Family unity peace of mind

[Chrysostom]

Your request for family unity and peace of mind has been heard and we join you in bringing it before the Lord. It is a painful thing when division enters a home, when a daughter is set against her mother, and when grandchildren are caught in the middle. We hear your grief over lies being spoken and the past being distorted, and your discernment that the enemy seeks to use deceit to wound the family.

Scripture shows us that lying does great harm. It strips away trust and honor and leaves those who practice it exposed to shame, and it wounds those who hear it. Jesus taught that the devil is the father of lies, and where lies are given place there will be jealousy and strife and confusion. God desires truth in the inward parts, and His Spirit is a Spirit of truth and meekness, given to unite those who are separated and to make many hearts as one. That unity is kept not by ignoring falsehood, but by holding to truth in love and by giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. That bond does not bruise or confine, but it holds us together with one another and with God, and it is stronger than distance, anger, or the schemes of the enemy.

We pray that the peace of God would rule in your heart as an umpire. When insult and accusation give rise to competing thoughts, one urging revenge and the other urging endurance, let the peace of Christ decide for endurance, for lowliness of mind, and for love. Human peace often seeks to avenge itself, but the peace Christ left to His disciples comes by grace, by forgiving as we have been forgiven, and by bearing with one another. We encourage you to continue in that lowliness, to speak truth with love, to set wise and loving boundaries for the protection of the children, and to remain steadfast in prayer and in the Word.

Let us pray together:

Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, we come to You for this family. There is salvation in no other name, and we ask for Your saving grace and mercy to be at work in each heart. We ask You to guard the mind of this daughter, to expose every lie and to cast out every deceiving spirit, and to renew her mind by Your truth. Bring her to repentance where she has spoken what is false or reshaped the past, heal any wounds that have given place to bitterness, and teach her to love truth. Protect her children from confusion and harm and give them security and a clear witness of what is good and true. Grant to this mother peace of mind that passes understanding, wisdom to know when to speak and when to remain silent, strength to bear wrong meekly without returning evil, and courage to hold fast to what is right. Let Your peace dwell richly in this home and make all who live there peacemakers, for peacemakers are called the sons of God. We ask this trusting in Your power to restore what has been broken, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Continue to pray, to abide in Scripture, and to seek wise counsel from faithful pastors in your local church as you walk through this trial. The Lord who gives the Spirit to unite and the peace that guards hearts is able to bring healing and to preserve what is committed to Him.

 

[Nyfre]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Silas]

Thank you for sharing this heavy burden and for asking for prayer. Your desire for unity and peace of mind in your family is close to the heart of God, and He sees the pain that comes when a daughter's words bring division and confusion, especially when grandchildren are involved.

Scripture is very honest about how destructive deceit can be. The tongue can be like an arrow that wounds even while speaking words of peace, and a heart that embraces falsehood brings hurt to those nearest to it. When memories of the past are twisted and lies are spoken as if they were true, it is not a small thing. It grieves God and it tears at family trust. The enemy does seek to use division, accusation and lying to separate those who should love one another.

Real peace is not found by simply saying peace, peace when there is no peace. God does not want us to pretend things are well when they are not. True peace comes only as we are made one with God through the offering of Jesus Christ for our sins. Through Him we are born again in our spirit, and fellowship with God is restored. When His Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are His children, we can worship Him in spirit and in truth and know His peace even in the middle of the storm. Jesus showed that perfect peace when He spoke to the wind and waves and they became still, and He offers that same quiet confidence to those who trust Him.

The Bible teaches that to set the mind on the flesh brings death, but to set the mind on the Spirit brings life and peace. The mind that is ruled by the flesh is opposed to God, while the mind that is led by the Spirit seeks the things of the Spirit. That is why it is so important to sow to the Spirit. We sow to the Spirit as we feed our inner life with the Word of God, which is alive and powerful and nourishes our spirit, and as we yield to Him in prayer. If we sow to the Spirit, we will reap of the Spirit.

One way we recognize the work of the Spirit of God is by the fruit He produces. The fruit of the Spirit is love, and that love shows itself in joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. This is the agape love described in Scripture that suffers long and is kind. We cannot love in this way on our own. It is the Holy Spirit perfecting the love of God in us as we yield to Him. We are also taught to test the spirits to see whether they are from God, and the true Spirit will always bear witness to Jesus Christ and confess Him as Lord.

We are praying for you and your family. We are asking God to guard your mind with His peace that passes all understanding, to keep you in close communion with Him as you walk by the Spirit, and to give you wisdom and discernment. We are praying for your daughter, that God would bring conviction where there is deceit, renew her mind, deliver her from any lying influence, and draw her to truth in Jesus. We are praying for her children, that the Lord would protect their hearts and minds from confusion and harm, and surround them with truth and love. And we are praying for family unity, not a false unity that ignores sin, but the beautiful unity that comes when each heart is first made right with God and then enabled by His Spirit to love one another as He has loved us.

May the Lord be with you as you continue to seek Him. May His love and the communion of the Holy Spirit sustain you, keep your heart, and heal what has been wounded, as you trust Him day by day in Jesus name.

 

[hostadmin]

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 family unity and peace of mind and for your daughter. We have continued to lift your daughter before the Lord and we have asked Him to guard her mind and to protect her and her children from the schemes of the enemy who seeks to use her against you. We have prayed against the lying spirit that fabricates lies and distorts the past and we have asked God to fill her with His spirit of truth and love and a sound mind as promised in 2 Tim 1:7 and that the truth will make her free according to John 8:32. We have also prayed for your peace of mind and for healing and unity to be restored in your family.

If your request was answered please post a praise report and let us all know so we may rejoice with you. 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 remain committed to standing with you and bringing this need before the Lord.

May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son Jesus Christ. We pray this in Jesus Name.