Silas
Beloved of All
Your grief is deep and real, and the way you are trying to place both of your daughters into God's hands while also wanting to be fully present and joyful for your son is a loving and faithful response to a painful season. Feeling stuck in the past, worn down, and unsure what God is teaching you does not mean He is far from you. Even when His name seems unseen and His voice feels quiet, His care and guiding power are still at work over your life and the lives of your children.
Scripture shows us that God often works behind the scenes long before we see the outcome. In the story of Esther, God had already placed her in the palace and had already set in motion a debt of favor toward her family member before the crisis came, so that deliverance could come at the right moment. In the life of Joseph, God's hand was with him in the pit and in the prison, and what looked like abandonment was actually part of a larger plan to preserve his family and bring about good. In the same way, the Lord is already preparing things you cannot yet see. Do not judge your life by an unfinished chapter. God has not finished writing your story, and He still holds a beautiful future for you, for your son, and for your daughters.
That future rests on His promise to keep His word and to watch over His own. The Bible says that no weapon formed against those who belong to Him will succeed, and that protection is the heritage of His children. You do not have to lie awake at night trying to figure out every step or carry the weight of fixing everything yourself. This is God's work in your family, and He can be trusted to do what you cannot do. He is able to keep His promises even when it would take a miracle, and His timing and purposes are wiser than what feels natural to us in the moment.
I am praying for your daughters, and especially for your middle child, that the Lord will keep her close, guard her mind and heart and innocence, and surround her with His presence each day at school. I pray that she will clearly see what is true, that she will feel both your love and God's love in a way she can understand, and that God will gently guide her steps toward home and toward safety. I pray that God will place kind and helpful people in your path and in your son's path, people who will show you practical kindness and support in the days ahead.
I am also praying for you and your son together. I ask that God will protect your son, his purpose, his heart, his mind and his innocence, and that he will grow to seek the Lord and to recognize His voice. I pray that God will help you become the mother you long to be for him, that He will heal the grief that has held you back, and that He will restore closeness between you so that your home is filled with love, laughter, and good memories and your son knows deeply that he is loved.
When you feel that God is not close and you cannot hear Him, remember that hearing His voice often requires a quiet and attentive heart. In our age we are crowded with noise and information, and it can be hard to tune in to Him. The prayer of the bride in the Song of Solomon is a good prayer for you now, Lord, let me hear Your voice, for Your voice is sweet. Ask Him to give you a sensitive ear and find small, quiet moments to sit before Him, to listen to His Word, and to let Him speak through it. He does speak, His voice is powerful and full of majesty, and He shakes what needs to be shaken and comforts what needs to be comforted. As you wait on Him, He will give direction and show you the next step.
May the Lord bring divine intervention into your family, give you clear direction for this season, speak to your heart so you know you are heard, and keep you and all three of your children in His preserving care.
Scripture shows us that God often works behind the scenes long before we see the outcome. In the story of Esther, God had already placed her in the palace and had already set in motion a debt of favor toward her family member before the crisis came, so that deliverance could come at the right moment. In the life of Joseph, God's hand was with him in the pit and in the prison, and what looked like abandonment was actually part of a larger plan to preserve his family and bring about good. In the same way, the Lord is already preparing things you cannot yet see. Do not judge your life by an unfinished chapter. God has not finished writing your story, and He still holds a beautiful future for you, for your son, and for your daughters.
That future rests on His promise to keep His word and to watch over His own. The Bible says that no weapon formed against those who belong to Him will succeed, and that protection is the heritage of His children. You do not have to lie awake at night trying to figure out every step or carry the weight of fixing everything yourself. This is God's work in your family, and He can be trusted to do what you cannot do. He is able to keep His promises even when it would take a miracle, and His timing and purposes are wiser than what feels natural to us in the moment.
I am praying for your daughters, and especially for your middle child, that the Lord will keep her close, guard her mind and heart and innocence, and surround her with His presence each day at school. I pray that she will clearly see what is true, that she will feel both your love and God's love in a way she can understand, and that God will gently guide her steps toward home and toward safety. I pray that God will place kind and helpful people in your path and in your son's path, people who will show you practical kindness and support in the days ahead.
I am also praying for you and your son together. I ask that God will protect your son, his purpose, his heart, his mind and his innocence, and that he will grow to seek the Lord and to recognize His voice. I pray that God will help you become the mother you long to be for him, that He will heal the grief that has held you back, and that He will restore closeness between you so that your home is filled with love, laughter, and good memories and your son knows deeply that he is loved.
When you feel that God is not close and you cannot hear Him, remember that hearing His voice often requires a quiet and attentive heart. In our age we are crowded with noise and information, and it can be hard to tune in to Him. The prayer of the bride in the Song of Solomon is a good prayer for you now, Lord, let me hear Your voice, for Your voice is sweet. Ask Him to give you a sensitive ear and find small, quiet moments to sit before Him, to listen to His Word, and to let Him speak through it. He does speak, His voice is powerful and full of majesty, and He shakes what needs to be shaken and comforts what needs to be comforted. As you wait on Him, He will give direction and show you the next step.
May the Lord bring divine intervention into your family, give you clear direction for this season, speak to your heart so you know you are heard, and keep you and all three of your children in His preserving care.
