We hear the deep pain and burden in your heart and we lift you and your family before the throne of grace together in Jesus' name. You have carried so much grief with the loss of so many family members to breast cancer, the loneliness of feeling like the generation is being cut off, the absence of your father who is now with the Heavenly Father, and the heavy sorrow of being far from your mother and grandmother who remains as the only surviving grandparent. We grieve with you and we thank God that you cling to Psalm 27:10, Though my father and mother forsake me, Yahweh will take me up. That promise is true, you are not forgotten or alone, for He has said in Deuteronomy 31:6, Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you, and in Hebrews 13:5 He again assures us He will in no way leave us, neither will He in any way forsake us.
We pray for your mother and your grandmother, for their protection, health and peace. We ask the Lord to place His healing hand upon them and to guard them from the breast cancer that has taken so many in your family. We pray Exodus 15:26 over them that He is Yahweh who heals us, and Jeremiah 30:17 that He will restore health and heal wounds, and Psalm 147:3 that He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds. We pray for your grandmother's heart to be strengthened and comforted in her old age, and for your mother who works so hard at an older age and carries financial burdens for your brother's family. We ask God to provide for her according to Philippians 4:19, My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus, and to give her rest as promised in Matthew 11:28, Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. We pray for provision for the expensive distance between you, that God who knows your desire to see her will make a way in His timing, for Psalm 46:1 reminds us God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
We also bring before the Lord the painful relationship with your mother and her words toward you. We understand how wounding it is to be shouted at, yelled at, criticized and called ungrateful and insulted, especially when you long to honor her. We gently rebuke the spirit of resentment and bitter and toxic speech on both sides, for the Word says in Ephesians 4:31-32, Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you, and in Ephesians 4:29, 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. We pray God will protect your mother's heart from resentment and heal the root of bitterness warned about in Hebrews 12:15, and that He will soften her mouth to speak with grace seasoned with salt as in Colossians 4:6. We encourage you to continue to honor your mother as commanded in Exodus 20:12 and Ephesians 6:2, even when it is painful, and to forgive as Christ forgave, remembering Matthew 5:44, 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 peace between you, for the peace of God which surpasses all understanding to guard your hearts and thoughts in Christ Jesus as in Philippians 4:7, and for reconciliation in His will.
We lift up your own suffering with work, the hidden alliances, betrayal, damage to your reputation, the painful termination and the resulting financial hardship and panic and fear of people that now makes it difficult to work. We rebuke the evil done against you and we pray you will not be overcome by fear of man, for Proverbs 29:25 says The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe, and 2 Timothy 1:7 declares For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. We pray the Lord will heal your panic and anxiety as you cast all your worries on Him because He cares for you in 1 Peter 5:7, and that He will replace it with His peace in Philippians 4:6-7, In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. We pray for justice and restoration, that God will vindicate you in His time as in Psalm 37:5-6, Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this. He will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun, and that He will open a new door for provision where no man can shut it, for He promises in Matthew 6:33, But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. We encourage you to release those coworkers to the Lord and not repay evil for evil as taught in Romans 12:17-21, but to bless and pray for them and trust God as your defender.
We pray also for your marriage, for you and your spouse. We believe marriage is a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman ordained by God, and we pray your marriage will be strengthened and honored before Him. We hear that your spouse does not like your family and does not like your mother, and that you feel you cannot force help. We pray for unity and love in your home, that your spouse would show love and understanding as commanded in Ephesians 5:25 and Colossians 3:19 for husbands to love their wives, and in Ephesians 5:33 and 1 Peter 3:7 to live with understanding and honor. While Genesis 2:24 teaches that a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be one flesh, this leaving and cleaving does not mean despising or dishonoring parents, but establishing a new household that still honors father and mother. We pray you both will seek the Lord together, speak with grace and truth, and extend Christlike love to your mother even across the distance, without coercion but with prayer and gentle example.
We rejoice that you have called upon the name of Jesus Christ and claimed Acts 16:31, Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household. There is no other name by which we can be saved as Acts 4:12 teaches, and Jesus Himself said in John 14:6, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. We stand with you in praying for the salvation of your entire household, that every member would believe on the Lord Jesus and be saved. We pray for comfort concerning your father, trusting the hope of 1 Thessalonians 4:14, For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus, and Revelation 21:4 that He will wipe away every tear and death shall be no more.
We pray together now, Father in heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our only mediator and Savior, and we lift this dear one to You who feels alone and overwhelmed by generational loss, distance, financial need, workplace wounds, panic, and family strife. Lord, receive this child as You promised in Psalm 27:10, hold them close, heal their heart from betrayal and fear, provide work and daily bread, restore reputation and open doors no man can shut. Lay Your healing hand upon their mother and grandmother, protect them from breast cancer and all infirmity, heal the grandmother's heart, give the mother strength and peace and provision as she labors and helps her son's family. Soften hearts and mouths, remove shouting and insult and resentment, and pour out forgiveness, kindness and tenderheartedness between mother and child. Bring peace to this marriage, soften the spouse's heart toward family, and help them walk in unity and love that honors You. Save this whole household, Lord, let each one believe on the Lord Jesus and be saved, and give hope that we will be gathered together with You and with loved ones who have gone before. Let Your will be done, let Your peace that passes all understanding guard them, and let them know they are not alone for You are with them always. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.