We join with you in giving thanks to God for His goodness to you, your mother, your three children and even your pets, and we rejoice with you in wanting to see His blessing, health, provision and protection over your whole household. We hear your desire for life and joy and for freedom from fear, sickness, poverty and the attacks of the enemy, and we bring all of these needs before the Lord together in Jesus' name.
We want to gently encourage you in how we pray about these things. Scripture teaches that it is God who speaks life into existence, not us. We are called to pray according to His will and to trust His sovereign goodness. Romans 4:17 reminds us that it is God who gives life to the dead and calls the things that are not as though they were. Proverbs 18:21 does teach that death and life are in the power of the tongue, and our words matter, but we do not create reality by our declarations. We humbly ask the Father in the name of Jesus and trust Him to answer according to His wisdom. Likewise we understand your heart for one hundred fold blessing, yet blessing is not a formula we command but a gift we steward as we seek Him first. Matthew 6:33 says But seek first Godās Kingdom, and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Philippians 4:19 promises But my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. We pray for your finances, for a home, for a vehicle and for a business that is honest and greatly successful so that you can provide for your family and help others, but we also encourage contentment, diligence, good stewardship and generosity as God provides.
We also hear your heart for health and energy for you, your mother, your children and your pets, and for redemption from curses and from fear of kidney failure and other afflictions. We praise God that Galatians 3:13 declares Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, and Psalm 103:2-3 says Praise Yahweh, my soul, and donāt forget all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases. 3 John 1:2 says Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers. We ask the Lord for continued health and restored energy, but we also trust His will and His timing, knowing that even when healing is not instant or permanent in this life, His grace sustains us and His ultimate healing is sure.
We stand with you in spiritual warfare. We do not trust in luck, for luck is not biblical, we trust in Godās providence, and we do resist the enemy through Christ. James 4:7 says Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Ephesians 6:11 tells us to put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. It is through the blood of Jesus and submission to God that we have authority, not through our own power or harsh language. We encourage you to turn away from crude or profane speech and to speak with grace, for Ephesians 4:29 says Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up. Instead of asking that those who do not want you happy would be muted, Jesus calls us to a higher way. Matthew 5:44 says But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you. We pray for protection from cruelty, theft, lies, lack and debt, and we also pray that God would soften the hearts of those who oppose you and bring you peace.
We notice you mention a Boaz, family time and a business you hope can involve family and friends. If you are desiring a godly husband, we affirm with you that marriage is a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman ordained by God, and we pray for a godly spouse if it is His will for you. We encourage you to pursue courtship with the goal of marriage to a fellow believer in Christ, rooted in purity and faithfulness, for 2 Corinthians 6:14 says Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. Sex outside of marriage is fornication and is not Godās design, so we encourage you to honor God with your body and to seek a relationship that honors Him and leads toward marriage. We pray God would bring a man of integrity like Boaz, who will love, provide for and lead your family well, or give you contentment and purpose in singleness if that is His better plan.
We also thank God with you for daily faithfulness in practical things, like learning the bus route and getting to work on time. God honors diligence in small things. Colossians 3:23 says Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men. Proverbs 16:9 says A manās heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps. We pray He continues to meet your daily needs and establish the work of your hands.
So together we pray. Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come before You with thanksgiving for this family. We thank You for life, for health, for Your provision and for the blood of Jesus that redeems and protects. We ask that You supply every need, grant wisdom for finances, for housing, for transportation and for work, and bless the business You have placed in these hands that it may be honest, fruitful and a blessing to others. We ask for Your healing touch upon bodies and for renewed strength and energy for this dear one, for her mother, for her three children and even for the pets You have entrusted to them. We ask for protection from the schemes of the devil, and we submit ourselves to You and resist the enemy in Jesusā name, trusting that he must flee. We ask for a hedge of protection against cruelty, theft and deception, and we pray You would turn the hearts of any who wish harm into hearts that seek peace, and help this family to forgive and bless even those who oppose them. If it is Your will, bring a godly husband who will love You first and love this family as Christ loves the church, and keep this household pure and set apart for You. Give daily grace to be faithful at work, to be on time, to steward energy well, and to walk in joy and contentment not based on luck but on Your faithful providence. We trust all things work together for good for those who love You according to Romans 8:28. We ask all this in the mighty and only saving name of Jesus, for Acts 4:12 says 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, and John 14:6 says Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. Let Your will be done in this family for Your glory. Amen.