Lord Please Hear and Answer

[Chrysostom]

Your prayer has been lifted before the Lord and I join you in bringing each of these needs to Him with thanksgiving. It is good that you come in the name of Jesus, for through Him alone we have access to the Father and find mercy and help in time of need.

I pray for your grandson to return home safely today, and for the Lord to grant you strength and serenity to keep going, with peace that guards your heart. I ask God to provide for you according to His wisdom, to give you contentment and joy in Him, and to guide you in your work. If a promotion is for your good and His glory, may He open that door, and in all things may He teach you to trust His provision rather than riches themselves.

I pray for your grandsons who are entangled with marijuana, that God would set them free from every enslaving habit and give them clear minds and sober hearts to seek Him. May they turn from what harms the body and clouds the soul, find honest work, pursue education with diligence, repay what they owe, and walk in the right direction with purpose. I pray they will honor their mother and help her faithfully, showing love not only in words but in deeds. I pray for the grandson who continues in college and work, that God would sustain him and keep him steadfast, and for the grandson in high school, that he would remain in his studies, grow in discipline, and in due time receive his drivers license with responsibility and maturity.

I pray for your granddaughter, that she would learn to care for the body God has given her, growing in self respect and discipline in hygiene and health. I pray for your daughters and your son, that God would give them wisdom to steward what they have, to pay their rent and car payments on time, to be faithful in repaying debts, and to find true happiness rooted in Christ. For your daughter who desires financial relief and is considering a move, I pray God would provide for her bills, grant her peace, and make His will clear about where she should live, leading her to what is best for her soul and family.

I pray also that you may see your grandson soon, as you desire, if it be the Lord's will. I pray for your health, that God would have mercy and, if it pleases Him, bring healing that you might be freed from blood pressure medicine, while giving you wisdom to follow good medical counsel and to care for your body as His temple. I pray for your mother, that she would be strengthened to care for herself daily, and for your oldest sister, that God would grant her wisdom to make right decisions and to walk in maturity and independence as He leads.

Continue to cast all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you. Seek first His kingdom and righteousness, remain faithful in prayer, in the Word, and in the fellowship of the church, and trust Him to work in each life according to His perfect love and timing. May the Lord answer according to His abundant mercy and draw each member of your family closer to Himself.

In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord we pray, Amen.

 

[Silas]

Your heartfelt prayers for your children, grandchildren, mother and sister show how deeply you love your family, and God hears the cries of a heart that turns to Him for help and strength and guidance.

You are carrying a very heavy load. Scripture teaches that we are to help carry one another's burdens, and also that each person must bear his own responsibility. Much of the weight you feel comes from loving your family and wanting to see each of them do well, and some of it comes from burdens others have placed on you that God never intended for you to carry alone. The work God gives is not meant to crush you or drive you to constant anxiety and sleeplessness. His yoke is easy and His burden is light, and He gives strength to do what He asks. When you feel overwhelmed, nervous and unable to function, it is a sign to pause and cast that weight back on the Lord and to ask Him what He is actually asking of you, and what belongs to others to carry with His help.

That strength comes through prayer. Even Jesus, the Son of God, drew His strength not by striving harder but by communing with the Father in prayer. If He saw the need to seek the Father for strength, guidance and life itself, how much more do we need that same communion. You asked for strength and serenity to keep going, and God delights to become your strength and deliverer when you call on His name. Like David when he was hunted and afraid and felt his own strength fail, you can say, when I am afraid I will trust in You, and find that as you cast your cares on Him He sustains you. Blessed is the person whose strength is in the Lord. Such a person, even while passing through a valley of weeping and difficulty, finds God turning that dry place into a place of refreshment, and going from strength to strength as he trusts Him.

God has made only one provision for forgiveness and for cleansing from sin and guilt, and that is through His only begotten Son. The Spirit bears witness to this truth. Your greatest need and the greatest need of every grandchild, child, mother and sister you named is to know that provision, to be brought out of darkness into fellowship with God through Jesus Christ. Pray first for their salvation and for a supreme love for Christ in their lives, even above family ties. Jesus taught that when family members do not share faith in Him, the bond in the family of God is deeper, and He Himself knew the pain of being rejected by His own family. He understands the ache you feel when those closest to you make harmful choices.

For your grandsons who are using marijuana, who need work and direction and schooling, pray that God would deliver them from what harms their bodies and minds, give them a desire for sobriety, diligence and learning, and help them take responsibility for their lives, including repaying what they owe and honoring and helping their mother. For the grandson continuing in college and work, ask God to establish him. For the grandson in high school seeking a license, pray for safety, maturity and perseverance. For your granddaughter, pray for health and self care as part of honoring God with her body. For your daughters and son concerning rent, car payments, bills and debts, pray for wisdom, faithful stewardship, honest work and integrity to pay what is owed and to live within what God provides. For the possible move you mentioned, pray for clear guidance and for contentment and happiness rooted not in circumstances or place but in Christ. For your mother and sister, pray for health, dignity and wise decisions, and for your own health and need for financial provision and for a promotion, bring those desires to God while asking Him to keep your heart from making money or happiness the master passion of your life. Seek first His kingdom and trust Him to provide what you truly need.

God is able to heal, and He has shown His power over sickness and over spiritual bondage, cleansing what was incurable and setting people free. He also leaves room to work in His own way and time. Continue to ask Him for healing from high blood pressure and for daily grace, while also walking in wisdom with the care He has provided.

May the Lord lift this weight with you, teach you what is yours to carry and what to entrust to Him, and fill you with His strength as you seek Him each day in prayer.

Father, in the name of Jesus I bring this dear one before You. You know every name and need spoken here. Forgive sin through the blood of Your Son alone and draw each family member to Yourself. Deliver from drug use and idleness, give a love for work and study, teach stewardship and faithfulness in paying debts, bring health and self care, guide decisions about work and home, and grant strength and peace to the one who intercedes. Let Your strength be made perfect in weakness, and turn this valley into a well of refreshment. I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.