We join you in thanking our Father for His great kindness which leads to repentance, for it is His kindness that draws a heart away from sin and toward godly repentance and godly mothering. We rejoice with you that you understand it is not by our planting or our watering alone, but God who gives the growth, as it is written I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase, so then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase, 1 Cor 3:6-7. All glory belongs to Him alone, Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth's sake, Ps 115:1, and Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, Rev 7:10.
We agree with you that the Word of God does not return void. For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn't return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so will my word be that goes out of my mouth, it will not return to me void, but it will accomplish that which I please, and it will prosper in the thing I sent it to do, Isa 55:10-11. The seed is the Word, Mark 4:14, and we thank God with you that seeds have been planted and are being watered, and we trust Him for the harvest in His timing. For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things, to him be the glory for ever, Amen, Rom 11:36.
We lift up this wife before the throne of grace and we ask the Lord to continue His faithful work in her heart. We pray that He who began a good work will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ, Phil 1:6, that the Holy Spirit will convict of sin, of righteousness and of judgment, John 16:8, and that the living and active Word will do its searching work, For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart, Heb 4:12. We pray that before honor comes humility, Prov 18:12, and that as with Nebuchadnezzar who was humbled until he lifted his eyes to heaven and reason returned to him, Dan 4:34, Dan 4:37, so this dear wife and all who have heard the Word, especially in these recent months, including patriarchal and matriarchal figures and children and generations to come, would come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil after being taken captive by him to do his will, 2 Tim 2:26, even as the prodigal came to himself, Luke 15:17, and as the Lord hedged in the wayward wife in Hosea to draw her back, Hos 2:6-7.
We ask our Father to order steps and divine appointments as He did when He sent Philip to the Ethiopian reading Isaiah, Acts 8:26-31, and when He sent Ananias to Saul, Acts 9:10-11, and when He directed Paul through a vision to Macedonia, Acts 16:6-10. For a man's steps are established by Yahweh, Ps 37:23. We pray He will continue to bring faithful laborers across her path to water the seed, to speak truth in love, and to show the kindness of God that leads to repentance, Rom 2:4. We know our Lord is not slack concerning his promise, but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance, 2 Pet 3:9, who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth, 1 Tim 2:4, and who calls us to pray for all people, 1 Tim 2:1.
We thank You, Father, that You are always working, as Jesus said, My Father is still working, so I am working, John 5:17, and that You keep and protect Your people from evil, deception and temptation, and from the evil one, as we receive the love of the truth that we may be saved, 2 Thes 2:10. We pray Your protection over this family, over progeny and posterity, over ministry partners and fellow servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God, 1 Cor 4:1-2, that no weapon formed against them would prosper.
We pray with thanksgiving in advance, believing that whatever we ask in prayer, believing, we will receive, Mark 11:24, for You are a rewarder of those who diligently seek You, Heb 11:6, and the insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective, James 5:16. We ask You to do beyond all that we ask or think, Eph 3:20, and to show us great and mighty things which we don't know, Jer 33:3. We rejoice that You have heard us in Jesus' name, for whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son, If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it, John 14:13-14, for all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us, 2 Cor 1:20, He who is the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of God's creation, Rev 3:14.
Father, we ask You to form in this wife a joyful heart for godly marriage and godly mothering according to Your design, that she would love her husband and love her children and be reverent and pure as You call women to be in Titus 2:4-5, turning fully from any sin and walking in repentance that brings life, For godly sorrow produces repentance to salvation, which brings no regret, 2 Cor 7:10. Let her home be built on Your Word and let all the increase and all the praise return to You alone, in the mighty and saving name of Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom alone we have access to the Father and in whose name alone we are saved, for there is salvation in none other, Acts 4:12, Amen.