How Do I Respond to Mom?

[JennyTressler]

I've been praying for my mom to find the Lord.

Today, she called and left a message, asking if I want to have dinner out for my birthday. I haven't seen her in 6 months.

She and I are estranged because she has all the symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder and has refused to get help. Last time she called me, she was badmouthing my grandma (who has dementia) and complaining about how horrible her life is. I really feel bad for her, but she has been emotionally and psychologically abusive to me my whole life, and after 37 years of being her personal punching bag and therapist, I realized I couldn't take it anymore. Her life is actually really privileged, compared to most. She really lives in a delusional world and tries to pull me and others into it. When we try to assert boundaries, she screams, cries, and has tantrums.

I don't know what to do. I'm glad she called and wants to see me, but every time I get together with her, she starts the woe-is-me stuff, makes scenes in public, and things just turn out very badly. Last time I talked to her on the phone was because she sounded suicidal in her message (not uncommon). I told her I loved her, but couldn't talk anymore because she started in about my grandma even though my poor grandma has taken her abuse for years.

I need guidance from our Father. Should I call her back and possibly open up a can of worms? I don't want my birthday to be spoiled with more tears and harsh words. But I love her. She's my mom. I tend to absorb her emotions and feel responsible for them when I know I'm not. I don't want to ignore her, but she needs to get help from a professional. Please, pray in agreement with me that the Lord gives me an answer for how to proceed soon. In Christ Jesus. Amen.

 

[Reborn12345]

Praying for your request in Jesus name

Romans 8v31 If God is for us who can be against us

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• Reborn12345
• Jun 3, 2018

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Isaiah 54v17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper

 

[Brother James]

Praying with and for you in Jesus.

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Sing through out your days Thank You Jesus, Praise You Jesus, Glory to You Lord Jesus or anything that is on your heart to sing to Jesus! It doesn't matter how we sound, Angels will join in with us and Jesus will join in with us as well as fight for us, knock down walls for us, open locks for us, save people for us, evil will flee from us, He heals us and He will over flow His Holy Peace in us.

Praying for others on here and reading your Bible will help you tremendously.

I wanted to commit suicide once, I even came up with a plan. Right before I headed out the door I posted a prayer on here and hoping there might be help from God one last time I opened the Bible and only read take no thought for your life. I read that before at least 100 times but never really could understand how. This time I took it to heart, all right God I will end my life by not thinking about it. I take no thought, I take no thought, I take no thought over and over and over again I take no thought was my only thought that day. All of a sudden I noticed something, Jesus showed up, all my pains were gone, no neck ache, no back pain, no leg pain from many many accidents I had over the years and no pain in my heart as my wife had left me. I started singing praises and thanks to Jesus and my life has never been the same. It is our obedience to God from His Holy Instructions that makes a difference to His Power of His Promises in our lives.

Be a doer of Jesus friend, it really makes a difference! Thank You Lord Jesus!

Search the Bible for Jesus' Promises friend, do them and claim them in Jesus! Amen! Thank You Lord Jesus!

Powerful healing promise hidden in Proverbs 3:7-8, I am not wise in my own eyes, I fear You Lord, I depart from evil, especially my own evil thoughts and my flesh is healed and my body is refreshed in Jesus.

Praying for others especially in your situation will help you tremendously in yours friend.

Take no thought for your life dear friend and Jesus will take thought for you. Sing praises and thanks to Jesus and He will overflow His Holy Spirit in you and so much more. He will fight for you and give you the desires of your heart.

Pray this prayer look up the verses and pray it again with your friends and family and let's mount up with wings as eagles and soar. Soar with me.

Let Us Pray: God I ask in Jesus' name, bless me to grow closer to You. I long for a more intimate relationship with You. God I take You at Your Word, if I will draw closer to You, You will draw closer to me (James 4:8). Show me how to draw closer to You. Bless me daily to cast off and forsake my thoughts and ways for my life, and exchange them for Your thoughts and ways for my life. Let me think Your thoughts and dream Your dreams for my life. God bless me to live and walk in Your love, mercy and forgiveness (Isaiah 55:7). I confess, I will take no thought for my life. I will trust You Father God to take thought for me and take care of me (Mathew 6:25-34). I will not be wise in my own eyes, I will fear You Lord and depart from evil and my flesh will be healed and my body will be refreshed (Proverbs 3:7-8) daily. Thank You Jesus for Your Promises! Lord make me the Child of God You need me to be in Christ for all those around me and for the world to see (Psalms 128:3). Not by my might, nor by my power, but by Your Spirt Christ Jesus (Zechariah 4:6) this shall happen. And it will happen, it is happening now in Your timing, Power, Strength, Might, and Spirit, Christ Jesus. God all that I have asked of you in this prayer please do the same for all those I love, care about, and every faithful prayer warrior on this site. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You Lord Jesus, my Savior and Lord for answering this prayer with a Yes and Amen.

Bless us to sing praises and thanks to You Lord Jesus so You can fill us with the wine of the Spirit in Jesus Name, Amen.

 

[Windwold]

Praying for your prayer request to be answered in Jesus name Amen

 

[_n_02_14_91_]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[mitchandkay]

DEAR ONE , ASK THE LORD AS TO WHAT YOU SHOULD DO , HE KNOWS ALL THAT HAS GONE ON IN YOUR LIFE AND HE WILL DIRECT YOU . I DO NOT HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT OUR TIME ON THIS EARTH IS LIKE A VAPOR , WHEN WE LOOSE THE PEOPLE THAT WE LOVE EVEN THOUGH THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO BE AROUND , WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE ANY REGRETS AS TO WHAT WE SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE WHILE THEY WERE HERE WITH US . I REALLY DO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH AND I WILL BE PRAYING FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD TO GIVE YOU WISDOM . BLESSINGS !

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus’ name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. Thank You Jesus. Thank You. Amen!

Let Us Both Pray: God I ask You in Jesus name bless me with the desires of my heart that is the will of God for my life and the will of God for those I pray for according to Your perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. Bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and cause my soul to prosper and never cease to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. God keep me as the apple of Your eye and cause me to keep Your Word as the apple of my eye. Bless me with wisdom and a wise understanding heart. Bless with a praying spirit and cause my relationship with You to grow more intimate, trusting, and stronger. May I come to know You in truth and fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, body, soul, and strength. Bless and strengthen me to live my life to please You so that I will fulfill my God purpose/destiny. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me ever prosper. Give Your angels charge over me to protect, deliver, and keep me safe from all evil, hurt, harm, danger, accidents, demonic activity, witchcraft, the plans of my enemies, and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God You ambush and cause all my enemies to stumble, fail, and be greatly ashamed. May all my enemies accept Your Son, Jesus Christ, as Savior and live their lives to please Him. God all that I have asked of You in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of this prayer and all those I care about. God please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. Amen.
Jesus, the Son of God, felt He needed to pray—We as Christians, the Children of God, need to pray.

 

[Kedkanrik]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Saraha]

Heavenly Father hear our prayers. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen

I trust you Jesus

 

[JennyTressler]

I have a praise for our Father!

I decided to sleep on it, and wait for His response about what I should do. I asked for advice on forums and journaled, and received the message that I didn't *have* to do anything. I was within my rights to ignore my mom and walk away. But my Spirit didn't feel right about that. I knew God would be with me whatever I chose, and I knew it was brave of my mom to call me after probably feeling ashamed after all this time. So I put myself in her shoes, and had compassion on her. I saw her as a little abused girl, as if Jesus was seeing her. And I thought, "If she rejects me, she's rejecting Christ, and I don't have to talk to her again. One phone call can't hurt." So I called my mom back this morning. She said she is getting therapy and has even joined a support group! PRAISE GOD! She said she is praying for me and asked me to continue praying for her. She says that the last few weeks have been better for her (I've been praying for her daily and so have some of you here, God bless you all!). During the phone call, she mainly just updated me on the family, barely complained, and said nothing bad about my grandma. When she did start some negativity, I just changed the subject, and she didn't seem to be bothered. I want to continue to pray for her and the rest of my family, and that I can stop by and see her and my grandma sometime soon. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LOVING PRAYERS AND SUPPPORT!