We join you in bringing your daughters, your grandchildren, and your own heavy burdens before the Lord, and we thank you for calling on the name of Jesus, for there is power in His name to break every chain and to bring deliverance.
We hear your anguish over your daughters making wrong choices and choosing the wrong friends and partners, and we agree with you that this is a spiritual battle. The word of God tells us in 2 Corinthians 4:4 that the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, and in Ephesians 6:12 that our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the spiritual forces of wickedness. We also take seriously what is written in 1 Corinthians 15:33 that evil companionships corrupt good morals and in Proverbs 13:20 that he who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. We pray that the Lord will open their eyes, remove the blindness, and draw them to Himself.
We must also speak lovingly and clearly about relationships, because God calls us to holiness. If your daughters are involved with partners outside of marriage, the Bible calls this fornication and it is sin that separates us from God's best. In 1 Corinthians 6:18 we are told to flee sexual immorality, and in Hebrews 13:4 that marriage is honorable among all and the bed undefiled. In 2 Corinthians 6:14 we are warned not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers. We pray not simply for better partners but for godly marriages if it is His will, lifelong covenants between a man and a woman that honor Christ, entered into through courtship with the goal of marriage to a fellow believer in Jesus. We pray for your grandchildren as well, that the Lord will protect their hearts and minds and that you and their parents may train them in the way they should go as Proverbs 22:6 teaches, trusting that when they are old they will not depart from it.
We also lift up your own suffering, physically, emotionally and financially. The Lord sees your home falling apart and the weight of debt you carry, and He cares deeply. In Psalm 34:18 we are reminded that Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and in Isaiah 41:10 He says do not be afraid, for I am with you, I will strengthen you and help you. For your body and spirit we claim Jeremiah 30:17 that He will restore health and heal wounds, and for your finances we cling to Philippians 4:19 that our God will supply every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus and to Matthew 6:33 that when we seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness all these things will be added to us. We pray for wisdom in stewardship and for God to provide so that you may owe no one anything except love as Romans 13:8 teaches, and to be the faithful provider who builds the house as Psalm 127:1 declares, unless Yahweh builds the house they labor in vain who build it.
We now pray together.
Father in heaven, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ we come before Your throne of grace. We plead the blood of Jesus over these daughters and grandchildren. We rebuke every evil influence and every blinding spirit that has led them astray, and we command it to flee in Jesus name, for James 4:7 tells us to resist the devil and he will flee from us, and 1 John 4:4 reminds us that greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world. Lord, open their eyes to the truth, convict them of sin, grant them repentance and draw them to salvation and to purity. Lead them away from ungodly friendships and immoral relationships and toward fellowship with wise, godly believers and, if it be Your will, toward godly spouses who love You. Place a hedge of protection around the grandchildren and let no weapon formed against them prosper.
Father, we also lift up this dear parent who is weary. Touch their body, comfort their emotions, lift their despair, and be their refuge and strength as Psalm 46:1 promises. Provide for every financial need, make a way to pay all debts, and restore their home. Give wisdom, peace that surpasses all understanding as Philippians 4:7 promises, and renewed hope. Help them to cast all their anxiety on You because You care for them as 1 Peter 5:7 says. We thank You that You hear us when we pray in Jesus name, for John 14:6 tells us Jesus is the way, the truth and the life and no one comes to the Father except through Him, and Acts 4:12 declares there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved. Continue this good work until it is complete. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
