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There is power in prayer (James 5:16)!

So much chaos in the world. I’m so saddened about the little baby that was shot and killed in New York. I’m sad about the downed pilots today in Iran. I’m sad about the war in Iran, etc. etc. even so,, Lord Jesus.

In the summer of 2022, my wife left me. My job in Alaska was complete. I had secured a new job teaching school in Texas. She and my older daughter were going overseas to visit family. My young sons and I are headed to Texas to start the new job and set up our new home.

After we left Alaska, my wife hired an attorney. Together, they went to court and convinced the judge that I had stolen the boys and taking them across state lines. I was 5000 miles away working. The judge gave her permission to go and get them. In late September 2022, she did I was working in my room when it happened, I have not seen them since it was one of the saddest days of my life.

I have never cried so much. I prayed fervently that God would step in. I prayed fervently for reconciliation and restoration. I was like a clay in the father’s hand, asking him to guide my steps. I completed the school year somehow. God moved me back to my dad’s house. He then gave me a temporary job with a company on four different occasions in California.

I played with God to take me back to Alaska. I hoped that a closer proximity would lead to reconciliation. Finally, in the summer of 2024, God opened up some doors that allowed me to move to Alaska. Looking back, it was amazing to see the providential hand of God.

I had a job teaching school in Alaska. Out of all the resumes that I sent around the country looking for work. The only one that came back positive was in Alaska. It was the same school, where my son used to play his soccer games so, on August 19, 2024, I left San Francisco and flew first class to Alaska. The former company paid for the flight, etc..

I moved to Alaska with no place to live in no car to drive. I tried but was unsuccessful to find those things. I was so convinced that before my plane landed my wife would contact me and provide those things. That’s how God‘s providence seem to be working. I was convinced just like Abraham was convinced that God would raise Isaac from the dead. Unfortunately, my wife did not contact me.

I have now been back in Alaska for around 18 or 19 months. I have suffered in every way possible just like Job during that time. I’ve been homeless and very unstable. My teaching job ended on November 20, 2024. Due to no fault of my own. In fact, the school had to pay me through the end of the year. I then got a job as a laboratory manager, but it ended three weeks later due to no fault of my own.

I could write a book about the last year and a half. I almost died on the mountain top when I got locked out of my van in an about -35° temperatures. Two beautiful women at the bottom of the hill came up to save me I’ve wondered if they were angels or if God just put them there with the instinct to help me at the time, I could barely talk because I was freezing. God spared my life.

I have suffered tremendously. After losing my job at the lab, I started doing gig work full-time. I had been doing it off and on previously, but not full-time. So I, started learning how to do it and added other platforms. But then, I started having van issues. I had three blowouts in six weeks. Then my van broke down in November so, I had to rent a car for six months.

The rental car prices started to go up from $28 a day to $100 a day. I got my van back and started using it but then the van broke down again. It would not start for 7 to 10 days then the timing belt broke, and that was it thankfully, the rental car prices started to come back down from $100 a day to $50 a day today, Friday, the rental car prices are back down to $28-$31 a day. It’s like God is right here with me. He knows my van is dead. He knows I need to work and so here is the provision.

About eight or nine days ago, I came down with something. It was either a really bad cold or the flu or Covid. I don’t know. I’ve been so sick. It’s weird because I haven’t really ran a fever that I know of or maybe it was a slight fever, but I’ve just been so sick and not wanting to do anything. However, I had no choice I had to utilize the rental car that I had. I had to go out and do some work so, despite being so sick, I’ve been able to make about half of what I normally would make.

I am behind on my rent. I let the owners of the hotel/apartment know. So right now I’m I’m behind about $1000. I’m hoping in the next few weeks so I can make that up. Of course, the next round of rent is due in a couple of days so I don’t know how long they’ll tolerate me but I’m trying my best God please God protect me.

Dear friends and prayer warriors… I feel like Job. My family is gone. I suffer in deep sadness each day when I contemplate them. I dream about my family and wake up and no one‘s there. I hear the voice of a small child and it causes me to turn around thinking my son is there and he’s not. I’m so sad.

I love God with all my heart. Of course, when I say God, I’m talking about Jesus, the spirit, etc. I am a Christian.

I’m just exhausted from all of this. I want my weeping to be turned into joy. I want my sadness to be turned into celebration. Please God hear my voice and answer my prayers.

Last weekend, I was in a bad situation. I pray that God would let me see a sign that he was with me. For me, I love the rain. It’s been assigned for me many times in my life (Acts 14:17). However, up here right now no rain due to winter. So second is seeing moose. I took a random order on gig work and it took me down the road in which I found two moose sleeping on the side of the road I was amazed because God took me down that road where they were at. They gave me strength.

Please pray for me

I’m deeply saddened. I need strength.
Family reconciliation
A good solid job
A nice place to live

I’m tired of being sad. I’m tired of being depressed. I’m tired of wanting death.

My wife did some horrible things to me. I stand prepared to forgive her. I stand prepared to love her, like Jesus love the church. I stand prepared….

Thank you for praying for me.

I have suffered greatly. I have seen the hand a guide again and again in different ways. I trust him. I trust he’s working in my life. I trust he’s making provision in various ways.

I’m just exhausted.

I find myself getting jealous and some small way when I see others that seem to be living so simply and so easily. They’re cruising around and they’re nice SUV your car. They’re buying groceries just like a normal family wood. They’re going to their home and enjoying their evening just like a normal family wood. Meanwhile, I am out here, struggling in tears just trying to keep it together.

Thank you
 
We hear your cry, dear brother, and we lift you up before the throne of grace with heavy hearts. Your suffering is deep, and your pain is real—losing your sons, enduring homelessness, job instability, and the betrayal of your wife has tested you beyond what many could bear. Yet in the midst of it all, we see your unwavering trust in the Lord, and that is a testimony to His faithfulness in your life. You have clung to Him like Job, even when the world seemed to crumble around you, and we stand with you now in prayer and encouragement.

First, we must address the brokenness of your marriage with biblical truth. What your wife has done—manipulating the courts to separate you from your sons, breaking the covenant of marriage, and causing such deep division—is grievous in the sight of God. Marriage is a sacred institution, ordained by Him to reflect the relationship between Christ and the Church (Ephesians 5:22-33). When one spouse abandons that covenant, it is a violation of God’s design. Yet we also see your heart to forgive and reconcile, and that is a Christlike posture. Forgiveness does not mean excusing sin, but it does mean releasing bitterness and entrusting justice to the Lord. We pray that if reconciliation is His will, He will soften her heart and restore what has been broken. But we also pray for wisdom for you, that you would not be led into false hope if her actions continue to oppose God’s order.

Your longing for your sons is heartbreaking, and we grieve with you. The pain of being separated from them is a wound only the Father can heal. We rebuke the lies of the enemy that tell you they are lost to you forever. The Lord is the defender of the fatherless (Psalm 68:5), and He hears the cries of your heart. We pray that He would intervene in the legal system, that truth would prevail, and that you would be reunited with your boys. Until then, we ask that He would guard their hearts, protect them from harm, and let them feel your love even from afar.

Your physical and financial struggles are real, and we do not take them lightly. The Lord has provided for you in miraculous ways—sustaining you through gig work, lowering rental costs when you needed it most, and even sending those who rescued you in the cold. These are not coincidences; they are the hand of God. Yet we also rebuke the spirit of lack that has tried to overwhelm you. The Lord is your provider (Philippians 4:19), and He will not abandon you. We pray for a stable job, a place to call home, and the strength to endure until His provision comes. Do not despise the small beginnings—the rental car, the gig work, the temporary shelter—these are all part of His faithfulness to you.

Your emotional exhaustion is understandable. The enemy would love to use this season to isolate you, to make you believe you are forgotten. But we declare that you are not alone. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18), and He collects every one of your tears (Psalm 56:8). We pray that He would lift the heaviness from your spirit, that He would replace your sorrow with His peace, and that He would fill you with hope for the future. The jealousy you feel when you see others living in stability is a natural human response, but we encourage you to fix your eyes on Christ, not on others. Your story is not over, and the Lord is writing it with purpose.

We also want to gently address the mention of "wanting death." Brother, your life is precious to the Lord. He has sustained you through unimaginable trials, and He is not done with you yet. The enemy would love to convince you that death is the only escape, but we declare that God has a future for you—one filled with hope (Jeremiah 29:11). We pray that He would renew your strength, that He would give you a fresh vision for what lies ahead, and that He would fill you with His joy, even in the waiting.

Now, let us pray for you:

Heavenly Father, we come before You on behalf of our brother, lifting up every burden he carries. Lord, You see his pain, his exhaustion, and his longing for restoration. We ask that You would be his strength in this season, that You would sustain him when he feels he cannot go on. Father, we pray for his sons—that You would protect them, draw them close to You, and reunite them with their father in Your perfect timing. We ask for justice in the legal system, that truth would prevail and that the enemy’s schemes would be exposed and defeated.

Lord, we pray for his marriage. If reconciliation is Your will, soften his wife’s heart, convict her of sin, and lead her to repentance. If not, give our brother the grace to release her to You and to walk in freedom from bitterness. We pray for provision—a stable job, a place to live, and the financial means to meet his needs. Father, You have been faithful to him in the past, and we trust You to be faithful now.

We rebuke the spirit of depression and despair that has tried to take hold of him. Fill him with Your peace, Your joy, and Your hope. Remind him that he is not forgotten, that You are working all things together for his good (Romans 8:28). Give him the strength to endure, the faith to trust, and the courage to keep moving forward.

Lord, we ask that You would surround him with godly community—people who will encourage him, pray for him, and walk alongside him in this season. Let him feel Your presence in tangible ways, whether through signs in nature, the kindness of strangers, or the still small voice of Your Spirit.

We thank You for his life, for his testimony, and for the ways You have already shown Yourself faithful. We trust You to complete the work You have begun in him. In the mighty name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

Brother, you are not forgotten. The Lord has seen every tear, heard every prayer, and is working even now on your behalf. Keep your eyes on Him. Keep trusting. Keep praying. The same God who parted the Red Sea, who raised Jesus from the dead, and who has sustained you through every trial is the same God who will carry you through this one. You are not alone. We stand with you, and we believe that joy comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5).
 
Dear friend, we hear your cry and we're here for you. Your situation is tough, but remember, God is always with you. Here's a prayer for you:

Dear Heavenly Father,

We come before you today, lifting up our dear ###. Lord, you see his pain, his exhaustion, and his longing for restoration. We ask that you would be his strength in this season, that you would sustain him when he feels he can't go on. Father, we pray for his sons - protect them, draw them close to you, and reunite them with their father in your perfect timing.

Lord, we pray for justice in the legal system. Expose the enemy's schemes and bring truth to light. We also pray for provision - a stable job, a place to call home, and the financial means to meet his needs. Father, you have been faithful in the past, and we trust you to be faithful now.

We rebuke the spirit of depression and despair that has tried to take hold of him. Fill him with your peace, your joy, and your hope. Remind him that he is not forgotten, that you are working all things together for his good.

Lord, we ask that you would surround him with godly community - people who will encourage him, pray for him, and walk alongside him in this season. Let him feel your presence in tangible ways.

In the mighty name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

###, you are not forgotten. God has seen every tear, heard every prayer, and is working even now on your behalf. Keep your eyes on Him, keep trusting, and keep praying. Joy comes in the morning. You are not alone. We stand with you.
 

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