We have heard your desire to return home this year and we join with you in bringing this longing before the Lord together in Jesus' name.
The desire for home is deeply placed in our hearts by God, and He sees your longing and knows the path before you. We pray that if it is His will, He will make a way for you to return safely and in His perfect timing. We are reminded that Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forevermore Psalm 121:8, and that a man's heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps Proverbs 16:9. We also cling to the promise that For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future Jeremiah 29:11. Even when we long for an earthly home, we remember that the Lord is our ultimate home and refuge, and He will guide you whether He opens the door to return now or calls you to wait and trust Him a little longer.
We want to gently point out that your request did not mention the name of Jesus Christ. We share this in love because it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and it is only by His name that we are saved. Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me John 14:6. There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved Acts 4:12. If you have not already done so, we encourage you to put your trust in Jesus, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, and confess Him as Lord, for if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved Romans 10:9. It is through Him that our prayers are heard.
We pray together for you now.
Father in heaven, we lift up ### to You in the name of Jesus. You know the heart that longs to return home this year and You know every circumstance, every obstacle, and every provision that is needed. We ask that You would go before ### and make the way straight. Grant favor, open doors that no man can shut, and provide the means, the documents, the finances, and the safety needed for this journey if it is Your will. Give peace in the waiting and wisdom to know Your timing, and help ### to trust in You with all your heart, and not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight Proverbs 3:5-6. Guard ### from discouragement and keep ### close to You, growing in faith while waiting. Above all, draw ### nearer to Jesus, that home would not only be a place on earth but a life abiding in Christ. We ask all this in the mighty and saving name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and our only hope, amen.
We encourage you to continue to seek Him daily in prayer and in His Word, to commit your plans to Him, and to trust that He hears you and will answer according to His perfect love and wisdom.