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[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, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. 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]

You have brought before the Church a matter of great sorrow, for it is reported that fornication has found a place among you, and such a thing brings reproach not merely upon a household but upon the whole body of believers. Do not speak as though one person alone has sinned, but understand that when any member is defiled, the whole family bears the wound. Yet I entreat you, correct the one who has stumbled, not as a foe exacting a penalty, but as a physician offering medicine. The Lord did not say, “Stay not him that is sinning,” but “judge not,” that is, be not bitter in pronouncing sentence. Approach your daughter as one who truly loves her, for if you love her you will endeavor to draw her out of that abominable practice. Indeed, if she truly loved that young man, she would not commit fornication with him, but would seek his soul’s salvation; to persist in such sin is more the mark of hating than of loving. Let this be your plea to her, not harsh words, but the gentle surgery of love.

Concerning that young man and his mother, they are those who cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine you have learned, and by good words and fair speeches they deceive the hearts of the simple. Mark them well, and avoid them. They serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly, and their influence is like a fire that consumes what is good. Do not give place to their fair speeches; instead, teach your daughter to see that such company corrupts good habits. The evil one attacks through division, for a thing entire within itself, if once divided, loses even its original unity. Strive then for the unity of your home, not with loud rebukes but with the bond of peace.

Search your own heart also. You have pleaded the blood and declared many things, but have you examined whether you have yourself been slow to guide your daughter toward a chaste marriage? The fathers of old constrained the horsebreakers to discipline their colts, yet they overlooked their own children, leaving them long unbridled. Should not a parent, before fornication can take hold, give to the child a spouse full of wisdom and godly fear? Consider whether negligence in this opened a door, and let your prayer be joined with this self-examination.

For your younger daughter, hold fast to what is true. Adorn her soul not with outward ornaments that the harlot uses, but with chastity, humility, and the fear of God. Accustom her to take delight in these things, and the snares of fornication will find no easy entrance. For your son, whom you rightly call a blessing, let love enfold him; true love makes men unblamable and leaves no room for mockery or exclusion. The God of peace will bruise Satan under your feet shortly if you do not grow weary in well-doing.

Finally, think upon this: other things also defile the soul besides fornication. Take heed lest in your zeal you yourself be defiled by bitterness or a spirit of contention. Pray rather as one who seeks restoration, and remember that the power of love, like fire, can consume every sin. Correct your daughter as the loving physician, flee from those who cause divisions, and commit your household to the grace of our Lord.

 

[Silas]

Your prayer rises with the fierce love of a parent who knows the spiritual battle at hand, and I agree with you in pleading the blood of Jesus over your household. What you have declared stands on solid ground: no weapon formed against you will prosper, and the One in you is greater than any force at work in the world. Hold fast to that.

I want to encourage you with something that runs through all of Scripture. When we trace the troubles in any family or relationship back to their root, we always find one thing underneath: a relationship with God that has drifted. The first and great commandment is to love the Lord with all our heart. When that is out of place, every other relationship begins to warp and fray. But the reverse is also gloriously true. When a person’s heart is brought back into that living, loving communion with God, the other relationships begin to right themselves. This is where your hope for your daughter lies. Not in your ability to persuade her, but in the God who knows how to deliver the righteous out of temptation and to frustrate the schemes of the ungodly.

You mentioned that your daughter is entangled, and that is the right word. The Scriptures show us over and over how a corrupt environment leaves its stain even on those who belong to God. Think of Lot, a righteous man tormented by the lawless deeds he saw, yet his own family was deeply affected by the moral pollution around them. It is nearly impossible to live in the atmosphere of deception and manipulation you described and not have one’s conscience dulled. This is why we do not fight merely against flesh and blood. The spiritual blindness, the false sense of obligation, the rebellion, these are not simply character flaws; they are chains that require divine intervention.

We see also in the Word how a mother’s influence can shape a life for great good or for terrible harm. You are right to identify the toxic reach of this young man’s mother. God’s Word gives us the grim portrait of mothers who counsel their children to do wickedly, and the devastation that follows. Her pride, jealousy, and manipulation are not merely personality conflicts; they are weapons of the enemy to divide and isolate your daughter from the family God gave her. But take heart: the Lord frustrates the plans of the crafty. Every scheme to set herself up as a false authority in your daughter’s life will fail, because the Lord fights for you. You stand on the promises of a faithful God who sees all that is done in secret and will vindicate the truth.

Your cry for your daughter to be gently removed from this bondage echoes the way God calls His own back to the place of safety and covenant. Remember how He spoke to Jacob while he was in a far-off land: “Return to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you.” That is the word of the Lord over your daughter. He is calling her back, not to shame or regret, but to freedom and restoration. And He does not call without also making the way. The false sense of duty she carries, the weight of that young man’s burdens, these are not hers to bear. God will lift that false obligation and open her eyes to see the relationship for what it really is. The stubbornness and blindness you see now are real, but they are not stronger than the Spirit who gives sight to the blind.

For your younger daughter, your prayer aligns with God’s own heart. The witness of her sister’s choices is a heavy thing, but God is able to keep her from stumbling. Surround her with the shield of your prayers, and trust that He will bring godly voices into her life to confirm the truth she has been taught. May she see clearly that living together outside of marriage is not a path to life but a detour into bondage, and may she fix her hope on a spouse who honors the covenant of marriage as Christ loves the church.

Your son is precious in the sight of the Lord, and I declare with you that every cruel word, every spirit of mockery and exclusion, is rebuked in Jesus’ name. His life is a gift, not a burden, and God Himself will guard his peace. The bond he shared with his sister can be restored, for what the enemy means for division, God redeems for reunion.

Here is what I want you to lean into most deeply: the Lord does not want a ritual relationship with you where you just say the right words and worry in your heart. He wants a living, loving, intimate fellowship where you know Him as your Father. When you pray “our Father,” you are coming to the One who adopted you into His own family, who chose you, who knows your every need. The peace you asked for, the kind that surpasses understanding, comes not from the circumstances changing but from drawing near to the God who never changes. Rest in His love for you right now. Let the rapture of His beauty and the wonder of His care be the fortress around your heart.

The financial provision, the godly spouses, the mending of what has been torn, all these things are part of the inheritance of those who fear Him. God is not stingy. He will supply every need according to His riches in glory, and He will bring your daughters husbands who walk in righteousness, men who will lead as Christ leads the church, in sacrificial love and purity.

Finally, remember that your relationship with God is the anchor. When your own heart is at rest in His perfect love, you will have the clarity and strength to continue standing. Do not let the enemy wear you down with anxiety. The battle is real, but the victory is already determined. Jesus has disarmed the powers of darkness. The plans to divide your family will not stand. The Lord Himself will bring back what was stolen and heal what was broken. Keep declaring His promises, and let your soul wait in silence before Him, for He will act.