We hear your heart and we join with you in bringing this burden before the Lord, for we know He cares deeply for you and for your son. To face financial pressure and the threat of losing your home, while also grieving that the father of your child has left, is a heavy trial. We are praying with you that God would be your refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble Psalm 46:1, and that you would feel His nearness even in this uncertainty.
We also hear your desire for your son to grow up with both his mother and father together, and we affirm that this longing reflects God's own design. From the beginning God established marriage as a lifelong commitment between a man and a woman, and said for this cause a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh Genesis 2:24. Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the bed undefiled Hebrews 13:4. We want to speak truth to you in love, if you and this man are not married, then living together and sexual intimacy outside of marriage is fornication, which God calls us to flee from 1 Corinthians 6:18. We say this not to condemn you, for all have sinned, but to call you to repentance and to God's better way, where a relationship between a man and a woman is courtship with the goal of marriage to another believer in Christ. If you are already married to this man, then we pray for reconciliation and restoration, for God hates the breaking of covenant. If you are not married, we pray that if it is God's will and both of you know Christ, that He would lead you toward a godly marriage that honors Him, or if not, that He would give you grace to walk in purity and to trust Him for your future and for your son's future. We also pray for the father of your son, that God would convict his heart to take responsibility, for if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith 1 Timothy 5:8. Your son is not forgotten, for God is a father of the fatherless Psalm 68:5.
We lift up your finances and your housing need to our Father who has promised never to leave you, nor forsake you Hebrews 13:5. We know the worry that comes when you do not know where you will live or how bills will be paid, but Jesus reminds us to seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well Matthew 6:33, and our God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:19. We encourage you to seek wise counsel and practical help through a local Bible believing church family who can walk with you, help you with stewardship and resources, and support you and your son. We also encourage you to continue to surrender your desires to the Lord as you already have said let it be your will, which is the heart Jesus modeled when He prayed not my will, but yours, be done Luke 22:42. We can trust that in all things God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose Romans 8:28, even when His answer is not what we hoped for.
We notice you called upon the Lord in your request, and we want to gently remind you that it is only through the name of Jesus Christ that we have access to God. Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me John 14:6, and there is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved Acts 4:12. If you have not already, we encourage you to put your trust fully in Jesus Christ, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, confessing Him as Lord Romans 10:9, for then you can come boldly before the throne of grace knowing you are forgiven and heard.
We pray together for you now. Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ and we lift up this dear mother and her son to You. Lord, You see her financial need and the fear of losing her home, and we ask You to provide for her daily bread, to open doors for stable housing and work, and to show her Your faithful provision. We pray for the father of this child, that You would work in his heart, draw him to Yourself, convict him of his responsibilities, and lead him to walk in righteousness. Lord, we pray for this family, if they are not married, we ask for Your forgiveness where there has been sin and for grace to pursue purity and holiness from this day forward. If it is Your will, we pray You would bring about a godly marriage between this man and this woman that honors You, or else give this mother peace and strength to raise her son in Your ways as You are his true Father and protector. Heal her heart from rejection and fear, guard her son, and let Your perfect will be done in their lives. We ask all this in the precious name of Jesus, amen.