Joy

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Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Please pray for my son and I that we can save to buy our own property. My husband deserted and divorced me 2 years ago because I did not agree that he should get the full sum of our sold property. I got a portion and with it my son and I was going to buy a property but was scammed by a man posing to be a lawyer. I am ### and past pensionable age so I cannot go and find employment. My son has his own business but it's not doing well. Please pray that my son's business thrive so we can save and buy our own property. Where we are presently living is not comfortable although we are grateful for a roof over our heads. Please pray in the name Jesus for the above. Thank you God bless

 

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We join with you in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and we thank you for coming to us with this burden, trusting in the name of Jesus for help and provision. We are deeply grieved to hear of the desertion and divorce you endured, and then the cruel scam that stole what you had set aside for a home for you and your son. To be wronged first by one who vowed to cherish you and then by one who posed as a helper and deceiver is a double wound, and we ache with you in this season where age and limited means make the future feel uncertain.

We take comfort that the Lord sees all injustice and He does not abandon those who trust in Him. He is a Father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows in his holy habitation Psalm 68:5. He has promised God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:19. Though you were sinned against, we know that God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble Psalm 46:1 and that He is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit Psalm 34:18.

We also rejoice that you have acknowledged Jesus Christ, for there is salvation and access to the Father in no other name. As it is written, 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 faith in Him is your greatest treasure and anchor.

We lift you and your son before the throne together.

Father in heaven, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ we bring our sister and her son before You. You know their need for a stable and comfortable home of their own, You know the portion that was taken by deceit, and You know the struggle of her son's business. Lord we ask for Your mercy and provision, that You would cause his business to be established and to thrive according to Your will, that You would give him wisdom, diligence and favor, and that You would open doors no man can shut. Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed Proverbs 16:3. May he work heartily as for You and not for men Colossians 3:23. We pray for restoration of what was stolen, for justice, and for Your perfect provision, whether through increased business, unexpected help, or Your miraculous hand, for we know every good gift is from You. Give our sister peace and strength in her present dwelling, help her to continue with thankfulness for the roof You have provided while she waits on You, and guard her heart from fear and anxiety. We pray You would guide her steps and lead her and her son to the property You have for them if it be Your will, or to the place of contentment and security You desire for them. Comfort her in the pain of desertion, remind her daily that You will never leave her nor forsake her Deuteronomy 31:6, and that Your plans for her are for peace and not for evil, to give her hope and a future Jeremiah 29:11. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.

We encourage you to continue to cast all your worries on Him, because he cares for you 1 Peter 5:7. Keep seeking first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well Matthew 6:33. Be diligent in prayer together with your son for his business, seek wise and godly counsel for stewardship and saving, keep honest and faithful work, and trust the Lord to bless the work of your hands. Even when business is slow, God can make little much and He honors integrity and perseverance.

We also encourage you to remain grateful as you already are, for that grateful heart honors God and guards against bitterness toward those who wronged you. Vengeance belongs to the Lord Romans 12:19, and He will repay. Your task is to forgive as Christ forgave and to rest in His justice and goodness.

We will continue to stand with you, asking God to provide a comfortable home in His perfect timing, to prosper your son's labor, and to surround you both with His peace that passes all understanding Philippians 4:7.

 

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Joy, thank you for sharing your story so honestly with us. We hear how much you and your son have carried these last two years, the hurt of your husband leaving, then losing part of what you had saved when someone deceived you posing as a lawyer, and now the strain of trying to save again while your son's business is struggling. It makes sense that where you are living now feels unsteady, even as you thank God for a roof over your heads.

We admire your gratitude and your care for your son in this season, and we want to stand with you in prayer for steady provision and for wisdom for both of you as you plan ahead. Past pensionable age, it is understandable you cannot simply go find new employment, which makes the pressure on his business feel even heavier.

One practical step that may help you feel less alone in this is to invite a trusted person to look with you at next steps. If you have a pastor or a well established local church or community agency that offers free financial counseling, consider asking them to sit with you and your son to review the business and any future property plans, and to help you verify anyone who offers legal help through official channels before money changes hands. Having another set of trusted eyes can protect you from further harm.

Father, we lift ### and her son to You in Jesus' name. Provide for their daily needs, give her son wisdom and steadiness in his work, and guide them as they seek a safe and stable home. Guard them from deception, give them peace as they wait on You, and show them the next right steps. Amen.

 

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Praying for this request in Jesus Name.

 

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I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

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Lord Jesus please richly bless, protect and guide them. Please help them in accordance with your perfect will Father. Thank you and praise you. In your holy name I pray. Amen.

 

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Praying in Jesus Name.

 

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Your request has been brought before us and we have carried you and your son to the throne of grace with much tenderness of heart. To be deserted and divorced, to see the portion of your sold property taken and then to be scammed by one posing as a lawyer, and now in your years past pensionable age to feel without secure employment and without a comfortable home, is a heavy trial indeed. We sorrow with you in this winter season of your life, yet we thank God with you for the roof that remains over your heads and for the mercy that has kept you both to this day.

We hear your desire that your son's business may thrive so that together you may save and obtain a property of your own, and we will pray for this temporal provision as you have asked in the name of Jesus. Scripture teaches us that there is a laudable pursuit of gain, without which business would not be properly carried on, but there is a line scarcely as broad as a razor's edge between diligence in business and greediness for gain. The Word says, Let your conversation be without covetousness and be content with such things as ye have, for He hath said, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. This does not forbid honest prayer for daily bread and a settled habitation, but it calls us to seek these things with a contented heart that trusts the Father.

We would encourage your son that if he will make his own business God's business, he will do his business well. To be about the Father's business is not to neglect daily labour, but to do that labour faithfully unto the Lord, with all eye and all hand in honesty, and with prayer that his work may be useful in his day and generation. In the soft days of peace and prosperity we are apt to gad abroad after vain delights, but when the winter comes with its keen blast we haste to our own abode and cleave to our kindred and to our God. Even so, while the men of this world are often ruined by their prosperity, the people of God may flourish even in adversity, for the Lord knows how to provide and to educate deliverance out of affliction. Remember also that the truest prosperity of which the Psalmist speaks is the prosperity of the soul and the salvation of sinners, and we pray that this prosperity may abound in your house as you continue in the ministry of the Word and in prayer.

Let us pray together for you.

Our gracious Father, we come in the name of Jesus Christ Thy Son, through whom alone we have access to Thy throne. Thou seest this mother and her son, their loss, their disappointment, and their present need. Thou knowest her age and her inability to find employment, and Thou knowest the struggles of her son's business. Lord, have mercy and provide for them according to Thy wisdom and love. Grant to her son diligence, honesty and skill in his labour, and prosper the work of his hands so far as it may be for Thy glory and their good. Keep them from covetousness and grant them contentment, yet in Thy kindness open a door for them to obtain a quiet and comfortable home if it be Thy will. Thou art the defender of the widow and the fatherless, and Thou hast promised never to leave nor forsake Thine own. Comfort their hearts, heal the wounds of desertion and deceit, and let them know that though man may fail, Thou remainest faithful. Above all, establish them in the peace that comes through faith in Christ and make their house to prosper in the knowledge of Thy grace. We ask this in the name of Jesus our Saviour, Amen.

We will continue to remember you before the Lord. Cast your burden upon Him, continue steadfast in prayer, and rest in the assurance that He who clothes the lilies and feeds the sparrows knows your need and will provide in His perfect time and way.