⛪️ Church, Family Intervene Mt 18:16-17, Convict Jn16:8, Hedge w/Thorns Ho 2:6, Clarity, Avoids Evil Men 2 Tim 3:5 Inner Healing Isa 1:6 Ps 23:1-6...

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️ Church, Family Intervene Mt 18:16-17, Convict Jn16:8, Hedge w/Thorns Ho 2:6, Clarity, Avoids Evil Men 2 Tim 3:5 Inner Healing Isa 1:6 Ps 23:1-6... Stops Sinning, Receives Knowledge of God, 1 Cor 8:1, Prov 9:10, Prov 8:13... Father, thank You for grace to pray for her signaling to me You are not finished working on her, Phil 1:6. Thank You in advance for hedging her way with thorns so she can't overtake her lovers, Hosea 2:6-7, let her come to her senses as the prodigal who in Luke 15:17-19 admitting sinning against GOD and man, being humble and willing to take on a place of a servant, demonstrating repentance unto life, 2 Cor 7:9-11, knowing I'd be like the Prodigal's Father, and have compassion, Luke 15:20, to demonstrate Your perfect patience, 1 Tim 1:15-16, if she is truly repentant and is truly born again, being forbidden to be unequally yoked, 2 Cor 6:14, as the law says, Deut 22:10, and even need a similar vision, Amos 3:3, as she had promised to support your calling as an evangelist, missionary, but ran from all advice, did the opposite and ran from all counsellors with any type of backbone, nevertheless if You make her holy, I will not call her unclean, Acts 10:15 is important and inspired, as all of Scripture, 2 Tim 3:16, being Peter's testimony to first call Gentiles, Acts 15:7...

Nevertheless, such patience we regard as kindness intended to lead us to repentance from sin, Rom 2:4, since You are not willing that any should perish, but rather all would come to repentance, 2 Peter 3:9, since there will be wrath and tribulation for every soul that does evil, Rom 2:9. I ask YOU warn her, her family, church, church friends, relatives, even strangers and donkeys if need be, 2 Peter 2:16, and kindly get her pastors and other pastors and friends involved -- and we ask one pastor is family would fear God over his family and honor You above them, Matt 10:28, even put fear of God and the trembling at Your words into them, Isaiah 66:2-3, for the fear of man is a snare, Prov 29:25, as You prophesied to Eli in 1 Samuel 2:29-30, 1 Sam 3:13-14, and fulfilled it in 1 Sam 4:17-18...

We've been asking YOU raise up messengers with the sword of the Spirit and still we ask, Lk 18:1, and thank You for five indicating they are willing to bring The Word of God to this situation, Heb 4:12, but as of yet have not to our knowledge, however we know You are working, thank You for what You're doing, and certain it's to bring about a hope and a future, Jer 29:11... Through history You have gone out of Your way to warn people to turn, as all the prophets testify, we ask He does now, in this day, for this cause: "perchance she will repent, and escape the snare of the devil, being held captive to do his will," 2 Tim 2:25-26, and "so others be fearful of sinning," 1 Tim 5:20. Let them finish the work which they said they'd do with love, reverence for You and Covenant, and zeal, 2 Cor 8:11, not with negligence, Jer 48:10, in Jesus' Name. May it be done gently but firmly, because of the danger of sin and so she won't stop attending church, but rather "flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart," 2 Tim 2:22. Also let it be done with gentleness, keeping an eye on ourselves, lest we be tempted, Gal 6:1. Thank You in advance, Mk 11:24, in Jesus' Name.

I ask again for her to be "hedged in with thorns," Ho 2:6-7, that she is not able to meet anyone at all (No more online dating, Matt 5:28, and grace for her to finally confess adultery, Ex 20:14, [as yet it has only been hinted at without confession], and may God grant ever-increasing clarity, more certain wisdom, James 1:5, that we may be filled with the knowledge of His will with all spiritual wisdom and understanding so we may walk worthy of The Lord, Col 1:9-10, so we may stand perfectly assured in all the will of God, Col 4:12. May our Love abound more and more with all knowledge and discernment so we may choose the most excellent paths, not stumble, be offended or cause offense to others, be blameless without reproach unto the Day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness, to the glory and praise of God, Phil 1:9-11, and who knows what's next? 2 Sam 12:22), especially that she, I, the youngster and we all are delivered from temptation, Lk 11:4, sin, 1 Cor 15:34, lies, Zeph 3:13, evil, evil men, imposters, 2 Tim 2:5, 2 Tim 2:13 & the evil one himself, Matt 6:13, John 17:15...

Praying again for repentance 2 Peter 3:9, Luke 24:37 -- That she will not only avoid physical consequences, or be deceived that she's in a place of safety, God not being mocked, Gal 6:7, but MOSTLY she would not use the grace of God for license for immorality, and deny our Only Lord and Master Jesus Christ, Jude 1:4. Please pray for her to repent and bear fruit in keeping with repentance, Matt 3:8, repent and return and receive God's refreshing and salvation, Acts 3:19 -- her one 'godly' sister recently posted a disgustingly sensual dance of her teenage niece or daughter in short negligee -- I rebuked her, Tit 1:13, they ALL need fear of God equating to hatred of evil, Prov 8:13, Job 28:28, Prov 9:10, and freedom from deception, Matt 24:4, including all of us (me being similar to a chief of sinners, 1 Tim 1:15, to whom much is given, much is required, Luke 12:48, and as long as we dwell in temples made of clay, 2 Cor 5:1-2, this side of eternity, we must take heed lest we fall, 1 Cor 10:12, and only stand by Your grace, if we continue in Your kindness, Rom 11:20, and since only You are able to keep us from stumbling, Jude 1:24, and You are able to make us stand, Rom 14:4, and until we become "spirits of the righteous made perfect," Heb 12:23, when we are with You in Paradise, Luke 23:43, for to be absent from the body and be present with The Lord, which is far better, 2 Cor 5:8, Phil 1:23)...

Lastly I ask more wisdom, clarity & inner healing, Isaiah 1:6, Jer 4:19, Ps 23:3 -- Holy Spirit strength for duties, Titus 3:14, etc, grace to fast again, Isa 58:6-12, protection from temptation, sin, deception, lies and evil for me, her, them and all of us, Matt 24:4, Matt 6:13, Zeph 3:13, John 17:15. Grace to proceed, Matt 6:10, Grace to Meet Pressing Needs, to Fulfill Duties, Tit 3:14. Thank You in Jesus Name.

 

[Articles]

We join you in bringing this burden before the Lord together in Jesus name and we thank you for your persistence in prayer and for your desire to see God glorified in this situation.

We hear your cry for the church and family to intervene according to Matthew 18:16-17 and we agree that where sin has taken hold there must be loving but firm biblical correction. The Lord calls us not to overlook unrepentant sin but to go with witnesses and if needed to tell the church, that the one wandering might be restored. We pray that pastors, family members and friends would not fear man, for Proverbs 29:25 says the fear of man is a snare, but would fear God who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna as taught in Matthew 10:28. We ask God to put His fear upon them and a trembling at His word as in Isaiah 66:2 so that they will speak the truth in love and not with negligence, for Jeremiah 48:10 warns that cursed is he who does the work of the Lord negligently, but we ask they would fulfill what they promised with zeal and reverence as in 2 Corinthians 8:11.

We agree with you for the convicting work of the Holy Spirit according to John 16:8, that He would convict of sin and of righteousness and of judgment. We ask the Father to hedge her way with thorns as in Hosea 2:6-7 so that she cannot overtake her lovers and cannot find the path of adultery and fornication. You have rightly named this sin for what it is, for Exodus 20:14 says you shall not commit adultery and Matthew 5:28 shows that even lustful pursuit including through online dating is sin before God. We pray that this hedge would not be merely to prevent outward consequences but to bring her to the end of herself, that she would come to her senses as the prodigal did in Luke 15:17-19, confessing that she has sinned against heaven and before God and before others, with humility and a willingness to take the place of a servant, demonstrating repentance that leads to life as in 2 Corinthians 7:10-11. We pray that any grace shown would not be used as a license for immorality which Jude 1:4 warns against, for God is not mocked and Galatians 6:7 says whatever a man sows that he will also reap, but that she would bear fruit in keeping with repentance as in Matthew 3:8 and repent and return that she may receive refreshing from the Lord as in Acts 3:19.

We also stand with you that she would turn from evil men and imposters and from those who have a form of godliness but deny its power, for 2 Timothy 3:5 tells us to turn away from such. We pray for clarity and wisdom for you and for her, for James 1:5 promises that if any lacks wisdom let him ask of God who gives liberally, and Colossians 1:9-10 that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding to walk worthily of the Lord. We pray that love would abound more and more in knowledge and discernment as in Philippians 1:9-11 so that you may approve the excellent things and be blameless until the day of Christ, and that you may stand fully assured in all the will of God as in Colossians 4:12.

We thank God with you that He who began a good work will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ as in Philippians 1:6, and we thank Him in advance according to Mark 11:24 trusting that He hears. We agree that His patience is kindness intended to lead to repentance as in Romans 2:4, for He is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance as in 2 Peter 3:9, yet we also remember Romans 2:9 that there will be wrath and tribulation for every soul who does evil if repentance is refused. We ask the Lord to raise up messengers with the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God as in Hebrews 4:12, and to do His work gently yet firmly, with a spirit of gentleness while watching ourselves lest we also be tempted as in Galatians 6:1, and that it would be done so she will not forsake the assembly but will flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart as in 2 Timothy 2:22, and that others also would fear sinning as in 1 Timothy 5:20.

We pray for inner healing for wounds that sin and deception leave, for Isaiah 1:6 describes bruises and sores that need binding up, and Psalm 23:3 promises He restores our soul. We ask for healing as in Psalm 23:1-6 where the Lord as Shepherd leads beside still waters and restores. We pray that the fear of the Lord which is the hatred of evil as in Proverbs 8:13 and the beginning of wisdom as in Proverbs 9:10 and Job 28:28 would rest upon her, her family and her church, and that all deception would be exposed for Matthew 24:4 warns to beware that no one deceives you. We pray also for you, that as one who acknowledges himself as chief of sinners as in 1 Timothy 1:15 and knows that to whom much is given much is required as in Luke 12:48, you would be kept from stumbling, for Jude 1:24 says He is able to keep you from stumbling, and Romans 14:4 that the Lord is able to make you stand. We remember 1 Corinthians 10:12 that he who thinks he stands should take heed lest he fall, and Romans 11:20 that we stand by faith and must continue in His kindness.

We lift up the matter of marriage and courtship before the Lord. We believe marriage is a lifelong covenant between one man and one woman as God ordained, and any courtship should be with the goal of marriage to another believer in Christ, for 2 Corinthians 6:14 says not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers and Amos 3:3 asks how can two walk together unless they have agreed. If she is to be a helper suitable for the calling God has placed on your life as an evangelist and missionary, she must share that vision and be truly born again and holy, for Acts 10:15 reminds us not to call unclean what God has cleansed, but only God can make holy. We pray that if God truly does a work of regeneration in her, there would be clear evidence of new life and not mere words, and that any future union would honor God and be in the Lord.

We also note your rebuke of sensuality and immodesty that has been displayed even among family, and we agree that Titus 1:13 calls us to rebuke sharply that they may be sound in the faith. We ask God to grant ever increasing clarity and to deliver you, her, the youngster and all involved from temptation and the evil one as in Matthew 6:13 and John 17:15, from lies as in Zephaniah 3:13 and from sin as in 1 Corinthians 15:34.

Father, we come together in the name of Jesus Christ, for there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved as in Acts 4:12 and it is only through Him we have access to You as in John 14:6. We thank You for the grace to pray and for the sign that You are still working. We ask You to send Your word through pastors, family, friends and even unexpected messengers if needed as You once used a donkey to rebuke the prophet in 2 Peter 2:16, so that she may escape the snare of the devil having been held captive to do his will as in 2 Timothy 2:25-26. Grant repentance, grant godly sorrow, grant humility, grant a new heart. Give strength for duties and grace to fulfill pressing needs as in Titus 3:14, grace to fast as in Isaiah 58:6-12, and grace to proceed according to Your will as in Matthew 6:10. We ask that You would give protection from temptation, sin, deception and evil for all of us and that You would bring about a hope and a future as in Jeremiah 29:11 for Your glory. We entrust this to You, believing You are faithful, and we pray all these things in Jesus name.

 

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We have read your long, faithful prayer and we hear how much you have carried for her, for your family, and for your own heart in this season. To keep praying day after day for someone you love while also trying to stay steady in your own duties is heavy, and we are grateful you have not stopped bringing it to the Lord.

We are praying with you for clear wisdom for you and for her, for protection from further harm and deception, and for healing in the deep places where old wounds still ache. Inner healing is rarely instant, it usually comes slowly through honest prayer and trusted pastoral care over time, and we pray God gives you patient, wise companions to walk with you in that process, not just in this crisis but for the months ahead.

One practical step that may help is to narrow your focus with the pastors you mentioned who are willing to help. Rather than hoping for a broad intervention all at once, ask one or two of them to meet with you privately to plan a single, gentle and unified conversation, and to help you keep healthy boundaries while you wait. Continuing to care for your own spiritual and emotional health and for the young one entrusted to you is also part of faithfulness right now.

Father, we lift this dear one and the woman he loves to You. Guard them both from evil and from temptation, bring clarity where there is confusion, and bring healing where there is pain. Give wisdom to pastors and family and friends to speak truth with gentleness, and give him strength for each day's duties. Lead all involved toward repentance and life at Your pace. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your earnest pleading has been laid before the Lord with many tears and scriptures, and we join you in carrying this burden to the throne of grace. We have heard your cry for intervention according to Matthew 18:16-17, for conviction by the Holy Spirit as promised in John 16:8, for a hedge of thorns as in Hosea 2:6, for clarity and wisdom, for deliverance from evil men according to 2 Timothy 3:5, and for inner healing as in Isaiah 1:6 and Psalm 23.

We pray with you not for a carnal repentance which is of the flesh and after the manner of sinful nature, but for that holy, healthy, heavenly repentance which is worked in the renewed heart by the Holy Spirit. True repentance gives God glory. It makes a rainbow with tears of grief for sin and glances of hope at the love of Christ and His finished work. It is a repentance unto life, as in Acts 11:18, which is a true sign of eternal salvation in Christ, practical and lasting, yielding works meet for repentance. Any other sorrow is not the godly sorrow that needs not to be repented of according to 2 Corinthians 7:9-11.

We ask the Lord to grant what He alone can give, for repentance is to be preached in the name of Jesus as the gift of God, and where there is true repentance there is full and free remission of sins. We pray that if sin has been committed, there would be not a hinting at it but a humble confession before God against whom above all we sin, for as David said, Against You only have I sinned. That repentance which weeps and abhors past life because of the love of Christ which has pardoned it, and which avoids present sin because of the love of God who died for us, is saving repentance. It looks out of self to Christ and to Christ only, for faith and repentance are inseparable. The one ejects sin as an evil tenant and the other admits Christ to be sole master of the heart.

We join you in praying Hosea 2:6-7, that the Lord in mercy would hedge the way with thorns where the way leads to sin, not to harm but to restrain and to bring to senses as with the prodigal in Luke 15:17-19 who came to himself and said I have sinned against heaven and before you. Remember the eyes of mercy are quicker than the eyes of repentance. The father saw the son while he was yet a great way off and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him much. That much kissing meant much love, much forgiveness and full restoration. So we pray that any who truly returns would find not a place of a servant only, but sonship restored, with exceeding joy, because perfect restoration is the way of our God.

We also pray for the household of faith to act faithfully and gently. We ask the Lord to raise up messengers with the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God in Hebrews 4:12, that pastors and family and friends would speak with love, reverence for covenant, and zeal, not with negligence as in Jeremiah 48:10, and with gentleness keeping an eye on ourselves lest we also be tempted as in Galatians 6:1. May it be done firmly because sin is dangerous, and gently so that none is driven from hearing the Word, but rather all may flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart according to 2 Timothy 2:22. We pray that the fear of God which is the beginning of wisdom as in Proverbs 9:10 and which teaches us to hate evil as in Proverbs 8:13 would rest upon all concerned, for the fear of man is a snare according to Proverbs 29:25, but to tremble at His Word as in Isaiah 66:2 is life.

We do not ask God to bless what His Word calls sin, for marriage is the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and all intimacy belongs within it, and we are forbidden to be unequally yoked as in 2 Corinthians 6:14. We ask instead for holiness, for if God makes clean we will not call unclean as in Acts 10:15, and for that knowledge of God which builds up in love rather than puffs up as in 1 Corinthians 8:1. We pray for ever increasing clarity and wisdom as in James 1:5, that you and all involved may be filled with the knowledge of His will with all spiritual wisdom and understanding to walk worthy of the Lord as in Colossians 1:9-10, and to stand perfectly assured in all the will of God as in Colossians 4:12, with love abounding in knowledge and discernment as in Philippians 1:9-11.

We bring before the Lord your requests for inner healing, for the wounds described in Isaiah 1:6 and Jeremiah 4:19, asking the Shepherd of Psalm 23 to restore the soul and lead in paths of righteousness, to give Holy Spirit strength for duties according to Titus 3:14, grace to fast as in Isaiah 58:6-12, and protection from temptation, sin, lies, evil men and the evil one himself according to Matthew 6:13 and John 17:15. We pray for deliverance from deception as in Matthew 24:4 and Zephaniah 3:13, remembering that as long as we dwell in temples of clay we must take heed lest we fall as in 1 Corinthians 10:12, and that only the Lord is able to keep us from stumbling as in Jude 1:24 and to make us stand as in Romans 14:4.

We thank God for grace to continue in prayer as in Luke 18:1 and Mark 11:24, trusting His kindness that leads to repentance as in Romans 2:4, for He is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance as in 2 Peter 3:9, though there will be wrath for every soul that does evil as in Romans 2:9 and God is not mocked as in Galatians 6:7. We pray that grace would never be used as license for immorality as in Jude 1:4, but that there would be repentance bearing fruit in keeping with repentance as in Matthew 3:8 and Acts 3:19, with restitution where wrong has been done, for that conversion which does not convert the life is no conversion at all.

May the Lord grant you more wisdom, steadfastness, and hope in His promise of a future as in Jeremiah 29:11, and keep you abiding in His kindness as in Romans 11:20, remembering that repentance lives as long as faith lives. We leave this beloved one and all her family and yours in the hands of Him who alone can give godly sorrow and full forgiveness through the blood of Christ, in Jesus name, Amen.

 

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I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.

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-conscious-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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[Chrysostom]

Your prayer has been heard and it carries a right burden, that sin would be stopped, that a soul would be saved from wrath, and that God would be honored in holiness. We join you in asking the Lord to work according to His word and not according to our passions.

We pray first as you asked, that the Holy Spirit would convict of sin and righteousness and judgment, John 16:8, and that the way of lovers outside the covenant would be hedged with thorns, Hosea 2:6 to 7, so that she cannot overtake them but must consider her path. We do not ask God to bless any union formed in adultery or fornication, for marriage is the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and sexual union belongs only within it, Exodus 20:14, Matthew 5:28, Matthew 5:32. What God calls adultery remains adultery whether it is with one who is married or with one who is free, for the married person who defiles another transgresses the law and injures his own flesh and insults God Himself who gave the covenant. Therefore we pray not for the prospering of such ways but for their blocking, for clarity, and for escape from the snare of the devil, 2 Timothy 2:25 to 26.

We also pray for the work of the church and family, Matthew 18:16 to 17. You have asked rightly that pastors and friends would not act with negligence, Jeremiah 48:10, but would finish what they said they would do with love and reverence for God. We ask the Lord to raise up messengers who will speak the sword of the Spirit, Hebrews 4:12, gently but firmly, with an eye on themselves lest they also be tempted, Galatians 6:1, and with the aim that she would flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart, 2 Timothy 2:22. Such correction must be done in gentleness, for he who becomes better only through fear of man will quickly return to wickedness. The Lord leaves time for repentance, and many who were once tares have become wheat, like Paul and the thief, because God is patient. Yet that patience is kindness intended to lead to repentance, Romans 2:4, and if a person will not be softened by goodness nor turned back by fear, he treasures up for himself wrath against the day of wrath and the revelation of the righteous judgment of God, Romans 2:5. It is not God who lays up that wrath for him, but the man himself by continuing unyielding.

For this reason we pray for true repentance and not a mere hint or a tearful regret. Esau sought the blessing with tears yet found no place of repentance, because his grief was not true repentance, as his later intent to kill Jacob showed, Hebrews 12:17, Genesis 27:41. True repentance is godly sorrow that bears fruit in keeping with repentance, Matthew 3:8, 2 Corinthians 7:9 to 11, a return that says with the prodigal, I have sinned against heaven and before you, Luke 15:18 to 19, and is willing to take the low place. If God grants that, we rejoice to show compassion as the father did when his son came to his senses, Luke 15:20, remembering that Christ came to save sinners and to show perfect patience, 1 Timothy 1:15 to 16. Until then we must not be unequally yoked, 2 Corinthians 6:14, and we must not call clean what God has not made holy, though we also must not call unclean whom God has cleansed, Acts 10:15, Acts 15:7. Walking together requires agreement, Amos 3:3, and a shared vision to support the calling of God. Vows to serve as an evangelist and missionary are not to be cast aside by running from counselors with backbone.

We pray also for you, that God would give ever increasing wisdom and spiritual understanding, James 1:5, Colossians 1:9 to 10, Colossians 4:12, that love would abound with knowledge and discernment, Philippians 1:9 to 11, and that you would be kept from temptation, lies, and evil, Matthew 6:13, John 17:15, Zephaniah 3:13. Take heed lest you fall, 1 Corinthians 10:12, for we stand only by grace, Romans 11:20, Romans 14:4, Jude 24. You have rightly remembered that to whom much is given much is required, Luke 12:48, and that while we dwell in this tent we remain in need of mercy. We pray for inner healing, Isaiah 1:6, Psalm 23:3, for strength for duties, Titus 3:14, for grace to fast with a right heart, Isaiah 58:6 to 12, and for protection for the young child and for all families involved, that none would use the grace of God as license for immorality, Jude 4, and that none would be deceived into thinking they are safe while God is mocked, Galatians 6:7, Matthew 24:4.

We will continue to ask with you, Luke 18:1, giving thanks in advance as we trust His will, Mark 11:24, that God would warn her, her family, her church, and all who have influence, that the fear of God which is the hatred of evil, Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 9:10, Job 28:28, would replace the fear of man which is a snare, Proverbs 29:25, Isaiah 66:2. We pray that those who have posted or approved what is sensual and shameful would be rebuked sharply that they may be sound in the faith, Titus 1:13, and that all would come to the knowledge of God, 1 Corinthians 15:34, Proverbs 9:10.

May the Lord grant repentance that leads to life, refreshing and salvation, Acts 3:19, 2 Peter 3:9, and may He keep you all from stumbling until you stand perfect in His presence, Hebrews 12:23. We ask all this in the name of Jesus, who alone is Lord and Savior, and who alone can make us stand.

 

[Silas]

Your burden for this woman and your desire to see true repentance is heard by the Lord, and it is right to keep praying with hope that He who began a good work will be faithful to complete it.

You have asked that God would hedge her way with thorns as in Hosea 2:6-7. That is a prayer for mercy, not for harm. It asks God in His kindness to block the paths that lead away from Him and from covenant faithfulness, so that the way to lovers outside of marriage becomes closed and the heart is turned back to seek Him. It is the same mercy seen in the prodigal in Luke 15 who came to his senses, saw his sin against God and against others, and was willing to take the lowest place in humility. When there is that kind of turning, the Father shows compassion as in Luke 15:20.

Scripture makes a clear distinction between sorrow and repentance. Godly sorrow works repentance that leads to salvation and does not need to be regretted, while the sorrow of the world works death as taught in 2 Corinthians 7. Repentance always means a change. To be sorry and to continue in the same course is not repentance. To be sorry and to turn and do that sin no more, that is repentance. You see this in Peter who wept when he remembered the words of Jesus after denying Him, and his life was changed. You also see the opposite in Esau who wept with bitter tears not because he had repented but because he had lost the blessing he wanted. His tears were over the consequence, not over the sin itself. Many people in prison will say they are sorry, but they are sorry they were caught or sorry for the penalty, not sorry in a way that brings a changed life. True repentance in Corinth brought a real change and bore fruit.

That is why John the Baptist called for fruit worthy of repentance. His baptism in water pictured death to the old life and rising to a new life. The axe is laid to the root of the tree, and a tree that has truly repented will bring forth good fruit that demonstrates the change. Pray therefore not only that she would feel sorrow or fear consequences, but that God would grant repentance unto life that bears fruit in keeping with repentance as in Matthew 3:8 and Acts 3:19.

God is patient and long suffering. His forbearance and goodness are meant to lead us to repentance according to Romans 2:4, and He is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance as in 2 Peter 3:9. That patience should never be mistaken as permission. Because God does not strike immediately, people can think they are getting by with sin, but God is not mocked and what is sown will be reaped as in Galatians 6:7. Grace is never a license for immorality to deny our only Lord and Master Jesus Christ as warned in Jude 1:4. Pray that she would not be deceived into thinking she is safe while continuing in sin.

Part of that deception concerns adultery. Jesus taught that adultery is not only the physical act but begins in the heart when a person looks with lust as in Matthew 5:28. Scripture also teaches that marriage is a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and that to put away a spouse to be married to another is to commit adultery. This is why you are right to pray that online pursuits and adulterous desires would be confessed and forsaken, and that she would flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart as in 2 Timothy 2:22. To be unequally yoked as in 2 Corinthians 6:14 and to walk without agreement as in Amos 3:3 cannot fulfill a calling to serve the Lord together. Two cannot walk together in ministry unless they share the same vision and the same holiness. If God makes a person holy we must not call unclean what He has cleansed, but holiness is His work and it always shows itself in obedience.

You have asked for the church and family to intervene according to Matthew 18:16-17 and for God to convict through the Holy Spirit according to John 16:8. That is biblical. God often warns through His Word, through pastors and friends who bring the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God as in Hebrews 4:12. Pray that those who have said they are willing to speak would do so faithfully and not negligently, with love and reverence for God and for covenant. At the same time Scripture says to restore with gentleness, keeping watch over ourselves lest we also be tempted as in Galatians 6:1. Speak the truth firmly because sin is dangerous, and gently because the goal is not to drive her from fellowship but to see her restored. It is right to pray that fear of God would be greater than fear of man, for the fear of man is a snare as in Proverbs 29:25, while the fear of the Lord is to hate evil as in Proverbs 8:13 and is the beginning of wisdom as in Proverbs 9:10.

You also asked for wisdom, clarity and inner healing. It is good to ask God for wisdom as in James 1:5, to be filled with the knowledge of His will with all spiritual wisdom and understanding so as to walk worthy of the Lord as in Colossians 1:9-10, and that love would abound with knowledge and discernment to choose what is excellent and be blameless until the day of Christ as in Philippians 1:9-11. The Lord is our shepherd as in Psalm 23 who restores the soul and heals the wounds described in Isaiah 1:6. Continue to ask for protection from temptation, lies and evil and from the evil one himself as in Matthew 6:13 and John 17:15, for yourself, for the child, and for her, and for strength to do what is needed each day as in Titus 3:14.

Keep praying as you are, with thanksgiving as in Mark 11:24, trusting that God is working even when you do not yet see it, to bring about a hope and a future as in Jeremiah 29:11. Pray that she would escape the snare of the devil being held captive to do his will as in 2 Timothy 2:25-26, that others would learn to fear sinning as in 1 Timothy 5:20, and that all of you would remain standing by His grace, knowing that only He is able to keep us from stumbling as in Jude 1:24 and to make us stand as in Romans 14:4.

May the Lord grant you grace to continue in prayer and fasting as He leads, to walk in purity and truth, and to show the same perfect patience you have received in Christ as in 1 Timothy 1:15-16, always ready to extend compassion when there is genuine turning to Him.

 

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Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf. We are glad that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer for this burden that remains so heavy on your heart.

We have continued to stand with you for church and family to intervene according to Matt 18:16 and for the Holy Spirit to bring deep conviction according to John 16:8. We have asked the Lord to hedge her way with thorns according to Hosea 2:6 so that she cannot overtake her lovers or continue in online dating and other sin, and that she would be delivered from evil men according to 2 Tim 3:5. We have prayed for ever increasing clarity and wisdom according to James 1:5 and Col 1:9 and for inner healing and restoration according to Isa 1:6 and Ps 23:3. We have also joined you in praying that she would stop sinning and receive the knowledge of God according to 1 Cor 15:34, that she would come to her senses as the prodigal did in Luke 15:17 and demonstrate repentance that bears fruit according to Matt 3:8 and 2 Cor 7:10, and that she would be kept from using grace as a license for immorality according to Jude 1:4.

We are trusting with you that He who began a good work will be faithful to complete it according to Phil 1:6 and that His kindness would lead to repentance according to Rom 2:4, since He is not willing that any should perish according to 2 Peter 3:9. We are still asking the Lord to raise up messengers with the sword of the Spirit according to Heb 4:12 and that those who have indicated willingness would finish the work with love and zeal and not with negligence according to Jer 48:10, gently and firmly with a spirit of gentleness according to Gal 6:1.

We pray in Jesus Name for you as well, for continued wisdom, strength for your duties according to Titus 3:14, grace to proceed, and protection from temptation, deception and evil for you, for her, for the youngster and for all according to Matt 6:13 and John 17:15.

If your request was answered, please post a praise report and let us all know how God has worked, whether it be a hedge with thorns, a step toward conviction and repentance, or renewed clarity and healing. If your request does not seem to have been answered, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer. We desire to persevere with you in prayer according to Luke 18:1.

May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son, Jesus Christ.