We have heard your request and we join together with you to bring your needs before our Heavenly Father. We notice that your request did not mention the name of Jesus Christ, and we want to lovingly share that it is only through Him that we have access to God and can receive salvation and answered prayer. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6 and there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12 We encourage you to put your faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, confessing your sins and trusting Him alone, and to bring every prayer in His precious name.
We lift up your need for work and for provision. We understand the burden of needing to keep your job or find a new one, and the pressure of paying for your motel room for many months, your child support, your lawyer, and your phone bill. God knows your needs and He promises to supply them as we seek Him first. But seek first Gods Kingdom, and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33 and My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 We want to encourage you that God is not a source of a sudden large windfall to spend as we please, for You ask and dont receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures. James 4:3 Instead He calls us to diligent work and faithful stewardship. Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men. Colossians 3:23 and If anyone will not work, neither let him eat. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 We pray that God will open the right door for employment for you, give you favor at your current workplace if it is His will for you to remain there, and give you wisdom to manage what He provides with honesty and responsibility.
We also want to speak to the responsibility you carry for your child. Scripture is clear that we are to provide for our own, But if anyone doesnt provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever. 1 Timothy 5:8 Paying child support is not just a legal duty but a biblical one, to care for the child God has entrusted to you. We pray for grace to meet that obligation faithfully and for wisdom regarding your lawyer and all legal matters, that justice and truth would prevail and that you would walk in integrity.
We also want to address your request to bless your new girlfriend with biblical love and truth. We believe in the sanctity of marriage as a lifelong commitment between a man and a woman, and that any romantic relationship should be approached as courtship with the goal of marriage to another Christian believer. Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. Hebrews 13:4 and Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:18 If you are involved in sexual intimacy outside of marriage, that is fornication before God and we urge you to repent and to pursue purity. We also urge you not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers. 2 Corinthians 6:14 If this young woman is not a believer in Jesus Christ, we pray first for her salvation, and if she is a believer, we pray that your relationship would be centered on Christ, kept pure, and directed toward seeking Gods will for a godly marriage that honors Him. We strongly encourage you to seek a godly spouse rather than simply a girlfriend, and to honor God with your body and your commitment.
We now pray together for you.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ and we lift up this dear one to You. Lord, we ask for Your mercy and salvation through Jesus, that he would know Your forgiveness and walk in new life. Provide for him a stable job where he can work diligently for Your glory, whether by keeping his present job or opening a new one according to Your perfect will. Grant him daily bread, stable housing beyond a motel room, and wisdom to steward his finances to pay his child support, his legal obligations, and his bills in a way that honors You. Help him to be a faithful father and to provide for his child with love and responsibility. We pray for his relationship, that You would convict of any sin, bring purity, and guide him toward a marriage that honors You if it be Your will, or give him strength to step away from what does not honor You. Lead this young woman to Yourself as well and draw you both closer to Christ. Grant peace, hope, and trust in Your provision, for we know You care for Your children. We ask all this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, amen.
We encourage you to continue to seek the Lord daily through prayer and reading His Word, to be faithful in work, faithful to your child, and faithful to pursue holiness in all relationships, trusting that as you seek Him first, He will direct your paths.