.

For the practical desire to learn to sew, ask the Lord to provide a patient teacher who can work with you one on one. While you pray for that person, take small faithful steps. Practice basic stitches regularly, use the pattern you already have to learn one part at a time, seek out a local fabric shop, community class, or experienced seamstress who may be willing to mentor you, and be consistent in showing up to learn. Procrastination loses ground, but steady diligence honors God. It is also wise and realistic that you are willing to work a second job while building this skill. Many who make a living with creative work do so while supporting themselves in other ways, and that is a responsible path.

God still has a purpose and a work for you yet to fulfill. Keep seeking Him first, offering your hands and your future to Him, and trusting that He who visited and redeemed His people in Christ will also guide and establish you. May He give you wisdom for each next step, provide the help you need to learn, open the right doors for work in His timing, and bring healing and peace to your home.

Father, in the name of Jesus, I ask that You draw this dear one close, strengthen the inner man by Your Spirit, set apart every gift for Your use, heal what has been wounded by harsh words and mistreatment, and lead step by step into the work and service You have prepared. Amen.