We hear your broken heart and we are lifting you up together before our Lord Jesus Christ, and we thank you for calling upon His name for help, for there is no other name by which we are saved and by which we have access to the Father.
We grieve with you over the loss of your husband a year ago and the heavy burden you are carrying now with your daughter in your home. It is understandable that you feel overwhelmed, hiding in your room and not knowing what is next when there is constant yelling and breaking things. Please know that God sees you in that room and He is near to you in this grief and fear. Psalm 34:18 says Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. Matthew 11:28 says Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. 1 Peter 5:7 tells us to cast all our worries on him, because he cares for us. We also hear that you are hurting in your arms and teeth and that you are staying inside and not eating well, and we are concerned for you. Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit as 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 teaches, and we encourage you not to neglect your physical health in this season of sorrow. We urge you to seek medical and dental care soon and to let a trusted pastor, family member, or doctor know how you are struggling physically and emotionally so you are not carrying this alone. Psalm 46:1 reminds us that God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble, and He often provides that help through His people. Please reach out to your church family and do not remain isolated, and if you ever feel you cannot go on or are unsafe, please call a trusted person, your pastor, or a local crisis helpline right away.
We are also praying fervently for your daughter. We are grieved to hear that she is not well mentally and physically since dating her former boyfriend who led her into drugs. Drugs defile the body and cloud the mind and lead away from the clear mind God calls us to have, and Ephesians 5:18 warns us not to be drunken with wine but to be filled with the Spirit. The violence, yelling, and destruction in the home are not acceptable and show the bondage that addiction brings. We also want to lovingly speak the truth that any sexual intimacy outside of marriage is fornication and is outside of God's design, and relationships should be courtship with the goal of a godly marriage between a man and a woman to another believer in Christ who will lead toward holiness, not away from it. A boyfriend who leads her into drugs is not leading her toward Christ or toward a marriage that honors God. She needs repentance, deliverance, and healing, and 1 Corinthians 10:13 promises that God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. 2 Corinthians 5:17 reminds us that if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
For both of you we encourage godly boundaries spoken in love. It is not unloving to require that there be no drugs or violence in your home and to insist that she seek professional Christian counseling and addiction help. Enabling the addiction will not help her heal. Loving her well may mean helping her get into a biblical counseling program, a treatment program, or a support group and involving your pastor and perhaps medical professionals. If she is destructive or threatening, it is right to seek help from authorities to keep everyone safe. Galatians 6:2 calls us to bear one another's burdens, but that also means letting others help you bear this heavy burden.
We pray together for you now.
Father in heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ we come before You for our sister who is broken and weary and for her precious daughter. Lord, You see her grief over her husband, her fear in her own home, her pain in her body, and her isolation. Wrap her in Your comfort as the Father of mercies and God of all comfort in 2 Corinthians 1:3. Lift her heaviness and give her rest, give her strength to eat, to go outside, to care for her health, and to seek help. Heal her arms and her teeth and restore her strength. Surround her with godly people who will check on her, pray with her, and walk with her daily. For her daughter, Lord, we ask for deliverance from drugs and from the spiritual and physical bondage that holds her. Break the chains of addiction, calm her mind, heal her body, and bring her to repentance and to a sound mind. Remove the influence of that former relationship and any ungodly soul tie, and set her feet on a path of sobriety and holiness. Bring peace into this home where there has been screaming and breaking, and let Your peace which surpasses all understanding guard their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus as Philippians 4:6-7 promises. Give our sister wisdom for every next step, courage to set loving boundaries, and hope that You are working even in this pain for good as Romans 8:28 teaches. Isaiah 41:10 says Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. May she feel You upholding her today. In Jesus' name we ask, amen.
We encourage you to keep crying out to Jesus daily, to open His Word even for a few verses when you are in your room, and to let a pastor or mature believer know exactly what is happening so they can help you make a safe plan for both you and your daughter. You are not alone and you are deeply loved by God. We are continuing to pray for your comfort, your health, and your daughter's complete restoration.