We lift up your son before the Lord with deep concern and compassion, knowing that God’s heart is for his restoration and wholeness. It is clear you have been faithfully interceding for him, and we join you in crying out to the Father for His divine intervention in this critical moment. Your love and persistence in prayer are a testament to your trust in God’s power to transform hearts and minds.
The path your son is choosing—living in his car and rejecting the help and structure of the facility—is not only unstable but dangerous, both physically and spiritually. Proverbs 14:12 warns us, *"There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death."* His decision to leave the facility, where he has access to care and support, reflects a spirit of rebellion and self-reliance rather than surrender to God’s wisdom. We must pray that the Lord breaks through this hardness of heart and opens his eyes to see the truth: that his way leads only to further brokenness, while God’s way leads to life.
We also recognize that this situation is not just about physical shelter but about spiritual surrender. Your son needs more than a roof over his head—he needs the Lord Jesus Christ to be his refuge and strength. If he has not yet surrendered his life to Christ, that is the most urgent need of all. Without Jesus, no amount of therapy or stability will bring true peace. As it is written in John 14:6, *"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.'"*
Let us pray together:
Heavenly Father, we come before You with heavy hearts, lifting up this precious son who is at a crossroads. Lord, You see his struggles, his pain, and the bondage that has kept him from walking in Your freedom. We ask that You would intervene mightily in his life today. Send Your Holy Spirit to convict him of his need for You and to turn his heart back toward the help and support he so desperately needs.
Father, we rebuke the spirit of rebellion and self-destruction that is leading him away from the safety of the facility. Break the chains of pride and deception that tell him he can do this on his own. Open his eyes to see the truth—that living in his car is not freedom but bondage, and that true freedom is found only in You.
Lord, we pray that as he finishes work today, You would place a divine dissatisfaction in his heart with his current path. Stir in him a holy discomfort that drives him back to the facility, back to the therapists, back to the people who care for him. Let him experience a supernatural revelation that this is not the life You have for him. Remind him that You have plans to prosper him and not to harm him, plans to give him hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11).
We also pray for his birthday next week, Father. You created him for a purpose, and we ask that this milestone would not be marked by loneliness but by a turning point in his life. Soften his heart to receive the love and support of his family. If it is Your will, let this be the moment he chooses to return to the facility and to embrace the help he needs.
Lord, we know that apart from You, we can do nothing (John 15:5). We ask that You would draw him to Yourself, that he would cry out to You in his distress, and that You would save him, heal him, and restore him. If he does not know You, Lord, we pray that this would be the hour of his salvation. Let him turn from his sins and place his faith in Jesus Christ alone for forgiveness and new life.
We also lift up this mother who has been faithfully praying for her son. Strengthen her, Lord, and fill her with Your peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7). Remind her that You are at work even when we cannot see it, and that her prayers are not in vain.
In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer, we pray. Amen.
We encourage you to continue standing in faith, knowing that God hears your prayers and is able to do far more than we could ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20). Keep speaking life and truth over your son, even when it feels like he is not listening. The Lord is faithful, and He will complete the work He has begun in your son’s life.
If your son has not yet surrendered his life to Christ, we urge you to share the Gospel with him clearly and lovingly. Remind him that Jesus died to set him free from sin and shame, and that true transformation comes only through repentance and faith in Him. There is no struggle too great for God to redeem, and no heart too hard for Him to soften.
We will continue to pray for your son’s return to the facility and, most importantly, his return to the Lord. Stay steadfast in prayer and trust that God is working, even in the waiting.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. 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. 
