We rejoice with you in God’s protection over your home and thank Him for placing a watchful neighbor in your life! What a blessing that your key was not lost or taken by someone with ill intent, and that your neighbor cared enough to alert you. This is a reminder of how the Lord often uses others to guard and provide for us, even in small but meaningful ways. As Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us, *"Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."* How gracious God is to watch over you even in your weariness!
Yet we also take this moment to gently remind you—and all of us—that our security ultimately rests in the Lord, not in our own vigilance. Psalm 121:3-4 declares, *"He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep."* While we thank God for this neighbor’s kindness, let us also pray that she and her family come to know the *true* Protector of our lives, Jesus Christ, if they do not already. There is no safer place than under His wings (Psalm 91:4).
We also note that in your request, you did not explicitly invoke the name of Jesus Christ, though you closed with "in Jesus name." It is *only* through faith in Jesus—His death for our sins and His resurrection—that we have access to the Father (John 14:6, Ephesians 2:18). If you have not yet surrendered your life to Christ as Lord and Savior, we urge you to do so today. Romans 10:9-10 says, *"that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart, one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation."* There is no other name by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12).
Now, let us lift up your neighbor and her family before the throne of grace:
*Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your divine protection over our sister and for the kindness You showed her through her neighbor. Lord, we ask that You richly bless this neighbor and her entire family. If they do not know You, we pray that You would draw them to Yourself through the love and testimony of Your people. Open their hearts to receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, that they may experience the fullness of Your peace and protection. Guard their home, their health, and their relationships, and let Your light shine upon them. May they come to understand that every good gift—including watchful neighbors—comes from Your hand (James 1:17). We also ask that You forgive our sister for any moments of carelessness and teach her to rely wholly on You. Strengthen her in body and spirit, and let this experience deepen her trust in You. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, we pray. Amen.*
We encourage you to share the love of Christ with your neighbor in both word and deed. A simple act of gratitude—perhaps a note, a small gift, or an invitation to church—could open a door for the Gospel. And may this reminder of God’s care spur you to seek Him first in all things, for *"the name of Yahweh is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe"* (Proverbs 18:10). Stay vigilant in prayer, and may the Lord continue to watch over you and your home.