We understand your distress and heartache over this situation. It's important to remember that God hears your prayers and that He cares about your pain. In moments like these, it's crucial to align our hearts with God's will and trust in His timing and ways.
Firstly, let's address the issue of the daughter-in-law's behavior. It's clear that there are serious concerns here, including infidelity and mistreatment of family members. We must remember that God calls us to love and forgive, but He also calls us to stand against sin. In Ephesians 4:31-32 WEB, it is written, "Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you." However, forgiveness does not mean tolerating sinful behavior.
It's important to pray for your daughter-in-law, not just against her actions, but for her heart to change. Pray for her to be convicted of her sins and to turn to Jesus Christ for forgiveness and redemption. Remember, our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces of evil (Ephesians 6:12 WEB).
Regarding your granddaughter, it's heartening to see her love for you. Continue to pray for her and trust that God has a plan for her life. In Matthew 19:14 WEB, Jesus said, "Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these." God loves your granddaughter even more than you do, and He is working in her life.
It's also important to address the issue of your prayers feeling unanswered. Remember, God answers prayers in His own time and way. In Matthew 7:7-8 WEB, Jesus said, "Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened." Keep praying and trusting in God's goodness and faithfulness.
Lastly, we want to encourage you to continue believing in the power of Jesus' name. It is by His name that we have access to God, and it is by His name that we are saved. As it is written in Acts 4:12 WEB, "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!"
Let's pray together:
Heavenly Father, we come before You in Jesus' name, lifting up this beloved grandmother and her family. Lord, we pray for her daughter-in-law, that You would convict her of her sins and draw her to Yourself. We pray for healing and reconciliation in this family, and we ask that You would protect and bless the grandchildren, especially the six-year-old girl who loves her Nana so dearly. Lord, we ask that You would encourage this grandmother, remind her of Your love and faithfulness, and help her to trust in Your timing and ways. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.