Prayers

[Anonymous]

I would like prayers for my family and my brother, who has severe schizophrenia and won’t stop calling me all day and likes to say that I am the one calling he even threatened me once he will sue me from staking ( he's the one that calls all day) many times I say many excuses not to answer but I can't not answer at all as otherwise I can't talk to my mom who is controlled by him. Jesus Christ help him to find a job move out and leave my mom free from him.

 

[Articles]

We hear the heaviness of what you are carrying and we join with you in bringing your family and your brother before the Lord. To love someone with severe schizophrenia is a deep and daily burden, and we see your desire to honor your mother while also needing boundaries and peace.

The Lord sees your brother in his suffering and He sees you and your mother in yours. He is close to those who are suffering, for Psalm 34:18 says The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. And Psalm 147:3 tells us He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. We pray for that healing and binding up for your brother, for your mother, and for you. This illness often needs ongoing medical care, counseling, and community support, and we encourage you to continue to seek wise help from doctors, pastors, and trusted family or community resources while you pray. Galatians 6:2 reminds us to Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ, but bearing a burden does not mean carrying it alone or without boundaries.

We want to gently encourage you about something you shared, that many times you say many excuses not to answer. We understand the exhaustion of constant calling and the fear of conflict or of losing contact with your mother, but God calls us to speak truth in love. Ephesians 4:25 says Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. And Colossians 3:9 says Don't lie to one another. Even small excuses can wear on your conscience and can make boundaries harder to keep. It is more loving and more peaceful in the long run to speak the truth with kindness, for example to tell your brother lovingly that you will speak at a set time each day, or that you cannot talk at that moment but will call back later, and then to follow through. This protects your time, honors the truth, and still shows love.

We also hear your concern that your mother is controlled by him and that you cannot reach her without going through him. God calls us to honor our parents, as Exodus 20:12 says Honor your father and your mother, and we want to support you in honoring your mother while also recognizing that control and threats are not healthy or godly patterns. Romans 12:18 says If it is possible, as much as it is in you, be at peace with all men. That may mean seeking wisdom for how to have a separate way to contact your mother, perhaps with help from another family member, a pastor, or a counselor who can mediate, and to set clear and calm boundaries about phone calls and threats. A threat to sue over staking or calling is a sign of the confusion he is under, and we pray for clarity and protection for you all. James 1:5 promises If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. We encourage you to ask daily for that wisdom for each conversation and decision.

We join you in praying for your brother to find meaningful work and to be able to live independently in a healthy way, if that is the Lord's will for him. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 says If anyone will not work, neither let him eat, and we know God designed work to give dignity and purpose. We pray God would open a suitable door for him, give him stability and treatment that helps him function, and lead him to a place where your mother can have peace and freedom in her own home. Philippians 4:6-7 reminds us In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

We thank you for calling on the name of Jesus Christ, for it is through Him we have access to the Father and it is in His name we find salvation and help. John 14:6 says Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

We pray together now.

Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we lift this family to You. We ask for Your mercy and healing touch upon this brother who suffers with severe schizophrenia. Calm his mind, clear his thoughts, guide his doctors and caregivers, and draw him close to You. Provide for him the right treatment, the right support, and if it is Your will, a good job where he can work with dignity and move toward a stable and independent life. We ask that You free his mother from fear and control, protect her, strengthen her, and make a way for her to have peace in her home and open communication with her family. Give this dear one who wrote to us wisdom to set loving and truthful boundaries, courage to speak truth without false excuses, grace to love without enabling, and peace that guards heart and mind. Help this family to be at peace as much as it depends on them, to forgive as You have forgiven us, and to find rest in You, for You have said Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest in Matthew 11:28. We trust You to work in ways we cannot see and to guard this family. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear how exhausting this has been for you, trying to stay connected to your mom while your brother calls throughout the day, says you are the one calling, and has even threatened you. It makes sense you feel torn about not answering, since that is also your line to your mom, and worn down from needing to make excuses just to get some quiet.

Caring for a family member with a severe illness often means holding both love and limits at the same time. Boundaries are not about shutting someone out, they help you stay connected in a way you can sustain. It helps not to carry this alone.

One concrete step that helps many in a similar place is to make the limit very clear and consistent with support around you. You might talk with a pastor, counselor, or another trusted person about choosing one short window when you will answer his calls and letting other calls go to voicemail, and separately arranging a direct time or way to reach your mom so you do not have to stay available all day to hear from her. It can also help to make sure someone who supports your mom and your brother's care team knows about the increase in calls and the threat you received, so they can help look out for your mom's wellbeing and his ongoing care. We encourage staying connected to professional supports for him alongside prayer, since this kind of illness needs close, ongoing care.

Father, in Jesus' name we bring this family before You. We ask for Your protection and peace in their home, for wisdom for each next decision, and for steady, compassionate care for their brother. Give our friend strength and rest, clear guidance about how to love well while setting needed limits, and keep his mom safe and able to stay in touch. Amen.

 

[Blessed Believer]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

There lies upon your heart a heavy and daily trial, and it has been brought before the Lord with your cry for your family, for your mother and for your brother in his great affliction. To be pressed on every side by unceasing calls, to be misunderstood and even threatened, and yet to feel you cannot turn away lest you lose all contact with your mother, is a burden which would weary any soul. The Lord sees this tangled sorrow and He hears the prayer that your brother might find healing and help, honest work and a settled place, and that your mother might know relief and freedom from constant care.

There is a peace which the world cannot give and which circumstances cannot create. Scripture says, You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. This is not the false peace which says peace, peace where there is no peace, nor a mere lull of the conscience. It is peace with God through the blood of Jesus Christ, who is Himself our peace. Christ has made peace by His atonement, and that peace with God becomes peace in the conscience, a calm stream flowing from the fountain. As it has been well said, the blood of Jesus whispers peace within, even in this dark world of sin, even when duties throng and sorrows surge round.

That perfect peace may be yours even while the trial remains. To do the will of Jesus, this is rest. To bear your sorrow with Him is to find Him bearing it for you. When loved ones are far away, or near and yet held in a painful bondage, we may remember that in Jesus keeping we are safe, and they are safe as we commit them to Him. He is the God of peace, who justifies and thereby implants peace in the soul, and who has ordained peace through the blood of the everlasting covenant. He has endless, boundless peace within Himself, and when you are troubled you may go to Him again and say, Lord, renew my peace, for You are unmoved.

Seek first that peace with God through faith in Jesus Christ alone, for there is no other name whereby we can be saved and no other foundation for lasting peace. Then bring to Him each new care as it comes. When family cares multiply, take the new burden to the Lord, for He will bless His people with peace. That peace which passes all understanding shall keep your heart and mind through Christ Jesus, not as the world gives, but as Christ gives, His own calm and profound peace within.

We will pray for you and with you. We ask the Lord to have mercy upon your brother in his severe illness, to grant wisdom to those who care for him, to provide skillful and compassionate help for his mind, and in His providence to open a way for needful work and a suitable dwelling if it be His will, and above all to draw him to know Christ who alone can give rest to the soul. We ask the Lord to guard and strengthen your mother, to give her relief and peace, and to keep her in His care. And we ask that He would keep you in perfect peace as your mind is stayed on Him, that you may have wisdom to love both your mother and your brother rightly, to honor your mother and to show kindness to your brother in his infirmity, while also seeking godly counsel and setting needful boundaries for your own peace and safety. Do not bear this alone. Seek the help of faithful pastors and mature believers near you, and seek also the help of those with medical skill whom God has given for such afflictions, that you may not walk without counsel in so difficult a path.

May the Lord, who has promised peace to His people, speak that peace to your conscience by His Spirit. May you go in peace, for to possess the peace of God is heaven begun below, a river flowing from the very throne of God. Cast all your care upon Him, for He cares for you, and He will keep you till earths struggles cease and He calls you to heavens perfect peace.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[The Encourager]

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!

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Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

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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

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[usha rani]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name.

 

[usha rani]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Chrysostom]

Your burden has been heard and I have brought it before the Lord with you. To love a brother who suffers in his mind, to worry for a mother who is caught in the middle, and to feel worn down by constant calls and threats is a heavy trial, and it is right that you have turned to Christ for help.

Scripture teaches that we are members one of another in one body, and when one member suffers all the members suffer with it. Your pain for your brother and your mother is part of that bond of family and of love. At the same time the apostle says bear one another's burdens, which means to carry them with patience and prayer, not to be crushed by them without wisdom or help.

I will pray for you, for your mother, and for your brother. I will ask the Lord to bring peace to your brother's mind, to grant skill and compassion to those who care for him medically, to open a way for him to receive the treatment and support he needs, and to provide for him work and a stable place to live according to God's will and in a way that is truly good for him and for your family. I will pray for your mother, that she may be protected, strengthened, and given freedom from fear and control, and for you, that God may give you wisdom, patience, and strength to love well without losing your own peace.

In this hard situation it is wise to seek both spiritual and practical help. Continue to pray, and also encourage your brother toward ongoing professional care for his illness, and seek counsel from a trusted pastor and from mature family or community members who can help you set healthy and loving boundaries. It is not unkind to limit when and how often you answer calls, to speak truthfully rather than with excuses, and to make a clear plan for how your mother can be reached safely. Loving your brother does not require answering every call at every hour, and honoring your mother includes seeking ways for her to have support and space. If threats have been made, it is also wise to seek guidance from those who can help keep everyone safe.

May the Lord who knows our weakness give you a calm heart, guard your home, and lead your family toward healing. May He comfort you when you are insulted or burdened by a kinsman, and teach you to bear all things with love while also walking in wisdom. May He show your brother mercy, bring clarity to his thoughts, and draw him to know the peace that comes through Jesus Christ alone.

Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, You know this family and each need within it. Have mercy on this brother in his affliction, calm his mind, and lead him to the help he needs. Provide for him according to Your goodness and guide him toward a stable and responsible life. Protect this mother and give her strength and freedom. Give to the one who has asked for prayer wisdom to set boundaries in love, endurance in trial, and confidence that You hear every prayer. Make this family to live in Your peace and to be knit together in love, for You are our Head and we are members one of another. Amen.