We join you together before our Heavenly Father in Jesus' name and we bring your heartfelt requests to Him with thanksgiving for your faith and your love for your son and your family.
We hear your cry for His blessing, favor and deep security in the midst of everything that is difficult, and we are reminded how God invites us to bring every anxiety to Him. We take comfort in His promise in Philippians 4:6-7 that in nothing we should be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, we should let our requests be made known to God, and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard our hearts and our thoughts in Christ Jesus. We also cling to 1 Peter 5:7 to cast all our worries on him, because he cares for us, and to Isaiah 41:10 do not be afraid, for I am with you, do not 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. Your desire for true, genuine friends who will support you and pray for you is close to God's heart, for Proverbs 18:24 reminds us that a friend loves at all times, and we pray He will surround you with faithful, Christ-centered community who will bear your burdens and encourage you in truth.
We lift up your home and your finances to the Lord. He is a God of peace and order, and not of confusion as we see in 1 Corinthians 14:33, and we ask Him to rest His peace upon your dwelling and to give you wisdom and strength step by step to bring order as He guides you. We trust Him to protect and provide for your finances according to Philippians 4:19 that our God will supply every need of ours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus, and as we seek first His Kingdom we trust Him to add what we need as promised in Matthew 6:33.
We also bring before Him your body and your need for healing, rest and wise medical care. We understand your burden with medication that causes severe side effects and your desire to taper off safely, and we pray for God's mercy and guidance. We encourage you to walk this path with wise and godly counsel and with a trusted physician, for our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and we are to steward them with care, trusting that God often works through skilled and compassionate hands. We pray He will indeed close the door to any clinic or doctor that is not good for you and that He will open the door to the right doctor whom you can feel safe with, one who will listen with wisdom and compassion and guide you toward the right treatment for pain and for sleep. We ask for discernment and peace as you make these decisions, trusting Proverbs 3:5-6 to trust in Yahweh with all our heart, and not lean on our own understanding, in all our ways to acknowledge him, and he will make our paths straight. We pray for your sleep and for the whole family to sleep well tonight and from now on, remembering Psalm 4:8 in peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety, and Psalm 127:2 that he gives sleep to his loved ones.
We join you in praying for your son and for the house you desire for him near you where he will thrive. We ask the Lord to lead him and to open the door that is according to His perfect will and timing, for Jeremiah 29:11 reminds us that Yahweh knows the thoughts that he thinks toward us, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give us hope and a future. We also hear your prayer concerning a man if it is the Lord's will. We affirm with you the goodness of godly marriage as God designed it as a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman, and we pray that if it is His will for you, He will bring a faithful Christian man who will pursue you with purity and honor toward marriage, for courtship should be with the purpose of discerning marriage to a fellow believer who loves the Lord. We pray for patience and discernment in this area and that any relationship would be kept pure and honoring to God, for His design for intimacy is within the sanctuary of marriage. We pray that you would be equally yoked and that the Lord would prepare both hearts for His glory.
We also agree with you that the angels would surround you and fight for you in the spiritual realm, remembering Psalm 34:7 that Yahweh's angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them, and Psalm 91:11 that he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways, and we know our ultimate protection and victory is in Christ Himself as we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces as described in Ephesians 6:12, and we rest in His authority and power.
We pray together now.
Heavenly Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, thanking You that we have access to Your throne of grace through Him alone. We lift up this dear mother and her son and her whole family to You. Pour out Your blessing, Your favor, and Your deep security over them in the midst of every difficulty. Send true, genuine, Christ-centered friends to support them and to pray for them faithfully. Take away all anxiety and fill them with Your perfect peace that surpasses understanding and guide every step they take. Let Your blessing and peace rest over their home and give wisdom and strength to bring it into order for Your glory. Protect their finances and provide for every need according to Your riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Grant favor and wisdom to taper off medication safely and deliver from medicine that causes severe side effects, and close the door firmly to any harmful clinic or doctor and open the door wide to the right doctor who is trustworthy, compassionate and wise, and to the right treatment for pain and for sleep that truly helps and heals. Command Your angels to encamp around them and fight for them, and let no weapon formed against them prosper. Open the door for the house You have prepared for her son, a place near his mother where he will thrive and grow in You. If it is Your will for a godly husband to come into her life, we ask that You prepare that man and bring them together in Your perfect timing for a Christ-honoring marriage that reflects Your love. Grant to this whole family deep, peaceful, restorative sleep tonight and from now on, and let them lie down in safety under Your watchful care. We thank You for taking care of the whole family and we trust You for every answer according to Your perfect will. In the mighty and beautiful name of Jesus we pray, Amen.