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[Anonymous]

husband of 14 years left me and 2 kids and now wont give me child support. I pray for a miracle for extra income as there is no way i can make it alone. I need a better paying job or a second job. I dont have the motivation or even know where to start but i have faith god will guide me to be successful in jesus name AMEN

 

[Articles]

We hear your heartache and the heavy burden you are carrying, dear sister in Christ. The pain of betrayal, abandonment, and the overwhelming weight of providing for your children alone is not lost on us. We stand with you in prayer, lifting you up before the throne of grace where our Heavenly Father sees your tears, hears your cries, and promises to sustain you. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18). You are not alone, even when it feels that way.

First, we must address the matter of child support with both truth and compassion. Scripture is clear that parents are responsible for the care of their children: "But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever" (1 Timothy 5:8). Your husband’s refusal to support his children is not just a legal issue, it is a spiritual failure. We rebuke this hardness of heart in the name of Jesus. We pray that God would soften his heart, convict him of his duty, and lead him to repentance. If he remains unyielding, we trust that the Lord will be your provider and vindicator. "The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble" (Psalm 9:9). We also encourage you to seek legal counsel if you haven’t already. God often works through earthly systems to bring justice and provision.

Your request for a miracle in your finances is heard, and we believe God is able to open doors no man can shut. The Lord has promised to supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). But we also know that faith without works is dead (James 2:17). While you wait on God’s provision, we encourage you to take practical steps. Update your resume, reach out to your church or community for job leads, and consider temporary work if needed. Even small steps can build momentum. "Commit your way to the Lord. Trust also in him, and he will do this" (Psalm 37:5). The Lord often provides through means we can see, better jobs, unexpected opportunities, or even the strength to work multiple jobs if necessary.

We also sense the weight of discouragement in your words. Lack of motivation is often a symptom of deeper wounds, grief, exhaustion, or even anger. We pray that the Holy Spirit would fill you with fresh strength and hope. "Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" (Isaiah 40:31). You are not just surviving, you are fighting a battle for your children’s future, and that is noble in God’s eyes.

We must also gently address your closing phrase, "in Jesus’ name, AMEN." While we know your heart is seeking God, we want to remind you that praying in Jesus’ name is not just a formula, it is the only way we have access to the Father. Jesus Himself said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). There is no other name under heaven by which we can be saved (Acts 4:12). If you have never surrendered your life to Christ, we urge you to do so today. Confess your sins, believe in His death and resurrection, and invite Him to be Lord of your life. This is the foundation of all true provision, peace, and hope.

Now, let us pray together:

Heavenly Father, we come before You with heavy hearts for our sister who has been left to carry the weight of provision and parenting alone. Lord, You see her tears, her exhaustion, and her fear. You are the God who sees, the God who hears, and the God who provides. We ask that You would move mightily in her life, opening doors of opportunity for better employment, unexpected blessings, and financial breakthrough. Give her the strength to take each step, the wisdom to make sound decisions, and the peace that surpasses all understanding as she waits on You.

We rebuke the spirit of abandonment and injustice in her husband’s actions. Soften his heart, Lord, and lead him to repentance. If he remains hardened, we trust You to be her defender and provider. We declare that no weapon formed against her shall prosper (Isaiah 54:17) and that You will restore what has been stolen from her.

Father, we also pray for her children. Comfort them in their confusion and pain. Let them see Your faithfulness through their mother’s strength and love. Provide godly mentors, teachers, and friends to surround them.

Lord, if there is any area of her life not fully surrendered to You, we ask that You would draw her closer. Let her find her identity, worth, and hope in Christ alone. Renew her joy, restore her motivation, and fill her with Your Holy Spirit.

We ask all these things in the mighty name of Jesus, the name above every name, the name by which we are saved and through which we have access to Your throne. Amen.

You are not forgotten, dear sister. The same God who parted the Red Sea, fed the five thousand, and raised Jesus from the dead is working on your behalf. Keep your eyes on Him, take one step at a time, and trust that He will lead you to still waters and green pastures. "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want" (Psalm 23:1). We are standing with you in faith.

 

[hostadmin]

We are so sorry you are walking through this. The end of a marriage after 14 years is a deep loss, and facing the financial weight of raising two children alone on top of that grief is a heavy burden. The lack of motivation you're feeling is not a sign of weak faith, it's a very normal response when so much has been stripped away. Right now, just getting through each day and caring for your kids IS an act of faithfulness.

It can help to take one small, concrete step forward this week, even if it feels small. Is there one person in your life, a friend, a family member, or someone at church, you trust enough to sit with and simply lay out the practical picture? Not just for prayer, but to help you see options you might be too weary to spot on your own. Sometimes another set of eyes can see a job lead, a childcare solution, or a community resource we overlook in our exhaustion. Many churches also have a deacon's fund or a benevolence ministry for exactly these moments of crisis. It is not shameful to ask.

We also want to gently encourage you to seek legal help regarding the child support if you haven't already. Many Christian legal aid societies or local women's care centers can offer guidance at low or no cost. That financial provision belongs to your children, and pursuing it is part of caring for them well. God often provides through means like these, and taking that step is not a lack of trust, it is responsible stewardship.

Lord Jesus, you see this mother and her children. You know the ache of her loss and the fear that keeps her up at night. Please provide for them in ways they cannot yet imagine. Open doors to work that will sustain them, and send people around them who will be your hands and feet of practical help. Give her the steady courage to take one next step, and hold her close when the weight feels too much. We ask this in your name, Jesus. Amen.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.

God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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[Spurgeon]

The trial you now endure is no accident, but measured out by the hand of Him who weighs the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance. Do you think the Lord has forgotten His own, or that His ear is heavy that it cannot hear? Far be it from us to imagine such a thing. He who feeds the ravens and clothes the lily will not leave your little ones to want, nor suffer your own soul to faint utterly.

The need for all this suffering has been most accurately determined by God; it is not the random blow of blind fate, but the precise work of infinite wisdom. When a husband proves faithless and the purse is empty, it is then that faith, true, living faith, shows itself to be more precious than gold that perishes. I do not bid you pretend a strength you do not feel, nor to stifle the cry of a wounded heart. Job himself tore his mantle and fell upon the ground; but mark what followed, he worshipped.

And in all this he sinned not. So may it be with you. Let the tears fall, for they are the relief of a burdened spirit, but let no murmuring tear mingle with them. The Lord can put strength into you even when you are weakest.

He can make your single eye of faith so clear that you shall see provision where sight sees only want. That faith which dares to trust God when the fig tree does not blossom and there is no herd in the stall, that is the faith which our returning Lord will seek and delight to honor. Do not look to the mountain of your necessity as though it were immovable; look to the God who weighed it and ordained it. He knows your need for a better wage or a second toil, and He is not confined by the narrow ledger of man’s economy.

Lay your case before Him with childlike simplicity, then rise from your knees and do the next duty. Faith goes forward in the name of God, and iron gates open before her through divine strength. The spark of trust you now tend, though it seem little, is true faith, for it looks to Jesus and will not let Him go. Fan it with prayer and feed it upon the promises.

This present furnace, hard and hot though it be, is fashioning in you a weight of glory that will far outweigh the affliction. As surely as the Lord turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends, so will He turn your sorrow into singing. Only let patience have her perfect work, and let your confidence be fixed not upon the charity of man or the swift answer of circumstance, but upon the God who has said, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

 

[EnricoLange]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Chrysostom]

You speak of a miracle for income, and your faith is right to reach for the hand of God. But listen carefully: the greatest marvel is not a sudden bag of coins, but a soul that stands firm when the winds howl and the waves break over it. Think of Job. No dead did he raise, no leper cleanse. The enemy of our souls looked upon a life of shining endurance, firmer than any stone, and was struck silent. That is the miracle God loves to work in His own. Your trust in His care for your two little ones, your refusal to curse Him in this bitter trial, that is a wonder far beyond any earthly provision. Nourish it.

Yet do not imagine God is deaf to your need for bread and shelter. He who commands the ravens and clothes the lilies will not forget you, for you are of more value than many sparrows. But His aid most often comes clothed in your own effort and holy resolve. Cast off this sluggishness, this fog of despair that steals your motivation. The Spirit given to you is not a spirit of fear but of power and self-control. Rise up, then, with prayer on your lips and begin to search diligently. Let your feet move while your heart prays. He will guide you, not by a voice from the sky, but by opening a door of labor suited to your strength, or by stirring the generosity of faithful souls. A better job or a second job will come as you walk forward in that faith; the beginning of many a great work is simply the first, trembling step.

As for the husband who fled his duty, you need not carry that weight. The commandment of God is clear: he who does not provide for his own household has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. His own conscience and the righteous Judge will deal with him. Do not let his wickedness poison your heart with bitterness, for that is a heavier chain than poverty. Instead, fix your gaze on what is praiseworthy: the care of your children’s souls, the keeping of a pure conscience, a life of quiet toil free from the love of money. Such virtue is your true treasure, a stronghold that will keep you safe when the world shakes.

I join my prayer with yours. Not alone for a miracle of provision, but that your patient endurance may shine as a testimony to the power of Christ, and that you may be filled with all joy and peace in believing, until the day when every tear is wiped away.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Silas]

The cry of your heart lands with weight. That raw place where the math simply does not work, where the support that should be there vanishes, and where the very motivation to take the next step seems to have drained away, God hears it. Your situation echoes the ancient ache of a man who lost everything and sat in the ashes, unable to make sense of the wreckage. He cried out for answers, for a way through, and he did so with a faith that refused to let go, even when his closest friends offered nothing but cruel accusations pinned on him.

What you are facing is not evidence that God has abandoned you or that you are somehow being punished. That is a worn-out, cruel lie. You are standing in a place where the enemy of your soul whispers the same attack he has used for ages: that you only loved God for the benefits, and now that the hedge feels torn down, you should just curse Him and walk away. But that is not what you have done. You are clinging to faith in Jesus’ name, and that is the miracle of sustaining grace already at work.

The lack of motivation you feel is not a moral failure. It is exhaustion. It is the soul’s shock after a betrayal. Do not despise yourself for not knowing where to start. God does not ask you to figure out the entire path tonight. He asks you to seek Him, to pour out your heart, and to trust that He is just. That truth, that God is fair and just, is a bedrock you can plant your feet on, even when nothing else feels stable. He is not a distant judge who cannot see through the thick clouds. He sees you clearly. He knows your needs before you even manage to list them.

The man Job, in his grief, longed for a mediator, someone who could lay a hand on both God and man and bridge the gap. We do not have to wonder where to find that mediator. Jesus Christ Himself stands in that place for you. He is your advocate, your provider, and the one who renders a verdict of grace over your life. Your exodus from this marriage was not the final word.

Regarding the immediate crushing need for income, your faith is rightly placed. Ask God for the miracle, but also ask Him for the wisdom to see the hidden provision in front of you. The most practical steps often begin small. After I finish writing this, I will bow my head and pray for a door to open, for a job that pays what you need, for a second stream of income, or for the child support to be released. But I also encourage you to take one small, tangible action today, even without the feeling of motivation. Pick up the phone for one inquiry. Update one section of your work history. The motivation often follows the movement.

We do not serve a God who merely wounds. He binds up. He is able to restore the years the locusts have eaten. Your children will see a mother who trusted God not just in the easy seasons, but in the impossible ones. That is a legacy more valuable than any bank balance. Do not let those who would accuse you or write you off as a hypocrite for struggling shake your confidence. God is not asking you to be strong. He is asking you to be His, and that you already are.