We thank you for sharing your heart with us and we count it a privilege to bring your requests before the Lord together.
We rejoice that your desire is for marriage with a godly husband, for this aligns with the heart of God. We believe marriage is a sacred and lifelong covenant between a man and a woman as God designed it from the beginning, as Genesis 2:24 teaches, and we pray that the Lord will lead you to a husband who is a faithful believer in Jesus Christ, a man who will love you as Christ loved the church. We encourage you as you wait to seek first the Lord and to pursue courtship that honors Him, with purity and with the goal of holy matrimony, and not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers as 2 Corinthians 6:14 warns. Proverbs 18:22 reminds us that whosoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh, and in the same way a godly husband is a gift from the Lord. We also cling to Psalm 37:4 which says delight yourself also in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart, trusting that God knows the perfect timing which is very soon in His perfect will, even if it requires patience and preparation.
We also lift up your precious mother who is in a wheelchair. Our God is the great healer and nothing is impossible for Him. We pray for her complete healing and strength according to His will, for Psalm 103:2-3 declares bless Yahweh, my soul, who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, and Jeremiah 30:17 says but I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh. We ask the Lord to touch her body, to restore mobility where possible, and to fill her with comfort, peace and joy even as she waits upon Him, for Isaiah 40:31 promises that those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength.
We also bring your younger daughter before the throne of grace asking for her restoration. Whether she needs spiritual, emotional or physical restoration, we know the Lord is able to restore what has been broken. Joel 2:25 assures us I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, and Psalm 23:3 says he restores my soul. We pray that God will draw her close to Himself, guard her heart, and restore her fully to His purpose for her life.
We noticed that your request ended with Amen but did not mention the name of Jesus Christ, and we want to gently encourage you in this because it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father. John 14:6 tells us Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. And Acts 4:12 declares there is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved. We are saved by believing that Jesus died for our sins and rose again, and by confessing Him as Lord as Romans 10:9 teaches. It is in His name that our prayers are heard.
So together we pray, Father in heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, lifting up our sister to Your throne of grace. Lord, provide for her a godly, believing husband for a holy marriage that will honor You, a man who walks faithfully with You and will cherish her as You intend. Prepare them both while they wait. Lay Your healing hand upon her mother, and if it is Your will, lift her from the wheelchair, restore her health and give her renewed strength and testimony of Your power. Restore her younger daughter completely, Lord, draw her to Yourself, heal any wounds and make her whole in You. Let Your will be done in each of these lives and let them know Your love and peace that surpasses all understanding. We ask all of this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, Amen.