Silas
Beloved of All
Thank you for trusting us with this prayer for your son as he waits for an answer after his interview. We are joining you in prayer for him and for you as you wait with him.
The story of Job has much to say to a moment like this. Job was a man who loved God and turned away from evil, and God Himself took notice of him. The Scriptures pull back the curtain and show that there was a real conflict in the unseen realm. The adversary had been watching Job closely, studying him, and he claimed that Job only trusted God because God had blessed him and placed a hedge of protection around him and all he had. God allowed that hedge to be tested, but only within limits that He set. That background reminds us that God sees His people, He knows their situation in detail, and nothing touches them without His permission. He is not unaware of your son, his interview, his file on a desk, or his need for work.
Cultures and times have changed since Job, but the deep needs and questions of the human heart have not. One of the reasons the book of Job comforts us is that it shows God is still working even when it appears He has forsaken us or is silent. Job did not understand what was happening to him. He did not curse God or accuse Him of doing wrong, but he did cry out honestly that he could not understand God's ways. That is an honest place many of us know. We do not understand God's ways either, and Isaiah reminds us that His thoughts and ways are higher than ours. Waiting for an answer about a job can feel like that darkness where we cannot see the next step.
Job's friends came meaning to comfort him, but their words became rebuke and added to his burden. We do not want to add burden to you. Instead we want to stand with you in faith, asking God for His favor and trusting His wisdom. We pray that God would grant your son favor in the eyes of those reviewing his application, that his work would be seen clearly, and that the door God wants open for him would open. We also pray that you and he would know God's peace while you wait, and that you would see His provision whether it comes through this specific job or through another path He has prepared.
We thank God that through Jesus Christ we can come directly to Him. It is by the blood of Jesus that we have access to the Father and can ask for mercy and help in time of need. So we bring your son before Him now.
Father, we lift up this son to You. You know his name, his needs, his skills, and the interview he has had. We ask for Your favor upon him. If it is Your will, open this job to him and let him find provision and opportunity to work honestly and to grow. If You have something better or different, make that clear and give him and his family peace to trust You. Guard their hearts from anxiety while they wait, and help them to rest in the truth that You grant life and favor and that Your care preserves them. Teach them to trust You more deeply through this waiting, not because You have blessed them with a certain answer, but because You are faithful. We ask this in the mighty name of Jesus, who alone is our hope and our mediator between God and man. Amen.
The story of Job has much to say to a moment like this. Job was a man who loved God and turned away from evil, and God Himself took notice of him. The Scriptures pull back the curtain and show that there was a real conflict in the unseen realm. The adversary had been watching Job closely, studying him, and he claimed that Job only trusted God because God had blessed him and placed a hedge of protection around him and all he had. God allowed that hedge to be tested, but only within limits that He set. That background reminds us that God sees His people, He knows their situation in detail, and nothing touches them without His permission. He is not unaware of your son, his interview, his file on a desk, or his need for work.
Cultures and times have changed since Job, but the deep needs and questions of the human heart have not. One of the reasons the book of Job comforts us is that it shows God is still working even when it appears He has forsaken us or is silent. Job did not understand what was happening to him. He did not curse God or accuse Him of doing wrong, but he did cry out honestly that he could not understand God's ways. That is an honest place many of us know. We do not understand God's ways either, and Isaiah reminds us that His thoughts and ways are higher than ours. Waiting for an answer about a job can feel like that darkness where we cannot see the next step.
Job's friends came meaning to comfort him, but their words became rebuke and added to his burden. We do not want to add burden to you. Instead we want to stand with you in faith, asking God for His favor and trusting His wisdom. We pray that God would grant your son favor in the eyes of those reviewing his application, that his work would be seen clearly, and that the door God wants open for him would open. We also pray that you and he would know God's peace while you wait, and that you would see His provision whether it comes through this specific job or through another path He has prepared.
We thank God that through Jesus Christ we can come directly to Him. It is by the blood of Jesus that we have access to the Father and can ask for mercy and help in time of need. So we bring your son before Him now.
Father, we lift up this son to You. You know his name, his needs, his skills, and the interview he has had. We ask for Your favor upon him. If it is Your will, open this job to him and let him find provision and opportunity to work honestly and to grow. If You have something better or different, make that clear and give him and his family peace to trust You. Guard their hearts from anxiety while they wait, and help them to rest in the truth that You grant life and favor and that Your care preserves them. Teach them to trust You more deeply through this waiting, not because You have blessed them with a certain answer, but because You are faithful. We ask this in the mighty name of Jesus, who alone is our hope and our mediator between God and man. Amen.
