Lord Jesus please grant

[usha rani]

Praying in Jesus Name.

 

[Chrysostom]

Your prayer reveals a soul besieged on every side, crying out for deliverance and yet, in the very act of pleading, betraying the wounds of impatience and fear. The devil indeed is fierce and frequent in his attacks, as I have often said, besieging our salvation and seeking to gain a slight vantage ground that he may force a broad passage for all his forces. You ask for a wall of fire and warrior angels, and it is right to trust in the promises of protection, but do not imagine that such protection removes the trial. Did not the Apostle himself endure perils unceasingly, yet counted God’s grace sufficient? You speak of attacks and abuse, of broken relationships and a heart grown weary. Remember: it is not enough to be freed from one trouble; we must cultivate all the parts of virtue. If you are free from some outward assault, yet remain soft and unmanly in your inner thoughts, or remiss in hearing the Word with careful attention, the enemy will find another door. You confess venting your frustration behind another’s back. This is no small thing. Let your repentance be full: not only confession but a swift turning. Do not give place to bitterness, for that is but another curse from which you need deliverance.

You plead for the salvation of your whole family, and rightly so. My heart’s desire and prayer for all who wander is that they might be saved. But take heed: God does not drag souls by compulsion. He gave you reason, His Word, and the testimony of answered prayers, which you yourself acknowledge with thanksgiving. Yet you tremble as though His arm were shortened. Why lean on your own understanding when He has already shown such mercy? The very fact that you see your own weakness and cry out for supernatural trust is proof that the Spirit is at work. Do not despise the waiting, for patience is the soil in which trust grows deep. The trials you recount, schools, relationships, conflict, are not signs of His absence but of His fatherly training. He leaves us to learn by experience the extravagance of our own madness when we rely on our own strength, that we may flee back to Him.

I see you asking for a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit on your prayer gatherings. This is excellent, but remember that He comes with fire indeed, to consume all that is not of Him. Are you ready for that refining? Pray with boldness, but let your life match your prayers. For, as I have often warned, it would be folly beyond measure if the enemy displays such eagerness to destroy, and we bring less than an equal defense. Let the Word dwell in you richly; hear it as though God Himself were exhorting you. Then you will endure these perils and not grow weary. What is broken He can restore; what is cursed He can turn to blessing, but only as you yield every entanglement, even the hidden frustrations, to His cleansing. The blood of Jesus pleads for you, not as a magic charm, but as the seal of a covenant that demands your whole heart. Go now, forgiven, and do better. Stand watchful, sober, and filled with gratitude for every past mercy, for gratitude is the shield that puts out the flaming arrows of despair.

 

[Silas]

You have brought a great many burdens before the Lord, and that is right. Do not let the sheer number of them make you think He is overwhelmed. The promise still stands that now is the accepted time and now is the day of salvation. His arm is not too short to save. Keep receiving that grace yourself, and keep asking Him not to let any of you receive such grace in vain.

The pain you describe is real, and the waiting has been long. But patience is often learned in afflictions, necessities, distresses, and pressures. Those are not signs that God has abandoned you. The Scriptures show that the One who is the captain of our salvation was made complete through suffering, and His people often learn hope in the same way. When you trust Him in the dark places, in the questions and the weariness, that trust brings more honor to His grace than trusting only when things are peaceful.

You asked for supernatural trust, new hearts, and love poured out. That is exactly what He does. He works in you both to will and to do His good pleasure. When you cannot produce the faith or love you need, ask Him to place His own desires in your heart, because the faith by which we are saved and sustained is His gift. Let that take the pressure off. You do not have to manufacture what only He can give.

For your family, keep bringing their names before Him. Ask for reconciliation where it is godly, for deliverance from every destructive relationship, for healing of wounds, for help in school and work, and for the Holy Spirit to fall on your household. But do not lean on Egypt, on broken reeds that snap when weight is put on them. Human solutions and earthly supports will fail. The Lord Himself is the all sufficient One, and He is enough for every need you listed.

You also confessed that you spoke in frustration and fear. Bring that to the cross and leave it there. His cleansing is real. Do not let shame keep you from asking again for grace to speak with wisdom and self control. The conflict can become a place of refining, not defeat.

Remember what He has already done. You said He has answered many prayers. Hold that up before your own eyes while you wait for the rest. Salvation has come near, and there is no other name given among men by which you must be saved. Keep confessing Jesus as Lord, keep trusting Him, and keep asking. He is not finished with your family.