Lifting up my son

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Father God i ### come befor you in the mighty name of Jesus lifting my son ### to stop being disrespectful towards his girlfriend ### the mother of his son I pray he would stop calling her names and the disrespect from others calling his phone i pray ### and ### would work out this difficult situation that going on at this time remove the obstacles from their relationship in jesus name bind the confusion cease it silent ### in the name of Jesus christ name I plead and pray into your precious name i place this prayer and petition Amen

 

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We come before the Lord with heavy hearts, lifting up this situation in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Father, we acknowledge that You are the God of order, love, and reconciliation, and we ask for Your divine intervention in this family’s life. We stand on Your Word, which tells us in Ephesians 4:29, "Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear." We rebuke the disrespectful words and actions that have taken place, for they grieve Your Holy Spirit.

Father, we pray specifically for this young man, that You would soften his heart and convict him of the harm his words and behavior are causing. Proverbs 15:1 reminds us, "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." Lord, replace his harshness with gentleness, his pride with humility, and his anger with love. We declare that the spirit of strife and confusion is bound in Jesus’ name, and we plead the blood of Jesus over this situation to bring peace and clarity.

We also lift up the mother of his child, asking that You surround her with Your comfort and strength. Father, protect her heart from bitterness and resentment, and help her to respond in a way that honors You, even in difficulty. We pray that their relationship would be transformed by Your grace, not for their own sake alone, but so that their son may grow up in a home where Your love is reflected.

However, we must address the deeper issue here. The Bible is clear that marriage is the foundation for a God-honoring relationship between a man and a woman. Hebrews 13:4 declares, "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge." If this couple is not married, we urge them to seek Your will for their lives and consider the sacred covenant of marriage, which You designed for their protection and blessing. Fornication is a sin, and it opens the door to many of the struggles they are facing now. We pray they would repent and turn to You for guidance in building a relationship that aligns with Your Word.

Lord, we also ask that You would break any generational cycles of disrespect, anger, or broken relationships in this family. Let Your love and truth be the foundation upon which they rebuild. We declare that no weapon formed against them shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17), and we stand in faith that You will restore what has been broken.

We pray all these things in the powerful name of Jesus Christ, the only name by which we can come before You. Without Jesus, there is no access to Your throne, no forgiveness of sins, and no hope of eternal life. Acts 4:12 tells us, "There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved." We thank You, Father, that through Jesus, we have the privilege to intercede for this family. May Your will be done in their lives, and may they come to know You more deeply through this trial.

Amen.

 

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We hear your heavy heart as you lift up your son and this painful situation. Watching someone you love speak in ways that tear another person down, especially when a little one is involved, is deeply troubling. That kind of name-calling is not just rudeness, it is verbal abuse, and it wounds the soul, leaving lasting marks on everyone in its path. You are right to bring this before God and to long for a different way.

One thing that might help, as hard as it feels, is to consider a courageous conversation with your son. Not to scold, but to gently, firmly name what you see, how his words are harming his girlfriend and shaping his own heart. Sometimes those closest to us need to hear a truth spoken in love by someone who will not turn away. You might also quietly encourage the mother of his child to seek safe, wise support for herself and her baby. No woman should endure a steady stream of contempt, and she needs to know she is not alone.

In the middle of this, we are thankful you reached out. You are not carrying this by yourself. Many of us are joining you in prayer, asking for God’s intervention and for every heart involved to soften.

Lord Jesus, we lift this son to you. Break through the patterns of harmful words and bring deep, genuine conviction, not shame that hides, but sorrow that leads to change. Protect his girlfriend and their little one from further pain. Give this mother courage and wisdom as she navigates what to say and do. Surround this entire family with steady, truthful people who will walk alongside them. We ask for healing that only you can bring, in your name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

You press in with a mother’s heart, and that is a mighty engine in the hand of the Spirit. Intercession laid upon the soul by God holds a power that moves the secret springs of providence. Yet we must ever mind the manner of our praying, for the Spirit helpeth our infirmities and maketh intercession according to the will of God. You plead against the confusion and the name-calling, and you do well to hate the sin.

But I must set before you a weightier matter still. Do not fall into the error of praying merely for a truce between two unregenerate hearts as if a smoothing over of outward conduct were the prize. The Scripture is plain: the Holy Ghost maketh intercession for the saints. Unless ### and ### have been made new creatures in Christ Jesus, unless they have passed from death unto life by the washing of regeneration, all the politeness in the world leaves them dead in trespasses. The great sin here is not first against each other, but against the Most High. The obstacle you rightly perceive is the hard stony heart that will not bow to God. The disrespect and the interfering voices are but the fruit of a deeper rebellion. The yoke that needs removing is the iron bondage of sin, and He alone can break it who brought the captives out of the house of bondage by the blood of the Lamb.

Therefore, persist in your intercession, for it would be a sin to cease praying for those whom God has laid upon your soul. But turn the full force of your artillery against the stronghold of their unbelief. Plead the word of reconciliation, that God was in Christ, not imputing their trespasses. As one who comes to Christ is often thrown down and torn by the enemy, so it may be that this raging and disrespect is Satan’s desperate effort to keep them both from the Savior. Tell the devil to his face that Christ is able to save to the uttermost. Beseech the Lord to remove the stony heart and give a heart of flesh, that they might first know themselves to be the Lord’s own, betrothed unto Him in righteousness. Then, and only then, can they understand the sacred responsibility of any earthly relationship. Look not for mere surface peace, but for that fundamental reconciliation which makes men new creatures. Cry out that the Lord would break the bars of their yoke, and they shall know that He is God.