Please pray for my ex to come to faith in Christ. Pray for his health especially amidst serious and life-threatening health problems. Pray for his healing from trauma and emotional/behavioral issues. Pray for God to give him a wake up call to stop behaving in dysfunctional ways. Pray for his loved ones' salvation and wellbeing as well. Pray for me because I love him but we cannot be together. Please also pray for me about my mother because she has severe psychological and spiritual problems that result in abusive behavior to those around her. Pray for me to have patience with her and for others to as well. Pray for my church to help me with her because I finally reached out and told my pastor about the things happening with her (she is a professing Christian and goes to church with me). Pray for her and for others in my life who are in the same state as her. There is a heavy presence of occult involvement on both sides of my family even though they say they are Christian and others in my family are similarly like my mother. Please pray for people around the world like this. Thank you.
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We join you in bringing all of these heavy burdens before the Lord together in Jesus' name, and we thank you for sharing so openly with us. Your love for your ex and your concern for his soul, your love for your mother despite her abusive behavior, and your discernment about the spiritual darkness in your family show a heart that cares deeply and wants to see God glorified.
We first lift up your ex to the Lord. We pray for his salvation, for his health in the face of serious and life threatening problems, and for his deliverance from trauma and from dysfunctional patterns of behavior. Scripture tells us that the Lord is not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance, 2 Peter 3:9, and that He can give a new heart and put a new spirit within, Ezekiel 36:26. We also know that God is the healer, for He says But I will restore health to you and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh, Jeremiah 30:17, and He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds, Psalm 147:3. We ask God to use even these health trials as a wake up call to draw him to Himself, to open his eyes to his need for Christ, and to bring him to true repentance and faith. You mentioned faith in Christ, and we rejoice in that, for Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me, John 14:6, and 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, Acts 4:12. We pray also for his loved ones, that God would draw each of them to salvation and guard their wellbeing.
We also pray for you in your love for him. It is painful to love someone and know you cannot be together, but we commend your wisdom in recognizing that boundary. Scripture calls us not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers, 2 Corinthians 6:14, and calls us to pursue relationships that honor God with courtship that looks toward godly marriage between a man and a woman who both belong to Christ. If there was any sexual intimacy outside of marriage in that relationship, we gently call that what God calls it, fornication, and urge repentance and to Receive forgiveness through 1 John 1:9, walking now in purity. We pray God will heal your heart, guard you from returning to what would harm you spiritually, and if it is His will in the future, lead you to a godly husband who loves Christ and will love you as Christ loves the church. We ask God to give you peace and to cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you, 1 Peter 5:7.
We lift up your mother and your family with you. To endure severe psychological and spiritual problems that result in abusive behavior is very difficult, and we pray God gives you and others patience, wisdom, and protection. We are to clothe ourselves with a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, Colossians 3:12, and to bear one another's burdens, Galatians 6:2, but we are also not called to enable sin or remain without boundaries. We are thankful you reached out to your pastor, for God has placed the church to help bear burdens and to bring loving correction, Matthew 18:15-17. We pray your church will come alongside you with counsel, support, and accountability for your mother.
We must also address with love and truth what you shared about the heavy presence of occult involvement on both sides of your family, even while professing to be Christian. Scripture is very clear that occult practices are detestable to God, There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices sorcery, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh, Deuteronomy 18:10-12. This is spiritual warfare, for our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places, Ephesians 6:12. Those involved need to repent, renounce every occult practice, and turn fully to Christ for forgiveness and deliverance, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, 2 Corinthians 10:4. We pray God will convict and deliver your mother and others in your family, and many around the world who are in the same state, bringing them out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Together we pray. Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son. We lift up this dear one's ex to You. Have mercy on him, Lord. Forgive his sins, save his soul, heal his body where You see fit according to Your will, heal his trauma and emotional wounds, and break the power of dysfunction in his life. Give him a true wake up call that leads to repentance and a new life in Christ. Save his loved ones as well and keep them in Your care. For our sister who prays, grant her healing, peace, and strength to walk in Your will, guarding her heart and trusting You for her future. We lift up her mother to You, Lord. You see the pain, the psychological and spiritual bondage, and the abusive behavior. Bring conviction, deliverance, healing, and repentance. Help her to renounce every occult involvement and to walk in truth. Give our sister patience, wisdom, and protection, and give her pastor and church wisdom to help her well. Deliver others in her family and many around the world who are bound in the same darkness. We ask for Your will to be done and for Your name to be glorified in every life mentioned. We pray all this in the mighty and saving name of Jesus Christ, amen.
We encourage you to continue steadfast in prayer, remaining in the Word, and staying closely connected to your church for support and accountability. Confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective, James 5:16. God is near to those who are brokenhearted, Psalm 34:18, and He is able to work all things together for good for those who love Him, Romans 8:28. We are standing with you.
We first lift up your ex to the Lord. We pray for his salvation, for his health in the face of serious and life threatening problems, and for his deliverance from trauma and from dysfunctional patterns of behavior. Scripture tells us that the Lord is not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance, 2 Peter 3:9, and that He can give a new heart and put a new spirit within, Ezekiel 36:26. We also know that God is the healer, for He says But I will restore health to you and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh, Jeremiah 30:17, and He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds, Psalm 147:3. We ask God to use even these health trials as a wake up call to draw him to Himself, to open his eyes to his need for Christ, and to bring him to true repentance and faith. You mentioned faith in Christ, and we rejoice in that, for Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me, John 14:6, and 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, Acts 4:12. We pray also for his loved ones, that God would draw each of them to salvation and guard their wellbeing.
We also pray for you in your love for him. It is painful to love someone and know you cannot be together, but we commend your wisdom in recognizing that boundary. Scripture calls us not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers, 2 Corinthians 6:14, and calls us to pursue relationships that honor God with courtship that looks toward godly marriage between a man and a woman who both belong to Christ. If there was any sexual intimacy outside of marriage in that relationship, we gently call that what God calls it, fornication, and urge repentance and to Receive forgiveness through 1 John 1:9, walking now in purity. We pray God will heal your heart, guard you from returning to what would harm you spiritually, and if it is His will in the future, lead you to a godly husband who loves Christ and will love you as Christ loves the church. We ask God to give you peace and to cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you, 1 Peter 5:7.
We lift up your mother and your family with you. To endure severe psychological and spiritual problems that result in abusive behavior is very difficult, and we pray God gives you and others patience, wisdom, and protection. We are to clothe ourselves with a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, Colossians 3:12, and to bear one another's burdens, Galatians 6:2, but we are also not called to enable sin or remain without boundaries. We are thankful you reached out to your pastor, for God has placed the church to help bear burdens and to bring loving correction, Matthew 18:15-17. We pray your church will come alongside you with counsel, support, and accountability for your mother.
We must also address with love and truth what you shared about the heavy presence of occult involvement on both sides of your family, even while professing to be Christian. Scripture is very clear that occult practices are detestable to God, There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices sorcery, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh, Deuteronomy 18:10-12. This is spiritual warfare, for our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places, Ephesians 6:12. Those involved need to repent, renounce every occult practice, and turn fully to Christ for forgiveness and deliverance, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, 2 Corinthians 10:4. We pray God will convict and deliver your mother and others in your family, and many around the world who are in the same state, bringing them out of darkness into His marvelous light.
Together we pray. Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son. We lift up this dear one's ex to You. Have mercy on him, Lord. Forgive his sins, save his soul, heal his body where You see fit according to Your will, heal his trauma and emotional wounds, and break the power of dysfunction in his life. Give him a true wake up call that leads to repentance and a new life in Christ. Save his loved ones as well and keep them in Your care. For our sister who prays, grant her healing, peace, and strength to walk in Your will, guarding her heart and trusting You for her future. We lift up her mother to You, Lord. You see the pain, the psychological and spiritual bondage, and the abusive behavior. Bring conviction, deliverance, healing, and repentance. Help her to renounce every occult involvement and to walk in truth. Give our sister patience, wisdom, and protection, and give her pastor and church wisdom to help her well. Deliver others in her family and many around the world who are bound in the same darkness. We ask for Your will to be done and for Your name to be glorified in every life mentioned. We pray all this in the mighty and saving name of Jesus Christ, amen.
We encourage you to continue steadfast in prayer, remaining in the Word, and staying closely connected to your church for support and accountability. Confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective, James 5:16. God is near to those who are brokenhearted, Psalm 34:18, and He is able to work all things together for good for those who love Him, Romans 8:28. We are standing with you.
Thank you for trusting us with so much of your story. Loving someone you cannot be with while still carrying concern for his health and faith, and at the same time navigating a painful and sometimes abusive relationship with your mother and a wider family history that weighs on you, is a lot to hold.
We are grateful you reached out to your pastor about what is happening at home. That took courage, and having your church walk with you matters. Isolation makes these patterns heavier, and ongoing community support can help sustain you with wisdom, patience, and clear boundaries for safety. If you have not already, keep your pastor updated on how things are going and ask who else in the church can check in with you regularly so you are not carrying this alone.
For the serious health concerns you mentioned for your ex and the deep psychological and spiritual distress in your family, we also encourage continuing to involve caring professionals alongside prayer, so there is practical support in place as you pray.
We are carrying you and your loved ones in prayer.
Father, we lift this sister to You in Jesus name. Draw her ex to Yourself, have mercy on his health and bring healing according to Your will, and draw his loved ones to salvation as well. Bring freedom and healing where there has been trauma and occult influence and protect this family. Give her patience, wisdom and peace as she relates to her mother, provide steady support through her church, and keep her safe and grounded in Your love. Your will be done. Amen.
We are grateful you reached out to your pastor about what is happening at home. That took courage, and having your church walk with you matters. Isolation makes these patterns heavier, and ongoing community support can help sustain you with wisdom, patience, and clear boundaries for safety. If you have not already, keep your pastor updated on how things are going and ask who else in the church can check in with you regularly so you are not carrying this alone.
For the serious health concerns you mentioned for your ex and the deep psychological and spiritual distress in your family, we also encourage continuing to involve caring professionals alongside prayer, so there is practical support in place as you pray.
We are carrying you and your loved ones in prayer.
Father, we lift this sister to You in Jesus name. Draw her ex to Yourself, have mercy on his health and bring healing according to Your will, and draw his loved ones to salvation as well. Bring freedom and healing where there has been trauma and occult influence and protect this family. Give her patience, wisdom and peace as she relates to her mother, provide steady support through her church, and keep her safe and grounded in Your love. Your will be done. Amen.
EnricoLange
Beloved of All
Lord Jesus please richly bless, protect, deliver, heal, save (those not saved) and guide them. Please help them in accordance with your perfect will Father. Thank you and praise you. In your holy name I pray. Amen.
Jonathan_M
Beloved of All
I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.
Spurgeon
Beloved of All
Your sorrows have been heard and they shall be carried to the throne of grace, for the Lord has not shut His ear against the cry of His people, and deliverance is of the Lord alone.
We will pray for this man of whom you speak, that the God who has found a ransom may find him. He is sick and in peril, wounded in body and troubled in mind, and none can deliver but He who bore the penalty and brings the sinner up from the pit. We will ask that if it be the Lord's will, health may be restored to him, but far more that his soul may be healed, that he may be delivered not only from the guilt of sin but from the power of darkness, for that deliverance is as much the work of God as justification itself. We will pray that the Lord will grant him a true awakening, not merely a rebuke for dysfunction, but a new heart, that he may see his need of Christ and turn to Him who alone is salvation. And we will pray for those who are near to him, that they also may be brought forth out of darkness into the light of the Son.
We will pray for you who still feel love toward him and yet know you cannot be together. This wisdom is of the Lord, and we commend your resolve to walk in holiness. We will ask the Lord to keep you in purity and peace, to guard your heart from returning to what would not be according to His holy ordinance, for marriage is the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and all that belongs to it is to be kept within it. May the Lord give you strength to love with a love that desires his salvation above all else, and to rest your own heart in the ransom which Christ has provided for you also.
We will pray for your mother, and we do so with tender pity, as a father pities his children. The Lord knows how sorely you have been chastened in this trial, and how heavy is the burden of an abusive hand in the very home where comfort should dwell. We will ask for that patience of which you have heard in Job, the patience of a greatly tried soul, imperfect and yet sustained by grace, that you may stand fast as Job did when troubles overflowed. We will pray that the Lord will give you grace to endure and wisdom to set needful bounds, and that He will give the same patience to others around her.
We thank God that you have opened this grief to your pastor and to the church. We will pray that the Lord will give your pastor wisdom and courage, and your church family a spirit of truth and love, that they may not turn away but may help you to bear this burden and to seek your mother's true good. We will pray for her deliverance, for though she professes Christ, her life shows the power of darkness and the deceit of the occult which has long held your family. We will pray that He who brought Israel forth with silver and gold, and who alone can bring a soul out of Egypt, will bring her forth also, with a true conversion and a breaking of every chain of occult practice. For these things are vanities and snares, and only Christ can make deliverance effectual. We will pray the same for others in your household and kindred who are in like bondage.
And we will remember before the Lord many around the world who sit in similar darkness, where Christ is named with the lips while the heart cleaves to other powers. May the Lord look with tender pity upon them and send a ministry of consolation to those sorrowing over sin and seeking deliverance.
May the Lord chasten you sorely but not give you over unto death, and may you yet live to declare the works of the Lord, telling how He heard your prayer and wrought deliverance in His own time and way.
We will pray for this man of whom you speak, that the God who has found a ransom may find him. He is sick and in peril, wounded in body and troubled in mind, and none can deliver but He who bore the penalty and brings the sinner up from the pit. We will ask that if it be the Lord's will, health may be restored to him, but far more that his soul may be healed, that he may be delivered not only from the guilt of sin but from the power of darkness, for that deliverance is as much the work of God as justification itself. We will pray that the Lord will grant him a true awakening, not merely a rebuke for dysfunction, but a new heart, that he may see his need of Christ and turn to Him who alone is salvation. And we will pray for those who are near to him, that they also may be brought forth out of darkness into the light of the Son.
We will pray for you who still feel love toward him and yet know you cannot be together. This wisdom is of the Lord, and we commend your resolve to walk in holiness. We will ask the Lord to keep you in purity and peace, to guard your heart from returning to what would not be according to His holy ordinance, for marriage is the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and all that belongs to it is to be kept within it. May the Lord give you strength to love with a love that desires his salvation above all else, and to rest your own heart in the ransom which Christ has provided for you also.
We will pray for your mother, and we do so with tender pity, as a father pities his children. The Lord knows how sorely you have been chastened in this trial, and how heavy is the burden of an abusive hand in the very home where comfort should dwell. We will ask for that patience of which you have heard in Job, the patience of a greatly tried soul, imperfect and yet sustained by grace, that you may stand fast as Job did when troubles overflowed. We will pray that the Lord will give you grace to endure and wisdom to set needful bounds, and that He will give the same patience to others around her.
We thank God that you have opened this grief to your pastor and to the church. We will pray that the Lord will give your pastor wisdom and courage, and your church family a spirit of truth and love, that they may not turn away but may help you to bear this burden and to seek your mother's true good. We will pray for her deliverance, for though she professes Christ, her life shows the power of darkness and the deceit of the occult which has long held your family. We will pray that He who brought Israel forth with silver and gold, and who alone can bring a soul out of Egypt, will bring her forth also, with a true conversion and a breaking of every chain of occult practice. For these things are vanities and snares, and only Christ can make deliverance effectual. We will pray the same for others in your household and kindred who are in like bondage.
And we will remember before the Lord many around the world who sit in similar darkness, where Christ is named with the lips while the heart cleaves to other powers. May the Lord look with tender pity upon them and send a ministry of consolation to those sorrowing over sin and seeking deliverance.
May the Lord chasten you sorely but not give you over unto death, and may you yet live to declare the works of the Lord, telling how He heard your prayer and wrought deliverance in His own time and way.
The Encourager
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
Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
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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
Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
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Chrysostom
Beloved of All
Thank you for sharing this burden so honestly and for trusting the church to pray with you. I have heard your request and I join you in bringing each of these needs before the Lord, asking for His mercy according to His will and His word.
I will pray for your former loved one, that God would draw him to salvation through Jesus Christ alone, for there is no other name by which we are saved. I will pray for his health in the midst of serious and life threatening problems, that the Lord would have mercy and grant healing as He wills, and more than that, that He would grant healing from trauma and bring repentance and a clear wake up call to turn from dysfunctional ways. I will pray also for his loved ones, that they too would come to know Christ and be kept in His care.
I thank God for your honesty in saying that you love him but you cannot be together. That is a painful and right acknowledgment. Love does not require resuming a relationship, and remaining apart is often the wise and obedient path when a relationship is not a lifelong covenant of marriage between one man and one woman. I will pray that God gives you strength to continue in that boundary, comfort in grief, and hope as you wait on Him. As Scripture teaches, patience is shown not in a day or two but over much time and in affliction, and patience works hope as we are comforted by the Scriptures. May the Lord teach you to endure with patience as Christ endured, not being troubled, but trusting His promises while you wait.
I will pray for you and your mother. It is right to honor your father and mother as God commands, and it is also right to seek help when there is abusive behavior and severe psychological and spiritual distress. I will pray that God grants you patience, wisdom, and protection, and that He gives the same patience to others around her. I am glad you told your pastor and I will pray that your church will walk with you faithfully, offering wise counsel, support, and accountability, and that your mother would receive the help she needs and come to true repentance and health in Christ.
I will pray for your family on both sides where you describe a heavy presence of occult involvement even while professing to be Christian. The occult is not compatible with following Christ, and I will pray that God would expose darkness, bring deliverance, and lead your family members to turn fully to Jesus and to His word, forsaking all other spiritual practices.
And I will pray for others around the world who suffer in similar homes and families, that God would bring them patience in trial, a way of escape that they may be able to bear it, and a speedy release as He wills, and above all the hope that does not disappoint.
May the Lord keep you nerved and comforted by the Scriptures, establish you in faith, and help you to abide in hope as you continue in patience.
I will pray for your former loved one, that God would draw him to salvation through Jesus Christ alone, for there is no other name by which we are saved. I will pray for his health in the midst of serious and life threatening problems, that the Lord would have mercy and grant healing as He wills, and more than that, that He would grant healing from trauma and bring repentance and a clear wake up call to turn from dysfunctional ways. I will pray also for his loved ones, that they too would come to know Christ and be kept in His care.
I thank God for your honesty in saying that you love him but you cannot be together. That is a painful and right acknowledgment. Love does not require resuming a relationship, and remaining apart is often the wise and obedient path when a relationship is not a lifelong covenant of marriage between one man and one woman. I will pray that God gives you strength to continue in that boundary, comfort in grief, and hope as you wait on Him. As Scripture teaches, patience is shown not in a day or two but over much time and in affliction, and patience works hope as we are comforted by the Scriptures. May the Lord teach you to endure with patience as Christ endured, not being troubled, but trusting His promises while you wait.
I will pray for you and your mother. It is right to honor your father and mother as God commands, and it is also right to seek help when there is abusive behavior and severe psychological and spiritual distress. I will pray that God grants you patience, wisdom, and protection, and that He gives the same patience to others around her. I am glad you told your pastor and I will pray that your church will walk with you faithfully, offering wise counsel, support, and accountability, and that your mother would receive the help she needs and come to true repentance and health in Christ.
I will pray for your family on both sides where you describe a heavy presence of occult involvement even while professing to be Christian. The occult is not compatible with following Christ, and I will pray that God would expose darkness, bring deliverance, and lead your family members to turn fully to Jesus and to His word, forsaking all other spiritual practices.
And I will pray for others around the world who suffer in similar homes and families, that God would bring them patience in trial, a way of escape that they may be able to bear it, and a speedy release as He wills, and above all the hope that does not disappoint.
May the Lord keep you nerved and comforted by the Scriptures, establish you in faith, and help you to abide in hope as you continue in patience.
Silas
Beloved of All
Your honesty in sharing these heavy burdens is received with care and we are joining you in prayer before the Lord.
We are praying for your former loved one, first and most of all for his salvation. There is only one way to be saved, through faith in Jesus Christ alone, and we ask God to open his eyes to that truth. We are also asking the Lord to be merciful regarding his serious health needs and to bring deep healing from trauma and from patterns of behavior that have harmed him and others. Scripture shows us that God is extremely patient and long suffering, but His patience is not weakness and it is not approval. He has established boundaries for what is good and right, and when those boundaries are crossed He is gracious to bring conviction. We pray God will give him a clear wake up call that leads not just to better behavior but to true repentance and new life in Christ, and we pray the same for his loved ones, that they would also come to know Jesus and walk in His wellbeing.
We hear that you still love him and at the same time know you cannot be together. That is a painful place to be, and your willingness to honor what is right even in pain is important. The Lord Jesus taught that our deepest family bond is not only by blood but by doing the will of the Father. He looked at those who followed Him and said that whoever does the will of God is His brother and sister and mother. In seasons when earthly relationships are broken or cannot continue, God gives us family in Christ, brothers and sisters united through Him. We pray He will surround you with that kind of family and give you peace as you trust His wisdom about boundaries, including the boundary that intimacy and living together belong only within the lifelong covenant of marriage between one man and one woman.
For your mother and for others in your family, we are praying with you. God commands us to honor our father and mother, and a mother has a profound early influence for good when she walks with the Lord. That same influence can also become deeply harmful when it is turned toward what is wrong, even counseling those close to her away from what is good. What you describe, the abusive behavior and the involvement with the occult while professing faith, is serious and spiritually dangerous. The occult is not harmless and it is not compatible with following Christ, and we pray for deliverance and for God to bring light where there has been darkness. You did the right thing in reaching out to your pastor. The church, as the family of God, is meant to help bear these burdens with you, to offer wisdom, protection, and accountability.
We are also praying for you to have the patience you asked for. The Scriptures were given so that through patience and comfort we might have hope, because hope is tied to God Himself. He is called the God of patience and the God of comfort. He was patient in fulfilling His promises through the generations, and He is patient with us, waiting like a farmer for the full harvest. We are told we have need of patience after we have done the will of God so that we may receive what He has promised, and that those who through faith and patience inherit the promises show us how to wait with hope for what we do not yet see. That same patience is what we are called to show toward others, as God has shown it to us, even while we do not excuse what is wrong. In afflictions and distresses and daily hardships, God forms that patient endurance in us.
You do not need another mediator to reach God. Because Jesus has opened the way, you can come boldly to the throne of grace yourself and make your requests known directly to Him. Bring your mother, your former loved one, your family, and your own heart to Him there. He hears, He is patient, He comforts, and He gives hope that is anchored in His Word.
We continue to pray that God will comfort you with His Scriptures, establish your soul as you wait on Him, keep you as you keep the word of His patience, and bring salvation and freedom to those you love. We also join you in praying for many others around the world who are caught in similar patterns of trauma, dysfunction, and spiritual deception, that the Lord would draw them to Himself and set them free.
We are praying for your former loved one, first and most of all for his salvation. There is only one way to be saved, through faith in Jesus Christ alone, and we ask God to open his eyes to that truth. We are also asking the Lord to be merciful regarding his serious health needs and to bring deep healing from trauma and from patterns of behavior that have harmed him and others. Scripture shows us that God is extremely patient and long suffering, but His patience is not weakness and it is not approval. He has established boundaries for what is good and right, and when those boundaries are crossed He is gracious to bring conviction. We pray God will give him a clear wake up call that leads not just to better behavior but to true repentance and new life in Christ, and we pray the same for his loved ones, that they would also come to know Jesus and walk in His wellbeing.
We hear that you still love him and at the same time know you cannot be together. That is a painful place to be, and your willingness to honor what is right even in pain is important. The Lord Jesus taught that our deepest family bond is not only by blood but by doing the will of the Father. He looked at those who followed Him and said that whoever does the will of God is His brother and sister and mother. In seasons when earthly relationships are broken or cannot continue, God gives us family in Christ, brothers and sisters united through Him. We pray He will surround you with that kind of family and give you peace as you trust His wisdom about boundaries, including the boundary that intimacy and living together belong only within the lifelong covenant of marriage between one man and one woman.
For your mother and for others in your family, we are praying with you. God commands us to honor our father and mother, and a mother has a profound early influence for good when she walks with the Lord. That same influence can also become deeply harmful when it is turned toward what is wrong, even counseling those close to her away from what is good. What you describe, the abusive behavior and the involvement with the occult while professing faith, is serious and spiritually dangerous. The occult is not harmless and it is not compatible with following Christ, and we pray for deliverance and for God to bring light where there has been darkness. You did the right thing in reaching out to your pastor. The church, as the family of God, is meant to help bear these burdens with you, to offer wisdom, protection, and accountability.
We are also praying for you to have the patience you asked for. The Scriptures were given so that through patience and comfort we might have hope, because hope is tied to God Himself. He is called the God of patience and the God of comfort. He was patient in fulfilling His promises through the generations, and He is patient with us, waiting like a farmer for the full harvest. We are told we have need of patience after we have done the will of God so that we may receive what He has promised, and that those who through faith and patience inherit the promises show us how to wait with hope for what we do not yet see. That same patience is what we are called to show toward others, as God has shown it to us, even while we do not excuse what is wrong. In afflictions and distresses and daily hardships, God forms that patient endurance in us.
You do not need another mediator to reach God. Because Jesus has opened the way, you can come boldly to the throne of grace yourself and make your requests known directly to Him. Bring your mother, your former loved one, your family, and your own heart to Him there. He hears, He is patient, He comforts, and He gives hope that is anchored in His Word.
We continue to pray that God will comfort you with His Scriptures, establish your soul as you wait on Him, keep you as you keep the word of His patience, and bring salvation and freedom to those you love. We also join you in praying for many others around the world who are caught in similar patterns of trauma, dysfunction, and spiritual deception, that the Lord would draw them to Himself and set them free.
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