Family Protection

[Cralmilan]

Jesus, I'm lifting up my family before the throne of grace, where our Lord hears the cries of His children. My heart is heavy with concern, and I am pleading the precious blood of Jesus over every member of my household. Lord, I ask for complete restoration, respect, gratefulness and fellowship in my family and for all negative influences and all spiritual attacks to be permanently removed forever. No weapon formed against me and my family shall prosper, for greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4). Father, I come before You with hearts grieved by the spiritual warfare raging against me and my family. Lord, it is overwhelming and I ask that You completely remove this young man and his mother from my older daughter's life. I rebuke every spirit of division, ungratefulness, hatred, manipulation, control, isolation, exhaustion, word curse,isolation, division, ungratefulness and witchcraft that has sought to infiltrate my home. I plead Jesus for You to remove this young man and his mother completely for my older daughter's life swiftly as they are trying to divide me and my younger daughter they have started to convince my younger daughter to live with them. Lord I know nothing is impossible for You. And I ask You remove these hateful people. These people have caused exhaustion, financial hardship, worthlessness in my older daughter's life and havoc in our family. This young man's mother is very disruptive. Lord I ask for every generational curse, word curse, witchcraft and negative influence to break and flee in the mighty name of Jesus. Guide my older daughter to release this man from her life, let her not ignore the destruction, financial hardship, worthlessness and exhaustion he has caused in her life and to be truthful to the disrespect, isolation, division he has caused in her life. The blood of Jesus has already overcome every power of darkness, and I stand on that victory (Colossians 2:15). I declare that the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard the hearts and minds of my family forever(Philippians 4:7). Lord, I am deeply concern for my older daughter, who is entangled in an ungodly relationship that dishonors You. Living together outside of marriage is not a marriage, and it has opens the door to spiritual bondage and deception (1 Corinthians 6:18-20). Jesus, give clarity to my older daughter that this man is selfish and he is not ready for a relationship, he is not her significant other, he is not her responsibility to take care of, she does not belong to him. She belong to You, Lord. I ask Lord that You guide her back home swiftly with no regret only a feeling of freedom, safe, joy, and satisfaction. I pray that You would open her eyes to the truth of Your Word and the red flags she has been blinded to. Remove the stubbornness that has taken root in her heart and replace it with a hunger for righteousness and the want to move back. Break the hold this man and his family have over her, and reveal to her the toxicity and exploitation of this relationship. Father, I ask that You would frustrate every plan, plot, or scheme of these people to isolate, divide, and destroy my daughter from our family and turn her heart back to You and to those who love her unconditionally (Malachi 4:6). Lord, open my older daughter's heart and mind. Remind her of the value she was raised with and the love of our family. Jesus, remove all pride, shame, or pressure that keeps her from seeing the truth. Guide her away, Lord, from this living in situations that will harm her future and her purpose. Jesus, lead her away from this ungodly living arrangement, and bring her back home to safety, stability, and wisdom. Jesus, guide her to never obey this man and put him and his family before her faith, her parent, her siblings, and extended families. This young man and his mother's behavior to cause division, isolation, chaos and strife has been manifesting, and I ask Lord for Your divine protection, courage, and strength to keep our fellowship and bond as a family. Jesus, guide my daughter to stop taking on undue responsibilities to take care of this man, let her see he is not ready for a marriage. Give her the wisdom to stop defending and giving a false image of him to others. He is heartless toward her and is a very selfish, lazy, dishonest and rebellious man. Please Lord, save her and have mercy upon her, get her out of this toxic relationship with this man swiftly. Lord, frustrate all his plans right now. I also lift up my younger daughter, praying that she would remain steadfast in her faith and not be swayed by the ungodly example set before her. Protect her heart as this man and his mother damage the sweetest bond she has with her older sister and brother. Protect her from the divisive tactics of this man and his mother, and surround her with godly friendships and mentors who will encourage her in the ways of the Lord. May she never see living together outside of marriage as an acceptable path, but instead, may she seek a spouse who honors You and values the sanctity of marriage (2 Corinthians 6:14). May she never be ungrateful toward me and hateful toward her brother. Jesus, I ask for Your protection over and around her from this man and his mother and strengthen our family's fellowship and unity. Father, I pray for my son with disabilities, that he would be surrounded by love, acceptance, and protection. May he never feel like a burden or an embarrassment, but rather a blessing, as he truly is. Protect him from the hatred, mockery, isolation, divisiveness, exclusion, word curses and witchcraft that stem from this young man's mother and any other negative influences. I rebuke all spiritual attacks, Lord I ask that You command them to flee and never return to torment him. Saturate him with Your peace and protection always. Strengthen his relationship with me, his sisters, caregivers and our extended families. Remove from his life any friendships or influences that look down on him, and replace them with those who will uplift and cherish him. Bless him with peace, joy, love, satisfaction, and the knowledge of Your unconditional love for him. Jesus, protect him from the hateful and demeaning way this young man's mother looks at him. Block all her word curses upon his life. I declare that my home will be a sanctuary of God’s presence, where love, unity, and peace reign. I pray for the restoration of the relationships that have been strained and broken by the enemy’s schemes. Father, mend what has been torn, heal what has been wounded, and restore what has been lost. May my family be a beacon of Your light, drawing others to the love and grace found only in You. Restore our peace, unconditional love, joy and happiness again. Lord, I ask for financial blessings to flow into my home, not for selfish gain, but so that my family may be a blessing to others and a testimony of Your provision. I rebuke every spirit of lack and poverty, and I declare that my family will walk in the abundance of Your blessings (Philippians 4:19). I pray for godly spouses for both of my daughters, men who will love them as Christ loves the church, who will lead them in righteousness, and who will honor the covenant of marriage as You intended (Ephesians 5:25) someone who will respect their upbringings. May my daughter seek husbands who walk in Your ways, rather than being drawn to those who would lead them astray. Father, I ask for Your divine intervention in this situation. Remove the ungodly influences from my family’s life, and replace them with godly mentors, friendships, and relationships that will draw us closer to You. I pray for the complete restoration of my older daughter’s heart, that she would turn away from this toxic relationship and return to the safety and love of her family, swiftly. May she rediscover her worth in You and reject the lies that have been spoken over her. Jesus, guard her future. Protect her credit, her finances, her relationship with me, her siblings, family, her faith, and her reputation so that nothing done in this toxic relationship will cause resentment/hate toward our supportive family and destroy what she has worked so hard to build. Father, I also bring this young man's mother before You. She is acting like my daughter's mother and interfering in ways that harm my daughter, please stop that ungodly selfish influence. She encourages my daughter to take care of her son because she does not want to deal with his rebellious behavior. I pray that You correct this situation. Lead this young man's mother to take of her responsibility for guiding and correcting her own son rather than placing that burden and undue responsibilities on my daughter which place financial hardship on her and our family because we have to help her. My daughter has incurred a lot of debt since she moved in with this young man which was initiated by this young man's mother. Lord, remove all the pride, manipulation, look down upon, and harmful words that make my daughter feel small, ashamed, or feel that my daughter has to play as if she has to be dependent on them or put our family down to make his mother feel good about guiding her. Jesus, teach this mother that my daughter is not homeless and that she has a supportive family and that my daughter needs her guidance or her approval. Father, I am concerned for my daughter's health. She already struggles with breathing, and this young man continues habits like smoking that make it worse. Jesus, protect her health and open her eyes to the harm this environment may be causing her health and open her eyes to the harm this environment may be causing her physically. Jesus, I pray that my daughter will not move deeper into this ungodly situation or become more dependent on them. Instead, lead her away from this unhealthy environment and guide her back to a place of stability, safety, love, and wisdom. Bring her back home where she can rebuild her strength, her health, and her future. Father, stop the division that has been created between my daughter and our family due to this young man's rebellious controlling behaviors. Lord, heal the hurt and restore love, communication, love, and respect. Lord, please protect me and my other children from the bullying, judgment, division, and hurtful words that have come from this situation. Give peace and strength while Your work in ways only You can, Lord. Jesus, I ask for strength for myself and for my other children. Heal the hurt we feel in this troubling situation. Saturate us with peace in our heart and protect our family division. Jesus, bless my daughter back to a path that will bless her life rather than destroy it. I declare that the enemy’s plans will not stand. Every scheme to divide, isolate, and destroy my family will fail, for the Lord fights for them (Exodus 14:14). I plead the blood of Jesus over every member of my household, covering us with Your protection, peace, and favor. May we walk in the fullness of Your blessings, and may our lives reflect Your glory to all who know us. In the mighty name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

 

[Articles]

We join you before the throne of grace and we stand with you in this heavy burden for your family, for we know the Lord hears the cries of His children and He is our refuge and fortress. We thank you for lifting your household before Him and for pleading the precious blood of Jesus, for there is power in His name and victory at the cross.

We affirm what you have rightly discerned, that living together outside of marriage is not marriage in God's eyes and it dishonors Him. Scripture is clear that we are to flee sexual immorality, for he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body and our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit who is in us, whom we have from God, and we are not our own for we were bought with a price therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God's 1 Corinthians 6:18-20. This kind of union outside of the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman opens the door to spiritual bondage, deception, financial hardship, and division, just as you have seen with your older daughter. We do not call such a man a partner or significant other, for a godly relationship is courtship with the goal of marriage to a fellow believer in Christ, and marriage is to be honored as a lifelong commitment. We also affirm that you are right to pray for godly spouses for your daughters, men who will love them as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her Ephesians 5:25 and who will not be unequally yoked with unbelievers 2 Corinthians 6:14.

We rebuke together with you every spirit of division, ungratefulness, hatred, manipulation, control, isolation, exhaustion, word curses and witchcraft that has sought to infiltrate your home. We stand on the truth that greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world 1 John 4:4 and that having stripped the principalities and the powers, He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it Colossians 2:15. We declare that no weapon that is formed against you will prevail Isaiah 54:17 and that when we submit ourselves to God and resist the devil he will flee from us James 4:7. Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law having become a curse for us Galatians 3:13, so every generational curse and word curse must break and flee in the mighty name of Jesus.

We pray together now for your older daughter. Father in the name of Jesus we ask You to open her eyes to the truth of Your Word and remove the stubbornness and blindness that has taken root. Show her clearly the destruction, financial hardship, worthlessness and exhaustion this ungodly living arrangement has caused, and the disrespect, isolation and division it has brought upon her and her family. Give her godly sorrow that leads to repentance and a hunger for righteousness, and replace pride and shame with clarity and courage. We ask that You frustrate every plan and scheme to isolate and divide her from her family and to keep her in bondage, and that You would turn her heart back to You and to those who love her unconditionally, for You promised to turn the hearts of the children to their fathers Malachi 4:6. Lead her to see that this young man is not her husband, not her responsibility to care for, and not one who is ready for marriage, and that she belongs to You, Lord. Guide her swiftly back home to safety, stability and wisdom with no regret but with freedom, joy and peace, and guard her health, especially her breathing, from the harm of this environment and from habits like smoking that defile the temple. Protect her credit, her finances, her reputation, her faith and her future from further harm, and restore what the enemy has stolen.

We lift up your younger daughter before You, Lord. Keep her steadfast in her faith and do not let her be swayed by the ungodly example set before her. Protect the sweet bond she has with her older sister and her brother, and surround her with godly friendships and mentors who will encourage her in Your ways. Let her never see cohabitation outside of marriage as acceptable, but let her desire a godly marriage that honors You. Guard her heart from ungratefulness and hatred and strengthen her fellowship with You and with her family.

We lift up your precious son. Father, we thank You that he is fearfully and wonderfully made and a blessing to his family. Surround him with love, acceptance and protection. We rebuke every word curse, hatred, mockery, exclusion and divisive attack that has come against him, especially from this young man's mother, and we command it to flee and never return in Jesus' name. Saturate him with Your peace and let him know Your unconditional love. Strengthen his relationship with you, his mother, his sisters and his extended family and caregivers, and remove any influence that looks down on him and replace it with those who will uplift and cherish him.

We pray for your home, Lord, that it would be a sanctuary of Your presence where love, unity and peace reign. Mend what has been torn, heal what has been wounded and restore what has been lost. Let the peace of God which surpasses all understanding guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:7. We pray for financial provision, for You will supply every need of ours according to Your riches in glory in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:19, and we rebuke the spirit of lack and poverty that has come through this entanglement.

We also bring this young man and his mother before You, Father. We ask You to convict and correct where correction is needed, and to frustrate every divisive and manipulative work. Teach this mother to take responsibility for guiding and correcting her own son rather than placing that undue burden on your daughter, and remove pride, manipulation and harmful words that make your daughter feel small or dependent. Let Your will be done and let Your protection, courage and strength keep your family in fellowship and unity, for You will fight for us while we remain still Exodus 14:14.

We encourage you to continue steadfast in prayer, in the Word, and in godly counsel, keeping your heart free from bitterness while trusting the Lord to act in His perfect timing. He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty Psalm 91:1. Keep speaking truth in love to your daughters, modeling respect, gratefulness and fellowship, and trust that God is able to do far more than we ask or imagine to restore your family.

Father we plead the blood of Jesus over every member of this household, covering them with Your protection, peace and favor. Let this family walk in the fullness of Your blessings and reflect Your glory. Bring complete restoration, respect, gratefulness and fellowship, and permanently remove every negative influence and spiritual attack. We ask all of this in the mighty and matchless name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear how heavy this has been for you, carrying concern for each of your children while trying to hold your home together in peace. Loving an older daughter through a relationship that is draining her financially and physically, worrying about your younger daughter being pulled in, and wanting to protect your son is a lot to hold at once.

What you describe with the pressure to take care of this young man, the debt, and the division in the family, makes sense of the exhaustion you feel. In situations like this it can help to think about boundaries as property lines for what is ours to carry and what is not, our time, energy, finances, and choices. Part of caring well is having freedom to say yes and to say no, and to let others be responsible for themselves. It is hard to do that alone, so having one or two trusted people, like a pastor or counselor who knows your family, to walk with you as you decide what limits are needed around money, visits, and communication can make those boundaries steadier and kinder for everyone.

We also noticed your concern for your daughter's breathing around smoking. Alongside prayer, we encourage you to help her connect with her doctor for care if she has not already.

Jesus, we lift this family to You. Guard this mother with strength and wisdom, protect her daughters and her son, and surround their home with Your peace and safety. Lead the older daughter toward clarity, health, and freedom, keep the younger daughter steady in what is good, and let their brother know he is cherished and safe. Give this mother counsel and support for each next step. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your burden before the throne of grace has been heard, and with you we bow before that same throne where our Lord hears the cries of His children. The Lord knows the heaviness of your heart for your household, and He who has loved you with an everlasting love will not turn away the prayer that pleads the precious blood of Jesus.

We join you in pleading that blood over every member of your home. There is no other deliverance. As it has been preached, deliverance from sin is solely by the power of God, it is not of him that wills nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy, and He has found a ransom. The blood of Jesus has overcome every power of darkness, having spoiled principalities and powers, and made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. In that victory we stand, and we pray that every chain of spiritual bondage, every word curse and device of the enemy, would be broken, and that the peace of God which passes all understanding would guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

We must speak plainly and lovingly concerning what you have rightly discerned. Living together outside of marriage is not marriage, and it dishonors the Lord who ordained marriage to be a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, where alone such union belongs. The Scripture warns that we are to flee fornication, for the body is the temple of the Holy Ghost. This way opens the door to deception, to exhaustion and to the hardening of the heart, and we cannot ask God to bless what His Word calls sin. Rather we ask Him to convict, to deliver, and to restore. Salvation is through Jesus Christ alone, and it is to Him your dear daughter must belong, not to any man who would draw her from faith, from family, and from holiness.

We pray with you that the Lord would open her eyes to see this relationship as it truly is, that He would remove stubbornness and give a hunger for righteousness. May He show her the selfishness and unpreparedness for holy marriage that you have seen, the financial hardship, the worthlessness and weariness it has brought, and the disrespect and division it has sown. We ask the Lord to frustrate every plan and scheme that would isolate her from those who love her unconditionally, and to turn her heart again toward her God and toward home, as it is written that He would turn the heart of the children to their fathers.

Take comfort from the prodigal. When that son returned, his father fell upon his neck and kissed him much, and those repeated kisses meant much love, much forgiveness, and full restoration. The father would not let him be as a hired servant, but restored his sonship, and those kisses revealed exceeding joy. Even so, our God gives clear deliverance and bright assurance to returning sinners. We pray that your older daughter may have such a moment of grace, that she would arise and go to her Father, and find that He restores as if she had never wandered, with music and dancing in the heart. We pray she would come home swiftly, not with regret that binds, but with freedom and joy and safety, her health guarded, her finances and reputation and faith preserved from further harm, and her future kept by His hand. We ask that every habit that harms her breath and body would lose its hold, and that she would no longer bear a burden of care for a man which belongs not to her but to his own family and chiefly to the Lord.

For your younger daughter we pray steadfastness. May the Lord protect the sweet bond between sisters and brother, and keep her from being swayed by an ungodly example. May she never count living together outside of marriage as an acceptable path, but may she be surrounded with godly friendships and mentors, and in the Lord's time seek a spouse who honors Christ and values the sanctity of marriage, even as Christ loves the church.

For your son, we pray with tender earnestness. He is not a burden but a blessing, precious in the sight of the Lord. May the Lord surround him with love and acceptance, and silence every hateful look, every mocking word, every spirit of exclusion. May the Lord command every spiritual attack to flee and saturate him with peace, strengthening his fellowship with you, his sisters, his caregivers and your extended family, and giving him friends who will uplift and cherish him.

For you, we pray strength and courage. Keep that well in the family where in prayer with the children you bring all the necessities of the household before God, mentioning each child by name. The Lord fights for you, and no weapon formed against you shall prosper, for greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. We pray that what has been torn would be mended, what has been wounded healed, and what has been lost restored. May your home be a sanctuary of His presence, where love and unity reign, and may the Lord supply your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus, not for selfish gain but that you may be a testimony of His provision.

We pray also for the young man and his mother, not with hatred but with a desire for righteousness, that the Lord would correct what is selfish and manipulative, that each would bear his own responsibility before God, and that no more debt or division would be laid upon your daughter. May the Lord in His sovereign mercy remove ungodly influences from your family and replace them with godly counsel, and may He heal the hurt, restore communication and respect, and keep your fellowship unbroken.

Continue to wait upon the Lord. He brought Israel forth with silver and gold when the lamb was slain, and He will bring forth your family in His time by the power of the true Lamb. He has not forsaken you though you be slandered and wearied, and He who delivered Jacob at Jabbok and Peter with a look can deliver your household. May the clock of mercy strike the hour of your deliverance, and may perfect restoration be your portion, to the praise of His free grace.

In the mighty name of Jesus we pray. 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 heartfelt cry for your family has been heard, and we join you in bringing it before the throne of grace with deep care and continued prayer.

We thank God for your faithful intercession as a mother who watches over her household in prayer. Your love for your children and your desire to see them walk in truth and holiness honors the Lord, and He sees the heaviness you carry.

We agree with you that marriage is a lifelong covenant between one man and one woman, and that living together outside of that covenant is not marriage. Scripture teaches that our bodies belong to the Lord and that sexual union belongs within marriage alone, and when that design is set aside it brings confusion, bondage and harm rather than blessing. For that reason we will not ask God to bless that arrangement, but we will ask Him to bring conviction, clarity and freedom to your older daughter, that she may see the true nature of this relationship and be given courage to step away from it.

We pray for your older daughter now, that the Lord would open her eyes to the red flags she has been unable to see, remove stubbornness and replace it with a hunger for righteousness. We ask that God would break every unhealthy tie and controlling influence that has kept her bound, and that she would remember her worth in Christ and the love and values she was raised with. May the Lord protect her health, her finances, her reputation and her future, and guide her to a place of safety, stability and wisdom. We pray that she would no longer feel responsible to carry a man who is not ready to lead or to love as Christ loves the church, and that she would find the freedom, joy and peace that comes from belonging first to Jesus. As the Lord once said to a fearful woman, be of good cheer, your faith has made you whole, we pray that your daughter would experience that same healing power through faith in Christ, and that your own faithful prayers as a mother would be part of her restoration, for a mother is a pattern to her daughters and your steadfast example matters greatly.

We also lift up your younger daughter, that the Lord would guard her heart from being swayed by a poor example. May He surround her with godly friendships and mentors who encourage her to honor the Lord, to value the sanctity of marriage, and to remain grateful and loving toward you and her siblings. We ask that the sweet bond between sisters and between brother and sisters would be protected from division.

For your son, we thank God that he is fearfully and wonderfully made and a blessing to your family. We pray that he would be surrounded by love, acceptance and protection, and that he would never feel like a burden. May the Lord guard him from every hurtful word, mockery and exclusion, fill him with peace and joy, and strengthen his relationships with you, his sisters and your extended family.

We pray for you as well, for strength, courage and peace that surpasses all understanding to guard your heart and mind in Christ Jesus. The enemy works through division, and Scripture warns us to take careful notice of those who cause divisions contrary to sound teaching and to avoid their influence. Not all agreement is good and not all separation is bad. When an influence draws a soul away from Christ and from family love, then a right and good separation from that harm is necessary for healing. We pray that God would frustrate every scheme to isolate and divide your family, and that He would restore communication, respect, gratefulness and true fellowship in your home.

We ask the Lord to break every chain of spiritual oppression and to let the victory of the cross, where Christ disarmed the powers of darkness, be manifest in your home. Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world, and no weapon formed against those who belong to Christ will finally prosper. May your home be a sanctuary of His presence where love, unity and peace reign.

We pray for provision for the financial burdens you have carried and for healing where there has been exhaustion and hurt. May the Lord supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus, not for selfish gain but so that you may continue to be a blessing to others.

Father, we place this family into Your hands. Lead the older daughter out of this ungodly living situation and back to safety and wholeness. Restore what has been torn, heal what has been wounded, and draw each member closer to Yourself and to one another. Turn hearts back to You and to the love that reflects Your own. We ask this in the mighty and merciful name of Jesus Christ, our only hope of salvation. Amen.

 

[Silas]

Your deep burden for your family is heard by the Lord who invites His children to come boldly to the throne of grace. Your desire for restoration, respect, gratefulness and true fellowship in your home is a godly desire, and God delights to give peace that guards hearts and minds.

Scripture is clear that living together outside of marriage is not marriage. It dishonors the Lord and opens the door to spiritual bondage and deception, for our bodies belong to the Lord and are to be honored as His temple as taught in 1 Corinthians 6:18-20. Marriage as God designed it is a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and intimacy belongs only within that covenant. For that reason we cannot ask God to bless what He calls outside His will, but we can and do pray that He will bring conviction, clarity and freedom where there is deception and entanglement.

The Bible shows how costly it can be to settle in the midst of a corrupt environment. One man who had walked with his godly relative was still strong enough in his early training to survive there, yet living in that place cost him his family and the morals of his children, and that story is held up in the New Testament as a picture of the pressures of the last days. In contrast, when Jacob was far from home and surrounded by conflict, God called to him to return to the land of his family with the promise, I will be with you. That call to return to the place of family, stability and the God who met him there brought him back under God's protection and provision. Your prayer for your older daughter to come back home to safety, stability and wisdom reflects that same heart of God who wants to lead His children out of harmful places and back to where they can be restored.

We join you in praying that the Lord will open your older daughter's eyes to see this relationship as it truly is. That she would recognize the selfishness, laziness, dishonesty and rebellion you have described, and see that she is not responsible to carry this young man or to be under his direction. She belongs to the Lord. Pray that any stubbornness or pride, shame or pressure that blinds her would be replaced with a hunger for righteousness and a desire for truth. That she would stop defending a false image of him, would see the financial hardship, exhaustion and sense of worthlessness this has brought, and would no longer put this man and his family before her faith, her parents, her siblings and her extended family. May she experience not regret but freedom, safety, joy and satisfaction as she turns away from what harms her future and her purpose.

We also pray that every plan to divide, isolate and destroy fellowship in your family would fail, for the Lord Himself fights for His people as promised in Exodus 14:14, and greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world according to 1 John 4:4. The blood of Jesus has overcome every power of darkness as Colossians 2:15 declares, and we stand on that finished victory, asking for the peace of God which surpasses all understanding to guard your home as Philippians 4:7 promises. We pray for the healing of what has been torn, for love and respectful communication to be restored between you and your daughters, and for the turning of hearts toward one another as Malachi 4:6 describes.

For your younger daughter, we pray that she would remain steadfast and not be swayed by an ungodly example. May the Lord protect the sweet bond she has with her sister and brother, guard her from divisive tactics, and surround her with godly friendships and mentors who encourage her in the Lord. May she never see living together outside of marriage as acceptable, but would seek, in the Lord's time, a spouse who honors God and values the sanctity of marriage, remembering the call not to be unequally yoked as in 2 Corinthians 6:14, and the picture of a husband loving his wife as Christ loves the church as in Ephesians 5:25.

For your son, we pray with special tenderness. He is not a burden or an embarrassment but a blessing, made in the image of God and deeply loved. We ask the Lord to surround him with love, acceptance and protection, to saturate him with peace and joy, and to strengthen his relationships with you, his sisters, caregivers and extended family. May every word of mockery, hatred, exclusion and every harmful word spoken over him fall powerless, and may he know daily the unconditional love of God and the cherishing of those who truly value him.

We also bring before the Lord the influence of this young man's mother. We pray that she would take responsibility for guiding and correcting her own son rather than placing that undue burden on your daughter, and that her interfering and disruptive influence that has encouraged debt, division and strife would be stopped. May the Lord correct what is harmful and remove manipulation and words that make your daughter feel small or pressured to put your family down.

We lift up your daughter's health, especially her breathing difficulties that are worsened by smoking in that environment, and ask for the Lord's protection over her body, her finances, her credit, her reputation and her faith, so that nothing done in this season will destroy what she has worked so hard to build. We pray for financial provision for your household, not for selfish gain but that you may be a testimony of God's provision and a blessing to others, trusting Philippians 4:19 that God will supply what you need.

The story of the kinsman redeemer reminds us that God cares about keeping the family name and inheritance alive and about seeking rest for His daughters that it may be well with them. He is the Redeemer who covers and restores. Even when a family is not thoroughly righteous, God in mercy leads His people out. And when the family unit breaks down, social chaos and corruption follow. God's design is for the family to be a place of love, unity and peace that reflects His presence.

May the Lord frustrate every scheme meant to harm you, mend what has been wounded, restore what has been lost, and make your home a sanctuary of His presence where love, unity and peace reign. May He draw each of your children closer to Himself, and may your family be a light of His grace to others. In the mighty name of Jesus we pray, Amen.