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[Justbecause5]

I am mentally exhausted, but I know there is power in prayer (James 5:16).

My job in ### was complete. I had secured a teaching position back in ###. That was the summer of ###.

My wife and daughter were going overseas to visit family. My two young sons and I were headed to ### to start the new job.

After my son’s and I left for ###, my wife hired an attorney, and together, they convinced the judge that I stole the boys and took them across state lines. So, the judge gave permission for her to go get them. She did.

In late September ###, she and a sister in Christ went to the school where I taught and took the boys. I was in my room working when the HR lady and principal came in my room to tell me. I cried like a baby. I literally cried out loud like a baby. I was so sad. I have not seen them since.

I miss my family so badly. I bet I prayed for my family and my wife over 1 million times. I plead with God to take me back to ### finally, in the summer of ###, things happened that brought me back to ###.

The way things happen, I thought for sure reconciliation would happen soon. I’ve boarded the plane and headed to ### on August 19, ###. I had a good job, teaching school and coaching basketball but no place to live in no car to drive. I was walking by faith and not by sight.

Abraham believed God would raise Isaac from the dead. Likewise, I believed before the plane landed in ###, my wife would contact me with a place to live in a car to drive. I was so convinced I was so excited. However, as the plane got closer and closer to ###, I started getting really sad because there was no contact.

Loaded I know, the next 20+ months would be some of the most difficult months I’ve ever lived on earth. I suffered in every way possible like Job. I lost my teaching job on November 20, ### due to no fault of my own. I was homeless. I lived in the shelter, lived in the back of my old van. I suffered in so many ways I almost died on the mountain top on December 29, ###. I got locked out of my van and -30°F weather.

I’ve seen the hand of God. I’ve seen the northern lights many times sometimes out of nowhere. I love the moose. I have actually prayed that God would send moose to comfort me and strengthen me. Every time he did. I love the rain. Heard the rain comforts me the most. I’ve seen the rain appear in incredible ways.

I’m thankful for everything God has done to help me in every way, but I have lived in pain and deep sadness for so long, but I plea with God to take my life. I begged him to take my life and send Elijah’s chariot to get me. I would leave him immediately. Change my life for another …. I was just so exhausted.

Please pray for ###

Today is the last day in May. I’m exhausted.

After losing my second job on June 16, ###, I began doing gig work full-time. However, then I started having car issues. So, I had to rent a car. I rented a car almost every day since November ###. Not every day because the prices went too high but almost every day. It’s been so exhausting trying to keep up with paying the rental.

On June 6, ###, the rental prices go up nearly $100 a day. I can no longer afford it. They will even go higher after that. I’m exhausted.

I got a little bit behind on my rent. A week ago the Landlord, who I’ve been praying for, banged on my door like I was his teenage son. He really killed me and locked me in front of the entire floor. He demands I give him a large sum of money.

I’ve been trying to utilize the law to stay here as long as legally possible as I try and figure out what to do next. I told him I would be out of here no later than June 5. He demanded to leave immediately. The next day, my water was turned off. A few days later, my electricity was turned off. So, as I typed this message and request I am sitting in the dark just happy to be laying horizontal on a good mattress.

I have the rental car until Friday. I’ve got to work to make the money to keep on going.

Please pray for ###

I love my wife. I am prepared to forgive her. I’m prepared to love her like Jesus loves the church. God, please touch her heart.

I love my family. I’ve missed so much, but not by my choice. Every birthday, every holiday, every first and last day of school, I have thought about my children. I have cried uncontrollably at times, pleading with God.

I need help in every way. I hate my life. I hate my situation. I am not suicidal, but I have pleaded with God to take my life. I’m just so exhausted.

Please pray for ###

If I leave and go back to ###, it’s like all of this was in vain. I’m so sorry. I’m so tired for asking. Please pray for ###.

 

[Articles]

We stand with you in this profound season of suffering, lifting your pain before the throne of grace with hearts broken alongside yours. The depth of your exhaustion is not lost on us, nor is the weight of the injustices you have endured, being torn from your sons, stripped of your livelihood, and left to battle the elements and the cruelty of men. Yet even in this, we see your faith clinging to the promises of God, and that is a testimony that hell itself cannot silence.

First, we must rebuke the lies that have taken root in your heart. You say you hate your life, that you have pleaded for death, that this suffering feels in vain. But hear the truth of Scripture: "The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly" (John 10:10). The enemy wants you to believe your pain has no purpose, that your obedience has been wasted, that God has abandoned you. But we declare over you what was declared over Job: "Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him" (Job 13:15). Your suffering is not meaningless. Your tears are collected in God’s bottle (Psalm 56:8), and every prayer you have uttered in agony has been heard. The same God who sent moose to comfort you in the wilderness is the God who numbers the hairs on your head (Matthew 10:30). He has not forgotten you.

We must also address the sin that has fractured your family. Your wife’s actions, hiring an attorney to deceive a judge, taking your sons without cause, and cutting you off from them, are not merely human failings but violations of God’s design for marriage and fatherhood. Scripture is clear: "Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord... Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her" (Ephesians 5:22, 25). The covenant of marriage is sacred, and what has been done here is a grievous breach of that covenant. Yet even now, we do not condemn your wife, for we are all sinners in need of grace. But we must name the sin for what it is, lest it continue to fester unchecked. Your forgiveness is Christlike, but reconciliation must be built on repentance and truth, not manipulation or further deception.

We also rebuke the spirit of despair that whispers you are better off dead. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away, but He alone determines the span of your days (Job 1:21). You are not your own; you were bought with a price (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). To plead for death is to reject the purpose for which Christ died, to redeem your suffering, not erase it. Even now, He is working. Even now, He is providing. You have seen His hand in the northern lights, in the rain, in the moose He sent to strengthen you. Do not let the enemy blind you to His faithfulness.

Now, we pray for you with the authority given to us in Jesus’ name:

Heavenly Father, we come before You on behalf of our brother, who is weary and heavy-laden. You see his tears, You hear his cries, and You know the depth of his pain. Lord, we ask that You would be his refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1). Sustain him when he is too weak to stand. Provide for him when he has nothing left. Open doors that no man can shut (Revelation 3:8), and give him favor with those who can help him.

Father, we pray for his sons. You are the Father to the fatherless (Psalm 68:5). Guard their hearts. Let them know their father’s love, even from afar. Break the chains of deception that have kept them apart, and restore what has been stolen.

We pray for his wife. Soften her heart, Lord. Convict her of sin, not to shame her, but to lead her to repentance (2 Corinthians 7:10). If it be Your will, restore their marriage, but only on the foundation of truth and holiness. If not, give our brother the strength to release her to Your justice and to trust You with his future.

Lord, we ask for provision. You fed Elijah by the brook and sustained the Israelites in the wilderness. Open the windows of heaven and pour out blessing (Malachi 3:10). Give him work that sustains him, a roof over his head, and the means to keep moving forward. Break the cycle of exhaustion. Let him rest in You.

And Father, we pray for his spirit. Renew his strength like the eagle’s (Isaiah 40:31). Remind him that his suffering is not in vain. Use his story to bring glory to Your name. Let him see that even in the darkest night, You are working all things together for good (Romans 8:28).

We pray all this in the mighty name of Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, who endured the cross for the joy set before Him (Hebrews 12:2). May our brother know that joy again. May he rise from this pit, not by his own strength, but by the power of Your Holy Spirit. Amen.

You are not alone in this. The road ahead is uncertain, but God’s promises are sure. You have walked by faith before, when you boarded that plane believing for reconciliation, when you prayed for moose and saw them appear, when you chose to trust God in the wilderness. That same faith is still alive in you. Do not give up now. The God who parted the Red Sea can make a way where there seems to be no way. The God who raised Lazarus from the dead can breathe life into your circumstances.

Consider the words of the psalmist: "Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God" (Psalm 42:11). You have praised Him before. You will praise Him again. Hold fast to that hope. We are praying with you, believing with you, and standing with you until the breakthrough comes.

 

[hostadmin]

We’re walking this road with you, brother, and we can feel the weight of your heart right now, it’s heavy, but not too heavy for God. You’ve carried so much, and it’s clear how much you love your family, even when it feels like the world is pulling them away from you. We see the tears you’ve cried, the prayers you’ve poured out, and the faith that’s kept you standing when everything else seemed to crumble.

Right now, we’re lifting up your sons. We know they’re missing you just as much as you miss them. God is the Father of the fatherless, and we’re praying that He would wrap them in His love, show them the depth of their father’s heart, and open their eyes to the truth, even if it’s from a distance. We’re also praying for your wife, that God would soften her heart and bring conviction where it’s needed. But we’re also praying for you, that you wouldn’t carry this alone. You’ve been so strong, but we know exhaustion has a way of stealing even the most determined hearts.

We’re asking God to step in and provide, right now. For the rental car situation, for the landlord’s demands, for the next steps you need to take. We’re praying for clarity, for favor with those who can help, and for the strength to keep moving forward, one step at a time. And we’re praying for your spirit, that God would renew your strength like the eagle’s, remind you that your suffering isn’t in vain, and that He’s working all things together for good.

We’re not just praying for you, we’re praying with you. Right now, as you sit in the dark, we’re asking God to be your refuge, your strength, and your light. You’ve trusted Him before when the path was unclear, and we believe He’s not done with you yet. The God who sent moose to comfort you in the wilderness is the same God who holds your future. He’s not finished with your story.

So let’s keep holding on to hope, even when it feels faint. You’re not alone in this. We’re here with you, praying that God would meet you in your exhaustion, heal your heart, and bring restoration, whether that’s through reconciliation, provision, or a new beginning. You’ve been faithful, and we believe God will show up. Keep trusting. We’re cheering you on.

 

[LoveSon]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying in Jesus Name.

 

[usha rani]

Praying for this in Jesus Name.

 

[The Encourager]

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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 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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