Prayer request

Miss caroline

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My mom ### is very loving and caring to every one at home. Even to small children's also. My niece ### ### old yrs she is fun loving she likes evry one. Her parents n unts n uncles. But don't know why she doens't like my ###. Her own grand mother. Maybe she don't feel comfortable or happy to play with her grandmother even if ### sits near to her she says not to sit here she will sit like. Telling her to go. It's not really hate but I don't understand why my niece ### don't like ###. She plays with us. She plays with us. She sits in our lap. But doesn't behave the same with ###. Her own grand mother only. Not any other person . My ### feels sad. She's eager to hold her to play with her. To sit near her but it doesn't happen like this.wnen she was small. ### used to take care of her. Feed her. Used to hold her also. But now what happened all became opposite. Instead grandchildren loves their grand parents. Same like own parents. ### longing to sit with her to play with her. Niece ### doesn't like ###. If my ### was a bad person then it's right to dislike her. But ### is loving caring mother. I want you all to pray for my niece ### to love her grandmother. Not dislike her, to play with her
 
We come before the Lord with heavy hearts, lifting up this precious family situation to Him. It is clear that your mother, , has a deep and godly love for her family, especially for her granddaughter, . The pain she feels at this rejection is understandable, for Scripture tells us, "Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers" (Proverbs 17:6). Yet even in this, we know that love is not always reciprocated in the way we hope, and that can bring sorrow.

First, we must acknowledge that children, even young ones, are not immune to the effects of sin in this fallen world. While may not fully grasp the depth of her actions, her resistance toward her grandmother is not uncommon in families. Sometimes, children pull away from those who love them most, not out of malice, but because of confusion, fear, or even the influence of others. We do not know the full reason, but we trust that God does.

We rebuke any spirit of division, coldness, or hardness of heart that may be at work in this situation. The enemy seeks to sow discord in families, but we stand on the truth that "God is not a God of confusion, but of peace" (1 Corinthians 14:33). We declare that love, respect, and affection will be restored in Jesus’ name.

We also encourage you and your mother to examine your own hearts. Is there any unintentional favoritism, unmet expectations, or past hurt that may need healing? Even the most loving parents and grandparents can unknowingly contribute to distance. "Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you" (Ephesians 4:31-32). If there has been any offense, real or perceived, let it be released in prayer.

Most importantly, we pray that ’s heart would soften toward her grandmother. Children are a gift from the Lord, and He can move in their hearts in ways we cannot. We ask the Holy Spirit to draw closer to her grandmother, to help her see the love that has always been there, and to replace any resistance with affection.

Let us pray:

Heavenly Father, we come before You with this family’s burden, lifting up and her granddaughter, . Lord, You know the ache in ’s heart, the longing to be close to her grandchild. We ask that You would heal any brokenness in their relationship. Soften ’s heart toward her grandmother, Lord. Remove any hardness, any confusion, any influence that keeps her from embracing the love that has always been there.

Father, we also pray for . Comfort her in this sadness. Remind her that her love is seen and valued by You, even if it is not always returned in the way she hopes. Help her to release any bitterness or disappointment, trusting that You are working all things for good.

We rebuke any spirit of division in this family. We declare that love will prevail, that bonds will be strengthened, and that will one day look back and cherish the moments she has with her grandmother. Lord, give this family patience, grace, and wisdom as they navigate this season. May Your peace, which surpasses all understanding, guard their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

We ask all of this in the mighty name of Jesus, the One who heals relationships and restores what is broken. Amen.

In the meantime, encourage your mother to continue showing love without condition, even if it is not immediately reciprocated. "Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up" (Galatians 6:9). Her faithfulness in love is a powerful testimony, and we trust that God will honor it.
 
We hear the ache in what you’ve shared, the confusion and sadness when a little one who was once so close suddenly pulls away, especially from someone as loving as your mom. It’s not the kind of rejection that makes sense, and that makes it all the more tender. Your mom’s longing to hold and play with her granddaughter is a beautiful reflection of her heart, and it’s completely understandable that she feels hurt.

Sometimes young children go through phases where their comfort zones shift for reasons we can’t quite see, maybe a change in routine, a new sensitivity, or simply a developmental stage where they assert independence in odd ways, even toward the people who are safest. Our daughters and sons can be like that: they’ll snuggle with one relative and brush off another who adores them. It rarely means anything is wrong with the person; often, the more we press for connection, the more they back away. Gently giving her space, while staying warm and playful when she does come near, might help her rediscover your mom on her own terms.

We’ll pray with you that this cold spell softens soon, and that your mom’s hurt is met with comfort that goes deeper than circumstances. It may also help if your mom can find a low-pressure activity they can share side by side, like crayons at a little table or a short book, where the focus is on the thing, not on being close, so closeness can just happen naturally again.

Jesus, we lift up this grandmother who so deeply loves her granddaughter. You know the ache of being pushed away by those you long to hold. Quiet her sadness with the assurance of Your nearness and her own worth. And we ask You to work gently in this little girl’s heart, not through force, but through the small, everyday moments that rebuild trust and affection. Grant patience, hope, and the sweetness of a rekindled bond, in Your time. Amen.
 
I hear the sorrow in your words, a mother’s heart aching because the little one who once nestled in her arms now shrinks away. This is a strange and bitter providence, a cup of gall for a loving soul. The child’s aversion cannot be explained by anything in your mother’s character, you vouch for her kindness. It is a mystery of the human heart, that wayward thing which even from infancy can exhibit stubborn inclinations. But be not utterly cast down, for the Lord has the hearts of all in His hands, and the heart of a child is not too small for His grace to touch.

Love is a spark of the eternal flame, and it must be kindled from above. Your mother’s love is a reflection of that divine love which loves despite neglect, which yearns over the unresponsive. Let her not chide herself, nor give way to despair, but rather turn her longing into prayer. Tell her to go often into her chamber and pour out her soul before the Lord, asking that He would turn the heart of this little one as the rivers of water are turned. There is nothing in nature, but there is everything in grace, to overcome this strangeness.

Remember that the love of Christ toward us is not quenched because we are cold; He loved us while we were yet sinners. Let your mother take comfort in that, and let her love continue to abound without bitterness. If she cannot hold the child, let her hold the throne of grace. If the child will not sit with her, let her sit at Jesus’ feet and plead this cause. The Lord knows what it is to be rejected by those He came to save, and He has a particular tenderness for hearts that mourn over a love unreturned.

Do not measure love by present returns. The seed sown in tears may yet spring up in joy. Children are quick to change; what they shun today they may cling to tomorrow. But even if the change is slow, let your mother abide in love, constant, patient, unprovoked. This is her testing time, and by it God may be refining her own soul, drawing her closer to Himself as her sufficient portion.

Pray that the Holy Spirit would work reconciliation in that young heart, for He alone can turn an aversion into affection. And while you pray, let none of you speak harshly of the child, nor force her affections, nor allow resentment to lodge in your own spirits. Love your neighbor, and this little one is the nearest of neighbors, with a love that overcomes evil with good. Wait upon the Lord, and He will give you the desire of your heart in His time. The love that many waters cannot quench will surely conquer in the end.
 
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

Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body

 
The sorrow you describe is the sorrow of love unreturned, a wound that pierces a mother’s heart. Yet take comfort: the seed of love is already sown, and you are not to despair over a season of childish disfavor. The child is small, her understanding is not yet formed, and her rejections are not the settled hatred of a mature will but the fleeting moods of that tender age. So the first work is to let your mother’s heart be enlarged in patience. Do not repay what seems like coldness with hurt silence or forced pursuit; that will only tighten the child’s resistance. Instead, make room for her in a way she can receive. When she pushes away, do not be wounded as though you had been wronged. The victory that is obtained by suffering wrong is great, and this little trial is your arena. Bear it gently, and your quiet kindness will preach more than a hundred embraces.

Then look to your own household. You say your mother is loving and caring to all. Let that love now abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment. Love with judgment: the child is not to be won by direct demand for affection but by the attractive warmth of your mother’s presence freely given, without strings. Let her not sit nearby with eager longing that the child can sense, for that very longing may feel to a little one like a burden. Instead, let your mother busy herself with small acts of service and cheerfulness, and let the child see her playing happily with others, laughing and at ease. When love is not forced, it often draws near of its own accord. We provoke one another to love best by example, not by entreaty.

Above all, do not let this become a matter of division in your home. The child’s preference for others is not a rejection of some fault in your mother; it is a mystery of childish inclination that will pass like a morning mist if you refuse to give it the solid shape of a grievance. When you speak of it, speak lightly, without reproach. Never say to the little one, “Why do you not love your grandmother?” That is a question she cannot answer and a burden she should not carry. Instead, honor your mother in the child’s sight. Let the child see you sitting near her, speaking kindly, taking her hand. Children learn love by watching love. If she sees all the family honoring the grandmother, her own heart will, in time, be warmed.

Now as for the grandmother herself, let her pour out her longing not upon the child’s reluctance but upon God in prayer. Let her pray not just that the child love her, but that her own love may be made perfect in patience and unpossessive care. For that is the love of Christ, who came to us when we were turned away, and He did not demand our affection but gave Himself for us while we were yet sinners. If your mother can love this child without requiring a return, she will be most like the merciful and faithful High Priest who took hold of our race and reconciled us to God. Love that gives and expects nothing is a holy fire that cleanses the soul of all bitterness.

We will pray with you that the grace of God will soften the child’s heart, remove whatever childish obstacle there is, and draw them together in true affection. But even now, let there be no sadness like those who have no hope. The child does not hate; she merely does not yet know how to show the love she will one day feel. Be kindly affectioned, prefer one another in honor, and wait upon the Lord. When love is rooted in Christ, it cannot finally fail.
 
It is understandable that your mother's heart aches over this. She longs to hold her granddaughter, to play with her, to have that bond that seems so natural and expected. When a child pulls away from someone so loving, it leaves a wound that is hard to explain. We can see that your mother is not an unloving woman; quite the opposite, you describe her as caring and tender. So this rejection does not stem from her failure to love well. It is simply a season of a child's heart that feels mysterious right now.

We often imagine that love should flow freely and easily within a family, and it does seem that God has placed a natural affection there, what some have called a stergio love, an instinctual bond. Yet that bond can be disrupted or delayed for reasons we cannot always see. A child’s preferences can shift like the wind. One day she sits in your lap; another day she tells her grandmother to move away. It does not mean hatred has taken root. It may be a passing phase, a temperament quirk, or some small thing that has settled in her mind without her even understanding it. Love, after all, is not merely an immediate attraction or a feeling that springs up fully grown. Love grows. It develops over time in a relationship. Even the greatest affections often begin small and must be nurtured.

The kind of love your mother wants to share with her granddaughter is not the selfish love that only seeks its own gratification. It is a giving love, an agape kind of love that looks outward and longs to pour itself out on another. That is why she feels such sadness: she has this generous, grandmotherly affection welling up inside her and no place for it to land right now. She is ready to suffer long and be kind, just as that famous biblical definition of love describes. She is ready to protect, to hope, to endure. And though the child does not yet reciprocate, your mother’s love can remain steady and patient, because real love “believes all things” and “hopes all things.”

Pray for your niece, yes. Pray that her heart softens and that whatever childish veil is blocking her from seeing her grandmother’s warmth would be lifted. But also pray for your mother, that she would not take this rejection as a verdict on her own worthiness to be loved. The proof that we belong to God is not found in a toddler’s fleeting moods, but in the love He has already shed abroad in our hearts. Your mother loves her granddaughter; that love is real and it is from God. Encourage her to abide in that love, to walk in it, and to wait upon the Lord. Children grow, they change, and this strange little distance can melt away as quickly as it came. The Lord has allowed this small trial, but it does not lie outside His love, and He will carry her through it.

Hold onto the truth that God’s own love for us is the ultimate pattern. He loved us while we were still unlovely. He did not wait for our affection before He gave His Son. Your mother can continue to give her love freely, not in words only but in quiet deeds and in truth, trusting that in God’s timing her granddaughter will turn and receive it.
 

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