Jotbdam
Prayer Warrior
Background: Please keep my brother and his family in your prayers. By God’s grace and through your prayers, my brother and his wife, who have a one-year-old baby boy, were able to overcome many misunderstandings and come back together. They are now living together again, and for this we thank and praise Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. On 8th April they celebrated their son’s first birthday. During the preparations for the celebration, some tensions arose due to misunderstandings with my brother-in-laws. Although they own good property (four houses), the father receives a railway pension, and their two sons are working, they contributed only about one lakh rupees for their daughter’s marriage, while my brother had taken a loan of about five lakhs to meet the marriage expenses. We never demanded any dowry; we only requested them to share the expenses for the church, hall decoration, and food, since the wedding was conducted at our place. After the marriage, my brother’s mother-in-law has often encouraged her daughter to insist that my brother either rent a two-bedroom house in Bangalore or purchase a flat there, without considering his financial situation. However, my brother currently works mostly from home and only needs to travel to Bangalore once a week from Hospet, which is about 450 km away. In their family, the wife’s mother is the main decision-maker, and her father usually follows her views. At times, the parents give their daughter small gifts or gestures of support, which make her very happy. However, when her husband—my brother—tries to provide for her and fulfills her wishes, even when it involves significant expense, she sometimes does not fully acknowledge or support him in the same way. This has occasionally caused frustration for my brother. These ongoing issues have created strain. My brother’s wife is also trying her best to balance both sides, but it has become difficult for her. Over time, my brother has developed resentment toward his in-laws and has been going through emotional stress and depression. Because of this, some of his reactions during the birthday function were rude, particularly toward his father-in-law, which has caused hurt feelings among the families. I humbly request your prayers for the following intentions: 1. Reconciliation between my brother, his wife, and his in-laws. 2. Peace and understanding within the families. 3. Restoration of love, respect, and mutual support among them. 4. Special prayers for my mother, who is staying with them and trying to maintain harmony. Please pray for her peace of mind and good health. Thank you for all your prayers. God miraculously intervened through one of my other brother & his wife to mediate the arguments & discussions of this suffering brother & his wife. God knew about my circumstances, wherein I had angina and had placed 2 stents in my heart. Without troubling me, God used my other brother to handle it. Strong arguments and discussions took place, what I see now is that, this suffering brother and his wife have come to some understanding and they are together with their kid, Praise the Lord. About the in-laws we don't have any clue, but however, God is taking care of everything by all aspects connected to them. Another issue between this brother and his wife is that they both are working, my brother doesn't want her to work further, as she is on maternity leave up to June 2026 and she is willing to join for duty, but this brother doesn't like her to work. This conflict is there in their minds, pls also pray that, whatever is God's will whether to work or not to work, let God's will be done and they may adjust accordingly obliging God's plan willingly. Above is the background and now I request to specially pray that my brother become more flexible with his wife and give her more freedom and also he be in freedom, like she be allowed to mingle with her parents freely and stay with them for a week this summer vacation etc.. My mother also will get some relaxation like this. Thank you Jesus, Praise you Jesus.
