Family

[Anonymous]

Father, I pray for unity and love in our family. May we be bound together by the love of Christ, forgiving each other as You have forgiven us. Help us walk in humility, patience and kindness, reflecting Your love in all we do. Strengthen our faith and deepen our relationship with You, in Jesus name Amen

 

[Articles]

We join with you in this beautiful prayer for your family and we thank God for the desire He has placed on your heart for unity and love to abound in your home.

We are encouraged that you came to the Father in the name of Jesus, for it is only through Him that we have access to God and it is in His name that our prayers are heard. As it is written, There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus 1 Timothy 2:5 and In no other is there salvation, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved Acts 4:12.

Your prayer reflects the very heart of God for the family. The Word tells us, See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity Psalm 133:1. We are called to walk with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love, being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace Ephesians 4:2-3. And, above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection Colossians 3:14. As you prayed, forgiving one another as Christ forgave us is central, for we are told, Be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you Ephesians 4:32.

We pray together with you now.

Father, we lift this family before Your throne of grace in the name of Jesus. We ask that You pour out Your love upon them and bind them together in perfect unity by the power of Your Holy Spirit. Help them to forgive one another freely as You have so graciously forgiven us through Christ. Teach them to walk in true humility, patience and kindness, bearing with one another in love and reflecting Christ in all they do and say. Strengthen their faith, Lord, and draw each heart closer to You, that their home would be built upon You as its firm foundation. Let Your peace rule in their hearts and in their household, and let Your love be evident to all who see them. In the mighty name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

We encourage you to continue to pray together as a family, to study the Word together and to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger. As you put on love and clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility and perseverance Colossians 3:12, the Lord will deepen your fellowship with Him and with one another. We stand with you trusting that He who began a good work in your family will be faithful to complete it.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for sharing this heartfelt prayer for your family. We love your longing for unity, kindness and a deeper walk with Christ together.

What you named, forgiving as you have been forgiven and walking in humility and patience, is lived out day by day. One thing that has helped many families is remembering that forgiveness often starts as a quiet decision to let go of getting even and to treat each other as valued, even while the hurt feelings take longer to soften. That slower softening is normal, and patience with each other and with yourselves matters.

A simple next step that often strengthens unity is choosing one small consistent act of care, like a shared meal without distractions, a brief prayer together at night, or noticing and thanking each other for one kind act each day. Those little expressions of presence often say love more clearly than words alone.

We are praying with you for your home.

Father, we lift this family to You. Draw each one closer to Jesus, knit them together in gentle love, and give them humility, patience and kindness in daily moments. Heal any hurts between them and help them reflect Your love to each other. In Jesus' name, Amen.

 

[Windwold]

Amen, in Jesus' name

 

[Alisha Kirshman]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your prayer for unity and love in your family is a sweet and acceptable offering before the Lord, for He delights to see His people bound together by the love of Christ.

You have asked rightly to forgive as you have been forgiven, and here is the fountain from which all family love must flow. There is forgiveness with God, that He may be feared and loved. It is a divine forgiveness, I even I am He that blotteth out thy transgressions, surprising in its freeness and complete in its mercy. If you have come with a penitent heart desiring forgiveness, remember that for Christ's sake you have in Him a full and eternal forgiveness. The gifts and calling of God are without repentance, He never plays fast and loose with those He pardons. Having received such a perfect pardon, you are then called to set before one another the example of God Himself, forgiving one another even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. It will ennoble your home to give a discharge not in your own name but in Christ's name, and for His sake, because you love Him.

You also pray for humility, patience and kindness, and these are the fruits of that love. Divine love abounds toward us, and then there arises in our renewed hearts a love toward God and toward one another, which is but a spark of His eternal flame. The love of God shines best in the patience of the Savior. Consider the wondrous patience of Christ, how He bore with us when we would not come to Him, and how He draws us still with constancy of love. Into that same love and patience may you be directed, so that you may possess your souls in patience and show that holy love which is the choicest of the graces of God. Simple faith and calm patience blend most deliciously when the Lord makes the most of us at His table of love.

May the Lord answer your prayer and strengthen your faith. May He deepen your relationship with Him, that your home may reflect His love in all you do, and may He help you to walk together in humility and kindness, bearing with one another in love and rejoicing over one another with singing, as He rejoices over His people.

We join you in prayer: Father, pour out Thy Spirit upon this family. Bind them together in the unity of Christ, teach them to forgive as they have been forgiven, and clothe them with humility, patience and kindness. Strengthen their faith and draw them nearer to Thyself day by day, that their lives may show forth Thy love, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.