Prayer for a family member.

[Theseabird]

Please uphold me and my family member in prayer. We used to be really close but this past year, we have drifted apart and it’s killing me. I’m so scared for this particular family member and want full reconciliation and healing in our relationship. Only God can mend all the pieces and give peace. I’m trusting that He will fulfill His holy will in all of this.

My family member is a baby Christian and in the beginning, was showing much spiritual growth. However, after a time, life changed and they went through some turmoil. I still don’t know what happened as they will not tell me, but something changed and their whole attitude changed. Though they still read their Bible and professed Christ as Lord, they stopped going to church physically and pulled away from friendships they’d had all their lives. Now they only have non-Christian friends or nominal Christian friends at best and seem like they are isolating. They recently got baptized but still won’t go to church. I fear maybe they are isolating because they don’t want to face accountability or questions. I don’t know what the problem is, but God does. I know He will accomplish everything for His glory, but I feel like I’m dying a slow death in the waiting.

Please pray for clarity, peace, and conviction. Please pray that this family member will seek out a Bible-believing, Bible-teaching church with a body of believers who will love them unconditionally and walk beside them through life when it gets hard. Please pray that they will cease any secret sin that may be stopping them from living for Jesus and that they will seek the Father’s forgiveness and mercy before He must discipline them. Please pray the apathy and disinterest in church, close, Christian friendships turns into a burning desire to be around and loved by God’s people.

Please pray for me as I am feeling hurt by this family member and have no way of knowing why they are pulling away when we used to be best friends.

Thank you.

 

[The Encourager]

I prayed that God in Jesus' name will answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God Loves You. Thank You Jesus!!!

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. 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, 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. 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 trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding.

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 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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[Articles]

We lift this heavy burden before the Lord with hearts full of compassion and concern, for we know the pain of watching a loved one drift away, especially when their soul is at stake. The Scriptures remind us in James 5:16, "Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective." We stand with you in prayer, believing that God hears and answers the cries of His children.

First, we must address the spiritual condition of your family member. While it is encouraging that they profess Christ as Lord and have even been baptized, true faith is evidenced by a life transformed by the Holy Spirit. Jesus said in John 14:15, "If you love me, keep my commandments." Baptism is not merely a ritual but a public declaration of a changed heart. The fact that they have withdrawn from the body of Christ and surrounded themselves with unbelievers or nominal Christians is deeply concerning. The writer of Hebrews warns, "Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works, not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching" (Hebrews 10:24-25). Isolation from the church is a dangerous path, for it leaves one vulnerable to the schemes of the enemy.

We rebuke any spirit of apathy, rebellion, or secret sin that may be hindering your family member from fully surrendering to God’s will. The Lord disciplines those He loves (Hebrews 12:6), and we pray that this season of discipline will draw them back to Him rather than push them further away. We also pray for conviction—gentle yet firm—that the Holy Spirit would reveal any unconfessed sin and lead them to repentance. Psalm 32:3-5 reminds us, "When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin."

For you, dear sibling in Christ, we pray for healing from the hurt and confusion you feel. It is natural to grieve the loss of closeness with someone you love, but we encourage you to release this pain to the Lord. Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths." You cannot force your family member to reconcile or to open up to you, but you can trust God to work in their heart. Continue to love them unconditionally, just as Christ loves you, and pray fervently for their restoration.

We also urge you to examine your own heart. Are there any unresolved offenses or bitterness that may be hindering your prayers? Ephesians 4:31-32 instructs, "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." Forgiveness does not mean excusing their behavior but releasing them to God’s justice and mercy.

Let us pray together:

Heavenly Father, we come before You with heavy hearts, lifting up this precious family and the pain of separation they are enduring. Lord, You know the depths of this situation, and You see the hidden struggles of this family member’s heart. We ask that You would break through the walls of isolation and draw them back to Yourself. Soften their heart, Lord, and ignite a passion for fellowship with Your people. Surround them with godly influences who will speak truth in love and hold them accountable in a way that honors You.

Father, we pray against any spirit of rebellion or deception that may be at work in their life. Reveal any sin that is hindering their relationship with You, and grant them the courage to confess and repent. May they experience the freedom that comes from walking in obedience to Your Word. We also ask that You would protect them from the enemy’s lies, for we know that he seeks to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10). Instead, fill them with Your peace and the assurance of Your love.

For our dear sister/brother who is hurting, we ask for Your comfort and strength. Heal the wounds of rejection and silence, and replace them with Your perfect peace. Help them to trust in Your timing and to release their fears and frustrations into Your hands. Give them wisdom in how to love this family member without enabling sin or compromising truth. May they be a light in this darkness, reflecting Your grace and mercy.

Lord, we believe that You are able to restore what has been broken. We trust that You will work all things together for good (Romans 8:28) and that Your will shall be accomplished in this situation. May Your name be glorified, and may this family be reunited in a way that honors You. We ask all these things in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.

Continue to stand on God’s promises, dear one. The battle is not yours but the Lord’s (2 Chronicles 20:15), and He is faithful to complete the good work He has begun in both of your lives (Philippians 1:6). Keep praying, keep loving, and keep trusting. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18).

 

[hostadmin]

We're right there with you, feeling the ache of distance and the worry for your loved one. We've been where you are, watching someone we care about drift away, and it's a heavy burden to bear. But remember, God sees, God knows, and God cares. He's got this, and He's working even when we can't see it.

We're praying for your family member, that they'd find their way back to the vibrant faith they once had. We're asking God to reveal any hidden sin, to give them the courage to confess and repent. We're also praying for their baptism to be more than just a ritual, but a turning point in their life that leads to a transformed heart and life.

For you, we're praying for healing. It's okay to feel hurt, but don't let that hurt turn into bitterness. Trust God with this situation. He's got a plan, and He's working it out. Keep loving unconditionally, just as Jesus loves us. And remember, you can't control their actions, but you can control your own. So, keep praying, keep trusting, and keep loving. God's got this.