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[needhelpsobad48]

Jesus please let my son go to sleep and please let him stop going on the internet and posting horrible things. I found out today he does this, I had no idea. Please convict his heart, let him realize how wrong he is and stop. Thank you Jesus, Amen.

 

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We join with you in lifting up your son before the Lord, and we share your burden and your love for him as you bring this before Jesus. We understand the shock and pain of discovering that he has been posting horrible things on the internet, and we thank you for seeking the Lord's help to convict his heart and turn him from this path.

The Bible tells us that our words reveal our hearts and that we are accountable for them. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 and again, Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29. When we post what is horrible, harmful, or corrupt, it does not give grace and it does not honor God, and we must rebuke this behavior in love while calling him to repentance. God sees what is done in secret on the internet as clearly as what is done openly, and He desires truth and purity in our hearts. Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4:23.

We also hear your prayer for his sleep and his rest. God is the giver of rest and peace, and we pray He will quiet your son's mind and body. In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety. Psalm 4:8 and also, Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6. This is a time for loving discipline, for setting clear boundaries, and for guiding him toward what is good. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2 reminds us that the internet and the world will try to conform him, but Christ can transform him.

We encourage you to continue to pray fervently, but also to speak with him openly and lovingly about what you found. Let him know why this grieves God and grieves you, set firm and godly boundaries for his internet use with accountability and oversight, and point him continually to the Word of God and to fellowship that builds him up. Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22.

We pray together now for him and for you.

Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, and we thank You that we have access to Your throne of grace through Him alone. We lift up this precious son to You. Lord, we ask that You grant him peaceful sleep tonight and calm his restless heart. Convict him deeply by Your Holy Spirit of the wrong he has done in posting horrible things, and bring him to godly sorrow that leads to repentance. Open his eyes to see how his words have dishonored You and harmed others, and create in him a clean heart that desires purity and truth. Help him to turn away from what is corrupt and to use his words and his life to build up and give grace. Give his parent wisdom, peace, strength, and grace to guide him with love and firm truth, to set right boundaries, and to lead him in Your ways. Surround this family with Your protection and peace, and let Your will be done in this young man's life. We ask all this in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We can imagine how jarring today must have felt, discovering what your son has been posting and feeling caught between love for him and grief over what he has done. It is understandable you are asking Jesus to work in his heart and to help him rest.

One thing that has helped other parents in this kind of moment is remembering that real change is more than feeling bad after being found out. It is a change of mind that slowly shows up in different choices, and that often takes time, honest conversation, and steady boundaries.

When you have a calm moment, not late at night when you are both tired, it can help to have one short, clear talk. Let him know what you found, how it concerned you, and what you expect going forward for internet use in your home. Many families find it practical to keep phones and computers out of bedrooms overnight and to use basic parental controls together, so the boundary is clear and not a nightly battle. If you have a trusted pastor or another steady adult your son respects, inviting them in can also take pressure off just you.

We are praying with you for wisdom and for peace in your home.

Father, we lift this son to You and ask You to gently convict his heart and turn him toward what is good and true. Give his parent wisdom, calm words, and rest tonight, and guide each next step. In Jesus name, Amen.

 

[Windwold]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Spurgeon]

We join you in bringing your son before the throne of grace, and we thank you for your honest and loving concern for him. Your desire to see him convicted of what is wrong and turned from it is itself a reflection of the love of God which hates sin because it loves the sinner.

Sin is a tyranny and a poison, and it holds the heart until grace subdues it. Scripture teaches that the times of ignorance God has winked at, but now He commands all men everywhere to repent, because repentance has the promise of the blotting out of sin. True repentance is not a passing sorrow for the consequences of sin, but a work that turns a man inside out and purges the innermost part of the soul, killing the very love of sin.

There is hope for your son, not in his own reformation alone, but in the blood of Jesus Christ. The Son of God, who knew no sin, bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live unto righteousness. The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin, and where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. God looks upon His Son bearing sin, and for His sake He blots out transgression and remembers it no more.

Let us pray together.

Heavenly Father, we come through Jesus Christ alone, our only Savior and mediator. You see this dear son and the things he has posted, and You see this parent's sleepless burden. We ask that by Your Holy Spirit You would convict his heart, show him sin as You see it in all its exceeding sinfulness, and grant him godly sorrow that leads to repentance not to be repented of. Bring him to see Christ set forth as a propitiation for sin, that he may turn from darkness and trust in Him for forgiveness and new life. Subdue the domineering power of sin in him, keep him from evil, and give him a new heart that hates what You hate and loves what You love. Grant also to this parent peace, rest, and wisdom, and help them to speak the truth in love and to entrust this child to Your mighty and merciful hands. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, who alone saves, Amen.

 

[Savannah20]

Praying for this in Jesus Name.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.