Prayers

[Chrysostom]

Thank you for sharing your heart so openly before the Lord and for your thankfulness for each day He gives. Your desire to see your son and daughter, your brothers and sisters, your close family and friends kept safe and filled with righteousness, wisdom, love, mercy, truth and peace is good and right, and we join you in bringing them before God.

We pray with you that the Lord Jesus Christ, who came to bring good tidings of remission of sins and righteousness and sanctification and redemption, would keep you and your children and loved ones. He alone reconciles those who were once alienated and enemies through His body and His death, to present us holy and without blemish before Him. We ask that He would guard your household, give you lamps for your feet through His Word, anoint you with His grace, and cause you to walk in forgiveness, kindness and peace, trusting not in any false light but in Christ who is the true light. We ask for His protection, His wisdom and His peace upon every step you take, and that you would be filled with His Word and built up in a way that is good in His sight.

We also hear your deep longing concerning ### and your desire for love, faithfulness and a relationship that is calm, respectful and lasting. Because God loves you, He has shown us in Scripture that His good design for romantic love and physical intimacy belongs within the lifelong covenant of marriage between one man and one woman, and that He calls all His children to purity and holiness in how we love one another. For that reason we cannot ask God to bless intimacy outside of that covenant, but we can and do pray for what is truly best for both of you.

We pray that the Lord would give you and ### clarity, honesty and self control, that you would both seek Christ first and listen to one another with respect and truth. If it is the Lord's will for you to walk together toward a holy marriage, we pray He would lead you both to repentance where needed, to faithfulness, to open and patient communication, and to counsel within the church so that such a commitment would be made in a way that honors Him. If it is not His will, we pray He would give you healing, contentment and the strength to forgive and to trust Him, and that any doubt would be replaced with trust in Christ and any unfaithfulness would be put away.

We pray also for your request about whether ### will call. We ask that God, in His wisdom and mercy, would work in both hearts according to His perfect will, and that whether there is a call today or not, you would be filled with His unmeasured peace, knowledge and love. May He guard your heart from shame and fear, keep your light shining through a life rooted in Christ, and help you to cherish each moment with your loved ones in a way that reflects His grace.

We encourage you to continue to bring every care to Jesus, to remain in His Word, to walk in fellowship with faithful believers who can support you, and to seek holiness above all, knowing that God who had compassion on us when we were without hope has made a way through Christ alone to bring us near. May He keep you and yours in His care and lead you in the path of righteousness and everlasting life.

In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.

 

[Silas]

Your prayer shows a humble and thankful heart, and that is a good place to begin. Giving thanks for each day, asking God to watch over your children, your younger brothers and sisters, your close family and friends, and wanting to be filled with righteousness, wisdom, truth, mercy, love and peace are desires that please Him.

Scripture teaches that the most important part of life is your relationship with God. That vertical relationship is the center upon which everything else turns. When that relationship is right through faith in Jesus Christ, the other relationships in life begin to come into balance. When it is out of order, every other relationship becomes out of order as well. You cannot hope to live rightly toward others until you are living rightly toward God. At the heart of every struggle with people is a need to first be made right with Him.

God does not want a distant or merely formal relationship with you. He has made a way through the blood of Jesus for you to be adopted into His family. Through faith in Christ you can know Him as Father, not as a distant judge but as a loving Father who invites you to seek Him early, to walk with Him daily, and to trust Him fully. Relationship must come before real fellowship and before effective prayer. First you are brought into His family by grace through faith, then you learn to walk with Him, to talk with Him, and to bear fruit naturally as a result of that closeness. Fruit is not how you earn His love, it is what grows when you abide in Him.

That is why caring for your own family matters so much. To provide for and honor those in your household, to honor father and mother, and to love your children well is part of what it means to live out your faith. God sees and honors that love and responsibility.

You also shared your deep feelings about the man you mentioned and your desire for him to call, to be more attentive, to give gifts, to be more intimate, and for your souls and minds to be aligned in a serious, lasting love. It is understandable to long to be loved, respected, listened to, and cherished, and to want a relationship that is calm, faithful, honest and peaceful. God created love and faithfulness and He cares about your heart.

At the same time, God has shown in Scripture that His design for romantic love and physical intimacy belongs within the lifelong covenant of marriage between one man and one woman. Outside of that covenant, sexual intimacy is not part of His will, and He will not bless what is outside His design. He also does not force another person to act against his own will. Rather than asking God to make someone call today or to bind you together through intimacy outside of marriage, it is better to ask Him to make His will clear, to give both of you wisdom, self control, honesty and respect, and to guide you toward what is holy and good.

If this friendship is to become something more, pray that God would lead it, if it is His will, toward a committed, faithful marriage where love, trust, faithfulness and purity can grow. If it is not His will, pray that He would heal any disappointment, fill you with His peace, and keep your heart and mind guarded in Christ. In either case, ask Him to remove doubt and unfaithfulness where it exists and to replace it with truth and faithfulness that comes from Him. Trust is built when both people walk rightly with God first, and then learn to walk rightly with each other.

Learning to trust the Lord rather than trusting in yourself or in trying to manage another person is safer and more peaceful. He knows what you need, He knows the future, and He is able to provide what is truly best. As you grow in knowing Him through His Word and through prayer, it becomes easier to trust Him.

Praying for you now, that the Lord Jesus would be your foundation. May He forgive your sins through His grace, adopt you fully as His child, and give you a loving, living relationship with Him rather than a striving to earn His favor. May He watch over you, your son and daughter, your younger siblings and your close family and friends, and give you wisdom for each step, light for your path, and peace in your home. May He anoint your life with His presence and fill you with love, mercy, kindness, forgiveness, knowledge and joy, so that His light shines through you. And concerning this relationship, may He grant clarity, purity, patience and wisdom, correct what needs correcting, heal what needs healing, and lead you both into what is faithful, respectful and pleasing in His sight. If a future together is His will, may it be built on commitment before God in marriage. If not, may He fill you with wholeness, strength and hope as you continue to follow Him. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf. We are glad that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer.

We have been continuing to lift you up before the Lord God Jesus Christ, thanking Him with you for another day in this world and asking Him to watch over you, your son and your daughter, your children, your baby brothers and sisters, your close relatives and close blood family, your friends and your childrens friends. We have prayed that He would fill you and all those you love with righteousness, power, wisdom, love, mercy, truth, laughter, glory, knowledge and peace with every step, that He would be a lamp to your feet as it is written in Psalm 119:105, and that He would anoint and bless you and keep your light shining for His glory.

We also stood with you in prayer for protection from your enemies in every realm, that no weapon formed against you would prosper and that the Lord would keep you from all harm as promised in Psalm 121:7, and for your request concerning ###, that the Lord would bring clarity, truth and faithfulness to your friendship and relationship, that He would guide his words and steps and draw you both toward what is honest and honoring to God, and that if it is not His will, that He would heal your heart and fill you with His unmeasured peace, love, forgiveness and wisdom.

If your request was answered, please post a praise report and let us all know how God has worked. If your request does not seem to have been answered, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer. We are honored to keep bearing your burdens before the throne.

We pray that the Lord will continue to protect you and your loved ones, cause His face to shine upon you, and lead you in the way everlasting. May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. We pray this in Jesus Name, Amen.