We hear the deep ache in your heart and we are standing with you in prayer together before our Father in Jesus name. The grief you carry for your daughters is real and heavy, and the desire you have to be a joyful and present mother to your son is beautiful and honors God. We know the Lord sees every tear and hears every cry you have lifted up.
The Word reminds us that He is close to the brokenhearted, Psalm 34:18 says Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. He also promises to heal, Psalm 147:3 says He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. Your grief does not mean you have failed, but God does want to lift that burden so it does not keep you stuck in the past. We encourage you to continue giving both of your daughters into His hands daily, trusting that His care for them is greater than yours. We also cling to His promise for the future, Jeremiah 29:11 says For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future. He still has a beautiful future for you, for your son, and for your daughters, and Romans 8:28 reminds us that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
We noticed your request speaks often of God but does not mention Jesus, and we want to lovingly share that it is only through Jesus Christ that we have access to the Father and that our prayers are heard. 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. And Acts 4:12 says There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved. If you have not already, we encourage you to place your full trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, and to call upon His name daily. It is in His name we pray and find nearness to God, even when He feels distant.
We join you in praying for your daughters, and especially for your middle child this upcoming week at school. We ask the Lord to encamp around her, to keep her safe and close, to let her feel both your love and the love of God in a tangible way, to guard her mind and heart and innocence from confusion and harm, and to show her truth and gently steer her steps back home in His perfect timing. We pray that the Lord will be her protector and shepherd each day.
We also lift up you and your son together. We pray the Lord sends kind people and destiny helpers across your path this week, those He has appointed to encourage and support you. We ask God to help you become the mother your son needs, to heal what needs healing in you, to restore joy and laughter and fun in your home, and to make the coming days filled with love and good memories. We pray your son will know without doubt how deeply you love him, and more importantly how deeply God loves him. We ask the Father to keep your son close, to protect his purpose and his heart and mind and innocence, and to draw him to seek the Lord early and to hear His voice all the days of his life. Proverbs 22:6 says Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
For your own walk with God, when He feels far away, we want to remind you that His presence is not based on feelings. Deuteronomy 31:8 says Yahweh, he it is who does go before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid, neither be dismayed. He is with you in this season even when you cannot sense Him. He will give wisdom and direction as you ask. James 1:5 says But 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. And Psalm 32:8 says I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. We pray you will hear His voice clearly through His Word and through quiet prayer, and that He will speak peace to your heart. Philippians 4:6-7 says 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. And Proverbs 3:5-6 says Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
So together we pray, Father in heaven we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ and we lift up this dear mother and her children to You. Lord heal her broken heart and bind up her wounds, lift the heavy grief and give her Your peace that passes understanding. Help her to cast all her cares on You and to trust You with her daughters, knowing You love them more than she does. Watch over her daughters wherever they are, and especially her middle child at school this week, surround her with Your angels, protect her mind and heart and innocence, show her Your truth and Your love and draw her home according to Your will. Send kind helpers to this mother and her son, let them experience Your favor and kindness through others. Help her to be a present joyful mother, deepen the bond between her and her son, fill their home with love and laughter and good memories, and let her son always feel her love and Yours. Keep her son close to You, protect his heart and mind and purpose, teach him to seek You and to hear Your voice. Draw this mother closer to You, speak to her, show her what You are teaching her in this season, give her divine intervention and clear direction for each step, and let her know You are near and You have a hope and a future for her family. We ask all this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, amen.