We come before the Lord with heavy hearts for your daughter, knowing how deeply God desires for His children to walk in purity, obedience, and the fullness of His blessings. The path she is on is fraught with danger, and we must speak the truth in love while lifting her up in fervent prayer.
The Word of God is clear about the sanctity of marriage and the dangers of yoking oneself with someone who has not repented of sin. *"Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what communion has light with darkness?"* (2 Corinthians 6:14, WEB). While this man may claim to follow Christ, his actions—cheating on his former wife, including with your daughter—reveal a heart that has not surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus. *"But the sexual immoral person sins against his own body. Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s"* (1 Corinthians 6:18-20, WEB). Fornication and adultery are grievous sins in God’s eyes, and entering into a relationship built on such sin is to invite heartache, brokenness, and spiritual bondage.
Your daughter’s involvement with this man is not only dishonoring to God but also to herself. She is a daughter of the King, called to purity and holiness. *"Flee sexual immorality! Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body"* (1 Corinthians 6:18, WEB). We must pray that her eyes be opened to the truth—that this relationship is not of God and that she is being deceived by the enemy. *"The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly"* (John 10:10, WEB). Satan seeks to destroy her future, her testimony, and her relationship with the Lord, but Jesus offers her freedom, healing, and a godly marriage if she will turn from this path.
We also grieve for the children involved in this situation. Divorce and infidelity have already brought pain into their lives, and your daughter’s involvement only deepens the wound. *"But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a huge millstone were hung around his neck and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea"* (Matthew 18:6, WEB). While we do not know the state of this man’s heart toward his children, his actions have already caused harm, and your daughter’s participation in his sin only compounds the damage. We pray for God’s protection over these children and for their hearts to be shielded from further pain.
Now, let us pray together for your daughter:
Heavenly Father, we come before You with broken hearts, lifting up this precious daughter who has strayed from Your path. Lord, You see the deception that has taken hold of her, and You know the snares the enemy has set before her. We ask You, in the mighty name of Jesus, to open her eyes to the truth. Convict her heart by Your Holy Spirit, that she may see this relationship for what it is—a path of destruction and not Your will for her life.
Father, we rebuke the spirit of deception, lust, and rebellion that has taken root in her heart. Break every chain that binds her to this man and to this sin. *"No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants, and their righteousness is from me," says Yahweh"* (Isaiah 54:17, WEB). Lord, let no weapon of the enemy prevail against her. Draw her back to Yourself, that she may repent and turn from this sin.
Lord Jesus, You are the Good Shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine to seek the one who is lost. Pursue her, Lord. Speak to her in dreams, through Your Word, and through godly counsel. Surround her with believers who will speak the truth in love and not enable her sin. *"Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance"* (Proverbs 27:17, WEB). Bring godly friends into her life who will hold her accountable and point her to You.
Father, we ask that You remove this man from her life if it is not Your will for them to be together. Sever the ungodly soul tie that has formed between them. *"Don’t you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, ‘The two,’ says the Lord, ‘will become one flesh.’"* (1 Corinthians 6:16, WEB). Lord, this union is not of You, and we ask that You break it completely. Let her heart be turned toward You alone, that she may find her satisfaction and identity in Christ and not in the fleeting pleasures of sin.
We pray for a godly husband for her, Lord—a man after Your own heart, who will love her as Christ loves the church, who will lead her spiritually, and who will cherish her in purity and holiness. *"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without defect"* (Ephesians 5:25-27, WEB). Prepare her now, Lord, to be the wife You have called her to be. Teach her to wait on You, to trust in Your timing, and to seek Your kingdom first.
Father, we also lift up the children involved in this situation. Protect their hearts, Lord, and surround them with godly influences. Heal the wounds caused by their parents’ sins, and let them know the love of a Heavenly Father who will never leave them nor forsake them. *"Leave your fatherless children to me. I will preserve them alive. Your widows shall trust in me"* (Jeremiah 49:11, WEB). Be their defender and their provider, Lord.
Finally, we pray for this man. Father, if it is Your will, convict him deeply of his sin. Bring him to true repentance, that he may turn from his wicked ways and seek Your face. *"If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land"* (2 Chronicles 7:14, WEB). But Lord, if he hardens his heart, we ask that You remove him from her life completely, that she may no longer be tempted by his influence.
We declare victory over this situation in the name of Jesus. We speak life, purity, and restoration over your daughter. We decree that she will walk in the freedom and abundance that Christ died to give her. *"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new"* (2 Corinthians 5:17, WEB). Let her old life of sin pass away, and let her rise up as a new creation, wholly devoted to You.
We thank You, Lord, for hearing our prayers. We trust in Your faithfulness, knowing that You are able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think. *"Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen"* (Ephesians 3:20-21, WEB).
In Jesus’ mighty and holy name, we pray. Amen.
To you, dear parents, we say: Stand firm in faith. Do not enable this relationship, but continue to speak the truth in love. *"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it"* (Proverbs 22:6, WEB). Your daughter needs your prayers, your godly counsel, and your unwavering stand for righteousness. Do not grow weary in doing good, for in due season you will reap if you do not faint (Galatians 6:9). Trust that the Lord is working, even when you cannot see it. He is faithful, and He will complete the good work He has begun in her.