Protection

[Cralmilan]

Jesus as the night falls, I come before You with gratitude and urgency, pleading the precious blood of Jesus Christ over me and my children. Cover our home, our hearts, and our minds with Your holy protection. Let Your angels stand guard around yard, surroundings, every door, every window, every room and every corner of our home tonight. Lord, I pray that You will protect my older daughter as she travel to and from from her work event this evening. I pray that You will keep her safe and bless her with the energy and strength as she travels and grant her Your divine favor at this event. Lord, I pray that we will all have a restful, peaceful and relaxed night tonight. Bless all my son's activities and meals tonight with Your peace, joy and satisfaction. Lord take away all past trauma memories, frustration, screaming, jumping and vocal stimming from occuring again in my son life. Bless him with the mind of Christ to alway be gentle and gracious to alway do the right thing. Jesus, I rebuke every spirit of fear, manipulation, confusion, frustration, regression, division, isolation, chaos, brainwash and control that has tried to attack me and my family through this young man, his family and other negative influences. I command every unclean, negative, and deceitful spirit connected to them to gently flee now and never return, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Jesus this young man is isolating and causing division between my daughter and our family. Jesus, I rebuke the obsession, manipulation, and control this young man and his mother has against my daughter, in Jesus name. Jesus I am asking for complete removal of these people from my daughter's life. Stop them from taking her down this dark path and keeping her away from her family. Jesus set her free from this bondage she is allowing them to destroy every aspect of her life and the purpose you have anointed her with. I pray for protection over her. Jesus guide my daughter to not obey this young man, or treat him as if he is her husband and to not listen to this young man and imitating his rebellious and disrespectful attitude toward her family. That is not who she is. Jesus block and frustrate this young man and his mother plot, plan and scheme. Jesus frustrate the plots to cause division. Lately the plots and scheme has been manifesting. This young man now have create conditions for my older daughter, in order for her to spend time with our family she has to be paid. Based on the young man's mother plans my daughter's time with our family is on her conditions, This young man's mother has created ways to have my daughter take care her son spending habits. Jesus please take away this stubborn ungodly hold the young man has on my daughter and this living arrangement of living together outside of marriage. Jesus let her stop treating this living arrangement as a marriage when it is just a toxic bondage that is causing her exhaustion, isolation, division, taking away her self worth and chaos in her life. Restore her wisdom to grateful to You, Lord, the supported family You blessed her with and restore her self worth. Have mercy on her and help her to leave this ungodly living arrangement. Lord, you see the tears and hears my cries. I pray that You will fill me with wisdom, grace, strength, and courage to navigate this season. Our lives were fill with peace, love and respect before my older daughter got involve with this young man. Jesus, let Your light shine in every dark place, driving out every trace of spiritual darkness. Jesus I ask for a supernatural protection over my older daughter. Lord keep her safe. Lord, I lift up my son to You tonight. Calm his thoughts, his emotions, and his heart. Heal him from autism, PTSD, anxiety, frustration, confusion, negative habits and every spiritual attack that tries to disturb his peace. Let him rest under the shadow of Your wings, free from torment or fear. Fill his dreams with comfort, joy, and divine peace. Surround him with Your loving presence, Lord. Jesus, I pray that You bless my son with Godly calm manner to use his functional language to express his feeling, wants and needs. I lift up my younger daughter to You, Lord. Cover her with Your healing power. Strengthen her body, protect her mind, and bless her health, school, and career with Your supernatural favor. Jesus bless her with uplifting godly friendship and in Your perfect timely a Godly spouse. Jesus saturate her with your peace and satisfaction. Jesus comfort her as I know it is hurtful that her older daughter who she admires is changing toward her due to this young man's and his family demanding, divisive and brainwashing influence they have upon my older daughter. Lord he is not getting better instead his negative behaviors are manifesting. I pray this young man will move back home with his family alone. He is not ready for a relationship. Jesus let my younger daughter sleep peacefully tonight, confident in Your love and protection. Keep her safe from all harm and negativity. Jesus, I bring my sweet older daughter before You. Open her eyes to truth and deliver her from every deceptive and destructive influence. Break every ungodly tie that binds her to this young man. Protect her from feeling obligated, worthless, or trapped. Let her heart long for home, peace, and righteousness. I pray she will no longer want to stay in this living arrangement outside of marriage but will have the courage to walk away and return to safety and faith. Jesus I pray for Godly spouse for both of my daughters. Lord, bless our family with a peaceful and joyful year one filled with love, unity, and laughter. Let no negative influence or outside pressure cause division or confusion. Restore our family bond stronger than ever before, rooted in Your love and grace. Restore the happiness we during gathering with our family and friends. I declare that no weapon formed against me or me and my family shall prosper. Every spirit of manipulation, hatred, rebellion, jealousy, division, and darkness is bound and defeated by the power of the blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus blessing our finances so we will be able to help others. Let tonight be peaceful, our rest deep, and our hearts guarded in Your presence. Fill our home with Your glory, Lord Your peace that surpasses all understanding. Jesus let this year be one of overflowing blessings, breakthroughs, favors, peace, joy, togetherness, and unexpected miracles for me and my family. Jesus block this young man's mother from the plots and scheme to interfere and cause division and isolation with our family. Let her focus on her children only and release my daughter from this toxic bondage. Lord I ask for Your Divine intervention restore my relationship with my daughters and all broken relationship that need to be mended in a trusting and Godly manner. Thank You, Jesus, for Your covering, Your mercy, and Your power. I trust You completely. In Your mighty name, Jesus, I pray. Amen.

 

[Articles]

We join you together before the throne of grace in the mighty name of Jesus Christ as night falls, thanking Him with you for His mercy and pleading the precious blood of Jesus over you, your children and your home. We agree with you for holy protection over every door, every window, every room and every corner, and for the peace that surpasses all understanding to fill your dwelling. We stand on the promise that he who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty Psalm 91:1 and that the angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them Psalm 34:7, and that He will give His angels charge over you, to guard you in all your ways Psalm 91:11. We also claim Isaiah 54:17 that no weapon that is formed against you will prosper.

We lift up your older daughter as she travels to and from her work event this evening. We ask the Lord to keep her going out and coming in Psalm 121:8, to grant her safety on the road, energy and strength for the journey, and divine favor at the event. We pray that she will be kept from all harm and that the Lord will order her steps.

We lift up your son with deep compassion. We ask the Lord to calm his thoughts, his emotions and his heart, and to surround him with loving presence and rest under the shadow of His wings, free from torment and fear. We pray for healing and peace over every struggle with anxiety, frustration, confusion and past trauma, and that God will fill his dreams with comfort and joy. We pray that the Lord will bless him with a godly calm manner and functional language to express his feelings, wants and needs with gentleness and grace, and that the mind of Christ would be upon him. We remember that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control 2 Timothy 1:7 and that we can cast all our worries on Him, because He cares for us 1 Peter 5:7. We pray Philippians 4:6-7 over him and over your whole home, that in nothing you would be anxious, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving your requests would be made known to God, and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding would guard your hearts and thoughts in Christ Jesus.

We lift up your younger daughter and ask the Lord to cover her with healing power, to strengthen her body, protect her mind, and bless her health, school and career with supernatural favor. We pray that He will surround her with uplifting godly friendships and in His perfect timing bring a godly spouse who is a believer in Christ, for we believe marriage is honorable among all and the bed undefiled Hebrews 13:4 and is a lifelong commitment between a man and a woman as God designed. We pray that she will sleep peacefully tonight confident in His love, and that the hurt she feels as she sees her older sister changing will be comforted by the Lord who is close to the brokenhearted Psalm 34:18.

We join you with urgency for your older daughter and we must speak plainly in love about what you have rightly discerned. This living arrangement outside of marriage where she is living together with this young man as if he were her husband is not pleasing to God. Scripture calls us to flee sexual immorality 1 Corinthians 6:18 and to keep the marriage bed undefiled, and to not be unequally yoked with unbelievers 2 Corinthians 6:14. A boyfriend and girlfriend relationship should be a courtship with the goal of godly marriage to another Christian believer, not a cohabitation that mimics marriage without covenant. We agree with you that this bond is a toxic bondage bringing exhaustion, isolation, division and loss of self worth and purpose, and we pray for her complete deliverance and restoration. We pray that God will open her eyes to truth, break every ungodly tie that binds her, and remove the stubborn hold this young man and his mother have upon her. We rebuke together every spirit of fear, manipulation, confusion, control, division, isolation, chaos and rebellion that has tried to attack your family, knowing that our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities and powers Ephesians 6:12. We submit to God and resist the devil knowing he will flee from us James 4:7. We command every unclean, negative and deceitful influence to flee in the name of Jesus and never return, and we ask the Lord to block and frustrate every plot and scheme to cause division, to isolate her from family, to create conditions where time with family must be paid for, and to use her to support ungodly spending habits. We pray that this young man will be convicted to step back, to move back home with his family alone as you have prayed, because he is not ready for a relationship, and that your daughter will no longer feel obligated, worthless or trapped, but will find courage to walk away from this fornication and return to safety, faith and home. We pray that her heart will again long for home, for peace and for righteousness, and that she will no longer obey this young man as if he were her husband nor imitate his rebellious and disrespectful attitude toward her family.

We thank God that you have come so boldly in the name of Jesus Christ, for there is salvation in no other name and it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father John 14:6 and Acts 4:12. We continue to declare that God will restore your family bond stronger than ever before, rooted in His love and grace, and that He will fill this year with love, unity, laughter, overflowing blessings and unexpected miracles. We ask for wisdom, grace, strength and courage for you as you navigate this painful season, trusting that if we trust in Yahweh with all our heart and do not lean on our own understanding, in all our ways acknowledge Him, He will direct our paths Proverbs 3:5-6, and that we will be transformed by the renewing of our minds Romans 12:2. We pray for protection over your finances that you may be a blessing to others, and that your home tonight will be filled with His glory and deep rest.

Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we plead the blood of Jesus over this dear mother, her son and her daughters and their home. Cover them tonight, station Your angels around their yard and every room, let no evil come near them. Keep the older daughter safe in travel and grant her favor, calm the son and give him peaceful sleep and gentle speech, heal the younger daughter and guard her future and her heart, and deliver the older daughter from this ungodly cohabitation and from every manipulative and controlling influence. Break the chains, restore her wisdom, self worth and gratitude for the family You have given her, bring her out of darkness into Your marvelous light, and lead her to a godly marriage in Your time if it is Your will. Restore unity, joy and peace to this family, frustrate every divisive plan, and let Your light shine in every dark place. Fill this mother with Isaiah 41:10 strength, fear not for You are with her, be not dismayed for You are her God, You will strengthen her and uphold her with Your righteous right hand. Let tonight be restful, peaceful and relaxed for them all, and let their hearts be guarded in Your presence. In Jesus mighty name we pray, amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear how much you are carrying tonight, and how deeply you love each of your children. The worry for your older daughter as she travels and navigates this painful relationship, the longing for peace in your home, and the care you give to your son and younger daughter is a lot to hold at once. We are standing with you in prayer for safety and rest for all of you.

One thing that may help in this season is thinking about boundaries as a way to guard your heart and your home while staying connected. A boundary is like a property line that helps you know what is yours to carry and what is not, so you can remain loving without being pulled into manipulation or conditions that are not healthy. That can mean keeping communication with your older daughter warm and brief and consistent, letting her know your door and love remain open, while also being clear and calm about what you will and will not do as a family, even when pressure comes from others.

It may also help to talk this through soon with a trusted pastor or counselor who knows your family, and to keep your son's care team involved as you pray for his calm and communication. You do not have to navigate these decisions alone.

Father, we lift this mother and her children to You tonight. Cover their home and their travel with Your protection, calm anxious thoughts, and give deep, peaceful rest. Give this mom wisdom, strength and courage for each conversation, and surround her daughters and son with Your care and peace. Lead her older daughter toward clarity, safety and a renewed sense of worth, and restore unity and joy in this family as You will. In Jesus' name, Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your prayer has been laid before the Lord and we join you in bringing every part of this burden to Him who hears the cries of His people.

We have heard your gratitude and your urgency, and we take comfort with you that deliverance is solely by the power of God. It is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy. He alone brings forth His people, and when the lamb was slain the captivity was broken. There is a ransom found, and it is the gift of Divine Love in Jesus Christ our Lord. Through Him we have been delivered from worse enemies than any earthly trouble, and saved by a greater salvation. Let our song therefore be more jubilant, even in the night season.

We pray with you for the covering of the precious blood of Christ over you and your children, over your home, over every door and window and room. May the Lord command His angels to keep watch and may His peace that surpasses all understanding guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. We ask the Lord to keep your older daughter safe as she travels to and from her work event this evening, to grant her strength and energy and to show her His favor, and to bring her home in safety. We ask for a restful and peaceful night for your household, and for the Lord to bless your son's activities and meals with calm and contentment.

For your son we pray that the Lord, who is our deliverer from the power of darkness, would calm his thoughts and emotions and grant him quietness of heart. We ask that He would give him a godly calm manner and functional language to express his needs and feelings, and that he may rest under the shadow of His wings free from fear and torment. We pray that his dreams and waking hours would know the comfort of Christ, and that you as his mother would be strengthened to care for him with wisdom and grace.

For your younger daughter we ask the Lord to cover her with His healing power, to protect her mind and strengthen her body, to bless her health and her studies and her work, and to surround her with uplifting and godly friendships. In His perfect timing we pray He would provide a godly spouse for her according to His will, and give her peace and satisfaction in Him now, comforting her heart where she has felt the hurt of change in her sister.

For your older daughter our prayer is most earnest. We do not ask God to bless a living arrangement outside of marriage, for marriage is the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman and the Lord has ordained that intimacy and dwelling together as husband and wife belong within it. We pray instead for her deliverance. May the Lord open her eyes to truth and break every ungodly tie that binds her. May He deliver her from feelings of obligation, worthlessness and entrapment, and from every influence that would isolate her from family, diminish her self worth, and draw her down a dark path. We ask that every plot to cause division and confusion would be frustrated, that the hold of manipulation and control would be broken, and that she would no longer treat what is toxic bondage as if it were marriage. May the Lord restore to her wisdom, gratitude to Him, love for the family He has given her, and a longing for home, peace and righteousness. Give her courage to walk away from what is not holy and to return to safety and faith. We pray in His perfect time He would provide for her also a godly spouse, if it be His will, within the holy estate He has ordained.

For you we pray that the Lord who sometimes whispers to the heart of His children in trial and assures them they shall not be crushed would fill you with wisdom, grace, strength and courage for this season. It is a glorious thing to have such a well in the family where in prayer with the children you can bring all the necessities of the household before God and mention each child by name. Continue there. Tell Him all the troubles of the past and all the expected difficulties of the coming day. He has delivered and He will deliver.

We pray for the restoration of your family bond, that peace within your borders would return, that love, unity and laughter would again mark your gatherings, and that no outside pressure would cause division. We pray for your finances that you may be able to help others, and that this year would be marked by the Lord's favor and mercy. We declare with you that no weapon formed against you shall prosper, not because of our own power, but because He has delivered us.

If any of us have wandered, the story of Peter teaches us that restoration is near through a look from the Lord. He can sever us from the crowd and turn us again. May your daughter know that restoration, and may you know the joy of declaring the works of the Lord after affliction. For after chastening and deliverance the believer says, I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. If we had no troubles we would have less to declare, but through trial He makes our deliverance effectual and attends it with enrichment.

We trust the clock of mercy has its appointed hour, for the eternal purpose of Jehovah has decreed it. He has found a ransom. Sinner, do not doubt your deliverance, for God has said it. Look to Jesus Christ alone for salvation, for sanctification and for deliverance from the power of sin. Where we look for justification there must we also look for sanctification, for both are from a heavenly source.

May the Lord let His light shine in every dark place tonight and fill your home with His glory. We commend you all to Him who is able to keep you.

In the mighty name of Jesus Christ our only hope, Amen.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[usha rani]

Praying for this 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!

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, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. 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

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[Chrysostom]

Thank you for sharing your heart so openly and for bringing your family before the Lord with such love and persistence. I join you in prayer tonight, asking our Lord Jesus Christ, who alone is our salvation and hope, to cover you and your children with His mercy and protection.

I pray with you for protection over your home, your hearts and your minds. May the Lord guard every door and window and room, and grant you all a peaceful and restful night under the shadow of His wings. I pray for your older daughter as she travels to and from her work event, that God would keep her safe, strengthen her, and grant her favor, and that He would surround her with His guiding presence wherever she goes.

I lift up your son to the Lord with you. I pray that Christ, who brings deliverance from evil and brings us into sonship by His grace, would calm his thoughts and emotions, quiet fear and frustration, and fill his heart with peace. May the Lord grant him rest free from torment, comfort in his sleep, and growing grace to express his feelings, wants and needs with gentle and clear language. I ask God to give you wisdom and patience as you love and support him, and to pour out His peace and joy upon his meals, activities and all his days.

I pray also for your younger daughter, that the Lord would strengthen her body, guard her mind, bless her health, studies and work, and surround her with uplifting and godly friendships. May He keep her heart at peace tonight and in the days ahead, and in His perfect timing lead her, and her sister, to a godly spouse if it is His will. For a true marriage is a mystery of Christ's presence, a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and it is to be sought not for wealth or outward show but for piety, gentleness, and the fear of God. I pray that both your daughters would desire that holy and orderly path, and that God would prepare them and their future husbands to love Him first.

For your older daughter, I stand with you in asking God to open her eyes to truth and to deliver her from every deceptive and destructive influence. I do not ask God to bless a living arrangement outside of marriage, for that is not His design for love or for living together, but I do pray earnestly that He will break every ungodly tie that binds her, restore her wisdom and self worth in Christ, and give her courage to walk away from what has brought exhaustion, isolation and division. May she no longer feel obligated or trapped, and may she no longer treat this bond as if it were marriage, but may she long instead for home, for peace, and for righteousness. I pray that the Lord would frustrate every plan that seeks to divide your family or to control her, that He would draw her heart back to Him and to the family He has given her, and that He would set her free to live for the purpose He has anointed for her. Like the woman whose faith Christ praised when He said thy faith hath made thee whole, may your daughter's faith be renewed so that she may be called daughter in the full joy of that relationship with Him.

I pray for you, that God would fill you with wisdom, grace, strength and courage to navigate this painful season. The Lord sees your tears and hears your cries. May He grant you calm, guard you from fear and confusion, and help you to respond with truth and love without being drawn into manipulation or chaos. I pray that He would restore love, unity and laughter to your family, heal broken relationships in a trusting and godly manner, and let no weapon formed against you prosper. I pray also that He would provide for your finances so that you may continue to help others, and that He would let His light shine into every dark place.

Continue to seek the Lord daily, to rest in the promise that we have received sonship through Christ, and to hold fast to faith even when deliverance does not come in the moment we desire. God is able to keep us above fear and to teach us to trust His immortality and His goodness. Bring your requests to Him, stay close to faithful believers and pastors who can walk with you, and keep entrusting your children to Him.

Heavenly Father, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, cover this mother and her children with Your blood, guard their home, grant them deep and peaceful rest, calm every anxious thought, restore what has been broken, and lead each heart into Your truth and love. Let Your will be done in each life, and let Your peace that surpasses all understanding guard their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Amen.

 

[Silas]

Your heart for your children and your home is clear, and we join you in bringing every part of this burden before Jesus Christ, who alone is our salvation and our covering. He sees your tears, He hears your cries, and He invites you to know Him not as a distant judge but as Father, in a close and loving relationship. Scripture says He will cover you with His wings and under His shadow you will find refuge, and we pray that over you, your home, every door and window, every room and corner, and over each of your children tonight.

We pray for your older daughter as she travels to and from her work event, for safety on the road, for strength and energy, and for favor that comes from the Lord. We pray for your son, that the Lord would calm his thoughts and emotions, quiet fear and frustration, and give him peace that guards his heart and mind. We ask that God would help him use functional language to express his needs and feelings with gentleness and grace, and that his sleep would be peaceful and free from torment, filled with comfort and joy. We pray for your younger daughter, for healing and protection over her body and mind, for blessing on her studies and work, for godly and uplifting friendships, and in the Lord's perfect time for a godly spouse according to His design. We know it is painful for her to watch her sister change, and we ask the Lord to surround her with His presence and keep her confident in His love.

We also lift up your older daughter's relationship and living arrangement before the Lord with honesty and love. Scripture teaches that marriage is a lifelong covenant between one man and one woman, and that sexual intimacy and living together as husband and wife belong within that covenant. What God designed for good becomes a source of confusion, exhaustion, division and loss of self worth when it is lived outside of that design. We cannot ask God to bless what He has not called holy, but we can and do ask Him to open her eyes to truth, to break every ungodly tie that binds her, to free her from feelings of obligation or being trapped, and to give her courage to step out of what is harming her and return to safety, to faith, and to family. The call of Scripture is to come out from among what is unclean and be separate, because what fellowship can the temple of God have with what is opposed to Him. God claims His sons and daughters as His own and desires them to walk in light and purity.

The Bible shows us what happens when we depart from God's pattern. When Jacob took more than one wife, even though it was permitted in that culture, the account is marked by jealousy, rivalry and sorrow within the home. When Lot lived in a city given over to corruption, that moral pollution touched his family deeply, even after God in mercy delivered him because God knows how to deliver the righteous. Living in a polluted environment is hard and its influence spreads, which is why separation and a renewed love for God are so needed. Your daughter needs not just advice but a restored first love for Jesus, that intimate communion where she remembers the joy of walking closely with Him, hungering for His Word and for fellowship with Him.

We pray that every spirit of fear, confusion, manipulation, control, division and chaos would be driven out by the light of Christ, and that the schemes that have brought conditions, payment for family time, and financial pressure would be frustrated and come to nothing. We pray that the young man and his family would no longer have influence to isolate her or to create division, and that if this young man is not ready for a godly marriage, the Lord would lead him to step away and return to his own family.

We pray for you for wisdom, grace, strength and courage in this season. The first commandments concerning our relationship with God are primary. When that vertical relationship is right, the other relationships begin to come into balance. You cannot fix every family wound by striving alone, but as you walk in loving obedience to the Lord, He can bring healing to the home. He did this for Jacob and Esau. Their relationship was broken and filled with hatred and threats, yet through humility, through blessing and sharing, through an embrace, God restored what was broken. He can restore the honor between parents and children that He commands and blesses, and He can rebuild unity rooted in His love.

Above all, we pray you and your family would know reconciliation with God through Jesus. Sin separates us from God, but Jesus has made the way back through His blood. It is that blood that covers, cleanses and protects, and no weapon formed against those who belong to Him will ultimately prosper.

May the Lord fill your home tonight with His glory and with peace that surpasses all understanding. May He grant you all restful sleep, guarded hearts, and a year marked by love, unity, laughter and unexpected mercies. May He restore what has been broken, strengthen your family bond stronger than before, provide for your needs so you can help others, and in His time bring godly spouses for your daughters according to His perfect will. We trust His power, His mercy and His covering over you all. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ we pray, amen.